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E. Maintenance Deficiencies. Owner shall comply with any issuance of a Notice of <br />Maintenance Deficiency within the timeframe specified by the Code Enforcement Division to cure <br />the Maintenance Deficiency identified in such Notice. Within the timeframe specified by the Code <br />Enforcement Division in the notice of a Maintenance Deficiency, Owner may submit a written <br />request to the City seeking additional time to cure the Maintenance Deficiency. Each such written <br />request for additional time shall describe and specify in detail (i) which tasks require additional <br />time to complete the cure of the Maintenance Deficiency and the reason why such additional time <br />is needed under the circumstances; (ii) what steps Owner have already taken to commence the cure <br />of the Maintenance Deficiency. The City, in its reasonable discretion, may grant, conditionally <br />grant or deny any written request for additional time as determined by the Code Enforcement <br />Manager. The City shall be under no obligation to consider untimely submitted time extension <br />requests or requests which fail to provide any of the information required above. <br />F. City May Cure Maintenance Deficiency, <br />1. In the event Owner fails to cure a Maintenance Deficiency within the time allowed, <br />the City may initiate a public hearing pursuant to Section 41-651 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code. At such a public hearing the City shall consider such evidence and <br />testimony of interested persons as. may be relevant to the matter. If upon the <br />conclusion of a public hearing, the City makes a written finding that a Maintenance <br />Deficiency exists and that there appears to be non-compliance with the maintenance <br />and repair obligations referenced in Section 3(A) of this Agreement, the City shall <br />have the right to record the notice described in Section 3(H) of this Agreement and <br />thereafter the City may enter upon or otherwise access the Property for the purpose <br />of curing the Maintenance Deficiency without further notice to Owner. <br />2. The foregoing notwithstanding, the City, after notice to Owner, shall have the <br />immediate right to enter the Property and remove graffiti, solid waste, trash, or <br />other debris under the following two circumstances: (i) a failure by Owner to <br />remove graffiti within 48 hours following its discovery on any structure, fixture or <br />other improvement located on the Property that is visible from an adjacent or <br />contiguous public right-of-way; or (ii) a failure by Owner to remove the <br />accumulation of solid waste, trash, or other debris that is visible for a duration of <br />48 hours from an adjacent or contiguous public right-of-way or from a designated <br />fire lane on the Property. Any sum expended by the City for the removal of graffiti, <br />solid waste, trash, or other debris pursuant to this Section 3(F)(2) of the Agreement <br />shall become a lien on the Property in accordance with Section 3(G) and the City <br />shall have the right to enforce such lien in the manner provided in Section 3(H). <br />G. Citv's Lien Authority. Any sums expended by the City in enforcing, maintaining, <br />repairing or replacing, curing any element of the Property as authorized in Section 3 for which a <br />Maintenance Deficiency has been declared by the City to exist under Section 3(F), shall become a <br />lien on that portion of the Property for which a Maintenance Deficiency has been declared. The <br />powers conferred upon City pursuant to this Section 3(G) are in addition to all other remedies <br />which the City may have to enforce this Agreement, or any building or development project permit <br />under other law including public nuisance abatement proceedings or any other action at law or <br />equity. <br />H. Enforcement of Liens by the City. <br />5 <br />