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REL: 10/10/95 ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2282 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADDING ARTICLE VIII TO CHAPTER 17 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR AN ALTERNATIVE NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE FOR ZONING AND BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding an article, to be numbered VIII, to Chapter 17 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, which said article shall consist of sections 17-100 through 17-112 and shall read as follows: ARTICLE VIII. ALTERNATIVE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE Sec. 17-100. Application of article. This article applies to any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any provision of Chapter 8 of this code, including any provision of any uniform code incorporated by reference into said chapter, or in violation of any provision of Chapter 41 of this code. In accordance with section 1-13 of this code, any such condition constitutes a public nuisance. Bec. 17-101. Alternative method of abatement of public nuisances. This article provides a method by which to secure the abatement of the types of public nuisances to which it applies as an alternative to any other method provided for such purpose by other articles of this chapter or by other chapters of this code or by State law and regulations. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to preclude the use by the city of any such other method of nuisance abatement to any nuisance within the scope of this article. Sec. 17-102. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms have the following definitions: Director means the executive director of the planning and building agency of the city or his or her designated representative. 1