The provisions of this chapter and the ordinances enacting and amending said chapter are declared to be separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or portion of this chapter or the ordinances enacting and amending said chapter, or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this chapter or the ordinance enacting said chapter or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. (Ord. 1077 §3, 1998; Ord. 1023 §4, 1995; Ord. 990 §11, 1994).