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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1235 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING CHAPTER 3, TO PROVIDE FOR A UNIFORM HEARING AND APPEAL PROCEDURE; AND AMEND- ING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Chapter 3, consisting of Sections 3-1 through 3-12 to read as follows: CHAPTER III UNIFORM HEARING AND APPEAL PROCEDURE Sec. 3-1. Scope of this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in other provisions of this code, the procedures of this chapter shall apply to hearings before the city council, whether on matters of initial application to the council or on appeal to the coun- cil from the decision of city officials, boards or commissions. Sec. 3-2. Request for hearing. 1. Initial application to council: Whenever an applicant is entitled by this code to apply directly to the city council for initial determination of a matter, he shall submit his application in writing to the clerk of the council. The clerk shall determine that the application is in complete and correct form and may refer it to any appropriate city department for advice and assistance in making such determination. Thereafter, the clerk shall place the application on the agenda of the next regular council meeting occurring not less than five (5) nor more than thirty (30) days after receipt of the application. If any provision of law requires that public notice of the hearing be given, the clerk shall cause such notice to be given so that the hearing may be scheduled within the time required by this section. The clerk shall notify the applicant by mail at the address provided by the applicant of the date on which the matter will be placed on the agenda. 2. Appeal to council from action of city official, board or commission: Whenever an applicant is entitled under ~his code or any other provision of law to appeal to the council from an adverse determination in a matter made by a city official, board or commission and desires to so appeal, he shall, within ten (10) days after he has been notified of that determination, submit a notice of appeal to the clerk of the council and a copy there- of to the person or the chairman of the body whose decision is being appealed. The notice of appeal shall be addressed, to the council and shall specify the subject matter of the appeal, the official or body whose decision is appealed, the date of any original and amended applications or requests, the date of the adverse decision (or receipt of notice thereof), the basis of the appeal, the action requested of the council and the name and address of the applicant.