(a) Nothing in this Zoning Code shall be construed to confer or attempt to confer upon any officer, department, board, or commission of the City the power of eminent domain. All actions by any officer, department, board, or commission pursuant to this Zoning Code shall be deemed to be in the exercise of the police power.
(b) The provisions of this Zoning Code, insofar as they are the same as those of the prior Zoning Code, shall be construed as a continuation of those provisions, and not as new enactments.