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ORDINANCE NS-1148 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING TO CHAPTER 8 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING VOLUME IV OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE, DANGEROUS BUILDINGS 1970 EDITION 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 adding sections to be numbered Section 8-1900, 8-1901, 8-1902, and 8-1903 which said sections read as follows; Sec. 8-1900. Adoption by reference. There is hereby adopted by the City that certain Code known as the Uniform Building Code, Volume IV, Dangerous Buildings, 1970 Edition, and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are hereinafter amended, of which Code not less than three (3) copies have been and are on file in the office of the clerk of the council of the City. Said building code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as pro- vided for in section 419 of the charter of the City, and from the date on which this section shall take effect the provisions thereof, subject to the amendments, hereinafter set forth, shall be in effect within the City limits. S~'~ 8~1~01: That wherever in this Code reference is made to building official, such reference shall be taken to mean director of building safety. Sec. 8-1902: 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, sen- tence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Sec. 8-1903: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinances relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or case deposit in lieu thereof, re- quired to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordi- nance, and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.