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RCS:ar 10/4/77 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1385 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA AN~ EXTENDING ORDINANCE NO. NS-1370 FOR AN ADDITIONAL FOUR MONTHS AND PROHIBITING ADULT ACTIVITY USES FOR SUCH INTERIM PERIOD PENDING AMENDMENT OF THE ZONING PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS, on June 6, 1977, the City Council of the City of Santa Aha enacted Ordinance No. NS-1370, an emergency ordinance prohibiting various adult activity uses for an interim period pending amendment of the zoning provisions of the municipal code, and WHEREAS, said ordinance is effective for four months thereafter, and WHEREAS, the City Council now finds that an exten- sion of said ordinance for an additional four months, for a total of eight months, is necessary in order to afford suf- ficient time to study and adopt zoning proposals presently being contemplated, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA AlgA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: Ordinance No. NS-1370 is hereby ex- tended for an additional period of four months. Any of the following uses not presently operating in the City of Santa Ana shall be prohibited during the effective period of this ordinance: Adult book stores; Adult cabaret; Adult motion picture facility; Figure modeling studios; Massage establishments. No permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the City during the effective period of this ordin- ance which allows or is in aid of or necessary to the conduct of any such use. Any change in location of operation or increase in size of the location shall be considered a new operation or commencement of any of the above uses. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit transfer of ownership or any interest therein of any such existing use. SECTION 2: As utilized in this Ordinance, the following words and phrases shall be and hereby are defined as follows: "Adult Book Store" shall mean an establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade, books, magazines and other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activ- ities or specified anatomical areas, or an establishment with a segment or section devoted primarily to the sale or display of such material.