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ORDINANCE NO. N$-2288
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
AMENDING THE BUILDING CODE TO REDUCE THE
MINIMUM FLOOR AREA FOR EFFICIENCY UNITS
IN SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY HOTELS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by
adding a section, to be numbered 8-120, which said section reads as
follows:
Seo. 8-120.
Efficiency dwelling units (volume 1, Section
310.7).
Section 310.7 of Volume 1 of the building code is amended to read
as follows:
310.7 BfficiencyDwelling Units. An efficiency dwelling unit
shall conform to the requirements of the code except as
herein provided:
1. The unit shal% have a living room of not less than
220 square feet (20.4m') of superficial floor area; except
that in any single room occupancy hotel constructed pursuant
to a conditional use permit or specific development plan
granted or adopted for such use pursuant to Chapter 41 of the
Santa Aha Municipal Code, the minimum floor space for the
living room shall be 150 square feet, unless a higher minimum
floor space is required by the conditional use permit or
specific development plan. An additional 100 square feet
(9.3m~ of superficial floor area shall be provided for each
occupant of such unit in excess of two.
2. The unit shall be provided with a separate closet.
3. The unit shall be provided with a kitchen sink,
cooking appliance and refrigeration facilities, each having
a clear working space of not less than 30 inches (762mm) in
front. Light and ventilation conforming to this code shall
be provided.
4. The unit shall be provided with a separate bathroom
containing a water closet, lavatory and bathtub or shower.
S~CTION 2: This ordinance is adopted pursuant to the
authority granted to cities by section 17958.1 of the Health and
Safety Code of the State of California.
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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 Aha 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 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 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 15th
ATTEST:
c.
erk of the Coundi~/
day of April , 1996.
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COUNCILMEMBERS:
Pulido Aye
Richardson Aye
Espinoza Nay
Lutz Aye
McGuigan Aye
Mills Aye
Moreno Nay
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
city Attorney
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CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION
State of California
County of Orange
of Santa Ana on
with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
I, IANICE 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
6/~'/,q-- ~, .; and that said ordinance was published in accordance
Date: '~///77~ d.
Clerk of the ~Cou~ci~ -
City of Santa Ana