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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: APRIL 18, 2011 TITLE: AMEND CHAPTER 5 OF SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING CARE, TREATMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF DOGS CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1St Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2"d Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 5 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to change the procedure utilized by Santa Ana Police Department Animal Control Division regarding potentially vicious dogs and the safety of animals. DISCUSSION The adoption of this ordinance will revise the language in Chapter 5 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code as follows: 1. Sections 5 -74 and 5 -75 are deleted and moved to existing section 5 -59 and new section 5- 59.1. These revisions make the language that is currently applicable only to noisy dogs applicable to all noisy animals. 2. Section 5 -62 is amended to clarify that commercial kennels are not allowed in residential zones. 3. Section 5 -72 creates a new process for dealing with potentially vicious dogs in line with the procedures utilized by the County. State code allows the City to create whatever process it wants, so long as it is as restrictive, if not more restrictive, than the state code. 4. Section 5 -72.1 is added to define potentially dangerous and vicious dogs. 5. Section 5- 76(d)(2) is amended to set a maximum length of time for tethering an animal from "reasonably necessary" to no more than 3 hours in a 24 hour period. 6. Section 5 -76(e) is added to make it unlawful to leave any animal stranded alone in a parked vehicle in such a way to endanger the animal's health. FISCAL IMPACT The:e is no fiscal impact associated with this action. Paul M. Walters Chief of Police Police Department 5OA -1