If any provision of this chapter or the engineering construction standards or engineering design standards adopted by reference in ACC 12.04.010 and effective from and after January 16, 1998, or their application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter or its application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected. (Ord. 6258 § 1, 2009; Ord. 5042 § 1 (Exh. B), 1998.)