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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 21 of 68 <br /> <br /> <br />l. Shipments of cannabis goods may only be accepted during regular business <br />hours. <br />m. Inventory shall be secured using a lockable storage system during non-business <br />hours. <br />n. No cannabis product shall be visible from the exterior of the business. <br />o. All required labelling shall be maintained on all product, as required by State law, <br />at all times. <br />p. Educational tours of retail cannabis businesses shall be allowed. <br />q. A permitted commercial cannabis retail business shall have one hundred eighty <br />(180) days after construction permit issuance by the City of Santa Ana to operate. <br />A permitted commercial cannabis retail business that ceases to operate for more <br />than ninety (90) calendar days shall be deemed "abandoned" and the permit shall <br />be forfeited. A permitted commercial cannabis business may temporarily suspend <br />operations for a period of time as may be reasonably required to affect upgrades, <br />modifications, repairs, or other property issue mitigations as approved by the <br />Director of Planning and Building or his or her designee. For the purposes of this <br />section, "operate" shall mean that the gross receipts fees charged for the business <br />exceed the fee per square foot calculations by the end of the one hundred eighty <br />(180) day period. A pending commercial cannabis retail business shall be required <br />to concurrently: (1) File an application for an RSP and (2) Obtain all required <br />construction permits for the facility from the City within six months of the effective <br />date of this ordinance, subject to the requirements of this Chapter and other <br />applicable chapters of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, and open within 180 days <br />of construction permit issuance. An extension may be issued for a period of time <br />as may be reasonably required to affect upgrades, modifications, repairs, or other <br />property issue mitigations as approved by the Director of Planning and Building or <br />his or her designee. Failure to satisfy these requirements by that deadline will <br />disqualify the applicant from the RSP Eligibility List and the Waitlist described in <br />Article II of this Chapter. Relocation is permitted pursuant to Section 40-7 of this <br />Chapter. <br />r. A licensee that is authorized to conduct medicinal and/or adult-use retail sales may <br />donate cannabis or cannabis products and the use of equipment in compliance <br />with any State compassionate use, equity, or other similar program in accordance <br />with Section 26071 to the Business and Professions Code. <br />s. Subject to approval of an operations plan by the Executive Director of the Planning <br />and Building Agency, the opening of cannabis packages and demonstration of <br />cannabis products at a commercial cannabis retail business is permitted for <br />educational purposes without establishment of a consumption lounge, subject to <br />the following requirements: