(a) Chapter 539 of the Worthington City Codes is not intended to and shall not be construed to prohibit or restrict speech or conduct protected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution or any other provisions of the United States Constitution or Ohio Constitution.
(b) Chapter 539, of the Worthington City Codes, and each division of said section there under, are hereby declared to be independent divisions and sub-divisions and, notwithstanding any other evidence of legislative intent, it is hereby declared to be the controlling legislative intent that if any provisions of said divisions and sub-divisions, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remaining divisions or sub-divisions and the application of such provision to any person or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby, and it is hereby declared that the remaining divisions and sub-divisions would have been passed independently of any provisions held to be invalid.
(Ord. 14-2019. Passed 5-20-19.)