San Diego Municipal Code Div. 4 Supplemental Provisions

(“Supplemental Provisions” added 9–14–1981 by O–15586 N.S.)

This article, being necessary for the welfare of the City and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. (“Liberal Construction” added 9–14–1981 by O–15586 N.S.)

Any omission of any officer or the City in proceedings under this article or any other defect in the proceedings shall not invalidate such proceedings or the Bonds issued pursuant to this article. (“Effect of Omission or Defect” added 9–14–1981 by O–15586 N.S.)

This article is full authority for the issuance of Bonds by the City for any of the purposes specified herein. (“Full Authority” added 9–14–1981 by O–15586 N.S.)

This article shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for doing the things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to the powers conferred by other laws. The issuance of Bonds under the provisions of this article need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds. The purposes authorized hereby may be effectuated and Bonds are authorized to be issued for any such purposes under this article notwithstanding that any other law may provide for such purposes or for the issuance of bonds for like purposes and without regard to the requirements, restrictions, limitations or other provisions contained in any other law. (“Additional and Alternative Authority” added 9–14–1981 by O–15586 N.S.)

To the extent that the provisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of

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any general statute or special act or parts thereof the provisions of this article shall be deemed controlling. (“Provisions of this Article Control” added 9–14–1981 by O–15586 N.S.)

If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of this article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are declared to be severable. The Council hereby declares that it would have adopted and passed this article and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase and word hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or words hereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional. (“Severability” added 9–14–1981 by O–15586 N.S.)

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