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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1202 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 31-2 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE P~.RTAINING TO POSTING OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS IN RECREATIONAL AREAS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Section 31-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 31-2. Posting Official Signs; Eviction and Banning of Violators; Penalty for Failure to Leave. (a) The Director of Recreation and Parks is authorized and directed to post such notices as shall be authorized by the Council by motion or resolution, in furtherance of the provi- sions of this chapter. Such notices may be placed on and shall apply to any park or recreations! facility operated by the city or, when authorized in writing ~ joint operator, operated jointly by the city and any other public or private agency. (b) NO person shall do anything prohibited by any sign posted pursuant to sub-section (a), nor disregard or fail to follow the directions contained in any sign, and no person shall fail or refuse to obey any order, instruction, or direc- tion given by any attendant employed by the city or by any public or private agency jointly operating the posted recrea- tional facility with the city. (c) Any person violating sub-section (b) may be evicted from the recreational facility and/or barred from further use thereof by any attendant or police officer. Refusal to obey an order to leave or remain away shall constitute a misdemeanor. SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the deci- sion of any court of competent iurisdiction, 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, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 3: 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 ordi- nances 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 de- posit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or depo- sited pursuant to any ordinance, and all rights and obliga- tions thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.