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ORDINANCE NS-878 AMENDING ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 2, PART 6, OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 3261.5 THEREOF TO REDUCE THE HOURS A VEHICLE MAY BE PARKED UPON ANY STREET OR ALLEY WITHIN THE CITY WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority of Section 22652(a) of the Vehicle Code of the State of California, it has been determined that that paragraph (b) of Section 3261.5 should be amended to reduce the hours a vehicle may be parked upon any street or alley within the City of Santa Ana; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Section 3261.5 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in words and figures as follows: SECTION 3261.5. Same. Parking at Certain Places and for Certain Purposes Prohibited. (a) No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of displaying such vehicle "for sale". No person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle for a period of time longer than twelve hours on any public street or highway in the City unless such vehicle is in a condition to be lawfully operated upon the public highways; and no person shall repair, dismantle, overhaul or do any mechanical work upon any vehicle on any part of any public street or highway in the City except to change rims, to replace flat tires or to make other emergency repairs to enable such vehicle to be moved to the proper place for mechanical work. (b) No person who owns or has custody or control of any vehicle shall park or store such vehicle upon any street or alley for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two (72) hours. ~ The Chief of Police is authorized to remove any vehicle from the roadway if such vehicle is parked or stored in violation of this Sub-section (b). (c) Food Vending Vehicle. No person shall park, stop or stand any wagon, cart or vehicle upon any part of any street of the City and leave the same stopped, parked or standing in any one location for a period of time longer than five (5) minutes for the purpose of selling or delivering any food or drink from such wagon, cart or vehicle, and no operator or person shall make a second stop after moving from the last place of parking, stopping or standing within a distance of fifty (50) feet of the last place of parking, stopping or standing. The City Council hereby expresses its intent to permit the traditional delivery or vending of beverages and foods from wagons, carts or vehicles from house to house through the residential areas of the City, but delcares its intention to prohibit any such conveyance being used as a store of stationary location for the sale of such wares upon the streets of the City, said streets being for the primary purpose of providing traffic ways for moving vehicles. (d) In the event the highway includes two or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon such roadway, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such a one-way roadway. SECTION 2: That this Ordinance shall take effect thirty days from and after the date of its adoption. -1-