If any provision, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of the provisions of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable. (§ 1, Ord. 769, eff. January 27, 1977)