Nothing contained in this subchapter shall prohibit the city from taking immediate action in the court of appropriate jurisdiction to remedy a violation of a binding element when there is reason to believe that the existence of the binding element violation presents a serious threat to the public health, safety, and welfare, or if, in the absence of immediate action, the effects of the binding element violation will be irreparable or irreversible.
(2008 Code, § 16.08.080)