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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-078 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTAANAADDING COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESS <br />ACTIVITY TAX RATE CATEGORIES FOR: ADULT -USE <br />CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESS (INCLUDING DELIVERY, <br />BUT NOT INCLUDING CONSUMPTION LOUNGE AND <br />TEMPORARY CONSUMPTION AND/OR SPECIAL EVENTS); <br />ADULT -USE CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESS (INCLUDING <br />DELIVERY AND CONSUMPTION LOUNGE); ADULT -USE <br />CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESS (TEMPORARY <br />CONSUMPTION AND/OR SPECIAL EVENTS); QUALIFIED <br />SOCIAL EQUITY ADULT -USE CANNABIS RETAIL <br />BUSINESS (INCLUDING DELIVERY AND INCLUDING <br />CONSUMPTION LOUNGE); SOCIAL EQUITY ADULT -USE <br />CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESS (TEMPORARY <br />CONSUMPTION AND/OR SPECIAL EVENTS); SHARED <br />MANUFACTURING; AND ESTABLISHING RELATED GROSS <br />RECEIPTS AND SQUARE FOOTAGE TAX RATES <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and <br />declares as follows: <br />A. In November2016, the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative, also known as <br />the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA or Proposition 64) was approved by the voters of the <br />State of California. The AUMA legalized specified personal use and cultivation of marijuana <br />for adults 21 years of age or older. <br />B. In 2017, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 94 also known as Medicinal <br />and Adult -Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) establishing state <br />regulations and licensing for retail sales, manufacturing, distribution, delivery and testing of <br />adult -use (also called recreational) marijuana. <br />C. On November 21, 2017, the City Council created Chapter 40 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code, allowing adult -use commercial cannabis retail businesses in the city, and <br />amended certain sections of Chapters 18 and 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to <br />ensure consistency with State law and Chapter 40. Since 2014, the City has allowed <br />medicinal marijuana collectives/cooperatives to operate within the City pursuant to <br />regulations set forth in Chapter 18 and Chapter 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. <br />Resolution No. 2022-078 <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />