Item 27 - Ordinance Amending the Santa Ana Municipal Code

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brs 2/28/22 (b) The City will issue a Notice of Violation by mail or personal delivery to the address of the violation, to the party who is billed for the water, or to the owner of the property, as appropriate at least ten (10) calendar days before taking enforcement action. Such notice must describe the violation and the date by which corrective action must be taken. (c) Pending receipt of a written appeal or pending a hearing pursuant to an appeal, the City may take appropriate steps to prevent the unauthorized use of water as appropriate to the nature and extent of the violations and the current declared Water Shortage Level condition. Sec. 39-106. — Procedures for Monitoring Compliance and Reporting to the State. In order to ensure compliance with state reporting requirements and Customer compliance, the City will ensure to collect, track, and analyze relevant data per the procedures defined in the WSCP. Sec. 39-107. — Reevaluation and Improvement Process of Water Shortage Procedures. To ensure that water shortage risk tolerance is adequate and appropriate water shortage mitigation strategies are implemented, the WSCP will be reviewed and evaluated as defined by the procedures identified in the WSCP as needed. Sec. 39-108 — 39-116. — Reserved. Section 3. The City finds that this article and actions taken hereafter pursuant to this article are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency pursuant to Section 15307 of the CEQA Guidelines. Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentence, clauses, phrases, or portions are declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. Section 6. The Clerk of the Council shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law. Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 16 of 18