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7/20/83
ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1694
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
AMENDING SECTION 35-127 OF THE SANTA
ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE THE
TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX RATE
SECTION 1: That Section 35-127 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 35-127. Tax imposed.
For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each
transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of
eight percent (8%) of the rent charged by the operator. The
tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the city
which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or to
the city. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator
of the hotel at the time the rent is paid. If the rent is
paid in installments, a proportionate share of the tax shall
be paid with each installment. The unpaid tax shall be due
upon the transient's ceasing to occupy space in the hotel.
If for any reason the tax due is not paid to the operator of
the hotel, the finance director may require that such tax
shall be paid directly to the finance director.
SECTION 2: 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 or 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 unconstitutional.
SECTION 3: 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 deposit pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and
ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1694
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obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full
force and effect.
ADOPTED this
ATTE ST:
JANICE C GUY c~_']~
Jc~eNrIkCEofC0 the Council
15th day of AuBust , 1983.
Mayor -.,~
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Luxembourger Aye
Acosta --~ye
Bricken y~
Gr iset Aye
Johnson Aye
McGuigan Aye
Young Aye
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
.DWARD J./CgOP 9
City Atto~n~