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REL:mb(7) 11/13/89 Rev. 1/19/90 675 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2075 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING SECTION 8-46 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR A FIRE FACILITIES FEE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal amended by adding a section, to be numbered section reads as follows: Code is hereby 8-46, which said Sec. 8-46. Fire facilities fee. (a) In addition to any other fees and charges, a fire facilities fee is required as a condition precedent to the issuance of building permit for construction of buildings exceeding 2 stories in height (~Xcluding parking structures and excluding buildings owned and occupied by agencies of the federal, state, or local governments). The fee shall be in such amount as shall be set by resolution of the city council. In the event that, for any reason, the fee is not collected prior to issuance of the building permit, it shall be collected prior to issuance of a certif- icate of occupancy. (b) The purpose of the fire facilities fee is to provide revenue to pay for equipment needed to fight fires in the expanding number of buildings over 2 stories in height in the city, and to improve fire stations in the city as necessary to accommodate such equipment and otherwise augment the city's capability to fight fires in such build- ings. The fire facilities fee revenues shall be used for such purpose. The facilities to be financed with fire facility fee revenues shall be identified in the resolution of the city council setting the amount of the fee. (c) In establishing the fire facilities fee, the city council finds and determines that buildings over 2 stories in height require unique fire fighting equipment and fire station configurations, that the city has experienced considerable development of such buildings in the recent