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required to submit a new application, pay the corresponding original application fees <br />and be subject to all aspects of the selection process. <br />b. Any person desiring to obtain a renewal of their respective permit shall file <br />a written application under penalty of perjury on the required form with the Director of <br />Planning and Building or her or her designee(s) who will conduct a review. The <br />application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee established by the City <br />Council to defray the cost of the review required by this article. An applicant shall be <br />required to update the information contained in their original permit application and <br />provide any new and/or additional information as may be reasonably required by the <br />Director of Planning and Building or designee(s) in order to determine whether said <br />permit should be renewed based on compliance with all applicable provisions of the <br />Santa Ana Municipal Code. <br />5. Appeal of Denial of Regulatory Safety Permit/ Denial of RSP Renewal <br />The City Manager or his or her designee(s) will review all Regulatory Safety <br />Permit applications and renewal requests, along with all other relevant information, and <br />determine if a RSP should be granted and/or renewed based on compliance with all <br />applicable provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. If the City Manager determines <br />that the permit shall not be granted and/or renewed, the reasons for denial shall be <br />provided in writing to the applicant. No such denial shall become effective until the <br />applicant for the regulatory safety permit and/or renewal has been notified in writing by <br />certified mail of the right to appeal the denial decision pursuant to the provisions of <br />Chapter 3 of this Code. If a timely appeal is filed, the denial shall be effective only upon <br />decision of a hearing officer as provided for in Chapter 3 of the Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code. Otherwise, the denial shall become effective after the timely appeal period has <br />passed. The matter may be subject to judicial review under the provisions of California <br />Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1094.5 and 1094.6. <br />Section 40-9.1. Non -Retail Commercial Cannabis Business (Cultivation, <br />Manufacturing, Distribution, and Testing Facility/Laboratory) Selection Process. <br />1. Non -Retail Commercial Cannabis Businesses — Registration Application <br />(Phase 1) and Regulatory Safety Permit (Phase 2) Required <br />a. Every Non -Retail Commercial Cannabis Business shall apply for the <br />Phase 1 (Registration Application) and Phase 2 (Regulatory Safety Permit Application) <br />in the manner described in Section 40-9, except that the Director of Planning and <br />Building may accept Phase 1 and Phase 2 applications for a Non -Retail -Commercial <br />Cannabis Business concurrently, and shall review such applications and'issue the <br />Regulatory Safety Permit Application without consideration of the merit based point <br />system, insofar as the applications satisfy all other requirements of this article and <br />Chapter 18. <br />Ordinance No. NS -2944 <br />Page 26 of 35 <br />11 A-28 <br />