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6. Without adoption of this ordinance, properties in the City could quickly receive entitlements to establish special event signs, including non-aerial balloon signs throughout the City, despite the fact that the City Council has determined that the Code is in need of updating and has directed that a study be done to recommend new standards and revised Code sections to address these concerns. 7. The City Council has directed that all studies be pursued as expeditiously as is practicable, and has directed staff to expeditiously pursue appropriate revisions to the Code. 8. In order to prevent the frustration of said studies and the implementation thereof, the public interest, health, safety and welfare require the immediate enactment of this ordinance. The absence of this ordinance would create a serious threat to the orderly and effective implementation of any Code amendments, general plan amendments or specific plan amendments which may be adopted by the City as a result of the studies, in that new non-aerial balloon signs within the City may be in conflict with or frustrate the contemplated updates and revisions to the Code, general plan or specific plans. Moreover, permitting such signs to be established during said studies and implementation would create impacts on the public health, safety and welfare that the City Council, in adopting this ordinance, has found to be unacceptable. 9. The City Council finds, determines and declares that the current and immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare of the City and its citizens necessitates the immediate enactment of the ordinance. The facts constituting such an urgency are set forth in paragraphs 1-8, inclusive of this ordinance. 10. The City Council further finds that this is a matter of City-wide importance and is not directed towards nor targeted at any particular parcel of property or proposed use. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES HEREBY ORDA1N AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: Prohibition. No special event sign or display permit shall be issued, nor shall such a sign or display be established, for a non-aerial balloon sign. This prohibition shall not prohibit the maintenance of a non-aerial balloon sign for which a valid permit has been issued prior to the date of this Ordinance, provided that such sign shall comply with the provisions of section 41-871 of the Code relating to the time limit that such a sign may be displayed. 2