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<br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-2693 <br /> <br />AM EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA <br />ANA ADOPTING A 45 DAY TEMPORARY MORATORIUM <br />ON THE CONSTRUCTION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF A <br />MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES <br /> <br />THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. The City Council of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as <br />follows: <br /> <br />A. Provisions of the General Plan of the City and Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code do not specifically identify medical marijuana dispensaries as land <br />use or designate zoning districts throughout the City where medical marijuana <br />dispensaries may be permitted. <br /> <br />B. Because of its age, current provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code fail to fully <br />take into account the potential impacts associated with the establishment of medical <br />marijuana dispensaries and fail to address the needs of the City and its residents <br />today and in the future. As such, provisions of the General Plan and the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code ("the Code") need review, study and possible revision in order to <br />respond to recent concerns relating to the impacts of medical marijuana <br />dispensaries and the potential establishment of new medical marijuana dispensaries <br />in the City. <br /> <br />C. Given these concerns, the City Council has requested that a study be undertaken of <br />the current provisions of the General Plan and Chapter 41 if the Code to classify <br />medical marijuana dispensaries and determine whether such businesses should be <br />permitted in the City and if so, where, and under what conditions. <br /> <br />D. Without adoption of this ordinance, properties in the City would quickly receive <br />entitlements to establish medical marijuana dispensaries despite the fact that the city <br />council has determined that the Code is in need of updating and has directed that a <br />study be done to recommend new standards and revise the Code to address <br />concerns created by medical marijuana dispensaries. <br /> <br />E. It has come to the City Council's attention that at least one individual has <br />approached city staff seeking entitlements to establish a medical marijuana <br />dispensary. <br /> <br />F. The City is not, at this time, able to determine if medical marijuana dispensaries can <br />legally be established within the City for the following reasons: <br /> <br />Ordinance No. NS - 2693 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />