11B - ORDINANCE - EXTEND PREP PROGRAM

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ROH 09/19/11 ORDINANCE NO. 2011- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 21-120r.1(a) OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST AND EXTEND THE FEE CHARGED TO FINANCE THE CITY'S PROACTIVE RENTAL ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana adopted the Proactive Rental Enforcement Program (PREP), to provide periodic and systematic inspections of all residential rental properties in the City of Santa Ana; and B. The PREP is intended to uncover unsanitary conditions and life safety hazards for occupants of residential rental properties, to ensure that rental properties have operable and safe water, sewage disposal, heating and electric systems, and to encourage owners or managers of residential rental properties to make repairs and conduct preventative building maintenance before deteriorated conditions upon rental property become life safety issues; and C. In 1992, City Council adopted a residential rental surcharge imposed on property owners who choose to enter into the residential property rental business to pay the enforcement costs of the Proactive Rental Enforcement Program, including inspection and administration costs; and D. In an effort to continue monitoring the results of the program, PREP will continue for another four-year period, commencing on January 1, 2012, and will sunset on December 31, 2015, to allow for review of the program; and E. All fees assessed for the PREP bear a direct correlation between the amount of the fee and the actual cost of the services provided, including administration, enforcement and implementation services specifically related to the PREP. Further, the proposed increase will not result in revenue which exceeds the City's estimated reasonable costs to provide the PREP; and Ordinance No. NS- Page 1 of 5 11B-1