(A) It is the intent of the City Commission to include in this codification only the provisions includable herein according to law. Any judicial decision, ruling, or holding of any court of competent jurisdiction invalidating any provision of this code, which originated from an ordinance existing at the time of the adoption of this code, because of its inclusion in this code, shall not affect the validity of the ordinance from which it originated, it being the intent of the City Commission that any ordinance shall continue in full force and effect in its form as of immediately prior to the adoption of this code as though it had not been included herein.
(B) The invalidation by any court of competent jurisdiction of any provision of this code, which originated from an ordinance existing at the time of the adoption of this code, because of the inclusion of the provision of this code, shall automatically revive and reinstate the ordinance in its entirety as of immediately prior to the adoption of this code, it being the intent of the City Commission that any judicial decision of invalidity ab initio shall serve to revive the ordinance ab initio.
(1981 Code, § 1-17)