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ORDINANCE NS-939 REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING CHAPTER 1 OF ARTICLE III OF THE SANTA A~A MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTING A UNIFORM FIRE CODE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana finds a need for prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from fire or explosion; and WHEREAS, uniform regulations to protect life and property from fire or explosion are desirable in that they provide equal application of laws; NOW~ THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Article III of the Santa Aha Municipal Code is hereby amended by repealing and re-enacting Chapter 1 thereof to read in words and figures as follows: ARTICLE III - PUBLIC SAFETY CHAPTER 1 - FIRE PREVENTION Part 1 - Uniform Fire Code Adopted SECTION 3110. Adoption of the Uniform Fire Code, 1966 Edition. There is hereby adopted by the City of Santa Ana that certain code known as the CALIFORNIA FIRE CHIEFS' ASSOCIATION UNIFORM FIRE CODE, Revised 1966, and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, added, or amended, of which Code not less than three (3) copies have been and are now on file in the office of the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana, and said UNIFORM FIRE CODE is hereby adopted and incorporated as though fully set forth at length herein, and from the date on which this Chapter shall take effect, the provisions thereof, subject to the amendments thereto, shall be controlling within the limits of the City and this Code shall be known as THE FIRE CODE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA. Part 2 - Fireworks SECTION 3120. Article 12 of the Uniform Fire Code Amended. Article 12 of the Uniform Fire Code, adopted in Part 1 of this Chapter, is amended to read as follows: ARTICLE 12 - FIREWORKS Section 12.01. "Dangerous Fireworks" Defined. "Dangerous Fireworks" shall include all fireworks included in Section 12503, Part 2, Division 11, of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. Section 12.02. "Safe and Sane Fireworks" Defined. "Safe and Sane Fireworks" shall include any fireworks not designated as "Dangerous Fireworks", except that in all cases only end fuses may be used. Section 12.03. Danqerous Fireworks Prohibited. No person, firm, or organization shall manufacture, store, display, sell, offer for sale, possess, discharge, explode, fire, or set off any dangerous fireworks within the City of Santa Ana. -1-