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G. As of the date of this Order and in order to prevent further exposure, many businesses have imposed work from home policies; meetings, events and social gatherings are being cancelled as people remain at home; customers are not patronizing restaurants and stores or hiring domestic help or travelling. H. As a result of the public health emergency and the precautions recommended byhealth authorities, City Hall and the public counters for development processing and permit applications in Santa Ana have been closed to the public, thereby prohibiting the processing of development applications, hindering development projects that were already approved, and thereby freezing development in the city. I. Promoting stability amongst residential tenancies is also conducive to public health, allowing residents to follow the advice and directives of public health officials to stay home and avoid public contact, during times of a public health crisis. J. The situation is unprecedented and evolving rapidly. Further economic impacts are anticipated. K. This Order is temporary in nature and only intended to promote economic stability and fairness within the economic and development market in the City and to prevent the expiration of certain land use approvals, hearing deadlines and/or processing requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. L. In the interest of public health and safety, as affected by the emergency caused by the spread of COVID-19, it is necessary to exercise authority to adopt this Order related to the protection of land use approvals to extend certain deadlines or approvals during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, affecting residents and business applicants who have been in the plan check or development application process, or are entitled to certain hearing rights need to have such land use related matters extended due to COVID-19. M. This Order is adopted pursuant to the City's police powers and powers afforded to the city in this time of national, state, county and local emergency during an unprecedented health pandemic, such powers being afforded by the State Constitution, the City Charter of the City of Santa Ana and the Santa Ana Municipal Code to protect the peace, health, and safety of the public. This Order is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety of residents living within the City and under Government Code Section 8634, to provide for the protection of life and property rights. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kristine Ridge, the Director of Emergency Services for the City of Santa Ana, do hereby issue the following Order to become effective immediately, subject to further clarification by the City Council: