HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-2210 - Adding Article X to Chapter 10 of Santa Ana Municipal Code to Regulate Camping in Civic CenterORDINANCE NO. NS-2210
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
ADDING A~TICLE X TO CHAPTER 10 OF THE
SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGULATE
CAMPING IN THE CIVIC CENTER
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 an article, to be numbered X and to consist of
sections numbered 10-550 and 10-551, to Chapter 10 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code, which said article reads as follows:
ARTICLE X. CIVIC CENTER REGULATION.
Sec. 10-550. Camping In the Civic Center.
(a) For purposes of this article, camping or camp is defined
as the use of the public areas of the Civic Center for living
accommodation purposes such as sleeping activities, or making
preparations to sleep (including the laying down of bedding for the
purpose of sleeping), or storing personal belongings, or making any
fire, or using any tents or shelter or other structure or vehicle
for sleeping or doing any digging or earth breaking or carrying on
cooking activities.
(b) For purposes of this article, Civic Center is defined as
the area in the City of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State of
California, bounded by Sycamore Street on the East, Civic Center
Drive West on the North, Shelton Street on the West, and Santa Ana
Boulevard on the South.
(c) The activities listed in subsection (a) of this section
constitute camping when it reasonably appears, in light of all the
circumstances, that the participants, in conducting these
activities, are in fact using the area as a living accommodation
regardless of the intent of the participants or the nature of any
other activities in which they may be engaging.
(d) No person shall camp in the Civic Center.
(e) Short-time, casual sleeping which does not occur in the
context of using the Civic Center for living accommodations will
not be affected by this section.
ORDINANCE NS-2210
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Sec. 10-551. Storage of Property in the civic Center.
(a) In the Civic Center, the storage of construction
materials, tools, lumber, paint, tarps, bedding, luggage, pillows
sleeping bags, food, clothing, literature, papers and all other
similar property is prohibited.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a person
in the civic Center may have literature, papers, food, clothing,
blankets and a reasonable cover to protect such property, occupying
up to three (3) cubic feet of space, so long as such property is
attended at all times while ~n the Civic Center (the term
"attended" is defined as a person being within three (3) feet of
his or her property).
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
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.
SECTION 3: 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.
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ADOPTED this 20th day of
ATTEST:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Young AYE
Pulido AYE
Lutz AYE
McGuigan AYE
Mills AYE
Moreno NAY
Richardson AYE
December , 1993.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Edward J. C~op~
City Attorney
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION
State of California
County of Orange
I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Ordinance
NS-2210
of Santa Ana on
with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date:
to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City
12 [ 2 0 [ 9 3 ; and that said ordinance was published in accordance