75A - PH CANNABIS MUNI CODE AMEND

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a. Applications for the renewal of a permit shall be filed with the Director of Planning and Building or designee(s) at least sixty (60) calendar days before the expiration of the current permit. Temporary permits will not be issued. Any permittee allowing their permit to lapse or which permit expired during a suspension shall be required to submit a new application, pay the corresponding original application fees and be subject to all aspects of the selection process. b. Any person desiring to obtain a renewal of their respective permit shall file a written application under penalty of perjury on the required form with the Director of Planning and Building or trier or her designee(s) who will conduct a review. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee established by the City Council to defray the cost of the review required by this article. An applicant shall be required to update the information contained in their original permit application and provide any new and/or additional information as may be reasonably required by the Director of Planning and Building or designee(s) in order to determine whether said permit should be renewed based on compliance with all applicable provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. 5. Appeal of Denial of Regulatory Safety Permit/Denial of RSP Renewal. The City Manager or his or her designee(s) will review all Regulatory Safety Permit applications and renewal requests, along with all other relevant information, and determine if a RSP should be granted and/or renewed based on compliance with all applicable provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. If the City Manager determines that the permit shall not be granted and/or renewed, the reasons for denial shall be provided in writing to the applicant. No such denial shall become effective until the applicant for the regulatory safety permit and/or renewal has been notified in writing by certified mail of the right to appeal the denial decision pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3 of this Code. If a timely appeal is filed, the denial shall be effective only upon decision of a hearing officer as provided for in Chapter 3 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Otherwise, the denial shall become effective after the timely appeal period has passed. The matter may be subject to judicial review under the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1094.5 and 1094.6. Sec. 40-9.1. - Non -retail commercial cannabis business (cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and testing facility/laboratory) selection process. 1. Non -Retail Commercial Cannabis Businesses — Registration Application (Phase 1) and Regulatory Safety Permit (Phase 2) Required. a. Every Non -Retail Commercial Cannabis Business shall apply for the Phase 1 (Registration Application) and Phase 2 (Regulatory Safety Permit Application) in the manner described in Section 40-9, except that the Director of Planning and Building or his or her designee may accept Phase 1 and Phase 2 applications for a Non -Retail Commercial Cannabis Business concurrently, and shall review such applications and issue the Regulatory Safety Permit Application without 26 75A-68