HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-087 - Establishing Fees for the Medical Marijuana Registration ApplicationROH: 12/16/14
RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -087
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING FEES FOR THE MEDICAL
MARIJUANA REGISTRATION APPLICATION AND THE
REGULATORY SAFETY PERMIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ORDINANCE NUMBER NS -2864
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. Ordinance Number NS -2864, approved as Measure BB by the voters on
November 4, 2014, establishes a two -step process for determining
appropriate locations for potential medical marijuana collectives /
cooperatives and ensuring that operators at these locations meet the
adopted development and operational requirements. The Ordinance also
provided that the City Council may establish non - refundable processing
fees for both the Registration Application and Regulatory Safety Permit
components in the approval process.
B. Section 18- 617.01 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code states that each
collective / cooperative interested in operating within the City must submit
an application together with a non - refundable processing fee established
by the City Council.
C. Based on the anticipated volume of Registration Applications for medical
marijuana collectives / cooperatives, at full cost recovery, the Registration
Application is recommended to be $1,690.
D. Section 18 -617.2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code also specifies that
applications must be submitted to the Police Department for an annual
Regulatory Safety Permit, along with a non - refundable fee as established
by the City Council for the cost of the required review and investigation.
E. Based on an analysis of the required thorough background check and
inspection process, the proposed fee for the Regulatory Safety Permit is
$12,086.
F. The City Council hereby incorporates, as though fully set forth herein, the
Request for Council Action accompanying this matter.
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Section 2. The City Council hereby establishes the following fees relating to
medical marijuana collectives and cooperatives:
A. The Registration Application fee in the amount of $1,690.
B. The Regulatory Safety Permit fee in the amount of $12,086.
Section 3. That without further action of the City Council the Registration
Application fee and the Regulatory Safety Permit fee shall be incorporated into the
City's Miscellaneous Fee Schedule.
ADOPTED this 161h day of December, 2014.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua, Benavides, Martinez, Pulido, Reyna
Sarmiento, Tinaiero (7)
NOES: Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers:
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2014 -087 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on December 16, 2014.
Date: D°
Clerk of the Council f
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No. 2014 -087
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