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ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2197 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 8-44 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO APPPLY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FEES TO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 8-44 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 8-44. Transportation system improvement fee. (a) In addition to any other charges, there shall be a special fee required as a condition precedent to the issuance of certain building permits for construction or improvement on those properties lying at least partially within any portion of the city designated by resolution of the city council as a transportation system improvement program area. (b) The building official shall require the payment of a special fee in such amount as the city council shall set by resolution before a building permit will be issued when an application for a building permit indicates the following: (1) A construction or improvement project which will result in an increase of floor area is on a parcel of land which lies wholly or partially within the boundaries of a transportation improvement program area; and (2) The estimated cost of the proposed construction or improvement, as determined by the building official, will exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00). For purposes of this section the valuation per square foot shall not exceed that listed in the latest edition of "Building Standards Magazine" containing a building valuation data chart. (c) The following construction and improvement projects are specifically excluded from the requirements of this section: (1) Tenant improvements and maintenance work which will not increase the floor area of existing structures. (2) Off-street parking facilities, whether surface or structured. (d) Any resolution of the city council establishing a