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development, and operational standards adopted by the City, shall be deemed a legal nonconforming use which may be continued until six months after the effective date of this ordinance. On or before such date, all such nonconforming aspects of such use shall be terminated or brought into full compliance with the operational requirements set forth in section 41-387, with the exception of subsection (b). (a) Abandonment. Notwithstanding the above, any discontinuance or abandonment of the use of any lot or structure as an equipment rental yard for a continuous period of one (1) year shall result in a loss of legal nonconforming status of such use. (b) Amortization--annexed property. Any equipment rental yard that was a legal use at the time of annexation of the property, but that does not conform to the regulations and design, shall be brought into compliance within one (1) year of the date of annexation. Section 7. Section 41-396 of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-396.Operational standards in the C3 district. (a) All business activities in the C3 district shall be conducted or located within an enclosed building, except as otherwise provided in section 41-195, and except that the following business activities, to the extent permitted under section 41-395 and section 41- 395.5, may be conducted outside of an enclosed building: (1) Plant nurseries. (2) Automobile sales and parking lots. (3) Equipment Rental Yards. (4) Truck, trailer, tractor, and boat sales. (5) Newsstands. (6) Flower stands. (7) Recreational or entertainment uses. (b) No sales shall be made directly from a building to persons on a public sidewalk, either through a window or similar opening or by means of acoin-operated device. Section 8. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of Ordinance No. NS-2812 Page 5 of 6