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LS 3375_216
<br />"Rental housing unit" means a dwelling unit, building, structure, premises or portion
<br />thereof that is being, or is intended to be, rented, leased, subleased, sublet, provided,
<br />exchanged or traded, without loss of ownership for the immediate or planned purpose of
<br />dwelling, sleeping, lodging, boarding or other such occupancy, accommodation or
<br />general residency. Examples of rental housing units covered by this Division include
<br />dwelling units in apartment complex buildings and apartment houses, dwelling units in
<br />duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and fiveplexes, dwelling units in condominiums, dwelling
<br />units in townhomes, dwelling units in planned unit developments, and dwelling units
<br />comprised of single family residences. 'Rental housing unit' does not include units
<br />used for transient lodging such as dormitories, group homes, rooming or boarding
<br />houses, hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast facilities.
<br />"Reportable Violations" means those housing code violations which under this program
<br />shall give the City cause to issue an Administrative Citation, a Notice of Violation or
<br />Notice and Order.
<br />"Substandard condition" means the presence of any one or more of the following
<br />conditions on rental housing property: (i) any condition that constitutes a public
<br />nuisance as defined in California Civil Code Sections 3479 -3480; (ii) any condition of
<br />deterioration or disrepair that creates a substantial adverse impact on neighboring
<br />properties; (iii) any violation of the City of Santa Ana Municipal Code that creates a
<br />substantial adverse impact on neighboring properties, such as graffiti or abandoned,
<br />wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles (or parts thereof); or (iv) any condition not
<br />in compliance with the Building Standards Codes, as adopted in Chapter 8 of this Code,
<br />including the building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical codes, the California Fire
<br />Code, or the State Housing Law (Health and Safety Code Sections 17910 et seq.). A
<br />substandard condition includes, but is not limited to, the following enumerated
<br />conditions:
<br />A. Property, whether improved or not, which is not kept substantially clean and
<br />free from accumulations including, but not limited to, overgrown, dead trees,
<br />weeds or other vegetation, rank growth, rubbish, junk, garbage, litter, debris,
<br />flyers or circulars.
<br />B. Buildings or structures which are unpainted or the exterior paint is
<br />substantially worn off; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be
<br />construed to require an owner to paint a building where the architectural style
<br />indicates it was intended to be unpainted, such as a brown shingle building.
<br />C. Buildings or structures or significant sections thereof including, but not limited
<br />to, awnings, canopies, exterior stairs, roof, foundation, walls, fences, signs,
<br />retaining walls, driveways, or walkways which are substantially deteriorated or
<br />defaced, or windows which are missing or broken. For the purposes of this
<br />section, "defaced" includes, but is not limited to, writings, inscriptions, figures,
<br />scratches, or other markings commonly referred to as "graffiti."
<br />Ordinance No. NS -XXXX
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