(a) Amendments to any provision of this Code shall be made by amending such provision by specific reference to the section number of this Code in the following language:

"That section _____ of the City Code of the City of Aurora, Colorado, is hereby amended to read as follows:…." If a new section not existing in the Code is to be added, the following language shall be used: "That the City Code of the City of Aurora, Colorado, is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered _____ which section reads as follows:…." The new section shall then be set out in full as desired.

(b) All subsections, sections, articles or chapters desired to be repealed must be specifically repealed by subsection, section, article or chapter number, as the case may be. Subsections and sections may be amended or repealed by reference to the number or letter of such subsection or section.

(c) The city attorney's office shall examine any and all ordinances which amend this Code before their introduction by the council. Every section of such ordinance shall be assigned an appropriate section number in harmony with the general plan of this Code. The attorney shall insert in such ordinance appropriate clauses for repeal or repeal and enactment if the context so requires.

(d) An ordinance may be amended without the requirement of further republication at the time of final passage, if the proposed amendment is technical or not substantial in character or if the proposed amendment would not adversely affect the rights or responsibilities of any party. (Code 1979, § 1-10; Ord. No. 95-53, exhibit A (§ 1-10), 9-11-1995)