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Santa Ana Municipal Code Part I The Charter

Santa Ana Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Ana

Cite as: Santa Ana Municipal Code Part I · Text as of 2026-10-04

We, the people of the City of Santa Ana, State of California, do ordain and establish this Charter as the organic law of the City of Santa Ana under the Constitution of the State of California.

Footnotes:

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Editor's note— The charter was adopted by the electors on November 4, 1952; and subsequently amended by them on November 2, 1954; April 9, 1957; November 4, 1958; April 2, 1963; and June 7, 1966. The revised edition of 1967 is reprinted herein. Amendments subsequent to 1967 are indicated in the history notes following the sections affected. Captions of articles, divisions and sections have been inserted, broadened or condensed by the editor to more thoroughly inform the user of the contents following such captions. Material appearing in brackets has been added by the editor to clarify certain provisions. For details of particular amendments please consult the original enactments.

Article IV — CITY COUNCIL

CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE

(Commencing with Supplement No. 8)

Ordinance Number Adoption Date Approved at Election Disposition
NS-1028 8-18-70 11- 3-70 904
NS-1316 8-24-76 11- 2-76 101.1 — 101.3 ,
NS-1346 1-25-77 4- 5-77 400, 401.1 ,
403, 1201,
1203, 1204
NS-1405 3-13-78 6- 6-78 200, 409,
410, 413,
416—418,
421,
Rpld 424,
1008—1010,
1014, 1015,
Rpld 1101, 1102,
1106, 1107,
1203, 1400
NS-1521 3-17-80 6- 3-80 101.1 ,
Rpld 101.3 ,
401, 1002,
1012, 1013
NS-1642 8- 2-82 11- 2-82 400, 401.1 , 420,
421, 703, 904,
907, 908, 911,
912, 1000, 1002,
1004, 1005,
1201
Rpld 104, 105,
107—109, 705,
706, 1001, 1003,
1005—1009
NS-1667 1- 3-83 4- 5-83 901
NS-1864 8-19-86 11- 4-86 101.1 , 400,
401.1
403—405,
419
Rpld 600, 601, 608
NS-1973 8-15-88 11-10-88 400, 402,
405, 406
NS-2074 8- 6-90 11- 6-90 411, 614, 501,
700, 701, 705,
1501
NS-2170 7-20-92 11- 3-92 425, 901.1, 1206—1208
NS-2715 7- 3-06 11- 7-06 400, 401
413
421, 422
901, 901.1
910—912
1200
2007-057-S1(Res.) 11-5-07 2-5-08 401
Added 401.05
901
2012-034 (Res.) 8- 1-12 11- 6-12 401
404
2016-061(Res.) 7- 5-16 11- 8-16 402
2018-047(Res.) 7- 3-18 11- 6-18 900
Rpld 425
610
704
901—912
1107
2018-056(Res.) 7-17-18 11- 6-18 101.2
400
2022-044(Res.) 8- 2-22 11- 8-22 101.4
400, 401
401.05
402—406
408—411
413
419
421
423
500—503
604—607
613
700—703
705
707
715
1000
1002
1010, 1011
1015
1103—1106
1200
1206
1208
1302, 1303
1400
Added 401.01
Rpld 1014
2024-033(Res.) 6-18-24 11- 5-24 401.05
702(i)
703(h)
1002(a)
Rpld 611
1103
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