Santa Ana
City Council
31. Second Reading of 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
First reading December 17, 2024 City Council meeting and approved by vote of 70.
Department(s): Police Department
Recommended Action: Conduct a second 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. NS3074 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)