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Section 40-3. Compliance with State and Local Licensing Requirements. <br />Any commercial cannabis business as defined by the State of California and the <br />City of Santa Ana shall operate in conformance with all regulations and standards set <br />forth in this article to assure that the operations of any commercial cannabis business <br />as defined by the State of California and allowed by the City of Santa Ana are in <br />compliance with local and State law and are established to mitigate any adverse <br />secondary effects from its operations. <br />Commercial cannabis businesses shall be required to obtain a Regulatory Safety <br />Permit (RSP) from the City of Santa Ana and a State license ease they beseMe <br />available, and shall comply with any applicable State licensing requirements, such as <br />operational standards and locational criteria. <br />Co -location of commercial cannabis businesses proposed on any one site shall <br />occur only if authorized by the State and the City of Santa Ana and only if allowed <br />pursuant to the City's Zoning Code. Any commercial cannabis activity not specifically <br />permitted by this article is prohibited. <br />Section 40-4. Maximum Number of Regulatory Safety Permits for <br />Commercial Cannabis Retail Businesses. <br />The total number of cannabis retail businesses in operation shall be determined <br />based on the number of locations which have been issued a Regulatory Safety Permit <br />by the City of Santa Ana. In no case shall the City of Santa Ana allow more the than the <br />following commercial cannabis retail businesses to operate within City limits, regardless <br />of the location's compliance with any other Section specified in this article: <br />A. 20 total medicinal cannabis retail businesses (as regulated by Article XIII <br />of Chapter 18); <br />B. 30 total adult -use cannabis retail businesses (which could include any or <br />all of the medicinal cannabis retail businesses) <br />Section 40-5. Zoning Compliance and Regulatory Safety Permit <br />Requirements. <br />Commercial cannabis activities are expressly prohibited in all zones in the City of <br />Santa Ana; however, specific commercial cannabis businesses are allowed as a special <br />use in the Industrial zone (M-1, M-2). The ealy allowed current permit types are <br />described in Table 40-5 and the City of Santa Ana's zoning ordinance as a requisite for <br />obtaining a Regulatory Safety Permit. No commercial cannabis business may operate in <br />the City of Santa Ana without a Regulatory Safety Permit. <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXX <br />Page 11 of 36 <br />75C-17 <br />