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19791106 1979-24 ORDINANCE NO. 1979 - 24 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A REVISION AND CODIFICATION OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, ENTITLED "THE 1978 CODE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA," PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES HEREINAFTER SET OUT. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, as follows: Section 1. There is hereby adopted by the City Council that certain Code entitled "The 1978 Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia," containing certain ordinances of a general and permanen nature as compliled, consolidated, codified and indexed in Chapter 1 to 26, both inclusive, of which Code not less than three copies have been and are now filed in the office of the City Clerk. Section 2. The provisions of the 1978 Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, shall be in force on and after November 7, 1979, and Ordinance No. 1978-17, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature adopted on final reading and passage on or befor May 11, 1978, and not contained in such Code are hereby repealed from and after November 7, 1979, except as hereinafter provided. Section 3. The repeal provided for in the preceding section of this Ordinance shall not affect any offense or act committed or done or any penalty or forfeiture incurred or any contract or right established or accruing before November 7, 1979; nor shall it affect any prosecution, suit or proceeding pending or any judgment rendered prior to November 7, 1979;nor shall such repeal affect any ordinance or resolution promising or guaranteeing the payment of money for the City or authorizing the issue of any bonds of the City or any evidence of the City's indebtedness or any contract or obligation assumed by the City; nor shall it affect any annual tax levy; nor shall it affect any right or franchise conferred by ordinance or resolution of the City on any person, association, partnership or corporation; nor shall it affect any ordinance adopted for purposes which have been con- summated; nor shall it affect any ordinance which is temporary, although general in effect, or special, although permanent in 1979-24 effect; nor shall it affect any ordinance relating to the salaries of the City's officers or employees; nor shall it affect any ord- inance annexing territory to the City; nor shall it affect any~* ordinance naming, renaming, opening, accepting or vacating street or alleys in the City; nor shall it affect any ordinance relating to the zoning map; nor shall it affect any ordinance adopted on final reading and passage after May 11, 1978, except Ordinance No 1978-17; nor shall it affect any of the following ordinances or amendments thereto: Ordinance No. 1977-24, Chapter 19 of the 1966 Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, and Sections 24-1, 24-3, 24-5, 24-6, 24-7, 24-8, 24-9, 24-10 and 24-12 of Chapter 24 of the 1966 Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia. Section 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses an¢ phrases of this Ordinance and the Code hereby adopted are sever- able, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance or the Code hereby adopted shall be declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by a valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitu- tionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this Ordinance or the Code hereby adopted. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. Introduced: October 9, 1979 Adopted: November 6, 1979 Mayor ATTEST: IDe~d~Y City Clerk -