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ORDINANCE NO. NS-2165 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-7, 3-8 3-11 AND REPEALING 3-3.1 TO ALLOW THE CITY TO EXPEDITE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS AND APPLICATIONS FOR HEARINGS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL BY AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF A HEARING OFFICER BY THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 3-2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 3-2. Request for hearing. (1) Initial application to council. Whenever an applicant is entitled by this Code to apply directly to the city council for initial determination of a matter, he shall submit his application in writing to the clerk of the council. The clerk shall determine that the application is in complete and correct form and may refer it to any appropriate city department for advice and assistance in making such determination. Thereafter, the clerk shall appoint a hearing officer to consider applications in specific types of matters and fix a time and place for a hearing to be held not less than five (5) nor more than sixty (60) days after receipt of the application. The clerk shall notify the applicant by mail at the address provided by the applicant of the date on which the matter will be heard. The hearing officer may, but need not be a city employee. The clerk shall assume responsibility for such publication of notice of the hearing as may be required by law. If a hearing officer is appointed, the hearing shall be conducted in accordance with sections 3-4 through 3-10 of this Code. If any provision of law requires that public notice of the hearing be given, the clerk shall cause such notice to be given so that the hearing may be scheduled within the time required by this section. (2) Appeal to council from action of city official, board or commission. Whenever an applicant is entitled under this Code or any other provision of law to appeal to the council from an adverse determination in a matter made by a city official, board or commission and desires to so appeal, he shall, within ten (10) days after he has been notified of that determination, submit a notice of appeal to the clerk of the council and a copy thereof to the person or the chairman of the body whose decision is being appealed.