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Ordinance No. NS-XXXX Page 1 of 7 LS 9.9.19 ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 41-45, 41- 198.200, 41-365, 41-377 AND 41-424 OF CHAPTER 41 (ZONING) OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING CYBER CAFÉS AS A PERMITTED USE CITYWIDE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The City of Santa Ana has witnessed a proliferation of cyber café businesses that has resulted in an increased number of public nuisance complaints emanating from such establishments in recent years, involving the following: (1) A documented increase in crime including serious and violent crimes such as loitering, illegal gambling, illegal drug use and sale, burglaries, assaults, fights, theft, robbery, public intoxication, vandalism, property damage, weapons offenses, and other criminal activities in and around cyber café establishments, as well as increased pedestrian traffic, noise, parking violations, and other nuisance activities which have resulted in a documented increase and demand for police responses. (2) The City has experienced serious adverse impacts due to the unique manner in which cyber café businesses operate the “sweepstakes” games. Customers occupy a computer for hours which results in waiting lines and people congregating or loitering outside the establishment. The long game times and often late night hours have also increased demand for police response regarding noise complaints, criminal activity including fights, drug sales, and adverse gang activity affecting surrounding residential neighborhoods and commercial centers. (3) Crime statistics and calls for service in the City have increased in areas where cyber cafés have been established. The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) identified 460 cyber café related incidents occurring between January 2018 and September 2018 throughout the City. These incidents include criminal arrests such as possession of firearms, narcotics and stolen vehicles and parole/probation violations. Since January of this year, SAPD has responded to a noticeable increase of calls for service and officer generated activities.