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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1542
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
ADDING SECTION 10-177 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL
CODE PROHIBITING THE SALE OF PRESSURIZED CANS
CONTAINING PAINT TO MINORS AND PROHIBITING
POSSESSION OF SUCH CANS IN DESIGNATED PUBLIC PLACES
AND STATING THE REASONS FOR ITS URGENCY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is
hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 10-177,
which said section reads as follows:
Sec. 10-177
Sale and Possession of Pressurized
Paint Cans
(a) No person shall sell any pressurized can containing any
substance commonly known as paint or dye to anyone under the
age of eighteen (18) years and no person under the age of
eighteen (18) years shall purchase any pressurized can con-
taining paint or dye.
(b) No person shall have in his or her possession any pres-
surized can containing any substance commonly known as paint
or dye while in any public park, playground, swimming pool,
recreational facility, or zoo in the City of Santa Ana. This
section shall not apply to authorized employees of the City
of Santa Ana or an individual or authorized employee of an
individual, agency or company under contract with the City of
Santa Ana.
SECTION 2: 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 competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordi-
nance. 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 sec-
tions, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions
be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3: This Council finds that this ordinance
is urgently required as an emergency ordinance for the imme-
diate preservation of the public peace, health and safety for
the following reason:
Graffiti is an extremely serious problem within the
City and measures must be undertaken immediately to prevent
and remove graffiti.
ORDINANCE NO. NS-1542
PAGE TWO
THEREFORE, City Council declares that this ordinance
shall take effect, and be adopted, as an emergency measure
and is to be effective from the date of adoption as set forth
in the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
ADOPTED this 15th day of Se@tember , 1980,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN:
NOES: COUNCILMEN:
Griset, Luxembourger, Marke],
Ward, Yamamoto
None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: Bricken, Serrat0
EDWARD J. ~OOP~ City Attorney