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LS 7.5.17 <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA <br />ANA AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 18 AND <br />CHAPTER 21 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE <br />PERTAINING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA COLLECTIVES (SECTION <br />18-611, SECTION 18-613, SECTION 18-617.5, SECTION 18-618, <br />SECTION 18-620, SECTION 18-621, AND SECTION 18-622 OF <br />ARTICLE XIII OF CHAPTER 18), AND ADDING SECTION 21-131 TO <br />ARTICLE XII OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL <br />CODE <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS 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 Marijuana <br />Regulatory Program ordinance ("Measure BB") allowing up to twenty (20) medical <br />marijuana retail cannabis collectives/cooperatives ("dispensaries"). <br />B. Following the adoption of Measure BB, the provisions of the measure were codified <br />in Chapters 18 and 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The City also established <br />an implementation plan, enforcement program, administrative policies, and best <br />practices. <br />C. In May 2016, following initial implementation of the ordinance, the City held a <br />roundtable discussion that invited stakeholders, dispensary owners, and members <br />of the medical marijuana industry to meet with City staff regarding the <br />implementation of Measure BB. A second roundtable was held in February 2017. <br />Participants of the roundtable discussions voiced opinions on various aspects of the <br />regulatory program and provided their recommendations for future policy level <br />consideration. <br />D. Following these roundtable discussions, staff prepared options to streamline <br />Measure BB and create more business -friendly conditions for the existing <br />collectives/cooperatives. <br />E. The City of Santa Ana proposes to amend Chapter 18 to allow the following <br />modifications to the existing medical marijuana ordinance/Measure BB: <br />1. Increased signage opportunities, 2. Increased hours of operation, 3. Eliminate <br />cash reserve limits, 4. Allow delivery services, 5. Amend financial audit <br />requirements, 6. Adopt by ordinance certain administrative procedures, 7. Add <br />definitions to the ordinance, 8. Allow Transferability of Collective/Cooperative <br />Business License, as well as general updating of the ordinance. <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXXX <br />Page 1 <br />11 B-3 <br />