(1) The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to effectively carry out its purposes in the interest of public health, safety, welfare, and convenience.

(2) If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter or application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. The county council hereby declares that it would have adopted this chapter and each part or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts and portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional. (Added by Ord. 92-163, Feb. 24, 1993; Amended by Ord. 99-018 § 14, Mar. 24, 1999, Eff date Apr. 5, 1999).