Whenever the regulations of this chapter require a greater width or size of yards, or other open space, or require a lower height of buildings, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other more restrictive standards than are required in or under any other statutes, the regulations and requirements of this chapter shall govern.

   Whenever the provisions of any other statute require more restrictive standards than are required by this chapter, the provisions of such statute shall govern. (Ord. of 12-7-04, No. 37-02)

   All zoning ordinances or parts of same now in effect in the City of Claremont are hereby repealed, provided, however, that all suits at law or in equity and/or all prosecutions resulting from the violation of any zoning ordinance heretofore in effect, which are now pending in any of the courts of this state or of the United States, shall not be abated or abandoned by reason of the adoption of this chapter but shall be prosecuted to their finality the same as if this chapter had not been adopted; any and all violations of existing zoning ordinances, prosecutions for which have not yet been instituted, may be hereafter filed and prosecuted; and nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to abandon, abate, or dismiss any litigation or prosecution now pending, and/or which may have heretofore been instituted or prosecuted. (Ord. of 12-7-04, No. 37-02)

   Should any section or provision of this chapter be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole or any part thereof, other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid. (Ord. of 12-7-04, No. 37-02)

   The Mayor and City Council of Claremont, North Carolina, do hereby ordain into law these articles and sections on this seventh day of December, 2004, to take effect on the fifth day of April, 2005. (Ord. of 12-7-04, No. 37-02)