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ORDIHA2~CE NO. NS-321 REGULATING AMBULANCES AND AMBULANCE PEP~ONNEL CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN A~ FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That Amticle V1, Chapter 3, Par~ 9 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding new sections at the end thereof in words and figures as follows: "Section 6394. Ambulances and Ambulance Personnel. Definitions. "Ambulance" is defined as any privately-owned vehicle equipped and used for transporting injured or sick human beings, and shall include, but is not r~stricted to, emer- gency vehicles used for such purposes. Section 6394.1. Same. Ambulance Permit. No person shall operate any ambulate business in the City without first applying for and obtaining a permit so to do. The application for such permit shall be filed with the Chief of Police sa d shall contain the informa- tion required by Section 63§1.1 (a) and (b) of this Code. Applicant shall furnish proof of insurance on each vehicle proposed to be so operated to cover public liability in assents of not less than $50,000 for injury or death to one person, $100,000 for inJu.ry or death of more than one person in any one accident, $40,000 malpractice in any one incident, and property damage of not 1~ ss than $10,000 for any one accident, before the permit is ismed. Before issuing an ambulance pex~ait the Chief of Police shall refer the question of public convenience and neeess~ ty to the City Council for their determination. Prior ~o the Council,s clorox'ruination, the Chief of Police shall make an investigation and recommendation to the Cit-y~ Oouncil aa to the applioant,s complimce or non-complimoe wi~h the con- ditions set forth in Section 6381.4, Subsections (a) and (b), and as to the number of ambulances then operated in ~he City under permit. In determining the question of pub- lic convenience ~d necessity, the City Council shall be guided by the following: (1) Approximately one ambulmce shall be permitted for each 20,000 residents of the City of Sm ta Ana, or major portion thereof. (2) The number of residents of the City of Sm ta Aha shall be determined by the last preceding official United States Goverument Census. Such permit shall not be granted until each ambulance to be operated, and all equipment thereon, has been submitted to and examined by the Chief of Police, or his designated agent, to determine that the same is in all respects mechan- ically safe and free of defects; that said ambulance is properly equipped with a cot, stretchers, blankets, restraints, first aid supplies, splints, resuscitator, towels, and pillows; and no person shall operate any ambulance while the same or any of the equipment thereon or therein is defective, unsafe, or unclean. The Chief of Police may, for good cause or on reasonable belief that my of the previsions herein