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Iss6/17/13 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2845 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING SETTING THE AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FINES AND PENALTIES 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. California Government Code section 53069.4 authorizes the City, by ordinance, to make any violation of any ordinance enacted by the City subject to an administrative fine or penalty; and B. Government Code section 53069.4 authorizes the City to establish by ordinance, procedures governing the imposition, enforcement, collection and administrative review of those administrative fines or penalties; and C. The City has determined that the issuance of administrative citations tends to benefit real property located in the City by increasing the likelihood that public nuisances will be removed, thereby enhancing and protecting the public health, safety and welfare of the community; and D. The City has decided to set the amount of administrative citation fines and penalties in line with California Government Code Section 36900, which establishes maximum limits for administrative fines and penalties. Section 2. The adoption of this ordinance is exempt from CEQA and a Notice of Exemption will be filed if this ordinance is adopted. Section 3. Section 1-21.3 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended such that it reads as follows: Sec. 1-21.3. Fines (a) The amount of fines for violating provisions of the code shall be established and amended by resolution of the City Council. The schedule may include escalating fine amounts for repeat code violations occurring within specified periods of time. Ordinance No. NS-2845 Page 1 of 3