75A - PH CANNABIS MUNI CODE AMEND

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business without a Regulatory Safety Permit is in violation of this article. The regulations in this article, in compliance with the Compassionate Use Act, the Medicinal Marijuana Program Act, SB 94, AB 133, Proposition 64, and the California Health and Safety Code (collectively referred to as "State Law") do not interfere with the right to use adult -use cannabis or medicinal cannabis as authorized under State Law, nor do they criminalize the possession of cannabis as authorized under State Law. B. Any person operating a medicinal marijuana collective/cooperative (as defined in Chapter 18 of this Code) as of December 14, 2017, or who has a RSP application pending to operate a medicinal collective/cooperative, and has met all of the requirements of Chapter 18, shall be allowed to apply for a Regulatory Safety Permit for the sale of Adult -Use cannabis provided that they enter into the Adult Use Commercial Cannabis Retailef Operating Agreement with the City. C. The Commercial Cannabis Operating Agreement shall be a legally binding written agreement between each commercial cannabis business operator and the City, executed by the City Manager, or his or her designee, and in a form and substance satisfactory to the Executive Director of Planning and Building and the City Attorney, and containing those provisions necessary to ensure that the requirements of this article are satisfied. A distinct Commercial Cannabis Operating Agreement shall be required for each location and type of commercial cannabis business activity taking place at an approved Commercial Cannabis Business. Section 8. Section 40-2 of Article I of Chapter 40 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in full as follows: Sec. 40-2. - Definitions. The definitions are incorporated herein as fully set forth and are applicable to this article. All definitions are intended to comply with those set forth by the State of California for all commercial cannabis business activities. 1. "Applicant' means a person who is required to file an application for a permit under this article, including an individual owner, managing partner, officer of a corporation, or any other operator, manager, employee, or agent of a commercial cannabis business. 2. "Adult -Use" means cannabis or cannabis products that are intended to be used for non -medicinal purposes by a person twenty-one (21) years of age or older. 3. "Adult -Use Cannabis Retailer Operating Agreement' or "Operating Agreement' means the agreement entered into by and between the City and the commercial cannabis business operator which will specify terms for local hiring and sourcing, community benefit plans, and fees to compensate for authorized impacts on City services. 0 75A-48