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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 16, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE AMENDING <br />CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 8 OF THE <br />SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE <br />(8-7,8-1982,8-1985,8-1986) <br />CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND <br />FORECLOSURE REGISTRY PROGRAM <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 4} <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1� Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 8 of the SAMC regarding Certificate of Occupancy and <br />Foreclosure Registry Program. <br />City Council adopted Ordinance NS -2927 on October 17, 2017 in order to establish a property <br />registration process that identifies a contact person to address safety and aesthetic concerns to <br />minimize the negative impact and conditions that occur as a result of vacancy, absentee ownership <br />and the foreclosure process. <br />To date, for fiscal year 2018/19, the City has received $61,950 in revenues for registration fees as <br />part of this program and has identified potential blighted properties. In addition, it has provided <br />property contact information which facilitates code enforcement efforts. The recommended language <br />amendments clarify and encompasses full description of all registrable properties. <br />Recommended changes to Section 8-7 broaden the scope of the Certificate of Occupancy approvals <br />for any business and provides ability to revoke any Certificate of Occupancy operating in violation of <br />its approved use and be addressed as a nuisance. This provides the language necessary to address <br />and properly abate any potential public nuisance. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #5 — Community Health, Livability, <br />Engagement and Sustainability; Objective #4 (Support neighborhood vitality and livability). <br />75D-1 <br />