If any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, or provision of this chapter shall be adjudged invalid
or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of
this chapter, as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than
the part so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
This chapter shall take effect and
become enforceable immediately upon its adoption by the Town Council
of the Town of Denton. Nothing in this chapter shall impair or invalidate
any work begun under any permit issued before the effective date hereof
nor shall it impair or invalidate any unexpired permit for work not
yet begun, provided that such work must conform to all terms of the
permit and the Zoning under which such permit was issued. All applications
receiving preliminary site plan approval before the effective date
hereof shall be processed and decided in accordance with the Zoning
in effect when the particular application was approved.