Upon adoption by the Board of Trustees of an ordinance adopting this code in its entirety, the code and all amendments thereto as are from time to time passed, shall be declared to be and shall hereafter constitute the official “Code of Ordinances of the Village of Carol Stream”. The passage of this code, or portions thereof, shall not effect the continuing validity of prior ordinances of the village with which this code is not in conflict, or ordinances which are passed, but not specifically made a part of this code. Any reference made to the number of any section contained herein shall be understood to refer to the position of the same under its appropriate chapter and article heading, and to the general penalty clause relating thereto, as well as the section itself, when reference is made to this code of ordinances by title in any legal document.