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(ROH 05/02/11) ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE CARE, TREATMENT, AND ASSESSMENT OF DOGS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The Request for Council Action for this ordinance dated April 18, 2011, shall by this reference be incorporated herein, and together with this ordinance, any amendments or supplements and the oral testimony before the City Council at this meeting, shall additionally constitute the necessary findings for this ordinance. B. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated herein are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of Section 418 of the City Charter. Any such restatement of existing provisions of the Code is not intended, nor shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new action or decision of the City Council, but rather such provisions are repeated for tracking purposes only in conformance with the Charter. Section 2. Section 5-59 of Chapter 5 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: Sec. 5-59. Noisy animals. It is hereby declared to be a nuisance for any person to keep, maintain or permit on any lot, parcel of land, or premises under his/her control any animal, including a barking dog as defined in section 5-1(q), within the city limits which is in the habit of either disturbing the peace and quiet of any person within the city or interfering with any person in the reasonable and comfortable enjoyment of life or property. Every day a violation exists shall be regarded as a new and separate offense. Section 3. Section 5-59.1 of Chapter 5 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is added to read as follows: Sec. 5-59.1. Enforcement-Noisy Animals. Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 1 of 12 11 A-1