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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 5 of 68 <br /> <br /> <br />B. Any person operating a medicinal marijuana collective/cooperative (as defined in <br />Article II of this Chapter) as of December 14, 2017, or who has a RSP application <br />pending to operate a medicinal collective/cooperative, and has met all of the <br />requirements of Article II, shall be allowed to apply for a Regulatory Safety Permit for <br />the sale of Adult-Use cannabis. <br />C. Community Benefits, Sustainable Business Practices, and Social Equity Plan <br />Required. <br />1. Effective January 1, 2024, all commercial cannabis businesses operating in the <br />City shall be required to provide community benefits through a Community <br />Benefits, Sustainable Business Practices, and Social Equity Plan (“Plan”) that <br />promotes health and sustainability of the community in a format acceptable by the <br />Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency or his or her designee as <br />reviewed and verified from time to time as a component of issuance of a regulatory <br />safety permit (RSP). By January 1, 2025, all such Plans shall contain provisions <br />for social equity obligations, as per the approved format established by the City. <br />2. The Plan shall document each of the business’s commitment to local hiring, local <br />sourcing, community engagement and contributions, sustainable business <br />practices, and consideration of social equity goals through paying prevailing <br />wages, hiring from disadvantaged communities, supporting local non-profit <br />organizations (NPOs), and job and skills training. The Plan shall quantify the value <br />of each commitment therein. <br />3. Documentation of fulfillment of the aforementioned Plan shall be submitted to the <br />Code Enforcement Division on an annual basis, including as part of a renewal <br />application for an RSP during the annual renewal process. Said documentation <br />shall detail said business’s satisfaction of its commitments and shall be evaluated <br />for satisfaction by the Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency or <br />his or her designee. Failure to provide the requested documentation shall result in <br />a suspension or revocation of an RSP, delay or denial of an RSP renewal <br />application, as applicable. <br />4. The Planning and Building Agency may enforce these provisions pursuant to <br />Section 40-12 of this Chapter, including issuance of warnings, citations, and fines <br />as authorized by the Santa Ana Municipal Code, and suspension and revocation, <br />to enforce the commitments in each Plan. <br />5. Commercial cannabis retailers exempt. The Community Benefits, Sustainable <br />Business Practices, and Social Equity Plan requirements of Section 40-1(C) shall <br />not apply to those commercial cannabis retailers in compliance with Section 40-16 <br />of this Chapter. <br />Sec. 40-2. Definitions.