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AP 9.5.17 ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA COLLECTIVES (SECTION 18-613 AND SECTION 18- 617.1 OF ARTICLE XIII OF CHAPTER 18) THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. On November 4, 2014, Santa Ana voters approved Santa Ana's Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program ordinance ("Measure BB") allowing up to twenty (20) medical marijuana retail cannabis collectives/cooperatives ("dispensaries"). B: Following'the adoption of Me6sure BB, the provisions of the measure were codified in Chapters 18 and 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The City also established an implementation plan, enforcement program, administrative policies, and best practices. C. On June 20, 2017, the City of Santa Ana adopted an Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2918) amending Chapter 18 to allow the following modifications to the existing medical marijuana ordinance/Measure BB: 1. Increased signage opportunities, 2. Increased hours of operation, 3. Eliminate cash reserve limits, 4. Allow delivery services, 5. Guidelines for Financial audit requirements, 6. Adoption of administrative procedures, 7. Added definitions to the ordinance, 8. Allowed Transferability of Collective/Cooperative Business License. The amendments will take effect on August 5, 2017. D. Following the June 20, 2017 City Council adoption of Ordinance No. 2918, additional amendments were identified to address a small error in the signage provisions and to ensure timelier submittal of Regulatory Safety Permit (RSP) applications. E. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated herein are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of section 418 of the Charter 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 Ordinance No. NS-XXXX 11 A-3 Page 1