§ 1-18. Certain ordinances not affected by Code.


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  • (a)

    Nothing in this Code or the ordinance adopting this Code shall be construed to repeal or otherwise affect the validity of any of the following:

    (1)

    Any offense or act committed or done or any penalty or forfeiture incurred or any contract or right established or accruing before the effective date of this Code;

    (2)

    Any ordinance or resolution promising or guaranteeing the payment of money for the city or authorizing the issuance of any bonds of the city or any evidence of the city's indebtedness;

    (3)

    Any contract or obligation assumed by the city;

    (4)

    Any ordinance or resolution fixing the salary of any city officer or employee, unless superceded;

    (5)

    Any ordinance or resolution establishing and prescribing employment and personnel policies and procedures;

    (6)

    Any right of franchise granted by the city to any person, firm, or corporation;

    (7)

    Any ordinance or resolution dedicating, naming, establishing, locating, relocating, closing, opening, widening, paving, vacating, etc., any street or public way in the city;

    (8)

    Any ordinance or resolution establishing and prescribing the street grades of any street in the city;

    (9)

    Any appropriation ordinance;

    (10)

    Any ordinance or resolution which, by its own terms, is effective for a stated or limited term;

    (11)

    Any ordinance or resolution providing for local improvements and assessing taxes therefor;

    (12)

    Any zoning ordinance or amendments thereto, and any ordinance establishing a board of zoning appeals or planning commission, including joint commissions;

    (13)

    Any ordinance or resolution dedicating or accepting any subdivision plat or providing for subdivision regulations;

    (14)

    Any ordinance or resolution describing or altering the boundaries of the city or annexing property to the city;

    (15)

    The administrative ordinances or resolutions of the city not in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this Code;

    (16)

    Any ordinance levying or imposing taxes not included in this Code;

    (17)

    Any ordinance or regulation prescribing traffic regulations or placing traffic control devices for specific locations concerning through streets, parking limitations, parking prohibitions, one-way traffic, limitations on loads of vehicles or loading zones, not in conflict or inconsistent with this Code;

    (18)

    Any ordinance or resolution of agreement with another political subdivision; and

    (19)

    Any other ordinance or resolution, or part thereof, which is not of a general and permanent nature; or which is referred to elsewhere in this Code as continuing in effect.

    (b)

    Nor shall the repeal of any such ordinance or resolution be construed to revive any ordinance, resolution or part thereof that has been repealed or superseded by a subsequent ordinance or resolution which is repealed or superseded by this chapter. All such ordinances are hereby recognized as continuing in full force and effect to the same extent as if set out at length in this Code.