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0 ORDINANCE NO. NS -2798 <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 />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <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 -2798 <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />