65C - CHARTER REVIEW - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Sec. 1206. - Campaign contribution limitation (Aa) No person shall make, and no candidate for mayor or City Council or campaign treasurer shall solicit or accept, any contribution or loan which would cause the total amount contributed or loaned by that person to that candidate, including contributions or loans to all committees controlled by that candidate, to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) in any election cycle; provided, however, that the City Council may, by ordinance, adjust such limit to reflect changes in the consumer price index; and provided further that nothing herein shall apply to a candidate's contribution of his or her personal funds to his or her own campaign contribution account. As used herein, "election cycle" means the period of time between the date of an election to the office of mayor or councilmember and the date of the next election in the City of Santa Ana to the same office. As used herein, "person" means an individual, proprietorship, firm, partnership, ioint venture, syndicate, business trust, company, corporation, association, committee, labor union, or any other organization or group of persons acting in concert. (B) A restricted developer or principal shall not make a contribution to the Mayor, member of the City Council, or a candidate or a controlled committee for these elected City offices. The restrictions regarding Restricted Developers apply from the time an application is submitted until 12 months after the date a letter of determination is issued, or if none, the date the decision on the application is final. If the application is withdrawn orterminated pursuant to the City's Zoning Code, the restriction applies until the day afterthe termination or the filing of the withdrawal. 1) For purposes of this section and section 1206.01, the following definitions apply: a) "Applicant" means a person who is identified as the applicant on an application filed with the City's Planning and Building Department for a Significant Planning Entitlement as defined herein and includes any subsequent person identified as the applicant; b) "Owner" means a person identified as a property owner in conjunction with the applicant for a Significant Planning Entitlement; c) "Principal" means a restricted developer's chair, president, chief executive officer, chief operating officer, and any individual who serves in the functional equivalent of one or more of these positions; a person who holds an ownership interest of 20 percent or more in a Restricted Developer; and an individual authorized to represent a Restricted Developer before the Planning and Building Department concerning the Significant Planning Entitlement; d) "Significant Planning Entitlement" means the following planning approvals that are not solely ministerial: density bonus, development agreement, general plan amendment, site plan review, specific plan establishment, tentative tract map, vesting tentative tract, or zone change. e) "Restricted Developer" means any Applicant, Owner or Principal with an application for a Significant Planning Entitlement that has been submitted to the City's Planning and Building Agency. #43194v1 65C-24