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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01348AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2030 REPEALED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2289 - 5/3/72 O R D I N A N C E NO. 1348 AN ORDINANCE, regulating the use of public and private sewers and drains, private and semi-public sewage disposal, and the discharge of waters and wastes into the public sewer or drainage systems and providing penalties for the violation thereof, and repealing Ordinance No. 109, adopted January 14, 1957. WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary in the interest of public health and welfare to reasonably regulate the discharge of certain wastes, and that a program of inspection and regulation of all discharges of wastes be inaugurated to protect the District's sewage system, and WHEREAS, such regulation and inspection is necessary because certain wastes may damage the District's sewage system and related appurtenances or interfere with the sewage treatment processes if discharged into the District's sewage system, and it is deemed necessary, therefore, to preclude certain wastes from entering said sewage system to avoid damage to said system or to avoid undue pollutional effects on the Waters of the State, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT: ARTICLE I Section One. Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this ordinance shall be as follows: 2 B.O.D. (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand) shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in 5 days at 20oC., (68o Fahrenheit) expressed in milligrams per liter. BUILDING SEWER shall mean the sewer extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal. COOLING WATER shall mean the water discharged from any system of condensation, air conditioning, cooling, refrigeration, or other, but which shall be free from odor and oil. It shall contain no polluting substances which would produce B.O.D. or suspended solids each in excess of ten milligrams per liter. COMBINED SEWER shall mean a sewer designed and intended to receive and convey sewage, storm water including roof and street drainage, and unpolluted waste water and cooling water. DIRECTOR shall mean the Executive Director of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, or his duly authorized representative. DISTRICT shall mean The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. DRAINAGE CHANNEL shall mean any artificially constructed open channel, ditch, swale, or flume, whether lined or unlined, for the drainage of stormwater and groundwater. GARBAGE shall mean every refuse accumulation of solid animal, fruit and vegetable matter that attends the preparation, 3 use, cooking, dealing in or storing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce. INDUSTRIAL CONNECTION SEWER shall mean that portion of sewer line required to carry the sewage of any industrial or commercial establishment from the last point of sewage entry on the premises to a public sewer or to carry the discharge from any industrial pretreatment facility to a public sewer. INDUSTRIAL WASTE shall mean the water borne wastes from industrial processes, as distinct from sanitary sewage. INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT PLANT shall mean any treatment plant device or facility used or intended to be used for the specific treatment of industrial wastes in which other wastes may or may not be present; provided, that a treatment plant in a public sewage system shall not be so designated. NATURAL OUTLET shall mean any outlet into a watercourse, stream, creek, river, pond, lake or any other body of surface or ground water. NORMAL SEWAGE shall mean waters or wastes having (a) a 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand not greater than 300 milligrams per liter, and (b) containing not more than 350 milligrams per liter of suspended solids. PERSON shall mean any individual, firm, company, municipality, association, society, corporation, or group. pH shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution. 4 PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE shall mean the wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension. PUBLIC SEWER shall mean a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights and is controlled by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. SANITARY SEWAGE shall mean sewage discharging from the sanitary conveniences of dwelling (including apartment houses and hotels), office buildings, factories or institutions, and free from storm, surface water and industrial wastes. SANITARY SEWER shall mean a sewer designed and intended to receive and convey only sewage as defined herein, together with such infiltration as cannot be avoided. SEMI-PUBLIC sewage disposal or sewage treatment facility shall mean a device or facility for treating or disposing of sewage or industrial wastes from a school, public building, institution, church, hotel, motel, or other building or structure not classified as private. SEWAGE shall mean the water carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, singular or in any combination, together with such ground surface and stormwaters as cannot be avoided. SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT shall mean any arrangement of 5 devices and structures used for treating sewage. SEWER shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage and other waste liquids. SEWAGE WORKS or SEWAGE SYSTEM shall mean all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage. SHALL is mandatory; "MAY" is permissive. STORM SEWER or STORM DRAIN shall mean a pipe or conduit designed and intended to receive and convey only storm or unpolluted waters. STORM WATER shall mean any water resulting from precipitation mixed with the accumulation of dirt, soil, and other debris or substances collected from the surfaces on which such precipitation falls or flows. SUSPENDED SOLIDS shall mean solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids; and which are removable by laboratory filtering. UNPOLLUTED WATER OR WASTE shall mean any water or waste containing none of the following: free or emulsified grease or oil; acid or alkali; phenols or other substances imparting taste and odor in receiving waters; toxic or poisonous substances in suspension, colloidal state or solution; and noxious or odorous gases. It shall contain not more than 10,000 milligrams per liter of dissolved solids, of which not more than 2,500 milligrams per liter shall be as chloride, with permissible volume subject to review by the District; and not more than ten milligrams per liter 6 each of suspended solids and B.O.D. The color shall not exceed fifty units. (The unit of color being that produced by one milligram per liter platinum, in the form of chloroplatinate ion) WATERCOURSE shall mean a natural surface drainage channel for stormwater and groundwater in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently. WATERS OF THE STATE shall mean all rivers, streams, lakes and other bodies of surface or subsurface water lying within or forming a part of the boundaries of the state which are not entirely confined and retained completely upon the property of a single individual, partnership or corporation. ARTICLE II Section Two. It shall be unlawful to discharge or deposit into any natural outlet, drainage channel, or watercourse within The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District any sewage, industrial wastes, garbage, polluted water or any other substance which constitutes a nuisance or hazard to the public health or welfare, except the effluent from a properly designed and approved sewage treatment facility or device which has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. Section Three. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to install any cesspool, septic tank or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage. ARTICLE III Section Four At such time as a sanitary or combined 7 public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private or semi-public sewage disposal system or treatment facility, as provided in Section Five of this ordinance, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this ordinance, and any septic tank, cesspool, or similar private or semi-public sewage disposal or treatment facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material. This section shall not apply to any private sewer constructed, owned, and operated by any industrial establishment in accordance with the rules and regulations of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, and which has a direct sewer connection to the Mississippi River. Section Five. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of this ordinance, the building sewer shall be connected to an approved private or semi-public sewer or sewage disposal system or sewage treatment facility complying with the provisions of this article. A sewer shall be considered available if it is within one hundred fifty feet (150') of any part of the property to be connected to the sewer. Section Six. Before commencement of construction of a private or semi-public sewage disposal system or treatment facility where suitable public sewers are not available, or where the District approves such systems for treatment or for pretreatment of wastes before discharge to the public sewer, the owner shall first obtain a construction permit from The 8 Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the District which the applicant shall supplement by plans, specifications and other data including the results of soil absorption tests performed as required by the District if sub-surface disposal is proposed. A permit and inspection fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) shall be paid to the District at the time the application is filed. On and after the effective date of this ordinance the District shall exclusively issue permits for private and semi-public sewage disposal or treatment facilities. Section Seven. The District shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and in any event, permittee shall notify the District when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty-eight hours of the receipt of notice by the District. Section Eight. The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private, semi-public, or industrial sewage disposal system or treatment facility shall comply with all recommendations of the Water Pollution Board of the State of Missouri, and with all rules and regulations of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District pertaining thereto. All such rules and regulations shall become effective upon approval of the Board of Trustees of the District and shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary- Treasurer as a public record and shall be filed in the office of 9 the Secretary of State, State of Missouri, in accordance with the provisions of 536.020 Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1949. Section Nine. The Owner shall operate and maintain any private, semi-public, or industrial sewage disposal or treatment facilities in an efficient and satisfactory manner at all times, at no expense to the District. Such facilities shall be subject to inspection by the Executive Director or his designated representative at all times. ARTICLE IV Section Ten. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters into any sanitary sewer. Any connection, drain or arrangement which will permit any such waters to enter any sanitary sewer shall be deemed to be a violation of this section and this ordinance. Section Eleven. It shall be unlawful for any plumber, drainlayer, contractor, or any other person constructing a sewer, a house or building connection, an industrial connection sewer connected to a sanitary sewer to leave such connection open, unsealed, or incomplete in such manner that will permit storm or surface water to enter into any sanitary sewer within the 10 District. All such openings shall be tightly sealed at all points whenever work is not actually in progress on such sewer or connection. Section Twelve. Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged into such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a drainage channel or natural outlet approved by the Executive Director of the District. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the Executive Director of the District, to a storm sewer, combined sewers, drainage channel or natural outlet. ARTICLE V Section Thirteen. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public sewers any of the following substances, materials, waters, or wastes if it appears likely that such wastes will harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process, or equipment, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or will otherwise endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. The substances are: 1.Any gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil, or mineral oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas. 2.Any water or wastes that contain more than ten milligrams per liter by weight of the following gases: Hydrogen sulphide, sulphur dioxide, or nitrous oxide. 11 3.Any garbage that has not been properly shredded to a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions of the sewer and with no particle greater than one-half inch in any dimension. 4.Any solid or substance in quantities capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or interference with the proper operation of the Sewage Works such as: ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails, lime slurry, lime residues, beer or distillery slops, chemical residues, paint residues, cannery waste bulk solids, shredded paper, cardboard or similar wastes. 5.Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance, which either singly or by interaction with other wastes, is capable of creating a public nuisance or hazard to life or of preventing entry into sewers for their maintenance and repair. 6.Any waters or wastes containing in excess of two milligrams per liter of cyanides as CN. 7.Any water or wastes which contains any substance that will solidify or become discernably viscous at temperatures between 32 degrees to 150 degrees Fahrenheit such as: grease, oil or any other viscous substance in quantities capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or interference with the proper operation of any sewage works. 12 Section Fourteen. A. Unless a permit has been obtained from The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any public sewers any of the following: 1.Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Centigrade). 2.Any water or wastes, acid or alkaline in reaction, and having corrosive properties capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the Sewage Works. Free acids and alkalis of such wastes must be neutralized, at all times, within a permissible range of pH between 5.5 and 10.5. 3.Any water or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance or of high chlorine requirement in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters or storm water overflows or the effluent of the Sewage Treatment Plant. 4.Materials such as copper, zinc, chromium, and similar toxic substances shall be limited to 13 the following average quantities in the sewage as it arrives at the Treatment Plant and at no time shall the hourly concentration at the Sewage Treatment Plant exceed three (3) times the average concentration given herein regardless of rate of sewage flow, Iron as Fe 15 milligrams per liter Chronium as Cr (hexavalent) 5 milligrams per liter Copper as Cu 3 milligrams per liter Zinc as Zn 2 milligrams per liter Nickel 2 milligrams per liter Cadmium 2 milligrams per liter Chlorine Requirement 30 milligrams per liter defined as the amount of chlorine in milligrams per liter which must be added to produce a residual of 0.1 milligrams per liter after a contact period of 15 minutes and with the contributions from individual establishments subject to control in volume and concentration by the Executive Director. 5.Any water or wastes containing the discharge of strong acids, iron pickling wastes, or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not. 6.Any Radioactive wastes. The introduction of radio-active waste into the District sewers shall be permitted only if a special permit is obtained prior to introducing such wastes. In general the decision of the District will be in accordance with the principles set out in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 14 919), Part 20, Sub-Part D-Waste Disposal, Section 20.313 on successor principles as established by the Atomic Energy Commission. 7.Any wastes which are highly colored such as concentrated dye wastes or spent tanning solutions, or wastes which are of unusual volume concentration of solids, or composition, as for example in total suspended solids of inert nature (such as fuller's earth) and/or in total dissolved solids (such as sodium chloride, calcium chloride, or sodium sulfate) or which have a Biochemical Oxygen Demand (B.O.D.) which exceeds the standards of NORMAL Sewage. 8. Any water or wastes which by interaction with other water or wastes in the public sewer system, releases obnoxious gases; or develops color of undesirable intensity; or forms suspended solids in objectionable concentration; or creates any other condition deleterious to structures and treatment processes. 9.Any water or wastes containing emulsified oil and grease exceeding, on analysis, an average of 100 milligrams per liter (833 pounds per 15 million gallons) of hexane soluble matter. NOTE:The poundage permitted per day from any establishment may be subsequently limited depending upon hexane soluble content of the sewage delivered to the Sewage Treatment Works. 10.Any water or wastes that contain phenols in excess of 0. 50 milligrams per liter. These limits nay be modified so that the aggregate of contributions throughout The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District area of service do not cause treatment difficulties, or produce a plant effluent discharge to the receiving water, which may be prohibited. B. To obtain a permit as required herein any person may file an application on a form to be furnished by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. If after examining the information contained in the application it is determined by the Director that the characteristics of the proposed discharge will not damage the District sewage system and related appurtenances or interfere with the sewage treatment processes, or will not cause undue pollutional effects on the Waters of the State, if discharged into the District's sewage system, then a permit may be issued allowing the discharge of such wastes into the District's sewage system. Said permit shall be issued for a period not to exceed twelve calendar months and then shall be renewable upon re-examination. Section Fifteen. All persons or companies who 16 discharge sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquid which exceed the standard of "Normal Sewage" to the sewerage system, or to a stream, or to both, shall fill in and file with The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District an industrial wastes questionnaire furnished by the District which shall contain pertinent data, inclusive of quantity of flow and an analysis of such sewage, industrial waste, water or liquid so discharged. This shall be accomplished by the "person or company" in conjunction with the Industrial Waste Division of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District and within 90 days after receipt of such questionnaire unless otherwise authorized. Section Sixteen. When required by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, the owner of any property served by a building or plant sewer or sewers carrying industrial wastes shall provide a suitable manhole or manholes in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of all of the wastes from his premises. Such manholes, when required, shall be accessible and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. The manhole shall be provided by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times. Section Seventeen. The basic standard for all measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this ordinance shall be 17 determined in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater", as prepared and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation, or some other method mutually agreed upon and approved by the State Water Pollution Board. Section Eighteen. Normal operation of any gaging and sampling manhole or point of discharge, shall be the time required, as determined by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to obtain representative samples of the effluent discharged in proportion to flow and to conclude the necessary analytical examinations of the samples obtained. Section Nineteen. In the event more than two (2) gaging and sampling manholes or points of discharge are necessary, the additional costs of the installations of measurement devices to be used and the costs of the personnel required for operation of the manholes or sampling points and the subsequent laboratory work involved, shall be borne by the owners of the property. Section Twenty. Where a plant or premise discharges its effluent to a manhole or manholes used as gaging and sampling points, and the effluent is of such volume and duration that installation of hydraulic equipment cannot be made until the plant or premise ceases its operation, by weekend closedown, the costs of making the installations, involving overtime pay, shall be borne by the plant or premise. If the plant or premise elects to 18 make the hydraulic installations with their own personnel, the installation shall be set up in a manner approved by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. Section Twenty-One. In the event that a period in excess of forty (40) hours per week is required for Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District personnel to properly gage, sample and analyze the discharged effluent, the extra costs shall be borne by the owner of the property. Section Twenty-Two. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District shall have the right to enter and set up, on company property, such devices necessary to conduct a gaging and sampling operation and to begin such operation upon presentation of proper identification on arrival without advance notice to the company. While performing the work, The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District shall observe all Safety Rules applicable to the premises, established by the company. ARTICLE VI Section Twenty-Three. Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating to treatment or pretreatment facilities, holding tanks, control and neutralization equipment or other facilities to be utilized in the treatment or control of wastes discharged to any natural outlet, drainage channel, public sewer or watercourse within The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District shall be submitted for the approval of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, and no construction of such facilities 19 shall be commenced until said plans are approved and a permit issued by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. Section Twenty-Four. Where private or semi-public facilities are provided for the treatment, pretreatment, control or neutralization of waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense and shall be subject to periodic inspection by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. Section Twenty-Five. The owner shall maintain operating records and shall submit to The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District in a form prescribed by the District a monthly summary report, of the character of the influent and effluent to show the performance of the treatment facilities. Section Twenty-Six. Grease, oil and sand interceptors or traps shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Executive Director they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients except that such interceptors or traps shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. Prior to the installation of any interceptors or traps, plans shall be submitted to The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District for approval. All interceptors and drains shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors or traps shall be 20 constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, water-tight, and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gas-tight and water-tight, unless otherwise authorized by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors or traps shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times. Section Twenty-Seven. If the drainage from any gasoline filling station, garage, refining plant, chemical plant, packing house, slaughter-house, lard rendering establishment, dairy, steam engine, steam boiler, steam plant or any other establishment shall cause a deposit or obstruction or damage to any public sewer the Executive Director shall cause such deposit or obstruction to be removed promptly or cause such damage to be repaired, keeping an account of the cost of such work including materials, labor and supervision and shall certify an account of such cost to the person from whose establishment or premises the material causing such deposit, obstruction or damage came and if such person shall fail, neglect or refuse to pay the sum specified to the Secretary-Treasurer of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District within thirty days after demand has been made, the person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. ARTICLE VII 21 Section Twenty-Eight. It shall be the duty of every person, public utility, or institution holding a permit to operate a sewerage system or sewage treatment plant to furnish records for ascertaining compliance with this Ordinance as may be required by the Executive Director. Section Twenty-Nine. The Executive Director shall cause to be made such surveys, investigations, and studies of sewage, sewerage systems, watercourses, and streams receiving sewage and drainage as may be necessary to determine that all sewerage systems are installed, operated, and maintained in compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance. ARTICLE VIII Section Thirty. Any duly authorized employee of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to gain access to such premises as may be necessary for the purpose of inspection and observation, measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. ARTICLE IX Section Thirty-One. It shall be unlawful to place any dam or other obstruction in any drainage facility or watercourse unless permission to do so is expressly granted in writing by the Executive Director. Section Thirty-Two. It shall be unlawful for any 22 unauthorized person to maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, alter, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewerage system of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. ARTICLE X Section Thirty-Three. Any person found to be violating the provisions of Section Five or Section Ten of this Ordinance shall be given written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice satisfactorily correct said violation. Section Thirty-Four. Any Person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Section Thirty- Three of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or be imprisoned in the City Workhouse or the County Jail as the case may be not less than three (3) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or both, by such fine and imprisonment for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense. Section Thirty-Five. If any person shall continue a violation of Section Five or Section Ten of this ordinance beyond the time limit provided in the notice to correct said violation 23 the Executive Director may order the work of correcting the violations of Section Ten of the ordinance to be done by the District and shall make a charge against the owner or occupier of such premises for the reasonable cost of such work. If such bill is unpaid after thirty (30) days, notice nay be filed in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of the City of St. Louis or of St. Louis County as the case may be, whereupon such bills shall become a lien against the property involved. Section Thirty-Six. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance other than Sections Five and Ten shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) or be imprisoned in the City Workhouse or the County Jail, as the case may be, not less than three (3) days nor more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense. ARTICLE XI Section Thirty-Seven. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section Thirty-Eight. The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence, or provision of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other part of this ordinance which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. 24 The foregoing Ordinance was adopted June 29, 1965.