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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1689
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING
SECTION 1-18 AND ADDING SECTIONS 1-18.1, 1-18.2
AND 1-18.3 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CITATIONS FOR
VIOLATION OF ORDINANCES
THE' CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That Section 1-18 ~f the Santa Ana
Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1-18. Fire Department Authority to
issue citations.
The fire chief, the fire department division
chiefs, the fire department battalion chiefs and fire
department personnel assigned to the fire safety division
have the duty to enforce the provisions of the Uniform Fire
Code as adopted and amended by Section 14-1 of this code,
and are authorized to arrest persons without a warrant
whenever they have reasonable cause to believe that the
person to be arrested has committed a violation of said
provisions in their presence. In'any case in which a person
is arrested pursuant to this section and the person arrested
does not demand to be taken before a magistrate, said
officer or employee making the arrest shall prepare a
written notice to appear and release the person on his or
her promise to appear as prescribed by Chapter 5 C, Title
III, of Part 2 of the Penal Code of the State of California
(commencing with section 853.6).
SECTION 2: That~ the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is
hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 1-18.1,
which said section reads as follows:
Sec. 1-18.1.
Planning & Development Services
Department Authority to issue c~-
tations.
The director of planning and development services,
the chief of planning, the chief of development processing,
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community preservation officers, senior planners, land use
investigators, senior building inspectors, and building
inspectors have the duty to enforce the following provisions
of this code: Chapter 8~ Sections 10-2, 10-8, 10-16, 10-19,
10-26, 10-64, 10-70, I0-71, 10-89, 10-97, 10-98, 10-100, 10-
140, 10-141~ 10-142, 10-143, 10-15Q, 10-151, 10-177, 10-197,
10-203, 10-209, 10-221 through 10-238~ Sections 16-1, 16-2,
16-3, 16-4, 16-6, 16-46 through 16-60; Chapter 17; Sections
18-17, 18-39, 18-40, 18-352, 18-400 through 18-420; Chapter
21; Chapter 26; and Chapter 41. The above listed officers
and employees are authorized to arrest persons without a
warrant whenever they have reasonable cause to believe that
the person to be arrested has committed a violation of said
provisions~ in their presence. In any case in which a person
is arrested pursuant to this section, and the person
arrested does not demand to be taken before a magistrate,
said officer or employee making the arrest shall prepare a
written notice to appear and release the person on his or
her promise to appear as prescribed by Chapter 5 C, Title
III, Part 2 of the Penal Code of the State of California
(commencing with Section 853.6).
SECTION 3: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is
hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 1-18.2,
which sai~ ~'ection reads as folI~ws:
Sec. 1-18.2.
Public Works Department, Authority
to issue citations.
The director of public works, the city engineer,
the construction engineer and all sanitation inspectors have
the duty to enforce the provisions of S~ctions 16-1 through
16-4, 16-33, 16-34..and 16-48 of this code, and are author-
ized to arrest persons without a warrant whenever they have
reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested
has committed a violation of said provisions in their pres-
ence. In any case in which a person is arrested pursuant to
this section and'the person arrested does not demand to be
taken before a magistrate, said Officer or employee making
the arrest shall prepare a written notice to appear and
release the person on his or her promise to appear as
prescribed by Chapter 5 C, Title III, of Part 2 of the P~nal
Code of the State of California (commencing with Section
853.6).
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SECTION 4: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is
hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 1-18.3,
which said section reads as follows:
Sec. 1-18.3.
Recreation, Parks & Community
Services, Authority to issue
citations.
The director of recreation, parks and community
services and park rangers employed within the department of
recreation, parks, and community services have the duty to
enforce the provisions of Chapter 31 of this code, and are
authorized to arrest persons without a warrant whenever they
have reasonable cause to believe that the person to be
arrested has committed a violation of said provisions in
their presence. In any case in which a person is arrested
pursuant to this section and the person arrested does not
demand to be taken before a magistrate, said officer or
employee making the arrest shall prepare a written notice to
appear and release the person on his or her promise to
appear as prescribed by Chapter 5 C, Title III, of Part 2 of
the Penal Code of the State of California (commencing with
Section 853.6).
SECTION 5: 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 unconstitu-
tional.
SECTION 6: 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
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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
obligatioDs thereunder appertaining shall continue in full
force and effect.
ADOPTED this 5th day of Ouly , 1983.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
COUNC~LMEMBERS:
Luxembourger Aye__
Griset Aye
Acosta Aye
Bricken Aye
Johnson Aye
McGuigan Aye
Young Aye
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