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ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF <br />CHAPTER 8 OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL <br />CODE INCLUDING SECTION 8-7 (VIOLATION AND <br />PENALTY) AND 8-9 (REVOCATION AND APPEAL) AND <br />SECTIONS 8-1982, 8-1985, AND 8-1986 OF THE <br />FORECLOSURE REGISTRY PROGRAM <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. The City Council desires to protect the public health, safety and welfare of <br />the citizens of the City of Santa Ana and maintain a high quality of life for <br />the citizens of the City through the maintenance of structures and <br />properties in the City. <br />B. The Council has a vested interest in protecting neighborhoods against <br />decay caused by registrable property and concludes that it is in the best <br />interests of the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens and residents to <br />impose registration requirements of registrable property located within the <br />City to discourage registrable property owners and mortgagees from <br />allowing their properties to be abandoned, neglected or left unsupervised. <br />C. The City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS -2927 on October 17, 2017, to <br />establish a property registration process that identifies a contact person to <br />address safety and aesthetic concerns to minimize the negative impact <br />and conditions that occur as a result of vacancy, absentee ownership and <br />the foreclosure process. <br />D. The City Council finds that the implementation of the following <br />clarifications will assist the City in protecting neighborhoods from the <br />negative impact and conditions that occur as a result of vacancy, <br />absentee ownership and lack of compliance with existing City regulations <br />and laws. <br />E. Recommended changes to Section 8-7 broaden the scope of the <br />Certificate of Occupancy approvals for any business and provides ability <br />to revoke any certificate of occupancy operating in violation of its <br />approved use and be addressed as a nuisance. This provides the <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXXX <br />Page 1 <br />11 A-3 <br />