In a facial challenge to the constitutional validity of an ordinance, does the court need to take evidence regarding the enforcement of the ordinance?

In a facial challenge to the constitutional validity of an ordinance, the court only considers the text of the measure itself, not its application to particular persons. In a facial challenge there is no need for the taking of evidence regarding the enforcement of the ordinance, since the issue is a [69 Cal.App.4th 565] matter of law as to the ordinance itself. (Tobe v. City of

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II. Plaintiffs Have Failed to Show That the Ordinance Violated Their Right to Equal Protection Under the Law