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ORDINANCE NO. NS-3028 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF <br />ARTICLES V, VII, AND IX OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE SANTA <br />ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND AMENDING AND ADDING <br />CERTAIN SECTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLE X OF <br />CHAPTER 21 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO <br />CREATE A UNIFIED NON -CANNABIS BUSINESS LICENSE <br />TAX RATE, SCHEDULE, AND CHARGE ARTICLE <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. On July 20, 1987, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-1922, which <br />comprehensively revised Chapters 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />pertaining to business license taxation. <br />B. Since 1987, the City Council has adopted Ordinance Nos. NS-1926, NS-2000, <br />NS-2064, NS-2131, NS-2161, NS-2173, NS-2223, NS-2349, NS-2408, NS- <br />2841, NS-2527, NS-2811, and NS-2824, further modifying aspects of the city's <br />non -cannabis business license tax. <br />C. It is the desire of the City Council to combine and unify all non -cannabis tax <br />rates, schedules, and charges currently contained in Articles V through X of <br />Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, respectively, into a single chapter <br />for clarity and cohesion. <br />D. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana intends that nothing in this ordinance <br />shall be deemed to represent an increase in any tax rate, tax schedule, or <br />charge pertaining to the city's business license tax or to otherwise permit any <br />increase in the existing scope of the city's business license tax. <br />E. On June 7, 2022, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing in <br />connection with consideration and adoption of this Ordinance. <br />Section 2. This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the authority granted by the <br />California Constitution and State law. <br />Section 3. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, which are repeated <br />herein, are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of Section 418 of the <br />Ordinance No. NS-3028 <br />Page 1 of 15 <br />