Nothing in this code or the ordinances adopting this code shall be deemed to affect the validity of any of the following ordinances, and all such ordinances are hereby recognized as continuing in full force and effect under their own terms and conditions.
(A) Any ordinance promising or guaranteeing the payment of money for the city, or authorizing the issuance of any bonds of the city or evidence of the city’s indebtedness;
(B) Any ordinance authorizing the borrowing of funds on behalf of the city;
(C) Any ordinance authorizing the execution of any contract, deed, lease, or other legal instrument;
(D) Any ordinance authorizing the purchase or sale of property or the expenditure of city funds;
(E) Any appropriation or apportionment ordinance or ordinance providing for an annual budget;
(F) Any ordinance authorizing the transfer of city funds;
(G) Any ordinance granting any franchise or other right;
(H) Any ordinance annexing territory to the city or reducing the city limits;
(I) Any zoning or subdivision ordinance;
(J) Any ordinance providing for the appointment or salary of city employees, not in conflict herewith;
(K) Any ordinance opening, closing, accepting, improving, or providing for the grade of any street or other public way;
(L) Any ordinance pertaining to the direction in which traffic flows on any street, four-way stops, parking, and loading zones.
(1976 Code, § 1-4)