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PUBLIC HEARING ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATIONS ORD. NS-1020 c.ont rol. Hearing was opened for consideration of the proposed ordinance repealing and re-enacting Chapter 5 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code relating to animal M.I~. Treadgold, 2070 S. Sycamore. presented a petition contaimng 19 signatures of residents of the 2000 block of South Sycamore, stating that they favored a .$5.00 license fee for dogs, requesting that no more than two dogs be allowed on one lot, and that dogs not be allowed to run at large; and stating that other than the above, they requested that the present ordinance remain as it is. On motion of Councilman [terrin, seconded by Councilman Markel and unanimously carried, the petition was ordered filed. The following persons also spoke: Mrs. Wikiiam Owen, 2016 W. 15th Street, who objected to the hobby kennel provisions of the proposed ordinance and the section on reporting of complaints, objected to more than two dogs in a household, and thought hobby kennels should be allowed only on a variance basis; Rita Lazaron, N. Spruce Street, who expressed the opimon that only two dogs should be allowed to a family; James Requarth, 1004 N. Baker, who objected to more than one dog per family, noise of barking dogs, dogs on leashes being allowed to use other people's lawns, and thought the license fee should be $25.00 per year per dog; Edith Izan~. 8311 La Sierra, Whittier, President of the California Dog Fanciers' Association, who explained the purpose for hobby kennels and how it would protect the hobby fancier who breeds show dogs for a hobby; Neal Rogers, 2605 W. Harbor, a hobby fancier, who expressed the need for the hobby kennel provisions in the ordinance; Miles Leach, 2025 W. 10th Street, who expressed opposition to the increase in the amount of license fees; Joseph Rollo, 1318 S. Poplar, who complained about /he method of animal control ~n the City and loose dogs on the street; Freda Sathre, 846 E. Normandy, who expressed satisfaction with the proposed ordinance; Mr. Beard, West 17th Street, who expressed opposition to the proposed ordinance, specifically /he hobby kennel provision; C.C Kemper, 315 West 19th Street, who asked what was going to be done about cats; Robert Scherrer, from the north Tustin area~ who stated that he moved from Santa Ana a year ago to a place where he could legally keep 5 dogs, and stated that he felt the proposed ordinance would give the City more control; CITY COUNCIL -139- May 18, 1970