75C - PH - MEDICAL MARIJUANA COLLECTIVES

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of the City of Santa Ana. Any such restatement of existing provisions of the Code is not intended, nor shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new action or decision of the City Council, but rather such provisions are repeated for tracking purposes only in conformance with the Charter. Section 2. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the state CEQA Guidelines, the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to California Code of Regulations section 15061(b)(3), which is applicable if it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. As a result, a Notice of Exemption will be filed upon the adoption of this ordinance. Section 3. Section 18-611, subdivisions (r), (s) and (t) are hereby added to Article XIII of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to read in full as follows: Sec. 18-611. - Definitions. (Not in alphabetical order) (a) "Cultivation" and/or "Cultivate" shall mean the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, processing, or storage of one (1) or more marijuana plants or any part thereof. (b) "Medical marijuana collective" or "cooperative" or "collective" means any facility or location where medical marijuana is made available and/or distributed by or to one (1) or more of the following: a primary caregiver, a qualified patient or a person with an identification card in strict accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq., as sometimes amended. A "medical marijuana collective" shall not include the following uses, as long as the location of such uses are otherwise regulated by this Code or applicable law: a clinic licensed pursuant to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a health care facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential care facility for persons with chronic life-threatening illness licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.01 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential care facility for the elderly licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential hospice or a home health agency licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, as long as such use complies strictly with applicable law including, but not limited to, Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq. €OF PUFPeses of (c) "Identification card" shall have the same definition as that contained in Health and Safety Code § 11362.7 et seq., as sometimes amended. (d) "Manager" means any person responsible for the establishment, organization, supervision, or oversight of the operation of a Collective, including but not limited to members who perform the functions of president, vice-president, director, operating officer, financial officer, secretary, or treasurer. Ability to control one (1) or more of the following functions shall be prima facie evidence that such person is a manager: (1) To hire, select, or separate employees or staff, including volunteers; (2) To acquire facilities, furniture, equipment or supplies other than occasional replenishment of stock; Ordinance No. NS-XXXX 75C-6 Page 2