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AN ORDINANCE CREATING A BOARD OF CONDE~INATION, DEFINING BUILDINGS WHICH CONSTITUTE A ~ENACE TO PUBLIC 8AFE~ AND PROVIIENO THE MEANS OF ASCERTAINING SUCH FACT AND ABATING SUCH BUILDINGS, AND PROVI~ NG A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THE SA~Eo The Board of Trustees of the City of Santa Ana do ordain as follows: Section 1. For the purpo,es of this OrdinanCe a "Builflin constituting a menace to public safety" is defined as, (1) Any building or other structure (a) situated in the City of Santa Aha; (b) of wood frame construction; and (c) so con- st~ucted as to more than ordinarily endanger other buildings or property in the vicinity, in case of fire, or so constructed or situated as to render the same peculiarly susceptible to fire from within or without; or (~) Any building or othe~ structure in the City of Sant~ Aha which by reason o~ rot, weakened ~olnts, walls, floors, under- pinning, roofs, ceilings, insecure foundation or other cause has become so delapidated or deteriorated as to endanger the safety c~ persons therein or nearby. For the purposes of this ordinance ~owner" is defined to mean the holder or holders of the record title and all recorded interests within on the date upon which the notice of hearing is issued. Section ~: A Board of Condemnation is hereby created and shall consist of the Building Inupector, the Chief of the Fire Department, and the City Engineer. Section ~: Said Board of Condemnation is hereby granted the power after a hearing to conclusively find and determine whethe any building o~ structure constitutes a me,mae to public safety. Said Board may as part,of said hearing inspect such building and the facts observed by said Board at such inspection shall con- stitute evidence upon which it may base its findings. Notice of said hearing shall be given by the Board of Condemnation by posting in a conspicuous place on the building at least ten (lC) days prior to the date of hearing, a notice directed to "all persons having or claiming any interest" in the building designating the building sought to be condemned, the grounds therefor, and the time and place of s~ d hearing. A copy of said notice shall be sent by registered mall, at least ten (lC) ~ays prior to ~ch hearing, to each owner at his last known address, or if ~uch address can not after due diligence be ascerta~ then to said owner at "Santa Aha, C~ff~nia". Section 4: ~henever said Board shall have determined that a building constitutes a menace to public safety, it shall thereupon conclusively find and determine what repairs or alterations are necessary or whether the total destruction of such