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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 15 of 68 <br /> <br /> <br />of regulations imposed by the State of California and County of Orange, and have <br />no outstanding business license fees and taxes, except those subject to and <br />performing under a Finance and Management Services Agency approved <br />payment plan agreement. <br />(3) An application to relocate to a proposed new location may be filed after October 1, <br />2023. <br />(4) The proposed new location of the medical marijuana collective, medical marijuana <br />cooperative, and/or adult-use cannabis retail business is in full compliance with the <br />zoning and separation requirements for commercial cannabis retail businesses as <br />outlined in Sections 40-5 and 40-6 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. <br />(5) The proposed new location of the medical marijuana collective, medical marijuana <br />cooperative, and/or adult-use cannabis retail business must comply with <br />separation requirements of this Chapter except that the proposed new location <br />must also satisfy said separation requirements from any location identified on the <br />Qualified Registration Applicant List (“Waitlist”), as defined in Section 40-104 of <br />this chapter and from any entity selected during the City’s evaluative process in <br />2018. <br />(b) Any operating medical marijuana collective, medical marijuana cooperative, and/or <br />adult-use cannabis retail business wishing to relocate shall be required to <br />concurrently: (1) File an application for an RSP by and (2) Submit all required <br />construction plans for plan check by the City, subject to the requirements of this <br />Chapter and other applicable chapters of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, and operate <br />within 180 days of construction permit issuance. An extension may be issued for a <br />period of time as may be reasonably required to affect upgrades, modifications, <br />repairs, or other property issue mitigations as approved by the Director of Planning <br />and Building or his or her designee. <br />(c) Upon issuance of the RSP for the new location, the previous location’s RSP and <br />certificate of occupancy immediately becomes null and void and the location must <br />cease to operate. <br />(d) Within 60 days of issuance of the RSP for the new location, the applicant must provide <br />the City documentation demonstrating that any State-issued commercial cannabis <br />retailer license associated with the previous location has been cancelled, rescinded, <br />or updated to reflect the new location. <br />Sec. 40-8. General provisions for commercial cannabis activities in the City of <br />Santa Ana. <br />1. Regulatory Safety Permit Required. <br />a. Each commercial cannabis business shall obtain a Regulatory Safety Permit (RSP) <br />specific to the business activity or activities defined by the State pertaining to that