If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is for any reason held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.
(1984 Code, § 2-9-44) (Ord. O-93-13, passed 9-7-1993; Ord. passed 10-4-2004; Res. passed 12-4-2023)