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ORDINANCE NO. NS-2184
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
ADDING SECTION 10-153 TO THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE, TO PROHIBIT THE
TRANSMISSION OF LOUD OR RAUCOUS NOISE
FROM SOUND MAKING OR AMPLIFYING DEVICES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS
FgLLOWS:
~_C_C_C~I_Q~__~: That the Santa Aha Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding a section, to be numbered 10-153, which said
section reads as follows:
10-153.
Loud and raucous noise from sound making or
amplifying devices prohibited.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit
the emission or transmission of any loud or raucous noise from any
sound making or sound amplifying device in his possession or under
his control,
(1) upon any private property, or
(2) upon any public street, alley, sidewalk or thoroughfare,
or
(3) in or upon any public park or other public place or
property.
(b) The words "loud and raucous noise," as used herein, shall
mean any sound or any recording thereof when amplified or increased
by any electrical, mechanical, or other device to such volume,
intensity or carrying power as to unreasonably interfere with the
peace and quiet of other persons within or upon any one or more of
such places or areas, or as to unreasonably annoy , disturb, impair
or endanger the comfort, repose, health, or safety of other persons
within or upon any one or more of such places or areas.
(c) the word "unreasonably," as used herein, shall include,
but not be limited to, consideration of the hour, place, nature,
and circumstances of the emission or transmission of any such loud
and raucous noise.
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 ordinance. The City Council of
the city of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted
ORDINANCE NS-2184
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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.
~F~C_TJ~-~: 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 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 appertaining shall continue in full force
and effect.
ADOPTED this 1st day of February 199~.
ATTEST:
Mayor
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Young Aye
Pulido Aye
Acosta Aye
Griset Ave
McGuigan Ave
Norton Aye
Richardson Aye
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
city Attorney
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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION
State of California
County of Orange
I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the
attached Ordinance /~ -~/~,~ to be the original ordinance
adopted by the City Council of the city of Santa Ana on
~- /- ~ ; and that said ordinance was published in
accordance with the Charter of the C~ty of Santa Ana.
the Counc~'~l, Date
city of Santa Ana