If any provision of this chapter or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid application or provision, and to this end each such invalid provision or invalid application of this chapter is severable, unless otherwise provided by this chapter. In particular, but without limitation, each provision creating an exception to or an exemption or exclusion from the imposition of the surcharge is severable. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent of the city council that this chapter would have been adopted had any such unconstitutional or otherwise invalid provision or application not been included.
(Prior code § 189.1-17; Added Coun. J. 12-6-89, p. 9623; Amend Coun. J. 9-10-97, p. 51631)