Neither the adoption of this Code nor the repeal or amendments hereby of any ordinance or part or portion of any ordinance of the City shall in any manner affect or impair any right which has accrued, any duty which was imposed, any act performed, any penalty incurred or which may be applied, or any suit, prosecution or proceeding, under previous ordinances. The provisions of all general ordinances contained in this Code shall be deemed to be continuing provisions and not a new enactment of the same provisions; nor shall this Chapter be deemed as discontinuing, or as effecting the liability of any person, firm or corporation, or as waiving any right of the City under any ordinance or provision thereof in force at the time of the adoption of this Code.
(1999 Code)