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REL:adg 2/17/81 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1574 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 8-1900 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING SECTION 8-1904 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE UNIFORM DANGEROUS BUILDINGS CODE BY REFERENCE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 8-1900 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-1900. Adoption by reference. There is adopted by the city that certain code known as the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1979 Edition, and the whole thereof, save and except such portions as are deleted by the amendments set forth in this article, of which said code not less than three (3) copies have been and are on file in the office of the clerk of the council of the city. The said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein as provided for in Section 419 of the Charter of the city, and subject to all amendments set forth in this article, shall be in effect within the City of Santa Ana from the effective date of this ordinance. Any provision of this article amending the "Dangerous Buildings Code" or "Uniform Dangerous Buildings Code" shall be construed as amending the said adopted code, 1979 Edition, including such provisions enacted prior to the enactment of this ordinance and not thereafter repealed. The said adopted code, 1979 Edition, as thus amended, together with all other provisions of this article, shall be known as the dangerous building code of the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 2: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended by adding a section to be numbered 8-1904, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 8-1904. Board of Appeals. Section 205 of the Uniform Dangerous Building_ Code is amended to read as follows: Section 205. In order to provide for final interpretation of the provisions of this code and to hear appeals provided for hereunder, there is hereby established a Board of Appeals consisting of members who are not employees of the city, and who are qualified, by experience and training, to pass upon matters pertaining to this code. The building official shall be an ex-officio member of and shall act as secretary to said board. The board shall be appointed by the governing body and shall hold office at its pleasure. The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its business and shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a copy to the building official. Appeals to the board shall be processed in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 501 of this code. Copies of all rules or regulations adopted by the board shall be delivered to the building official, who shall make them freely accessible to the public.