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zoning designations and the development standards in Chapter 41 (Zoning) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The uses permitted and regulated by this ordinance will not lead to any cumulative or unforeseen impacts. As a result, a Notice of Exemption will be filed upon the adoption of this ordinance. Section 4. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated herein are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of Section 418 of the City Charter. Any such restatement of existing provisions of the Code is not intended, nor shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new action or decision of the City Council, but rather such provisions are repeated for tracking purposes only in conformance with the Charter. Section 6. The title of Chapter 40 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: Chapter 40 - REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES Section 6. Article I of Chapter 40 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 40-1. Purpose, intent, and community benefits required. A. The purpose and intent of this article is to regulate commercial cannabis business activities, as defined in this article, in order to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the City of Santa Ana by establishing regulations necessary for commercial cannabis business operating in the City of Santa Ana to obtain and maintain a Regulatory Safety Permit ("RSP"). Any commercial cannabis businesses operating in the City of Santa Ana shall at all times be in compliance with current State Law and this article. All commercial cannabis facilities shall operate in accordance with the regulations in this article and with the conditions of approval associated with the applicable zone for the parcel of real property upon which the commercial cannabis activities are conducted. Any commercial cannabis business shall qualify for and receive a Regulatory Safety Permit from the City of Santa Ana as provided by this article and operate only in a zone in compliance with Santa Ana Municipal Code before commencing with any commercial cannabis business activity. Any commercial cannabis 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. Ordinance No, NS-3026 Page 4 of 69