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30.01.110 No Restriction of Powers of Eminent Domain; Severability

Label: City code section

(Amended by Ordinance 191973, effective January 1, 2025.)

  1. A. This Chapter may not be construed to restrict the City’s existing authority to exercise powers of eminent domain through condemnation as outlined in state law.
  2. B. If any part or provision of this Chapter, or application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Chapter and the application of the provision or part thereof, to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances, will not be affected by it and will continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this Chapter are severable.
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