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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 50 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />June 6, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Ceremonial Street Naming Ordinance <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Ordinance Second Reading: Amending Article XI of Chapter 33 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code (Streets Sidewalks and Public Works) Related to Ceremonial Street <br />Naming <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Place ordinance on second reading and adopt. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On May 16, 2023, the following ordinance was introduced for first reading and the City <br />Council authorized publication of title by a vote of 6-0 (Amezcua absent): <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-3042 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA AMENDING ARTICLE XI OF CHAPTER 33 OF THE SANTA ANA <br />MUNICIPAL CODE (STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC WORKS) RELATED TO <br />CEREMONIAL STREET NAMING <br />In summary, the ordinance amends the Streets, Sidewalks and Public Works section <br />(Chapter 33) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC) to update ceremonial street <br />naming regulations as follows: <br />1. Limit the number of city blocks to a maximum of two contiguous blocks on a <br />single street that can be designated to recognize individuals or events <br />2. Limit the number of citywide streets to one street, that can be designated to <br />recognize individuals or events; and <br />3. Limit the number of sign toppers to two total sign toppers that shall be installed <br />on either end of the section of street designated for the commemorative or <br />honorary street naming. <br />The attached ordinance is as approved by the City Council on May 16, 2023 (Exhibit 1).