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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1380
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITv OF SANTA ANA AMENDING
THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEALING SECTION
16-7 AND ADDING SECTION 1-18 TO PROVIDE FOR THE
AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
TO ISSUE CITATIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF PORTIONS OF
THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is here-
by amended by repealing Section 16-7.
SECTION 2: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is
hereby amended by adding a section to be numbered 1-18, which
said section reads as follows:
Sec. 1-18. Violations - Authority to Issue Citations.
The following designated public officers and employees
have the duty to enforce provisions of this code as hereinafter
specified, and are authorized to arrest persons without a warrant
whenever they have reasonable cause to believe that the person to
be arrested has committed a violation of said provisions in their
presence. In any case in which a person is arrested pursuant to
this section and the person arrested does not demand to be taken
before a magistrate, tSe officer or employee making the arrest
shall prepare a written notice to appear and release the person
on his promise to appear as prescribed by Chapter 5C, Title III,
of Part 2 of the Penal Code o~ the State of California (commenc-
ing with Section 853.6). The public officers and employees so
empowered are:
(1) The director of public works, the assistant
director of public works, the construction engineer
and all sanitation inspectors of the City of Santa
Ana, all of whom are empowered as specified herein-
above to enforce the provisions of Sections 16-1
through 16-4, 16-33, 16-34 and 16-48 of Chapter 16
of this Code.
(2) The director of planning assistant director
of planning, senior planner, and the land use inves-
tigators of the City of Santa Aha, all of whom are
empowered as specified hereinabove to enforce the
provisions of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code except those provisions relating to building
construction.
SECTION 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of compe-
tent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions o~ this ordinance. The City Council of the
City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase
or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
ORDINANCE NO.NS- 1380
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SECTION 4: Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor
the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the
prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were
committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as
affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to
the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provi-
sions applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the vali-
dity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be
posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights
and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full
force and effect.
ADOPTED, this 16th day of January , 19~ ,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: 0rtiz, Bricken, Garthe, Brandt,
Ward
NOES: COUNCILMEN: Yamamoto
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN: Evans
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KEITH L. TOW, CITY ATTORNEY