It is hereby declared to be the intention of the city council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this article are severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this article shall be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this article since the same would have been enacted by the city council without the incorporation in this article of an invalid or unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. (Ord. of 1/4/88, No. 112-88)