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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1210 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA PERTAINING TO NONCONFORMING SIGNS, AMENDING SECTIONS 41-61g.13 AND 41-619.55 OF ?HE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING SECTIONS 41-619.14, 41-619.15, 41-619.16 AND 41-619.17 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION l: That Section 41-619.13 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is ~-F~-~y amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-619.13. Amortized nonconforming sign - defined. As used in this chapter the term "amortized nonconforming sign" shall mean a sign which is at any time in conformity with the provisions of the "Sign Ordinance" of the City of Santa Ana (Sections 41-619 through 41-619.56) but which thereafter becomes nonconforming to such provisions and to which all of the following conditions apply: (a) the sign has been in existence for at least ten (10) years; (b) the sign has been nonconforming to the provisions of the "Sign Ordinance" of the City of Santa Ana for at least one (1) year; (c) at least one (1) year has elapsed from the effective date of this ordinance. SECTION 2: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding sections to be numbered 41-619.14, 41-619.15, 41-619.16 and 41-619.17, which said sections read as follows: Sec. 41-619.14. Same - Termination of nonconforming use. Any amortized nonconforming sign, in the absence of a variance per- mitting its continued use, shall be made to conform or shall be removed within sixty (60) days of service of notice on the sign owner pursuant to section 41-619.15, except that in any case where application has been made for review by the Planning Commission pursuant to section 41-619.16 or for a variance, the period for such termination of the nonconforming use may be extended, if necessary, to a date thirty (30) days after the completion of administrative action on such application. Sec. 41-619.15. Same - Notice of nonconformity. (1) The Director of Planning shall serve or cause to be served a notice of nonconformity upon the owner of each amortized nonconforming sign and shall make the initial determination as to whether any sign is an amortized nonconforming sign. The notice shall contain the following items: (a) an identification of the sign including the street address of the property upon which the sign is located; (b) a statement that the sign fails to conform to the pro- visions of the "Sign Ordinance" of the City of Santa Aha, of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, including citation by code number of the sections which render the sign nonconforming; -1-