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Ordinance No. NS - ____ <br />Page 1 of 46 <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX <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, the <br />City Council discussed the City of Santa Ana's ("Santa Ana" or "City") ability to <br />address rent increases on residential real property and in mobilehome parks. <br />B.On October 19, 2021, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS - 3009, known <br />as the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (“RSO”) and Ordinance No. NS-3010, known <br />as the Just Cause Eviction Ordinance (“JCEO”) appearing as Article X, Division 4 <br />and Division 5 in the Santa Ana Municipal Code (“SAMC”). The RSO and JCEO <br />were adopted to regulate rent increases and evictions in certain rental properties <br />and mobilehome spaces in the City of Santa Ana. <br />C.The findings in Ordinance No. NS- 3009 and Ordinance No. NS-3010 articulate <br />that significant rent increases and housing instability pose a threat to public <br />health, safety and welfare, and a particular hardship for senior citizens, persons <br />living on fixed incomes, and other vulnerable persons living in Santa Ana. These <br />findings are still true and incorporated herein. <br />D.Additionally, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021- 054, directing staff <br />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 instability; <br />and, (2) Include the creation and operation of a Rent Board or similar body, a <br />rent registry, and the related costs thereof. <br />E.On September 6, 2022, staff presented the Long-Term Implementation Plan for <br />the RSO and JCEO to the City Council detailing various best practices based on <br />findings from local sample jurisdictions with similar ordinances in the State of <br />California. <br />EXHIBIT 2