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ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING THE SANTA ANA <br />MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE CITY'S <br />REGULATION OF GRAFFITI. <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, <br />determines and declares as follows: <br />A. The Council finds and determines that the spread of graffiti on <br />public and private buildings, walls, signs and other structures or <br />places or other surfaces causes blight within the City, resulting in a <br />genuine threat to life, incalculable economic losses to businesses in <br />terms of physical property, profits and goodwill, and the general <br />deterioration of property and business values for adjacent and <br />surrounding properties. <br />B. The Council further finds and determines that the impacts of graffiti <br />are far beyond the cost of cleanup or removal. Not only is graffiti a <br />property crime, but a social crime on the quality of life and freedom <br />from intimidation citizens desire within their neighborhoods. <br />C. The City Council intends, through the adoption of this Ordinance, to <br />expand existing standards for Graffiti Abatement and to amend the <br />Citywide Design Guidelines. In addition, this Ordinance adopts <br />recommendations for the abatement of graffiti placed on above <br />ground utility fixtures, including additional tools to require <br />standardized colors for above ground fixtures, application of anti- <br />graffiti coating to newly installed fixtures, and removal of, or <br />painting over, graffiti in a timely manner. <br />D. The City Council is authorized to enact this Ordinance pursuant to <br />its police powers as specified in Section 200 of the City Charter, as <br />well as various provision of State Law including Sections 1714, et <br />seq. of the California Civil Code and Sections 38772, et seq. of the <br />California Government Code. <br />E. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated <br />herein are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />758-13 Page 1 of 6 <br />