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Staff Report
December 17, 2024
TOPIC: Ordinance Amending and Adding Provisions to Chapter 10 (Crimes and
Miscellaneous Law Enforcement Provisions) and Amending Related Sections in
Chapter 31, Chapter 33, and Chapter 36 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
AGENDA TITLE
Ordinance Amending and Adding Provisions to Chapter 10 (Crimes and Miscellaneous
Law Enforcement Provisions) and Amending Related Sections in Chapter 31, Chapter
33 and Chapter 36 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Conduct a first reading and adopt an ordinance adding and amending various articles
and sections of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to prohibit conduct that interferes with
public rights of access to public property to address changes in the law brought by the
City of Grants Pass, Oregon V. Johnson, et. al., 144 S. Ct. 2202 (2024):
ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING AND ADDING PROVISIONS TO CHAPTER
10 (CRIMES AND MISCELLANEOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS) OF THE
SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE AND AMENDING RELATED SECTIONS IN
CHAPTER 31 (RECREATION, PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS), CHAPTER 33
(STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC WORKS), AND CHAPTER 36 (TRAFFIC) TO
PROHIBIT CONDUCT THAT INTERFERES WITH THE PUBLIC'S RIGHTS OF
ACCESS TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND TO ADDRESS CHANGES IN LAW BROUGHT
ABOUT BY CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON V. JOHNSON, ET. AL., 144 S. Ct.
2202 (2024)
GOVERNMENT CODE 484308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
The City of Santa Ana, including all City departments, remains committed to ensuring
the safety, health, and general welfare of all of its residents, visitors, and businesses. As
part of that commitment, it continues to be the obligation of the City to keep the public
areas clean and available for public use and to ensure access by the public to all
Ordinance Amending and Adding Provisions to Chapter 10 (Crimes and Miscellaneous
Law Enforcement Provisions) and Amending Related Sections in Chapter 31, Chapter
33, and Chapter 36 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
December 17, 2024
Page 2
property, both public and private, by the disabled, elderly, families, children, and visitors
to the City of Santa Ana. The Police Department is primarily responsible for the
enforcement of the laws and the Public Works Agency collaborates with the Parks,
Recreation, and Community Services Agency to maintain the cleanliness of all public
areas, including the parks.
The City has taken proactive measures to address the underlying issues leading to
unlawful camping and the storage of personal items on public property, including, but
not limited to, the implementation of two outreach and engagement teams to address
needed resources for unsheltered persons. On June 12, 2022, the City opened the
Navigation Center which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing 200
beds for men, women, couples, and families, a commercial kitchen, and an outdoor
area for participants and their pets, to provide shelter to homeless persons in the City of
Santa Ana. Despite these efforts, the challenges persist.
In May of 2024, the County of Orange released its 2024 point in time count and
estimated a total of 7,322 individuals experiencing homelessness living in Orange
County, a 28% increase from two years prior. During the same count, it was estimated
the City of Santa Ana has 871 unsheltered persons living in the City, a significant
increase from 2022, where it was estimated the City had 508 unsheltered persons living
in the City.
The City of Santa Ana has adopted regulations to address interference and access to
public areas and continues to look for ways to provide necessary resources to the
unsheltered to provide a multi -faceted and holistic approach to ensuring the safety,
health, and general welfare of all of its residents. However, the public continues to
express concern that access to public and private property is being impeded or
prevented by people camping on public property, by the storage of personal items on
public property, and by people using the public rights -of -way to sit, sleep, and lie down.
In 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued new law addressing the enforcement
of laws regarding sleeping, camping, and storing personal property in public parks and
public places in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, et al., 144 S. Ct.2202 (2024)
("Grants Pass").
Based upon the court's ruling, City Staff recommends adding to and amending the
Santa Ana Municipal Code to provide additional enforcement mechanisms to
complement and enhance existing efforts to the on -going quality -of -life challenges
experienced by residents, visitors, and businesses.
In summary, the proposed Ordinance additions and amendments do the following:
Ordinance Amending and Adding Provisions to Chapter 10 (Crimes and Miscellaneous
Law Enforcement Provisions) and Amending Related Sections in Chapter 31, Chapter
33, and Chapter 36 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code
December 17, 2024
Page 3
• Adds new Sections 10-94 and 10-95 to Article I (In General) of Chapter 10, which
addresses loitering and sleeping on public benches and loitering and sleeping in
public restrooms, respectively;
• Amends Section 10-100 of the same Article and Chapter to address not obstructive
"matter" in a public right-of-way but obstructions more generally and to include
certain areas specifically;
• Adds enforcement provisions related to Section 10-94 to 10-100 to clarify the City's
ability to cite an offense as an infraction or misdemeanor, and to pursue
administrative, civil, or criminal enforcement;
• Amends the City's Article VIII (Camping and Storage of Personal Property) of
Chapter 10 to augment the City's definition of "camp" and camping" as well as
"camp facilities." The proposed ordinance also adds other definitions consistent
with other articles and chapters of the SAMC and includes an enforcement
provision similar to that added with respect to obstructions;
• Amends the City's Article X (Civic Center Regulation) to delete duplicative
provisions related to camping and storage and a provision limiting animals in the
civic center (Section 10-550-552). The new Article X adds a definition of the Civic
Center, and renumbers the other remaining regulations;
• Adds sections to Chapter 31 (Recreation, Parks and Playgrounds) related to
storage of personal property in parks specifically and also prohibiting sleeping or
loitering in park restrooms specifically; and
• Amends Section 33-113 of Chapter 33 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Works) to
address sleeping, laying, or standing on a bus bench or shelter when a bus route
is not in operation as stated in posted signage.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Ordinance (redline for first reading)
Submitted By: Robert Rodriguez, Acting Police Chief
Approved By: Alvaro Nunez, City Manager
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ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AMENDING AND ADDING PROVISIONS TO
CHAPTER 10 (CRIMES AND MISCELLANEOUS LAW
ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS) OF THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE AND AMENDING RELATED SECTIONS
IN CHAPTER 31 (RECREATION, PARKS AND
PLAYGROUNDS), CHAPTER 33 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS
AND PUBLIC WORKS), AND CHAPTER 36 (TRAFFIC) TO
PROHIBIT CONDUCT THAT INTERFERES WITH THE
PUBLIC'S RIGHTS OF ACCESS TO PUBLIC PROPERTY
AND TO ADDRESS CHANGES IN LAW BROUGHT ABOUT
BY CITY OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON V. JOHNSON, ET.
AL., 144 S. Ct. 2202 (2024)
WHEREAS, Section 200 of the City Charter of the City of Santa Ana ("City") vests
the City Council with the authority to make and enforce all laws, rules and regulations with
respect to municipal affairs subject only to the restrictions and limitations contained in the
City Charter and the State Constitution, and the power to exercise, or act pursuant to any
and all rights, powers, and privileges or procedures granted or prescribed by any law of
the State of California; and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 1992, the City of Santa Ana adopted Ordinance No.
2160, adding provisions to Chapter 10 (Crimes and Miscellaneous Law Enforcement
Provisions) to address, regulate and enforce violations of both camping and storage of
personal property in parks, streets and public parking lots or public spaces, improved or
unimproved; and
WHEREAS, the stated purpose of Article VIII (Camping and Storage of Personal
Property) at Section 10-400 was to "maintain public streets and areas within the City of
Santa Ana in a clean and accessible condition"; and
WHEREAS, on May 3, 1993, the City of Santa Ana adopted Ordinance No. 2194
amending Article VIII to modify the definition of "camp"; and
WHEREAS, the City's adoption of Section 10-400, et. seq. was challenged by
three homeless individuals arguing, on various grounds, that the law was unconstitutional;
and
WHEREAS, in Tobe v. City of Santa Ana, 9 CalAth 1069, the Supreme Court held
that the ordinance did not impermissibly restrict the right to travel and was not
unconstitutionally vague or overbroad; and
WHEREAS, the City is committed to ensuring the safety, health and general
welfare of all of its residents, visitors and businesses; and
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WHEREAS, as part of that commitment, it has been and continues to be the
obligation of the City to keep the public areas clean and available for public use and to
ensure access by the public to all property, both public and private, by the disabled,
elderly, families, children, and visitors to the City of Santa Ana; and
WHEREAS, the City has taken proactive measures to address the underlying
issues leading to unlawful camping and the storage of personal items on public property,
including, but not limited to, the implementation of two outreach and engagement teams
to address needed resources for unsheltered persons in the City, possible through the
use of grants and the expenditure of City funds; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Ana Multi -Disciplinary Response Team (SMART), a pilot
program between the City and CityNet, is a specialized non -police response team that
provides outreach via direct field engagement, to offer resources including shelter and
connections to mental health and medical treatment in association; and
WHEREAS, the Quality of Life Team (QOLT) is a multi -disciplinary team to
address quality of life issues throughout the City. The team problem solves issues
regarding homelessness in the field including outreach services, encampment clean-up
and enforcement action when necessary; and
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2022, the City also opened the Navigation Center which
operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing 200 beds for men, women,
couples and families, a commercial kitchen, and an outdoor area for participants and their
pets, to provide shelter to unsheltered persons in the City of Santa Ana; and
WHEREAS, in 2023, the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD")
released its Annual Housing Assessment Report, which estimated that there are 653,104
homeless Americans, based on its annual Point -In -Time ("PIT") Count, representing a
12.1 % increase from the same report in 2022; and
WHEREAS, HUD data also provided that California is home to four (4) of the
nation's top ten major metropolitan areas with the largest number of persons experiencing
homelessness, along with New York, Texas and Florida; and
WHEREAS, in May of 2024, the County of Orange released its 2024 PIT Count
and estimated that a total of 7,322 persons experiencing homelessness were living in
Orange County, a 28% increase from two years prior; and
WHEREAS, from that same count, it was estimated that the City of Santa has 871
unsheltered persons living in the City, a significant increase from 2022, where it was
estimated the City had 508 unsheltered persons living in the City; and
WHEREAS, recently, the Supreme Court issued new law addressing the
enforcement of laws regarding sleeping, camping and storing personal property in public
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parks and public places in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, et al., 144 S. Ct.2202
(2024) ("Grants Pass"); and
WHEREAS, although the City of Santa Ana adopted municipal code regulations to
address interference and access to public areas and continues to provide a multi -faceted
and holistic approach to ensuring the safety, health and general welfare of all of its
residents, the public continues to express concern that access to public and private
property is being impeded or prevented by people camping on public property, by the
storage of personal items on public property, and by people using the public rights -of -way
to sit, sleep and lie down; and
WHEREAS, other public spaces, including public rights -of -way as well as other
public property not covered by existing regulations, are similarly intended for the use and
enjoyment of all members of the community and should be maintained in a safe and
accessible condition; and
WHEREAS, the storage of unattended personal property on public property also
creates a particular safety and security risk to the public requiring additional, broader
regulations; and
WHEREAS, for all of the foregoing reasons, the City Council desires to amend the
Santa Ana Municipal Code to provide additional protections for the public health, safety
and general welfare and additional enforcement mechanisms for those purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals above are each incorporated by reference and adopted
as findings by the City Council.
Section 2. The City Council finds and determines, in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, that the
introduction and adoption of this ordinance is not subject to CEQA pursuant to Sections
15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect
physical change in the environment) and 16060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as
defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title
14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to
the environment.
Section 3. Article I (In General) of Chapter 10 is hereby amended to add new
Sections and amend others to read as follows:
Sec. 10-94. - No loitering or sleeping on public benches, etc.
No person shall loiter, sleep. lav down. or lodae on a public bench or bike rack.
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Sec. 10-95. - No loitering or sleeping in a public restroom.
No person shall loiter, sleep, lay down, or lodge in a public restroom.
Sec. 10-98. - Obstructing entranGe to halls -, etc-, public or private access.
Ne PeFE;E)R shall loiter er stand GF Got in or at the eRtraRGe ef any hall, theater or plaGe
of publin assemblage so as in any, ronRer +o obstr,,n+ c, Gh on+ranno No person shall
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loiter, stand, lie, sleep, sit or in any manner obstruct public or private access, by
ingress or egress, in or at the entrance of any public or private building so as in any
manner to obstruct such ingress or egress access.
Sec.10-100.- Obstruction obstrU Gtiye matter of the public right-of-way is prohibited.
(a) No F)eFSGR shall plaGe, maintain, store, abandon, af4x-,-a#aGh er oth the
gna+inn of any, ebstrun+i"o matter OR any, street sidewalk, alley or narUwav within any, nor+
of the iqub n ri h+_of_wa" innl,,rling all of the folloWing: No person shall obstruct public or
private access by sitting, lying, or sleeping on public property or by storing, using or
maintainina. or Dlacina Dersonal Droaerty in anv Dublic riaht-of-way. includina the
following:
(1) In a manner that obstructs or impedes passage, as provided by the American
with Disabilities Act;
(2) On or within twenty (20) feet of any operational or utilizable driveway, ramp, or
loading dock;
3) On or within twentv (20) feet of anv fire hvdrant, fire Dlua or other connection
used by the Fire Department;
(4) Within twenty (20) feet of the entrance to a public restroom, park, public trail
or public path;
5) Within fiftv (50) feet of an operational and utilizable entrance or exit to a
building, establishment, retail store, restaurant, office building or other place into which
the Dublic is invited:
Within twentv (20) feet of an automatic teller machine or anv door that Drovides
access to the automatic teller machine;
(7) Within twenty (20) feet of an electric vehicle charging station, parking pay
station or parking meter;
(8) Within ten (10) feet of a sidewalk ramp, or the corner where any street,
roadway, highway, or alley intersect;
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(9) In a manner that unreasonably interferes with the use of the public right-of-way
by motor vehicles, pedestrians or bicycles; or
(10) Within two hundred (200) feet of a college, school or day care center.
(b) Except as excluded under paragraph (c) of this Section, any object, material or
substance which hinders or prevents the free passage of the public on that part of the
public right-of-way where it is located shall constitute an obstruction ^"o rQEtivMatter
for purposes of this Section.
(c) The following shall not constitute an obstruction obstruGtiv matter for purposes of
this Section:
(1) Legally parked vehicles;
(2) Trash and refuse placed for collection by the municipal collection service;
(3) Objects placed for a period not exceeding one (1) hour for purposes of loading
or unloading, provided such activity is not part of a regular course of conduct;
(4) Temporary drainage of water, provided that public passage and access to
abutting property remains open and no hazard to health or safety is created;
(5) Minor encroachment of buildings and such appurtenances to buildings as are
not readily capable of removal;
(6) Any legally located bus passenger bench or shelter or material located in
accordance with any municipal permit or authorization or with any requirement
or regulation of any state or federal agency or with any requirement of law.
(d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to in any way limit any other rights or
remedies to which the city may be entitled to abate any obstruction or encroachment in
the public right-of-way.
(e) It shall not be a violation of this Section for a person to sit for purposes of viewing a
legally conducted parade or similar lawful or permitted event.
Sec. 10-101. - Enforcement
any person who violates Sections 10-94 to 10-100 of this Article may be charged
with an infraction or a misdemeanor at the discretion of the citing officer.
(b) In addition to any other remedy allowed by law, any person who violates a
provision of this Article is subiect to criminal sanctions, civil actions. and
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administrative penalties pursuant to Section 1-8 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code.
(c) All remedies prescribed under this Article are cumulative and the election of one
or more remedies does not bar the Citv from the pursuit of anv other remedv to
enforce Sections 10-94 through 10-100 of this Article.
(d) A public nuisance may be abated pursuant to this Article if it must be abated
immediately in order to avoid an imminent detriment, to the public health,
safetv. or welfare.
Section 4. Article VIII (Camping and Storage of Personal Property) of Chapter 10
is hereby amended to add a new Section and amend others to read as follows:
ARTICLE VIII. — CAMPING AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
Sec. 10-400. - Purpose.
The public parks, public streets and alleys, public parking lots, public rights -of -way,
parkways, public sidewalks, and other publicly -owned or controlled property within the
City should be readily accessible and available to residents, businesses and the public at
large for their intended purposes. The use of these public areas for Camping purposes
and/or for the Storage of Personal Property interferes with the rights of others to use and
enjoy these public areas as they are intended. Such activity can constitute a public health
and safety hazard which adversely impacts neighborhoods and commercial areas. The
purpose of this article is to maintain these public areas within the City in a clean, sanitary,
safe and accessible condition, to adequately protect the health, safety, environment and
general welfare of the community, and to ensure that these public areas are used for their
intended purposes and remain accessible to all citizens, businesses and visitors in the
City. Nothing in this article is intended to interfere with otherwise lawful and ordinary uses
of public property.
Sec. 10-401. - Definitions.
Unless the particular provisions or the context otherwise requires, the definitions
contained in this Section shall govern the construction, meaning and application of
words and phrases used in this article.
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(a) Camp or Campinq means to pitch, erect, or occupy an encampment, or to use camp
paraphernalia or both, for the purpose of, or in a way that facilitates outdoor sheltering for
living accommodation purposes, or for remaining outdoors overnight, or to use a vehicle
for human habitation. A person shall be considered to be using property for living
accommodation purposes if: the person admits they are camping; the person is using a
camp facility or camp paraphernalia between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. to
live outdoors or remain outdoors overnight; or, based on the totality of the circumstances,
it is established that a person is using the property at any time to live, dwell, or reside,
which is exemplified by: the person sleeping, or preparing to sleep outdoors; the person
having with them recreational equipment that cannot be used for its intended purpose;
the person having with them camp stoves, pots, pans, or other cooking equipment in an
area that is not designated for cooking; the person having with them a sleeping bag,
sleeping pad, blanket, pillow, bedroll or other similar bedding; the person having with them
trash, recyclables, rubbish, or other garbage; the person having with them animal waste
or medical waste that is stored in buckets, bottles or similar containers; and/or the person
bathing or grooming themselves outside of facilities designated for those purposes. A
person shall be considered to be using a vehicle for human habitation if: the person admits
they are using the vehicle to camp; the inability of a person outside the vehicle to view
through two or more windows because the view is limited or blocked; the inability to use
seating in the vehicle because a large volume of personal belongings, trash, rubbish, or
garbage is stored in the vehicle; the person is preparing or cooking meals inside or on the
vehicle; the person is bathing or grooming inside the vehicle; the use of buckets, bottles
or similar containers to hold bodily fluids, or human waste; and/or having furniture set up
or around the vehicle, such as chairs, tables, umbrellas, or portable cooking equipment,
where the totality of the items impedes and impacts the public right of way and general
public safety.
(b)
Camp facility
or camp
facilities means any, or a combination of, the following: a
tent,
hut, other temporary
physical
structure or shelter, cot, bed, or hammock ;ncl,hut
or temporary shelters
are
not limited to, tents,
huts hts
(c) Camp paraphernalia means items that facilitate living outside including items that
are used for: sleeping, such as such as sleeping bags, sleeping pads, blankets, pillows,
bedrolls, or other similar bedding; cooking, such as camp stoves, pots, pans, or other
cooking equipment; storage, such as backpacks, luggage, or coolers; sitting, such as
moveable chairs; and lighting, such as headlamps, a lantern, or flashlights. innlis,
but is ROt limited to, tarpaulins, GOtS, beds, sleepiRg bags, haFnMeGks Or ReR-Gity
designated GOoking facilities and similar equipment.
dl Civic Center means the same as defined in Section 36-18 of the Code.
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(f) Median means the same as defined in Section 36-16 of this Code
e) Park means the same as defined in Section 31-1 of this Code.
(f) Personal Property means tangible personal belongings or possessions, which
shall include any movable or tangible thing that is subject to ownership; property
or chattels that can be seen, weighed, measured, felt, or touched, including, but
not limited to, furniture, appliances, items used for camping such as tents or
bedding, money, books, and "shopping carts" as defined in Sec. 33-210 of this
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Public Place shall mean the same as defined in Section 10-701 of this Code.
(h) Store, Stored, Storing or Storage means to put aside or accumulate for use when
needed, to put for safekeeping, to place or leave in a location. Moving personal
Property to another location on public property or returning personal property
within 1,000 feet from a location where a person previously received a
citation for violation of Section 10-403 within a thirty (30) day period shall be
considered storing personal property and shall not be considered to be
removing the personal property from public property.
Street means the same as defined in Section 1-2 of this Code.
Tent means any tarp, cover hut, structure, enclosure or shelter, made of any
material that is not open on all sides and which hinders an unobstructed view
behind or into the area surrounded by the tarp, cover, hut, structure, enclosure,
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k) Vehicle shall include a motor vehicle as defined by California Vehicle Code
Section 415, a recreational vehicle as defined by California Health and Safety
Code Section 18010(a), a camp trailer as defined in California Vehicle Code
Section 242, a house car as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 362 or a
trailer coach as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 635. or anv successor
statute thereof.
Sec. 10-402. - Unlawful camping.
It shall be unlawful for any person to camp, occupy camp facilities or use camp
paraphernalia in the following areas, except as otherwise provided:
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a) Civic Center:
(b) Median;
c) Public Place.
Sec. 10-403. - Storage of personal property in public places.
It shall be unlawful for any person to store personal property, including camp facilities
and camp paraphernalia, in the following areas, except as otherwise provided by
resolution of the city council:
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a) Civic Center:
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c) Public Place.
Sec. 10-404 — Enforcement.
a) Any person who violates this Article may be charged with an infraction or a
misdemeanor at the discretion of the citing officer.
(b) In addition to any other remedy allowed by law, any person who violates a
provision of this Article is subject to criminal sanctions, civil actions, and
administrative penalties pursuant to Section 1-8 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code.
(c) All remedies prescribed under this Article are cumulative and the election of one
or more remedies does not bar the City from the pursuit of any other remedy to
enforce this Article.
d) A public nuisance may be abated pursuant to this article if it must be abated
immediately in order to avoid an imminent detriment, to the public health,
safetv. or welfare.
Section 5. Article X (Civic Center Regulations) of Chapter 10 is hereby amended
to read as follows:
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Sec. 10-550. — Definition.
For purposes of this chapter, Civic Center shall mean that area in the City of Santa Ana,
County of Orange, State of California, bounded by Sycamore Street on the east, Civic
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Center Drive West on the north, Shelton Street on the west, and Santa Ana Boulevard
on the south.
Sec. 10-551. - No vehicles in pedestrian areas in the civic center.
No person shall operate or park a motorized vehicle in the Civic Center, except on a
vehicular road designated for that purpose in the Civic Center, without the written
permission from the city manager, or his or her designee, provided however, that this
Section shall not apply to motorized personal assistive devices or law enforcement
vehicles, maintenance vehicles or contractor vehicles on Civic Center plazas, walkways
or other areas intended for pedestrians where the drivers of these vehicles are on the
Property to fulfill their professional responsibilities.
Sec. 10-552. - Permit required to provide organized services in the civic center.
(a) No person, entity, organization or business shall provide organized food, medical
or social services or events in the Civic Center without first obtaining an event
permit in accordance with policies adopted by the city manager, or his or her
designee, and any applicable licenses or permits required to provide such
services or access to Civic Center property. The purpose of this Section is to
ensure that all services are provided in an organized manner by those who have
the proper experience and/or credentials needed to provide the service and who
have submitted a set-uD and clean-uD plan to the citv.
(b) This Section shall not apply to city, county, state or federal employees conducting
official business or those who are contracted by these aaencies to Drovide
services related to that official business.
Section 6. Chapter 31 (Recreation, Parks and Playgrounds) is hereby amended
to add new Sections to read as follows:
Sec. 31-2.3.1. - Storage of personal property in parks.
Any personal property left in any park at the time the park is closed to the public, whether
or not the Dersonal DroDerty is attended. shall be stored Dursuant to existina Citv Dolicv
which Drovides due Drocess and a riaht to retrieve the Dersonal Droae
Sec. 31-2.12.1.- No sleeping or loitering in park restroom.
(a) No person shall sleep, lay down or lodge in a park restroom.
(b) No person shall loiter in a park restroom.
Section 7. Section 33-113 of Article IV (Benches and Bus Shelters) of Chapter 33
(Streets, Sidewalks and Public Works) is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 33-113. - Interference with bus benches or bus shelters.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association, to tamper with,
injure, deface or commit acts of vandalism upon any bus bench or bus shelter lawfully
upon a public way, pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to utilize by sleeping, laying or standing upon a bus
bench or bus shelter during hours when the bus route is not in operation as stated in the
posted sign announcing the bus route and the time of operations.
Section 8. Section 36-118 of Article III (Pedestrians) of Chapter 36 (Traffic) is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 36-118. - Standing in median; storage of property in median.
(a) No person shall stand, walk or sit on any median other than in a safety zone or in a
crosswalk. This Section shall not apply to any public officer, construction worker or
employee of a public utility or its agent acting in the line of duty if such presence on the
median is necessary to carry out the functions of the job.
(b) No person shall store or place personal property on any median.
Section 9. 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
unconstitutional.
Section 10. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its
adoption.
Section 11. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and shall
cause the same to be published as required by law.
Ordinance No. NS-XXX
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ADOPTED this day of
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
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Melissa M. Crosthwaite
Senior Assistant City Attorney
AYES:
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Councilmembers
Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
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Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Ordinance No.
NS- to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Ana on , and that said ordinance was published in accordance
with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date:
City Clerk
City of Santa Ana
Ordinance No. NS-XXX
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