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ORDINANCE NO. NS-3027 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA AMENDING ARTICLE X OF CHAPTER 8 <br />OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND CREATING <br />A NEW ARTICLE XIX IN CHAPTER 8 OF THE SANTA ANA <br />MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE RENT <br />STABILIZATION AND JUST CAUSE EVICTION <br />ORDINANCES <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and <br />declares as follows: <br />A. At the City Council meetings on September 21, 2021, and October 5, 2021, <br />the City Council discussed the City of Santa Ana's ("Santa Ana" or "City") <br />ability to address rent increases on residential real property and in <br />mobilehome parks. <br />B. On October 19, 2021, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS- 3009, <br />known as the Rent Stabilization Ordinance ("RSO") and Ordinance No. NS- <br />3010, known as the Just Cause Eviction Ordinance ("JCEO") appearing as <br />Article X, Division 4 and Division 5 in the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />("SAMC"). The RSO and JCEO were adopted to regulate rent increases and <br />evictions in certain rental properties and mobilehome spaces in the City of <br />Santa Ana. <br />C. The findings in Ordinance No. NS- 3009 and Ordinance No. NS-3010 <br />articulate that significant rent increases and housing instability pose a threat <br />to public health, safety and welfare, and a particular hardship for senior <br />citizens, persons living on fixed incomes, and other vulnerable persons living <br />in Santa Ana. These findings are still true and incorporated herein. <br />D. Additionally, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021- 054, directing <br />staff to: (1) Conduct further study of the additional regulatory framework and <br />infrastructure necessary to implement residential rent stabilization, just cause <br />eviction, and other protections for Santa Ana residents facing housing <br />instability; and, (2) Include the creation and operation of a Rent Board or <br />similar body, a rent registry, and the related costs thereof. <br />E. On September 6, 2022, staff presented the Long -Term Implementation Plan <br />for the RSO and JCEO to the City Council detailing various best practices <br />based on findings from local sample jurisdictions with similar ordinances in <br />the State of California. <br />Ordinance No. NS-3027 <br />Page 1 of 43 <br />