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D. 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 Charter of the City of Santa Ana. 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 5-6 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended, such that it reads as follows: Sec. 5-6. Permit required for large number of fowl, etc. (a) No person shall keep or maintain more than four (4) in number of any fowl (excluding roosters which are not permitted within the City of Santa Ana per section 5-6.5 hereof), rabbit, or any combination thereof, on any premises within the City of Santa Ana unless a special permit has been issued, subject to the rules and regulations provided in this section and the approval of the city department of planning and development services. Permits may be revoked on any grounds which would be sufficient to deny issuance. Any person aggrieved by the action of the animal control officer in denying or revoking a permit may appeal to the city council as provided in Chapter 3 of this Code. (b) Any person keeping or maintaining more than four (4) in number of fowl (excluding roosters which are not permitted within the City of Santa Ana per section 5-6.5 hereof), rabbits, or any combination thereof, on any premises within the city of Santa Ana shall be subject to the following rules and regulations: (1) All buildings, pens, runs, or other places where such fowl and/or rabbits are kept shall be located at least thirty (30) feet from any residence, the owner's excepted. (2) The floors of every such building shall be smooth and tight and maintained so as to prevent accumulation of filth or water. (3) The floor area of every such building where the fowl and/or rabbits are given free run shall be of sufficient area so as to allow for two and one-half (2 1/2) square feet per fowl and/or rabbit. (4) All dead animals, manure, refuse, feathers, and other waste matter shall be removed within a reasonable time, not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours, or kept in fly-tight containers until such removal. (5) If runs are provided and the formation of ground therefor is such that it cannot be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times Ordinance No. NS-2833 Page 2 of 4