A. Ordinances Repealed and Ordinances Saved from Repeal:
1. All general ordinances of the City passed prior to the adoption of this Code are repealed except those ordinances that are included in this Code or are by necessary implication reserved from repeal (subject to the savings clauses contained in the following sections), and excluding the following ordinances which are not repealed: tax levy ordinances; appropriation ordinances; ordinances relating to boundaries and annexations; franchise ordinances and other ordinances granting special rights to persons or corporations; contract ordinances and ordinances authorizing the execution of a contract or the issuance of obligations; ordinances establishing naming or vacating streets, alleys or other public places; improvement ordinances; ordinances relating to elections; ordinances relating to the transfer or acceptance of real estate by or from the City; and all special ordinances.
2. An ordinance not included in this Code is a special ordinance. The City Council may direct that special ordinances and others be included in appendices to this Code.
B. Limitations on Repeal: The repeal of the ordinances as provided in subsection A.1 of this Section does not affect, release, or discharge any debt or fee which is accrued, any duty imposed, any penalty incurred, nor any action or proceeding commenced under or by virtue of the ordinances repealed, but may be prosecuted, enjoyed, and recovered as fully as if the ordinance has continued in force, unless it is otherwise expressly provided, nor shall the repeal of any ordinance under subsection A.1 of this Section affect the term of office of any person holding office at the time these ordinances take effect.
1. Whenever any ordinance or part of an ordinance shall be repealed or modified by a subsequent ordinance, the ordinance or part of an ordinance thus repealed or modified shall continue in force until the publication of the ordinance repealing or modifying it when publication is required to give effect to it, unless otherwise expressly provided.
2. When an ordinance repealing a former ordinance, clause, or provision shall be itself repealed, the repeal shall not be construed to revive the former ordinance, clause, or provision, unless it is expressly provided.
C. Public Ways and Public Utility Ordinances: An ordinance relating to railroad crossings with streets and other public ways, or relating to the conduct, duties, services or rates of public utilities is not repealed by virtue of the adoption of this Code or by virtue of subsections A and B of this Section, excepting as this Code contains provisions for such matters, in which case, this Code is to be considered as amending such ordinance or ordinances in respect to such provisions only.