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EJC:ms 11/8/79 ORDINANCE NS-] 5] ] AN ORDINANCE OF ~H~ CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING ARTICLE X TO CHAPTER 8 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE MAINTENANCE OF MULTIPLE FAMILY BUILDINGS, DEFINED AS FIVE OR MORE UNITS, TEN OR MORE YEARS OLD, AND ABATEMENT AND PROSECUTION OF NUISANCES. WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has a history and reputation for well kept properties and the property values and the general welfare of this community are founded, in part, upon the appearance and maintenance of properties; and WHEREAS, there now appears a need for further emphasis on the maintenance of a number of premises in that certain conditions, as described hereinafter, have been found from place to place throughout the City; and WHEREAS, the existence of such hereinafter described conditions is injurious and inimical to the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of this City and contributes substantially and increasingly to the problems of requiring expenditures for protection against hazards, and diminution of property values, prevention of crime and the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and the maintenance of police, fire and accident protection; and WHEREAS, such problems are becoming increasingly direct and substantial in significance and effect and the uses and abuses of property as described herein are reasonably related to the proper exercise of the police power in the protection of health, safety, and welfare of the public; and WHEREAS, unless corrective measures are undertaken to alleviate such existing conditions and particularly to avoid future problems in this regard, the public health, safety and general welfare and specifically the property values and social and economic standards of this community will be depreciated; and WHEREAS, such measures will enhance the appearance and value of such properties rather than be a burden on the owners thereof; and WHEREAS the prosecution and abatement of such conditions will also appreciate the values and appearance of neighboring properties and benefit the use and enjoyment of properties in the general area and will improve the general welfare and image of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, 'the City Council of the City of Santa Aha does ordain as follows: is hereby Article X SECTION 1: That the Santa Aha Municipal Code, amended by adding an article, to be numbered of Chapter 8, which article reads as follows: ARTICLE X. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE OF MULTIPLE FAMILY BUILDINGS. Sec. 8-1950. Definitions. Unless the particular provision or the context otherewise requires, the definitions and provisions contained in this section shall govern the construction, meaning, and application of words and phrases used in this article: