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ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br /> OF SANTA ANA AMENDING THE SANTA ANA MUNICPAL <br /> CODE TO UPDATE THE CITY'S REGULATION OF <br /> GRAFFITI <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS <br /> <br /> FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br /> <br /> and declares as follows: <br /> A. The Council finds and determines that the spread of graffiti on public and <br /> private buildings, walls, signs and other structures or places or other <br /> surfaces causes blight within the City, resulting in a genuine threat to life, <br /> incalculable economic losses to businesses in terms of physical property, <br /> profits and goodwill, and the general deterioration of property and <br /> business values for adjacent and surrounding properties. <br /> B. The Council further finds and determines that the impacts of graffiti are far <br /> beyond the cost of cleanup or removal. Not only is graffiti a property crime, <br /> but a social crime on the quality of life and freedom from intimidation <br /> citizens desire within their neighborhoods. <br /> C. The City Council intends, through the adoption of this Ordinance, to <br /> expand existing standards for Graffiti Abatement and to amend the <br /> Citywide Design Guidelines. In addition, this Ordinance adopts <br /> recommendations for the abatement of graffiti placed on above ground <br /> utility fixtures, including additional tools to require standardized colors for <br /> above ground fixtures, application of anti-graffiti coating to newly installed <br /> fixtures, and removal of, or painting over, graffiti in a timely manner. <br /> D. The City Council is authorized to enact this Ordinance pursuant to its <br /> police powers as specified in Section 200 of the City Charter, as well as <br /> various provision of State Law including Sections 1714, et seq. of the <br /> California Civil Code and Sections 38772, et seq. of the California <br /> Government Code. <br /> E. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated herein <br /> are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of Section 418 <br /> of the City Charter. Any such restatement of existing provisions of the <br /> Code is not intended, nor shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new <br /> action or decision of the City Council, but rather such provisions are <br /> repeated for tracking purposes only in conformance with the Charter. <br /> Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br /> 11 B ~ 1 Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br />