§ 2.02 INTERPRETATION.

   Unless otherwise provided herein, or by Law or implication required, the same rules of construction, definition, and application shall govern the interpretation of this Code as those governing the interpretation of state law.

(Ord. 2010-08, passed 10-4-2010)

§ 2.03 APPLICATION OF CODE TO CITY.

   Unless the Code expressly provides otherwise, the provisions of this Code shall not apply to the City , property owned by the City or to City employees, contractors and/or authorized agents in their official capacity while conducting official City business.

(Ord. 2010-08, passed 10-4-2010)

§ 2.04 APPLICATION TO FUTURE ORDINANCES.

   All provisions of Title I compatible with future legislation shall apply to ordinances hereafter adopted amending or supplementing this Code unless otherwise specifically provided.

(Ord. 2010-08, passed 10-4-2010)

§ 2.05 AMENDMENTS TO CITED LAW, CONTRACTS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS.

   Code references to outdated and/or amended applicable Federal, State and local Laws, contracts, City policies and procedures, and other cited publications shall be interpreted and applied to include the current Federal, State and local Law , contract, policy, procedure or publication, as may be amended or renumbered from time to time.

(Ord. 2010-08, passed 10-4-2010)

§ 2.06 SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

   For the Florida Nature and Culture Center, Town Center Overlay District, Estates of Swan Lake, Isles at Weston and Weston Commons special zoning districts, additional property standards are set forth in the Zoning Chapter for special zoning districts. If regulations set forth in the Zoning Chapter for the Florida Nature and Culture Center, Town Center Overlay District, Estates of Swan Lake, Isles at Weston and Weston Commons special zoning districts are inconsistent with regulations in other Chapters of the Code , the special zoning district regulations in the Zoning Chapter shall govern to the extent of such conflict.

(Ord. 2010-08, passed 10-4-2010; Am. Ord. 2024-02, passed 4-1-2024)

§ 2.07 SEVERABILITY.

   Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or other part of this Code be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this Code as a whole or any portion thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid.

(Ord. 2010-08, passed 10-4-2010)

§ 2.08 REFERENCES TO OFFICES.

   Reference to a public office or officer shall be deemed to apply to any office, officer, or employee of this municipality exercising the powers, duties, or functions contemplated in the provision, irrespective of any transfer of functions or change in the official title of the functionary.

(Ord. 2010-08, passed 10-4-2010)

§ 2.09 REFERENCE TO CITY MANAGER.

   When the Code requires an act to be performed by the City Manager that, by Law , may be performed by an agent or designee of the City , the requirement may be satisfied by the performance of such act by an agent or designee if authorized by the City Manager .

(Ord. 2010-08, passed 10-4-2010)

§ 2.10 ERRORS AND OMISSIONS.

   If an error is discovered, consisting of the misspelling of any words; the improper capitalization of defined terms; the omission of any word or words necessary to express the intention of the provisions affected; the use of a word or words to which no meaning can be attached; or the use of a word or words when another word or words was clearly intended to express such intent, then the City Manager and City Attorney jointly may correct such error, and the provisions shall have the same effect as though the correct words were contained in the text as originally published.

(Ord. 2010-08, passed 10-4-2010)