If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or other part of this City Code or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Code, or any part thereof. The Mayor and City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or other part thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases or other parts be declared unconstitutional, invalid or ineffective. (2000 Code)