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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 1 of 73 <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA READOPTING AND AMENDING CERTAIN <br />SECTIONS OF ARTICLE XIII OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE <br />SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO <br />MEDICINAL MARIJUANA RETAIL AND CHAPTER 40 OF <br />THE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO COMMERCIAL <br />CANNABIS RETAIL BUSINESSES TO MODIFY THE <br />MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RETAIL BUSINESSES, <br />SEPARATION, AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS; <br />TERMINATE THE MEDICINAL RETAIL WAITLIST; ALLOW <br />AND REGULATE RETAIL FACILITY RELOCATION, <br />CANNABIS CONSUMPTION LOUNGES, AND <br />TEMPORARY CONSUMPTION/SPECIAL EVENTS; AND <br />AMEND BACKGROUND CHECK AND BADGE <br />REQUIREMENTS; AND AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS <br />OF ARTICLES XII AND XIII OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE <br />SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE TAX <br />TREATMENT OF COMMERCIAL CANNABIS <br />MICROBUSINESSES AND SHARED MANUFACTURING <br />BUSINESSES TO REDUCE THE TAX RATES FOR <br />COMMERCIAL CANNABIS CULTIVATION, DISTRIBUTION, <br />AND MANUFACTURING / SHARED MANUFACTURING <br />AND TO ADOPT A SEPARATE TAX RATE CATEGORY FOR <br />CANNABIS CONSUMPTION LOUNGES, AND <br />TEMPORARY CONSUMPTION/SPECIAL EVENTS <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and <br />declares as follows: <br />A.On November 4, 2014, Santa Ana voters approved Santa Ana’s Medical <br />Marijuana Regulatory Program ordinance (“Measure BB”) which was codified in <br />Chapters 18 and 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Such regulations govern <br />medicinal marijuana and the retail sale thereof. <br />B.In 2015, the Governor signed into law Senate Bill 643, Assembly Bill 266, <br />and Assembly Bill 243, collectively referred to as the Medical Marijuana Regulation <br />and Safety Act, further amended in 2016 as the Medical Cannabis Regulation and <br />Exhibit 1