A. 
Any word, term or phrase used in this chapter, but not specifically defined herein, shall be defined as set forth in the Towamencin Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 136), as last amended.
B. 
Word usage. The word "shall" is construed as mandatory.
C. 
The following words, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise:
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Towamencin.
BUILDING
Any structure having enclosed walls and roof, intended for support or sheltering a use or occupancy, and attached to the land. Included shall be all mobile homes and trailers used for human habitation.
CARTWAY
The hard or paved surface portion of any street, which is that portion of a street between the curbs where there are curbs or that portion of the paved surface customarily used by vehicles in the regular course of travel over the street.
ENGINEER, TOWNSHIP
A professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and duly appointed by Towamencin Township.
PENNDOT
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association or body politic, including a trustee, a receiver, an assignee, or a similar representative thereof.
SIDEWALK AREA
The area between the street curbline and the right-of-way line of a street as shown on recorded subdivision plans or as established by ordinance.
STREET OPENING
Any ditch, excavation, tunnel or opening in or under the surface of any street or within any street right-of-way; except, however, work performed by any property owner or his agent or contractor within that portion of the street right-of-way abutting his property and lying between the curbline and the property line, or a line 12 inches beyond the curbline in the case of construction or repair of curbs.
STREET or HIGHWAY
A right-of-way municipally or privately owned, serving as a means of vehicular and pedestrian travel and access.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Towamencin.