21-1.

Severability.

Should any section or provision of this ordinance be decided by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof other than the part so held to be unconstitutional or invalid.

21-2.

Conflicting Ordinances.

All conflicting ordinances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

21-3.

Effective Date.

The effective date of this ordinance and any amendment thereto shall be the date following its adoption by the Board of Supervisors; provided, however, unless otherwise specifically set forth in an amendment, any application filed prior to the adoption of any amendment shall be acted upon in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance in effect on the date such application was filed.

21-4.

Validation of Certain Special Use Permits.

All special use permits that were granted or granted conditionally under procedures set forth in this ordinance prior to March 21, 1990, except those that have been abandoned, terminated or revoked under said procedures, are hereby validated.

21-5.

Certified Copy.

A certified copy of the foregoing Zoning Ordinance of Madison County, Virginia, shall be filed in the office of the Zoning Administrator of Madison County and in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Madison County, Virginia.