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ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2082
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA
ANA ADOPTING THE 1988 EDITION OF
THE UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That section 8-2500 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2500. Adoption by reference.
There is adopted by the city that certain code known
as the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Officials Uniform Solar Energy Code, 1988 Edition, save
and except that portion entitled "Part I, Administrative."
The said code is adopted and incorporated as fully as if
set forth at length herein as provided for in Section
419 of the charter of the city. Any provision of this
article amending the "Uniform Solar Energy Code" or "Solar
Energy Code" shall be construed as amending the above-
said code edition. The above-said code edition together
with all other provisions of this article shall be known
as the "Solar Energy Code of the City of Santa Ana."
SECTION 2: That section 8-2510 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 8-2510. Cost of permit.
Every application for a permit to do work regulated
by this code shall state in writing, on the application
form provided for that purpose, the character of work
proposed to be done and the amount and kind in connection
therewith, together with such information, pertinent
thereto, as may be required.
Such applicant shall pay for each permit, at the
time of issuance, such fee as is established by resolution
of the city council.
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Any person who shall commence any work for which a
permit is required by this code without first having
obtained a permit therefor shall, if subsequently
permitted to obtain a permit, pay double the permit fee
fixed by this section for such work; provided, however,
that this provision shall not apply to emergency work
when it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the admini-
strative authority that such work was urgently necessary
and that it was not practical to obtain a permit therefor
before the commencement of the work. In all such cases,
a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to
do so, and if there be an unreasonably delay in obtaining
such permit, a double fee as herein provided shall be
charged.
Applications for which no permit is issued within
180 days following the date of application shall expire
by limitation, and plans and other data submitted for
review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or
destroyed by the building official. The building official
may extend the time for action by the applicant for a
period not exceeding 180 days upon request by the
applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control
of the applicant have prevented action from being taken.
No application shall be extended more than once. In
order to renew action on an application after expiration,
the applicant shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan
review fee.
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
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City
Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would
have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sent-
ence, 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 unconsti-
tutional.
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
cc~mitted prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed
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as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating
to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal
provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect
the validity 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 apper-
taining shall continue in full force and effect.
ADOPTED this lTth day of September
, 1990.
ATTEST:
Mayor
Janice C. Guy
Clerk of the Council
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Young Aye
Acosta Aye
Griset Aye
May Aye .
McGuigan Aye
Norton Aye
Pulido Aye
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney