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ordinance. Users not paying fees within 60 days of the billing period will be subject to termination of service. The Director may change existing or adopt new fees. 13.2 Severability Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation. The City Council of the City of Everett hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. 13.3 Conflicts /Repeal All other ordinances and parts of other ordinances inconsistent or conflicting with any part of this ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict. Specifically, Section 19 of Ordinance 1506-88 (EMC 14.08.250 - Pretreatment) is repealed and Ordinance 2034-95, as amended by Ordinance 2247-97(Chapter 14.40 EMC - Wastewater Pretreatment Regulations) is repealed. Permits issued under Ordinance 2034-95, as amended by Ordinance 2247-97,shall hereafter be subject to the provisions of this ordinance. 13.4 Non-Liability It is expressly the purpose of this ordinance to comply with the September 13, 1985 order of the Washington State Department of Ecology requiring the City of Everett to establish an industrial pre-treatment program and to provide for and promote the health, safety and welfare of the general public. It is not the intent of this ordinance to create or otherwise establish or designate any particular class or group of persons who will or should be especially protected or benefited by the terms or requirements of this ordinance. It is the specific intent of this ordinance to place the obligation of complying with these regulations upon the applicant or Discharger and no provision nor any term used in this ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon the City or any of its officers, employees or agents, except as provided under the Act or other related statutes of the United States or the State of Washington. Nothing contained in this ordinance is intended to be nor shall be construed to create or form the basis for any tort liability on the part of the City or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from the failure of an applicant or Discharger 64