(a) Each ordinance or resolution providing for the appropriation of money, for an annual tax levy, or for improvements petitioned for by the owners of a majority of the front footage of property to be benefited and specially assessed therefor, and any emergency ordinance, resolution or other action necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace, health or safety, shall take effect, unless a later date be specified therein, upon its approval by the Mayor, or upon the expiration of the time within which it may be vetoed by the Mayor, or upon its passage after veto by the Mayor, as the case may be.
No other ordinance, resolution or action of Council shall become effective until forty (40) days after its approval by the Mayor or upon the expiration of the time within which it may be vetoed by the Mayor or upon its passage after veto by the Mayor, as the case may be.
Each emergency ordinance, resolution or other action shall contain a statement of and reasons for the necessity for such emergency action, and shall require the affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the members elected to Council for its enactment.
No action of Council, whether legislative or administrative in nature, (1) authorizing the surrender or joint exercise of any municipal power; (2) granting any franchise; (3) entering into a contract, consent agreement or compact with any other governmental unit, agency or association of any kind, including regional government or agency; (4) rezoning any property; (5) changing the uses permitted in any zoning district or classification; (6) amending or repealing any zoning ordinance; or (7) providing, permitting, authorizing, enlarging or approving any (a) public, low-cost, subsidized and/or scatter-site housing or housing project; (b) government rent or mortgage supplement scheme or plan of any type whatsoever, whether publicly or privately owned or leased; (c) group housing unit having more than three unrelated persons; (d) converting any multi-family dwelling (apartment house) into condominiums; (e) the erection of any dwelling or dwelling unit which does not conform to the then existing zoning or building codes, as the same are applied to all other single or multi-unit dwellings, as the case may be; or (f) establishing or providing for any urban renewal district or project; shall be designated an emergency measure nor enacted under a suspension of the rules.
The reasons for, necessity for, facts supporting the reasons for and/or necessity for and/or the bonafides of any emergency ordinance, resolution or other action of Council shall be subject to Judicial review.
(b) All ordinances, resolutions, proclamations, motions, and Charter provisions, existing prior to the date of adoption hereof inconsistent with this section are hereby repealed and declared null and void.
(c) This section shall be severable and if any subsection, part, word or application thereof is held invalid for any reason, such holding shall not invalidate or affect the force and effect of any other section, subsection, part, word or application thereof.
(Amended 11-4-75.)