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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 1, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />ORDINANCE SECOND READING: ADOPT <br />ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NO. 2018-02 TO <br />AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF <br />CHAPTERS 8, 18, AND 40 OF THE SANTA <br />ANA MUNICIPAL CODE (COMMERCIAL <br />CANNABIS) TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL <br />CANNABIS CULTIVATION, <br />MANUFACTURING, AND DISTRIBUTION <br />ACTIVITIES AND TO AMEND CERTAIN <br />CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES <br />RELATING TO UTILITY SHUTOFFS <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,1) <br />- ="awaz wail, <br />MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Place ordinance on second reading and adopt. <br />DISCUSSION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />On April 3, 2018, the following ordinance was introduced for first reading and City Council <br />authorized publication of title by a vote of 5-0 (Sarmiento abstained and Pulido absent): <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-2944 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 40 TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL <br />CANNABIS CULTIVATION, MANUFACTURING, AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES FOR <br />MEDICINAL AND ADULT -USE PURPOSES, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ARTICLE <br />XIII OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO MEDICINAL <br />MARIJUANA TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH CHAPTER 40 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, <br />AND AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 8 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL <br />CODE PERTAINING TO CODE ENFORCEMENT <br />In summary, the ordinance would permit and regulate Commercial Cannabis Cultivation, <br />Manufacturing, and Distribution activities in the Light and Heavy (M-1 and M-2) Industrial zoning <br />districts and would amend certain code enforcement procedures relating to utility shutoffs. The <br />ordinance would also streamline the application process for commercial cannabis co -location. <br />Under the proposed ordinance, existing commercial cannabis operators with an approved <br />regulatory safety permit (RSP) for retail that are in good standing may apply for a single new RSP <br />for cultivation, manufacturing, or distribution. In addition, existing cultivators, manufacturers, <br />11 A-1 <br />