The effective date of an amendment to the Townsend Zoning Bylaws, subject to its approval by the Attorney General as required by Chapter 40A, is the date on which such amendment was voted by Town Meeting.

The provisions of this bylaw, so far as they are the same as those of existing bylaws, shall be construed as continuations thereof and not as new enactments. A reference in a bylaw, which has not been repealed, to provisions of bylaws which are revised and reenacted therein, shall be construed as applying to such provisions as revised and reenacted.

The provisions of these bylaws are severable from each other and the invalidity of any provision or section shall not invalidate any other provisions or section thereof.