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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 40 of 66 <br /> <br /> <br />may be divided into two (2) fees according to Registration Application Fee (Phase 1) <br />and RSP Application Fee (Phase 2). <br />2. Regulatory Safety Permit Renewal Fees. The business owner shall submit a non- <br />refundable fee to cover the cost of processing an application renewal annually. <br />3. Business License Taxes. The business owner shall at all times maintain a current and <br />valid City of Santa Ana business license and shall pay all business license taxes, <br />deposits, charges, fees, deficiencies, penalties, interest, and other associated <br />assessments as may be required pursuant to ordinances of the City of Santa Ana <br />and/or the Santa Ana Municipal Code. <br />4. Operating Agreement Fees. <br />5. Additional cannabis-specific gross receipts, excise taxes, or other municipal tax <br />approved by the voters of the City of Santa Ana. <br />6. All required state taxes including sales and use taxes, business/franchise or income <br />taxes, payroll taxes, etc. <br />7. All required federal taxes. <br />Section 7. Article XIII of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Medicinal <br />Marijuana Collectives/Cooperatives) is hereby deleted in its entirety, renamed <br />“Reserved,” and re-adopted and amended as Article II of Chapter 40 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code to read as “Regulation of Commercial Cannabis Medicinal Retail <br />Activities” as follows: <br />ARTICLE II. – REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL CANNABIS MEDICINAL RETAIL <br />ACTIVITIES <br />Sec. 40-100. Purposes and intent. <br />It is the purpose and intent of this article to regulate the collective distribution of medical <br />marijuana at a commercial cannabis retail business in order to ensure the health, safety <br />and welfare of the residents of the City of Santa Ana. The regulations in this article, in <br />compliance with the Compassionate Use Act, the Medical Marijuana Program Act, and <br />the California Health and Safety Code (collectively referred to as "State Law") do not <br />interfere with a patient's right to use medical marijuana as authorized under State Law, <br />nor do they criminalize the possession or cultivation of medical marijuana by specifically <br />defined classifications of persons, as authorized under State Law. Under State Law, only <br />qualified patients, persons with identification cards, and primary caregivers may cultivate <br />medical marijuana collectively. Businesses operating as medical marijuana collectives <br />shall comply with all provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, State Law, the 2008 <br />California Attorney General Guidelines for the Security and Non-Diversion of Marijuana <br />Grown for Medical Use, and all other applicable local laws. Nothing in this article purports <br />to permit activities that are otherwise illegal under state or local law.