§ 1.9. Severability.

It is the legislative intent of the City Commission in adopting this Code that all provisions shall be construed to implement the comprehensive plan and guide development in accordance with the existing and future needs of the City as established in this Code, and to promote the public health, safety, and welfare of landowners and residents of the City. If any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Code is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity and continued enforcement of any other provision of this Code. The City Commission hereby declares that it would have adopted this Code and any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases of the Code is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction.