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Ordinance Amendment No. 2017-02 — Amending Certain Sections of Chapter 18 (Medical <br />Marijuana Collectives/Cooperatives) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />September 19, 2017 <br />Page 2 <br />commercial establishments. Staff inadvertently left the signage section out of the Ordinance, <br />which meant that it was not codified. This ordinance captures the Council's desire to apply all the <br />same sign regulations in the Zoning Code to the collectives/cooperatives as with any other <br />business. <br />DESCRIPTION <br />Table 1 — Proposed Amendments to Measure BB <br />Item <br />Current Ordinance <br />Proposed Amendment <br />Impact <br />RSP Deadline <br />Requires the 20 selected <br />Reduces the six-month RSP <br />Facilitates activation of the <br />collectives/cooperatives to <br />submittal deadline to three <br />waitlist in a timely manner <br />submit an RSP application <br />(3) months. <br />and ensures that all 20 <br />within six months of selection <br />collectives/cooperatives have <br />from the waitlist <br />a fair chance of opening <br />Signage <br />Applies same sign standards <br />Allow installation of wall <br />Applies same rules that <br />as any other commercial <br />signs in compliance with the <br />apply to any other <br />business, but continues to <br />standard sign code <br />commercial establishment <br />prohibit illumination (typo) <br />contained within Article XI of <br />Chapter 41 (Zoning), <br />including allowing <br />illumination <br />Staff has reviewed the proposed amendments to ensure consistency with other provisions of the <br />Santa Ana Municipal Code, including Chapter 41 (Zoning). Based on the information and <br />analysis in this report, staff recommends adopting Ordinance Amendment No. 2017-02. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #3 - Economic Development, <br />Objective #2 (create new opportunities for business/job growth and encourage private <br />development through new General Plan and Zoning Ordinance policies), Objective #3 (promote a <br />solutions -based customer focus in all efforts to facilitate development and investment in the <br />community), and Objective #5 (leverage private investment that results in tax base expansion <br />and job creation citywide). <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />Candida Neal, AICP <br />Acting Executive Director <br />Planning & Building Agency <br />AP:rb ap\reports\Staff Reports for CC \ OA2017-02.=.09192017 <br />Exhibit: 1. Ordinance <br />75B-2 <br />