§ 45. Savings clause.

All rights or remedies of the City of Haltom City, Texas, are expressly saved as to any and all violations of Ordinance No. 97-015-15, or any ordinances governing zoning or land use that have accrued at the time of the effective date of this ordinance; and, as to such accrued violations and all pending litigation, both civil and criminal, whether pending in court or not, under such ordinances, same shall not be affected by this ordinance but may be prosecuted until final disposition by the courts. Any non-conforming use or building under Ordinance No. O-97-015-15 shall continue as a non-conforming use or building under this ordinance unless it is specifically amortized or terminated under this ordinance; however, any use or condition that was in violation of previous zoning ordinances shall not become a non-conforming use under this ordinance but shall be considered as a violation of this ordinance in the same manner that it was a violation of prior zoning ordinances of the city.