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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-2689 - Amending Section 36-488 of Santa Ana Municipal Code Relating to Display of Permits PJC/5-31-05 ORDINANCE NO. NS-2689 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 36-488 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DISPLAY OF PERMITS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Currently, Section 36-488 requires a parking permit to be permanently affixed to the left rear bumper of a vehicle. 1. Due to the potential damage such affixation can cause to vehicle bumpers it is appropriate to amend the code to allow permit parking residents to affix their parking permit to either the left rear bumper or the left rear window of a vehicle. B. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated herein are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of section 418 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Any such restatement of existing provisions of the Code is not intended, nor shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new action or decision of the City Council, but rather such provisions are repeated for tracking purposes only in conformance with the Charter. Section 2. Section 36-488 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to allow parking permit district residents to affix their parking permit to either the left rear bumper or the left rear window of a vehicle: Sec. 36-488. Display of permits. (a) A parking permit issued pursuant to this article (other than a guest parking permit) shall be permanently affixed to either the left rear bumper or the left rear window of the vehicle for which it was issued. Ordinance No. NS-2689 Page 1 of 3 (b) Guest parking permits shall be displayed face-up on the left front dashboard of the vehicle for which it was issued. Section 3. 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 anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. ADOPTED this 5th day of Julv 2005. APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney . COWVl!J/~ Paula J. leman Assistant City Attorney AYES: Councilmembers: Alvarez. Bustamante. Christy. Garcia. Pulido. Solorio (6) NOES: Councilmembers: None (0) ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0) NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: Bist (1) Ordinance No. NS-2689 Page 2 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Ordinance No. NS-2689 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on July 5, 2005 and that said ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. h'. ( . -~-- . ~. . .' ~--~ '-"-" L ,J ;-:~ (::t&-,--,-. 0-- "",C', (~Clerk of the Council , City of Santa Ana \ Date:! t-\' u:\- \3 rU/'" Ordinance No. NS-2689 Page 3 of 3