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ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1396 PAGE FIVE (e) The bingo caller and the receptacle from which the objects or balls are drawn shall be in the same room as the players. No more than one room shall be used for any bingo game. A~numbers announced shall be plainly and clearly audible to all the players present. (f) Ail objects or balls to be drawn during a bingo game shall be prominently displayed for viewing by the players for 15 minutes and audited prior to the start of a bingo session and during all intermissions. Any player is entitled to a verification of all the numbers drawn at the time a winner is determined. Such verification shall be made in the immediate presence of the member of the licensee organization who is in charge of the game. If such member is also the caller, the verification shall be in the immedi- ate presence of three witnesses. SECTION 10: That Section 10-61.5 of the Santa Ana Muni- cipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 10-61.5. Attendance Limited to Occupancy Capacity. Notwithstanding that bingo games are open to the public, attendance at any bingo game shall be limited to the occupancy capacity of the room in which such game is conducted as determined by the Fire Chief and Director of Building Safety and Housing of the City of Santa Ana in accordance with applicable laws and regu- lations. Licensee shall not reserve seats or space for any person. SECTION 11: That Section 10-61.6 of the Santa Ana Muni- cipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 10-61.6. Bingo Games Conducted Only on Licensee's Property. A Licensee shall conduct a bingo game only on property owned or leased by it, and which property is used by such organi- zation for an office or for performance of the purposes for which the organization is organized. The license issued under this Code shall authorize the holder thereof to conduct bingo games only on such property, the address of which is stated in the application. In the event the described property ceases to be used as an office and as a place for performance of the purposes for which the licen- see is organized, the license shall have no further force or effect. A new license may be obtained by an eligible organization, upon application under this Code, when it again owns or leases property used by it for an office or for performance of the pur- poses for which the organization is organized. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require that the property owned or leased by the organization be used or leased exclusively by such organization. SECTION 12: That Section 10-61.7 of the Santa Ana Muni- cipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 10-61.7. Minors Not to Participate. No person shall allow any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to participate in any bingo game, nor shall any person under the age of eighteen (18) years participate in any bingo game.