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PANHANDLING <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING ARTICLE XII REGULATING <br />AGGRESSIVE AND INTRUSIVE SOLICITATION <br />ORDINANCE IN CHAPTER 10 THE SANTA ANA <br />MUNICIPAL CODE <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS <br />AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana expressly finds that the <br />activities and locations of individuals engaging in aggressive and intrusive solicitation, <br />while a protected form of speech, has raised numerous public safety issues for both <br />the individuals that are seeking monies for charity and the persons being solicited for <br />monies. City Staff noted the inherent dangers in known locations in which individuals <br />seeking donations place themselves at risk of physical harm to themselves. In <br />addition, the acts of certain individual seeking funds have placed members of the <br />local community in fear of, or have suffered, physical harm from these aggressive or <br />intrusive actions. <br />B. Locations <br />1) Median Strips <br />A median is not intended for pedestrian activity. Per Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code Section 36-16, the median is that portion of the street <br />that separates lanes of vehicular traffic. Furthermore, there is an <br />inherent traffic safety risk standing on a median with vehicles passing <br />adjacent to medians at high speeds. Standing too close to active traffic <br />lanes further creates safety risks for a pedestrian in the event of them <br />tripping, losing their balance or becoming unconscious and involuntarily <br />fall over active traffic lanes. Per Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 36- <br />118, no person shall stand, walk or sit on any median. In addition per <br />ordinance number NS -560, §3254, no person shall stand in any <br />roadway other than in a safety zone or in a crosswalk if such action <br />interferes with the lawful movement of traffic. See, Sec. 10-702 (c). <br />2) Driveways <br />Safe Mobility Santa Ana found that pedestrian involved collisions occur <br />in Santa Ana at driveways. Furthermore, active driveways to business <br />or retail centers have a steady to heavy flow of vehicular traffic. <br />Pedestrians loitering in or around driveways are exposed to potential <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXX <br />Page 1 of 9 <br />85A-1 <br />