§ 8.18.00. Severability.

8.18.01. In general.

If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article is declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article.

8.18.02. Severability where less speech results.

Without diminishing or limiting in any way the declaration of severability set forth above in section 8.17.01, or elsewhere in this article, this Code, or any adopting ordinance, if any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article is declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article, even if such severability would result in a situation where there would be less speech, whether by subjecting previously exempt signs to permitting or otherwise.

8.18.03. Severability of provisions pertaining to prohibited signs.

Without diminishing or limiting in any way the declaration of severability set forth above in section 8.17.01 or elsewhere in this article, this Code, or any adopting ordinance. If any part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article or any other law is declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, the declaration of such unconstitutionality shall not affect any other part, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, phrase, clause, term, or word of this article that pertains to prohibited signs.

(Ord. No. 2005-32, § 1, 9-22-05; Ord. No. 2008-35, § 1, 10-23-08)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2008-35, § 1, adopted October 23, 2008, included provisions for the renumbering of §§ 8.15.00—8.17.03 as §§ 18.16.00—18.18.03. For a more detailed analysis of this inclusion, see the Code Comparative Table.