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3.1 Commercial Cannabis— Registration Application and Regulatory <br />Safety Permit for Additional Commercial Cannabis Business Activities on the <br />Same Premises (Co -Location) <br />a. An existing commercial cannabis business with an RSP may co -locate <br />additional non -retail commercial cannabis business activities (cultivation, distribution, <br />and/or manufacturing) by applying for a new RSP for the additional use(s). The new <br />RSP must meet the all requirements of the Santa Ana Municipal Code except that <br />background checks (live scans) shall only be required for any new staff as outlined in <br />Section 40-8. A single RSP that lists any and all approved cannabis business <br />activity/activities may be renewed annually thereafter. <br />b. Pending RSP applicants wishing to co -locate additional non -retail (cultivation, <br />distribution, and/or manufacturing) uses may submit a new RSP for any of the non -retail <br />commercial cannabis business activities. The additional RSP must meet the all <br />requirements of the RSP except that background checks (live scans) shall only be <br />required for any new staff as outlined in Section 40-8. A single RSP that lists any and all <br />approved cannabis business activity/activities may be renewed annually thereafter. <br />c. New commercial cannabis business applicants — co -location. <br />New commercial cannabis retail applicants wishing to co -locate additional <br />non -retail (cultivation, distribution, and/or manufacturing) uses shall submit a <br />separate RSP for the proposed retail activity and another RSP for any of the <br />non -retail commercial cannabis business activities. Each RSP application will <br />be evaluated independently and must meet any applicable requirements of <br />the RSP as outlined in Sections 40-8 and 40-9, including but not limited to <br />merit evaluation and additional separation requirements for the retail RSP. A <br />single RSP that lists any and all approved cannabis business activity/activities <br />may be renewed annually thereafter. <br />2. New non -retail commercial cannabis applicants wishing to co -locate <br />additional non -retail (cultivation, distribution, and/or manufacturing) uses may <br />submit a single RSP for the proposed activity or activities. The RSP <br />application must meet any applicable requirements of the RSP as outlined in <br />Sections 40-8 and 40-9. A single RSP that lists any and all approved <br />cannabis business activity/activities may be renewed annually thereafter. <br />4. Regulatory Safety Permit Annual Renewal <br />a. Applications for the renewal of a permit shall be filed with the Director of <br />Planning and Building or designee(s) at least sixty (60) calendar days before the <br />expiration of the current permit. Temporary permits will not be issued. Any permittee <br />allowing their permit to lapse or which permit expired during a suspension shall be <br />Ordinance No. NS-2944 <br />Page 25 of 35 <br />11 A-27 <br />