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ORDINANCE NO. NS • 2896
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE
SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING UNARMED
GUARDS; ESTABLISHING REGULATORY SAFETY
PERMIT APPLICATION DEADLINES; AND PROHIBITING
ISSUANCE OF REGULATORY SAFETY PERMIT
APPLICATIONS TO NARCOTIC REGISTRANTS
Section 1. The City Council of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and
declares as set forth below.
A. This ordinance came before the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on
April 5, 2016.
B. The Request for Council Action for this ordinance dated April 5, 2016, and
duly signed by the City Manager, shall, by this reference, be incorporated herein, and
together with this ordinance, any amendments or supplements.
C. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are restated herein
are repeated solely to comply with the provisions of Section 418 of the Charter of the
City of Santa Ana. Any such restatement of existing provisions of the Code is not
intended, nor shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new action or decision of the City
Council, but rather such provisions are repeated for tracking purposes only in
conformance with the Charter.
Section 2. Section 18 -613 of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is
hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of subsection (a) as follows:
18 -613. Operating Standards.
(a) At all times the collective is open, a collective shall provide at least one
security guard who is licensed, possesses a valid Department of Consumer Affairs
"security guard card ", and has a valid Santa Ana Business License.
Section 3. Section 18- 617.01 entitled "Cooperative /Collective registration
required." of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to
change the numbering of this code section and the substance of this section is deleted
in its entirety and replaced as follows:
Section 18 -617.1 Cooperative /Collective registration required.
(a) Within 30 days after the adoption of this Chapter, the Director of Planning
and Building shall prepare Cooperative /Collective registration application forms and a
related administrative policy. Each collective interested in operating pursuant to this
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article may submit an application together with a non - refundable processing fee in an
amount established by the City Council. Within 60 days after the adoption of this
article, the Director shall stop accepting applications and process all applications
received.
(b) The Director or his or her designee shall determine whether each
application demonstrates compliance with this article. Each application that is in
compliance with this article shall be placed on the "Qualified Registration Applicant List"
and the Director shall notify the applicant in writing that it is a "Qualified Registration
Applicant."
(c) Once all applications are processed, the Director shall hold an
independent selection process ( "lottery") in an open and public location and select 20
applications. The 20 applications chosen through the independent selection process
(lottery) will be placed on the "Regulatory Safety Permit ( "RSP ") Eligibility List." Each
applicant on the RSP Eligibility List may then choose to file an application for a RSP
pursuant to Section 18- 617.2. Applicants identified on the RSP Eligibility List following
the February 5, 2015 independent selection process (lottery) must submit a completed
RSP application within four (4) months of April 5, 2016 and no later than August 5,
2016. Failure to submit a completed RSP application by that deadline will disqualify the
applicant from the RSP Eligibility List and the Waitlist described in subsection (d).
(d) Qualified Registration Applicants will appear on the "Qualified Registration
Applicant List" in the order that they are selected during the independent selection
process (lottery). This list is the Waitlist. The Waitlist will become active if (1) an
applicant on the RSP Eligibility List is disqualified from that List; (2) a location appearing
on the RSP Eligibility List becomes available; or (3) a location not appearing on the
RSP Eligibility List becomes available. A Qualified Registration Applicant's ability to
move from the Waitlist to the RSP Eligibility List is determined by the applicant's
proposed medical marijuana collective location and the applicant's position on the
Waitlist.
(e) A Qualified Registration Applicant that moves from the Waitlist to the RSP
Eligibility List must submit a completed RSP application within six (6) months following
issuance of a written notice advising the applicant of that opportunity. Failure to submit
a completed RSP application by that deadline will disqualify the applicant from the RSP
Eligibility List and the Waitlist.
(f) The Director shall maintain the Waitlist and update it on an annual basis.
A Qualified Registration Applicant on that Waitlist must submit a written request each
year to maintain its status on the Waitlist. The Director may place new applicants on the
Waitlist in the order in which the new registration applications are received.
Section 4. Section 18- 617.01 entitled "Cooperative /Collective regulatory safety
permit" of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to change
the numbering of this code section and to add subsection (d) as follows:
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18- 617.11 Cooperative /Collective regulatory safety permit.
(d) A Regulatory Safety Permit shall not be issued to an individual or a business
entity associated with an individual who must comply with California Health & Safety
Code Section 11590. This subsection is applicable to all new registration applications
received after April 5, 2016.
Section 5. Section 18 -617.2 entitled "Medical Marijuana collective - regulatory
permit application process." of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby
amended to add the following language:
(a) Any Medical Marijuana Collective desiring a regulatory safety permit
required by this article shall, prior to initiating operations and after receiving notice of its
successful registration under section 18 -617.1 as being on the RSP Eligibility List, must
complete and file a Regulatory Safety Permit application to the Chief of Police on a
form supplied by the Police Department. The application shall be filed together with a
nonrefundable fee as established by resolution of the City Council, to defray, the cost of
investigation required by this article. The application shall contain all of the following:
(1) The address of the property where the proposed Medical Marijuana
Collective(s) will operate;
(2) A site plan describing the property with fully dimensioned interior
and exterior floor plans including electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and disabled
access compliance pursuant to Title 24 of the State of California Code of
Regulations and the federally mandated Americans with Disabilities Act;
(3) Exterior photographs of the entrance(s), exits(s), street frontage(s),
parking, front, rear and side(s) of the proposed property;
(4) Photographs depicting the entire interior of the proposed property;
(5) If the property is being rented or leased or is being purchased
under contract, a copy of such lease or contract;
(6) If the property is being rented or leased, written proof that the
property owner, and landlord if applicable, were given notice that the property will
be used as a Medical Marijuana Collective, and that the property owner, and
landlord if applicable, agree(s) to said operations;
(7) The name, address, telephone number, title and function(s) of each
manager, employee, volunteer, etc.;
(8) For each manager, employee, volunteer, a fully legible copy of one
valid government issued form of photo identification, such as State Driver's
License or Identification Card;
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(9) If the Medical Marijuana Collective is a corporation, a certified copy
of the Collective's Secretary of State Articles of Incorporation, Certificate(s) of
Amendment, Statement(s) of Information and a copy of the Collective's Bylaws;
(10) If the Medical Marijuana Collective is an unincorporated
association, a copy of the Articles of Association;
(11) The name and address of the applicant's current agent for Service
of Process;
(12) A copy of the applicant's Board of Equalization Seller's Permit;
(13) A copy of the Medical Marijuana Collective Operating Standards,
listed in Section 18 -613, containing a statement dated and signed by the
responsible party on -site stating under penalty of perjury, that they read,
understand and shall ensure compliance with the aforementioned operating
standards.
(b) The Chief of Police shall have sixty (60) calendar days in which to
investigate the application and background of the applicant. The department of building
safety and housing, the fire department and the Orange County Health Department
shall inspect the premises proposed to be devoted to the collective establishment and
shall make separate recommendations to the Chief of Police or designee concerning
compliance with the foregoing provisions.
(c) The Chief of Police or designee, after receiving the application and
aforementioned recommendations, shall grant the permit if he finds:
(1) The required fee has been paid.
(2) The application conforms in all respects to the provisions of this article.
(3) The applicant has not knowingly made a material misrepresentation in
the application.
(4) The applicant has fully cooperated in the investigation of the
application.
(5) The applicant has not had a regulatory safety permit or other similar
license or permit denied or revoked for cause by this City or any other city
located in or out of this state within the five (5) years prior to the date of
application.
(6) The collective as proposed by the applicant would comply with all
applicable laws including, but not limited to, health, zoning, fire and safety
requirements.
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(7) The applicant has demonstrated compliance with the California
Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, "Guidelines for the
Security and Non - Diversion of Marijuana Grown for Medical Use" standards.
(d) Failure of an applicant listed on the RSP Eligibility List to obtain a Certificate
of Occupancy within six (6) months of submitting a completed RSP application will
result in disqualification from the RSP Eligibility List and Waitlist. This sub - section
applies to RSP applications submitted after April 5, 2016.
Section 6. If any section, subsection, sentence, phrase or clause of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of
the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and
each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or
portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 7. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Ordinance and shall
cause the same to be posted as required by law.
ADOPTED this 3rd day of May, 2016.
Miguel A. PuAdo
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: QgL,
Sa dra M. Schwarzmafin
Senior Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua, Benavides, Martinez, Reyna Sarmiento
NOES: Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: Pulido(1)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: Tinaiero (1)
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the attached
Ordinance No. NS -2896 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on May 3, 2016, and that said ordinance was published in
accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date:w2 3�o71(v
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Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana