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LS 3.31.16 <br />funds shall be expended solely for the proactive rental enforcement program and shall <br />not be used for any other purpose. <br />All interest income earned by the moneys in the proactive rental enforcement <br />program account shall also be expended only for the proactive rental enforcement <br />program. Should such monies be invested in combination with other funds and <br />accounts, then the pro rata share of the interest earned by all such monies that is <br />attributable to the program account shall be expended for the proactive rental <br />enforcement program. <br />Section 4. In Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, the words "Division 1" <br />shall be inserted after the title "Article X." as follows: <br />"ARTICLE X. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE" <br />"DIVISION 1. GENERALLY." <br />Section 5. Division 2. Is hereby added to Article X of Chapter 8 ( "Property <br />Maintenance ") of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to read as follows: <br />f ef� <br />This Division of Chapter 8 is known as the "Proactive Rental Enforcement Program" <br />may be cited as such, and will be referred to herein as "this Division ". <br />Sec. 8 -1961. Purpose and Intent. <br />►_w <br />The purpose of the Proactive Rental Enforcement Program (PREP) is to promote public, <br />health, safety, and welfare through a system of proactive code enforcement involving <br />residential rental property within the City of Santa Ana. This code enforcement effort is <br />designed to ensure continued compliance with Section 17920.3 of the California Health <br />and Safety Code, Chapter 8 and 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC or Code), <br />the Housing Code, the California Building, Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes <br />which, as adopted by the City of Santa Ana, govern substandard building conditions. <br />The implementation of this program also promotes environments in which unhealthy <br />conditions and life safety hazards are reduced for occupants of residential rental <br />property by identifying and correcting code violations which result in: a threat to <br />occupants' safety, a threat to a building's structural integrity including plumbing, heating <br />and electrical systems, and a negative impact on the surrounding neighborhood. <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXXX <br />Page 3 of 16 <br />75B -15 <br />