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Ordinance Amending and Adding Provisions to Chapter 10 (Crimes and Miscellaneous <br />Law Enforcement Provisions) and Amending Related Sections in Chapter 31, Chapter <br />33, and Chapter 36 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />December 17, 2024 <br />Page 3 <br />• Adds new Sections 10-94 and 10-95 to Article I (In General) of Chapter 10, which <br />addresses loitering and sleeping on public benches and loitering and sleeping in <br />public restrooms, respectively; <br />• Amends Section 10-100 of the same Article and Chapter to address not obstructive <br />"matter" in a public right-of-way but obstructions more generally and to include <br />certain areas specifically; <br />• Adds enforcement provisions related to Section 10-94 to 10-100 to clarify the City's <br />ability to cite an offense as an infraction or misdemeanor, and to pursue <br />administrative, civil, or criminal enforcement; <br />• Amends the City's Article VIII (Camping and Storage of Personal Property) of <br />Chapter 10 to augment the City's definition of "camp" and camping" as well as <br />"camp facilities." The proposed ordinance also adds other definitions consistent <br />with other articles and chapters of the SAMC and includes an enforcement <br />provision similar to that added with respect to obstructions; <br />• Amends the City's Article X (Civic Center Regulation) to delete duplicative <br />provisions related to camping and storage and a provision limiting animals in the <br />civic center (Section 10-550-552). The new Article X adds a definition of the Civic <br />Center, and renumbers the other remaining regulations; <br />• Adds sections to Chapter 31 (Recreation, Parks and Playgrounds) related to <br />storage of personal property in parks specifically and also prohibiting sleeping or <br />loitering in park restrooms specifically; and <br />• Amends Section 33-113 of Chapter 33 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Works) to <br />address sleeping, laying, or standing on a bus bench or shelter when a bus route <br />is not in operation as stated in posted signage. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with this action. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />EXHIBIT(S) <br />1. Ordinance (redline for first reading) <br />Submitted By: Robert Rodriguez, Acting Police Chief <br />Approved By: Alvaro Nunez, City Manager <br />