(a) Construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its purpose and objectives.
(b) Severability. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and neither the remainder of this chapter nor the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected thereby. (Ord. 2011-42. Passed 10-10-11.)