If any provisions of these regulations are held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, then such provisions shall be considered separately and apart from the remaining provisions of these regulations so as to be completely severable and the remaining provisions of these regulations shall remain in full force and effect.

Neither the adoption of these regulations nor the repeal or amendment of any regulations, ordinance or part or portion thereof or part of portion of these regulations shall in any manner affect the enforcement of ordinances or regulations, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any license, fee, or penalty at said effective date due and unpaid under such ordinances or regulations, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinances or regulations relating to the collection of any such license, fee, or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof, and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.

These regulations shall be in full force and effect from and after their adoption by the Planning Commission, approval by the Governing Body and adoption of an ordinance incorporating these regulations by reference, and publication of such ordinance in the official city newspaper, which shall designate the effective date of these regulations.