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ORDINANCE NS-1000 AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 5-64 OF ARTICLE II THEREOF PERTAINING TO KENNEL REQUIREMENTS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by amending Section 5-64 of Article II thereof to read in words and figures, as follows: Sec. 5-64. Kennels. All kennel pens must be securely enclosed with a wire fence not less than six feet (6') in height. All houses for sleeping must have a floor elevated at least six inches (6") above ground level; must have a cement floor; must be tight against the elements, except for the entrance; and must comply with the requirements of the Building Code. At least 100 square feet of securely fenced run area must be provided for each dog. No person shall allow the runs to become a nuisance in any manner and all dog fertilizer and food scraps must be cleaned up and removed at least once each day. All barking or howling dogs shall be kept in an enclosed room with insulated walls to prevent the travel of sound at an objectionable level from the kennel building. No kennel which contains or is designed to contain more than twenty (20) dogs shall be established when any part of the kennel buildings or runs is closer than five hundred feet (500') to any building used for human habitation. No kennel which contains or is designed to contain at least four (4) but not more than nineteen (19) dogs shall be established if any part of the kennel buildings or runs is closer than three hundred feet (300') to any building used for human habitation. No kennel shall be established which contains only three (3) dogs when any part of the kennel buildings or runs is closer than two hundred feet (200') to any building used for human habitation. The development and occupation of buildings for human habitation within the distances prescribed above by others than the kennel owner or operator or grantees, directly or indirectly, from or through the kennel owner or operator following the proper establishment of kennels, shall not render the maintenance of such pre-existing kennels unlawful by reason of the diminished separation of the kennel use and the use of buildings for human habitation. The residence of the kennel operator or owner shall not be deemed a building used for human habitation within the language of this Section. SECTION 2: That this Ordinance shall take effect thirty days from and after the date of its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 19th day of January, 1970. ATTEST: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL MAYOR