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ORDINANCE NO. NS -2918
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
CHAPTER 18 AND CHAPTER 21 OF THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO MEDICAL
MARIJUANA COLLECTIVES (SECTION 18-611, SECTION
18-613, SECTION 18-617.5, SECTION 18-618, SECTION
18-620, SECTION 18-621, AND SECTION 18-622 OF
ARTICLE XIII OF CHAPTER 18), AND ADDING SECTION
21-131 TO ARTICLE XII OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE SANTA
ANA MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. On November 4, 2014, Santa Ana voters approved Santa Ana's Medical
Marijuana Regulatory Program ordinance ("Measure BB") allowing up to twenty
(20) medical marijuana retail cannabis collectives/cooperatives ("dispensaries").
B. Following the adoption of Measure BB, the provisions of the measure were
codified in Chapters 18 and 21 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. The City also
established an implementation plan, enforcement program, administrative
policies, and best practices.
C. In May 2016, following initial implementation of the ordinance, the City held a
roundtable discussion that invited stakeholders, dispensary owners, and
members of the medical marijuana industry to meet with City staff regarding the
implementation of Measure BB. A second roundtable was held in February
2017. Participants of the roundtable discussions voiced opinions on various
aspects of the regulatory program and provided their recommendations for future
policy level consideration.
D. Following these roundtable discussions, staff prepared options to streamline
Measure BB and create more business -friendly conditions for the existing
collectives/cooperatives.
E. The City of Santa Ana proposes to amend Chapter 18 to allow the following
modifications to the existing medical marijuana ordinance/Measure BB:
1. Increased signage opportunities, 2. Increased hours of operation, 3.
Eliminate cash reserve limits, 4. Allow delivery services, 5. Amend
financial audit requirements, 6. Adopt by ordinance certain administrative
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procedures, 7. Add definitions to the ordinance, 8. Allow Transferability of
Collective/Cooperative Business License, as well as general updating of
the ordinance.
F. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated herein are
repeated solely in order 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. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and
the state CEQA Guidelines, the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA review
pursuant to California Code of Regulations section 15061(b)(3), which is applicable if it
can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project may have a
significant effect on the environment. As a result, a Notice of Exemption will be filed
upon the adoption of this ordinance.
Section 3. Section 18-611, subdivisions (r), (s) and (t) are hereby added to
Article XIII of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to read in full as follows:
Sec. 18-611. - Definitions. (Not in alphabetical order)
(a) "Cultivation" and/or "Cultivate" shall mean the planting, growing, harvesting,
drying, processing, or storage of one (1) or more marijuana plants or any part
thereof.
(b) "Medical marijuana collective" or 'cooperative" or "collective" means any
facility or location where medical marijuana is made available and/or distributed
by or to one (1) or more of the following: a primary caregiver, a qualified patient
or a person with an identification card in strict accordance with California Health
and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq., as sometimes amended. A "medical
marijuana collective" shall not include the following uses, as long as the location
of such uses are otherwise regulated by this Code or applicable law: a clinic
licensed pursuant to Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a
health care facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the Health and
Safety Code, a residential care facility for persons with chronic life-threatening
illness licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.01 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety
Code, a residential care facility for the elderly licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.2 of
Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a residential hospice or a home health
agency licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety
Code, as long as such use complies strictly with applicable law including, but not
limited to, Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq.
(c)" Identification card" shall have the same definition as that contained in Health
and Safety Code § 11362.7 et seq., as sometimes amended.
(d) "Manager" means any person responsible for the establishment, organization,
supervision, or oversight of the operation of a Collective, including but not limited
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to members who perform the functions of president, vice-president, director,
operating officer, financial officer, secretary, or treasurer. Ability to control one (1)
or more of the following functions shall be prima facie evidence that such person
is a manager:
(1) To hire, select, or separate employees or staff, including volunteers;
(2) To acquire facilities, furniture, equipment or supplies other than occasional
replenishment of stock;
(3) To disburse funds of the business other than occasional expenditures for
replenishment of stock; or
(4) To make, or participate in making, policy decisions relative to the
operations of the business.
(e) "Marijuana" shall have the same definition as that contained in Health and
Safety Code § 11018 as sometimes amended.
(f) "Medical marijuana" shall have the same definition as that contained in Health
and Safety Code § 11362.5 et seq., as sometimes amended.
(g) "Primary caregiver" shall have the same definition as that contained in Health
and Safety Code § 11362.5 and 11362.7, as sometimes amended.
(h) "Qualified patient' shall have the same definition as that contained in Health
and Safety Code § 11362.5 as sometimes amended.
(i) "Private Residence" shall have the same definition as that contained in Health
and Safety Code section 11362.2(5).
(j) "Premises" means a single, legal parcel of property. Where contiguous legal
parcels under common ownership or control, such contiguous legal parcels shall
constitute a single "premises" for purposes of this chapter.
(k) `Parcel' means property assigned a separate parcel number by the Orange
County assessor.
(1) "Marijuana Products" shall have the same definition as that contained in
Health and Safety Code section 11018.1.
(m)"Marijuana Accessories" shall have the same definition as that contained in
Health and Safety Code section 11018.2.
(n) "Personal Cultivation" shall mean the planting, cultivating, harvesting, drying,
or processing of marijuana plants for personal use within a private residence or
accessory structure to a private residence.
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(o) "Commercial Cultivation" shall mean the planting, cultivating, harvesting,
drying, or processing of marijuana plants in any structure other than a private
residence.
(p) "Outdoor Cultivation" shall mean the planting, cultivating, harvesting, drying,
or processing of marijuana plants in any location within the City of Santa Ana that
is not within a fully enclosed and secure structure.
(q) "Fully enclosed and secure structure" means a space within a building,
greenhouse or other structure which has a complete roof enclosure supported by
connecting walls extending from the ground to the roof, which is secure against
unauthorized entry, provides complete visual screening, and which is accessible
only through one or more lockable doors.
(r) "Delivery" means the commercial transfer of medical cannabis or medical
cannabis products from a dispensary, up to an amount determined to be
authorized by the State of California, or any of its departments or divisions, to
qualified patients and their caregivers. "Delivery" also includes the use by a
dispensary of any technology platform owned, controlled, and/or licensed by the
dispensary, or independently licensed by the State of California under the State
law (as amended from time to time), that enables anyone to arrange for or
facilitate the commercial transfer by a licensed dispensary of medical cannabis or
medical cannabis products. For the purposes of this article, "delivery" does not
include distribution or purchase of cannabis from a licensed cultivator, and
cannabis products from a licensed manufacturer, for sale to a licensed
dispensary or a wholesale establishment.
(s) "Dispensary" means a premises where medical cannabis or medical
cannabis products, or devices for the use of medical cannabis or medical
cannabis products are offered, either individually or in any combination, for retail
sale, including an establishment that delivers, pursuant to Business and
Professions Code § 19340, medical cannabis and medical cannabis products as
part of a retail sale.
(t) 'Responsible person" means any of the following
(1) A person who causes a Code violation to occur.
(2) A person who maintains or allows a Code violation to continue, by his or
her action or failure to act.
(3) A person whose agent, employee, or independent contractor causes a
Code violation by its action or failure to act.
(4) A person who is the owner of, and/or a person who is a lessee or sub
lessee with the current right of possession of, real property where a property -
related Code violation occurs.
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(5) A person who is the on-site manager of a business who normally works
daily at the site when the business is open and is responsible for the activities
of such premises.
For the purposes of this section "person" includes a natural person or legal entity
and the owners, majority stockholders, corporate officers, trustees, and general
partners of a legal entity.
Section 4. Section 18-613 of Article XIII of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in full as follows:
Sec. 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.
(b) The security guard and collective personnel shall monitor the site and the
immediate vicinity of the site to assure that patrons immediately leave the site
and not consume medical marijuana in the vicinity of the collective or on the
property or in the parking lot.
(c) Exterior signage shall comply with Article XI of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code_and may not be externally or internally illuminated. Interior
signage or advertising may not be visible from the exterior. Collectives and
dispensaries must comply with the advertising and marketing provisions of
Business and Professions Code §§ 26150-26155.
(d) No recommendations from a doctor for medical marijuana shall be issued on-
site.
(e) There shall be no on-site sales of alcohol or tobacco products, and no on-site
consumption of food, alcohol, tobacco or marijuana by patrons.
(f) Hours of operation shall be limited to: 7:00 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. No licensed
dispensary/collective shall be open to the public between the hours of 11:01 p.m.
and 6:59 a.m. of any day.
(g) The property provides a sufficient odor absorbing ventilation and exhaust
system so that odor generated inside the property is not detected outside the
property, anywhere on adjacent property or public rights-of-way, or within any
other unit located within the same building as the collective.
(h) A collective shall only dispense medical marijuana to qualified patients and
their caregivers as defined by California Health and Safety Code § 11362.5
(Proposition 215). This shall include possession of an original valid doctor's
recommendation, not more than one (1) year old, for medical marijuana use by
the patient.
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(i) A collective shall notify patrons of the following both verbally and through
posting of a sign in a conspicuous location:
(1) Use of medical marijuana shall be limited to the patient identified on the
doctor's recommendation. Secondary sale, barter or distribution of medical
marijuana is a crime and can lead to arrest.
(2) That loitering on and around the collective site is prohibited by California
Penal Code § 647(e) and that patrons must immediately leave the site and
not consume medical marijuana in the vicinity of the collective or on the
property or in the parking lot.
(3) Forgery of medical documents is a felony crime.
(4) A warning that patrons may be subject to prosecution under federal
marijuana laws.
(5) That the use of medical marijuana may impair a person's ability to drive a
motor vehicle or operate machinery.
(j) A collective shall not provide marijuana to any individual in an amount not
consistent with personal medical use.
(k) Reserved.
(1) No one under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be permitted to enter
establishment, unless such person is a qualified patient and is accompanied by
his or her primary caregiver, licensed attending physician, parent(s) or
documented legal guardian.
(m)A collective shall provide the name and phone number of an on-site staff
person to the police department and the Code Enforcement Division of the
Planning and Building Agency for notification if there are operational problems
with the establishment.
(n) Each collective operator(s) and employees shall complete a criminal
background check. Employees, managers or volunteers may not have been
convicted of, or plead guilty/no-contest to a felony or misdemeanor drug charge
within the past four (4) years.
(o) Marijuana shall not be grown or cultivated at collective sites, except that
cuttings of the marijuana plant may be kept or maintained on-site for distribution
to qualified patients and primary caregivers as follows:
(1)The cuttings shall not be utilized by a collective as a source for the
provision of marijuana for consumption on-site, however, upon provision to a
qualified patient or primary caregiver, that person may use the cuttings to
cultivate marijuana plants off-site for their own use and they may also return
marijuana from the resulting mature plant for distribution by the collective.
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(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "cutting" shall mean a
rootless piece cut from a marijuana plant, which is no more than six (6) inches
in length, and which can be used to grow another plant in a different location.
(p) A collective shall comply with applicable provisions of the California Health
and Safety Code §§ 11362.5 through 11362.83, inclusive.
(q) If food is distributed, the collective shall comply with all relevant state laws
and city ordinances pertaining to the preparation, distribution and sale of food.
(r) The location, interior and exterior, shall be monitored at all times by web -
based closed-circuit television for security purposes. The camera and recording
system must be of adequate quality, color rendition and resolution to allow the
ready identification of any individual committing a crime anywhere on or adjacent
to the location. The recordings shall be maintained for a period of not less than
ninety (90) days. The police department may request the recordings in
connection with an investigation. If the recordings are not voluntarily provided,
the police department may seek a warrant or court order for the recordings.
(s) The location shall have a centrally -monitored fire and burglar alarm system
and the building or the portion of the building where the collective is located shall
contain a fire -proof safe.
(t) No manufacture of concentrated cannabis in violation of California Health and
Safety Code section 11379.6 is allowed.
(u) No collective shall operate for profit. Cash and in-kind contributions,
reimbursements, and reasonable compensation provided by members towards
the collective's actual expenses of the growth, cultivation, and provision of
medical marijuana shall be allowed provided that they are in strict compliance
with State Law. All such cash and in-kind amounts and items shall be fully
documented.
(v) If the collective operator is not the owner of the property where the collective
is to operate, the operator shall provide evidence that the property owner(s)
consent to the operation of a collective on the property.
(w)Collectives must obtain and maintain a valid City business license at all times
as a condition for receiving, renewing, and maintaining their regulatory safety
permit.
(x) Occupancy shall not exceed that required under the Uniform Building Code
and Uniform Fire Code, and the maximum occupancy load shall be posted at the
main entrance.
Section 5: Section 18-615 of Article XIII of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 18-615. - Zones permitted.
Collectives. No collective shall operate within a residential (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4,
RE, CR) zone, Professional (P) zone, Arterial Commercial (C-5) zone, Planned
Shopping Center (C-4) zone, Specific Development (SD), Specific Plan (SP) or
Agricultural (A-1) zone. A Collective may only operate in an Industrial zone (M-1, M-2) in
accordance with this article.
Section 6: Section 18-617.5 of Article XIII of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 18-617.5. - Audits.
Annual audits. No later than June 30 of every year, each collective shall file with
the City an audit or financial review of its operations of the previous calendar year.
The form and contents of the document shall be specified by the Executive Director of
Finance and Management Services, or his/her designee.
Section 7: Section 18-618 of Article XIII of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in full as follows:
Sec. 18-618. - Inspection and enforcement responsibilities.
The Code Enforcement Division of the Planning and Building Agency may enter and
inspect the location of any collective between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., or
at any reasonable time, to ensure compliance with this article. In addition, a designated
unit within the police department may enter and inspect the location of any collective
and the recordings and records maintained as required by this article, except that the
inspection and copying of private medical records shall be made available to the police
department only pursuant to a properly executed search warrant, subpoena, or court
order. It is unlawful for any owner, responsible person, landlord, lessee, member
(including but not limited to a member engaged in the management), or any other
person having any responsibility over the operation of the collective to refuse to allow,
impede, obstruct or interfere with an inspection, review or copying of records and
closed-circuit monitoring authorized and required under this article, including but not
limited to, the concealment, destruction, and falsification of any recordings, records, or
monitoring.
Section 8: Section 18-620 of Article XIII of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in full as follows:
Sec. 18-620. - Compliance with this article and state law.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to:
(i) Cause, permit or engage in the cultivation, possession, distribution or
giving away of marijuana, or
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(ii) Own establish, operate, use or permit the establishment or operation of a
medical marijuana collective or cooperative, or to participate as an employee,
contractor, agent, responsible person or volunteer of a collective or
cooperative, except as provided in this article, and pursuant to any and all
other applicable local and state laws.
(iii)The prohibition in subsection (ii) above includes, renting, leasing, or
otherwise permitting a medical marijuana business to occupy or use a
location, vehicle, or other mode of transportation.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to cause, permit or engage in any activity related
to medical marijuana except as provided in Health and Safety Code Sections
11362.5 et seq., and pursuant to any and all other applicable local and state
laws.
(c) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make any false, misleading or
inaccurate statements or representations in any forms, records, filings or
documentation required to be maintained, filed or provided to the City under this
article, or to any other local, state or federal government agency having
jurisdiction over any of the activities of collectives.
(d) It shall be the sole responsibility of the members engaged in the management
of the collective to ensure that the collective is at all times operating in a manner
compliant with all applicable state laws and this article. Nothing in this article
shall be construed as authorizing any actions which violate state law with regard
to the cultivation, transportation, provision, and sale of medical marijuana.
(e) Cultivation of Marijuana.
(1) Personal Cultivation. Individuals 21 years of age or older may plant,
cultivate, harvest, dry, or process up to (6) living marijuana plants for personal
use in a private residence or accessory structure to a single private residence
in the City of Santa Ana and must comply with the following requirements:
(i) The marijuana cultivation area shall be located indoors within a private
residence or accessory structure on a single parcel of property;
(ii) No more than six (6) living marijuana plants is permitted for indoor
personal cultivation;
(iii) Marijuana in excess of 28.5 grams produced by plants kept for indoor
personal cultivation must be kept in a locked space on the grounds of the
private residence not visible from the public right -of way.
(iv) There shall be no exterior visibility or evidence of marijuana cultivation
outside the private residence from the public right-of-way, including but not
limited to any marijuana plants, equipment used in the growing and
cultivation operation, or any light emanating from the cultivation; or
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(v) The cultivation may not violate any California Building, Electrical or Fire
Codes or any other health and safety standards.
(2) Commercial Cultivation. Commercial cultivation of marijuana or medical
marijuana is prohibited anywhere in the City. No person, including a qualified
patient or primary caregiver, shall engage, permit, or participate in the
commercial cultivation of marijuana in the City.
(3) Outdoor Cultivation. Outdoor cultivation of marijuana or medical
marijuana is prohibited anywhere in the City. No person, including a qualified
patient or primary caregiver, shall engage, permit, or participate in the outdoor
cultivation of marijuana in the City.
(4) Nuisance.
(i) It is hereby declared to be unlawful, a public nuisance, and a violation
of this Chapter for any person owning, leasing, occupying, or having
charge or possession of any parcel within the City to cause or allow such
parcel to be used for the cultivation of marijuana, unless the person is
authorized by state law to grow marijuana within a private residence, and
such authorized person is complying with all requirements of this Chapter.
(5) Public Nuisance Prohibited.
(i) It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance for any
person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge or possession of any
parcel within the City to create a public nuisance in the course of
cultivating marijuana plants or any part thereof in any location, indoor or
outdoor. A public nuisance may be deemed to exist, if such activity
produces:
(1) Odors which are disturbing to people of reasonable sensitivity
residing or present on adjacent or nearby property or areas open to the
public;
(2) Repeated responses to the parcel by law enforcement personnel;
(3) A repeated disruption to the free passage of persons or vehicles in
the neighborhood, excessive noise which is disturbing to people of
normal sensitivity on adjacent or nearby property or areas open to
the public;
(4) Any other impacts on the neighborhood which are disruptive of
normal activity in the area including, but not limited to, grow lighting
visible outside the dwelling, excessive vehicular traffic or parking
occurring at or near the dwelling, and excessive noise emanating from
the dwelling.
(5) Outdoor and Commercial growing and cultivation of marijuana.
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(f) A permitted medical marijuana dispensary may deliver medical marijuana
only to a qualified patient or caregiver. Medical marijuana delivery services by
dispensaries possessing regulatory safety permits must comply with Business
and Professions Code §19340. Delivery of cannabis from a dispensary permitted
pursuant to this Chapter can only be made in a city or county that does not
expressly prohibit it by ordinance. Delivery services by dispensaries not in
possession of regulatory safety permits is expressly prohibited.
Section 9: Section 18-621 of Article XIII of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in full as follows:
Sec. 18-621. - Violation and enforcement.
A. Violation/enforcement.
Each and every violation of this article shall constitute a separate violation
and shall be subject to all remedies and enforcement measures authorized by
this Code. Additionally, as a nuisance per se, any violation of this article shall be
subject to injunctive relief, revocation of the collective's registration, revocation of
the certificate of occupancy for the location, disgorgement and payment to the
City of any and all monies unlawfully obtained, costs of abatement, costs of
investigation, attorney fees, and any other relief or remedy available at law or
equity. The City may also pursue any and all remedies and actions available and
applicable under local and state laws for any violations committed by the
collective and persons related or associated with the collective.
B. Suspension or revocation.
When the Chief of Police finds that any person holding a regulatory safety
permit under the provisions of Chapter 18 has violated the provisions of this
chapter or is found guilty of conduct which would form the basis of denial of the
regulatory safety permit as set forth in Article XIII of Chapter 18, s/he may revoke
or suspend the permit. No such revocation shall become effective until the
regulatory safety permit holder has been notified in writing by certified mail of the
right to appeal the revocation decision pursuant to the provisions or Chapter 3 of
this Code. If a timely appeal is filed, the revocation shall be effective only upon
decision of the City Council. Otherwise, the revocation shall become effective
after the timely appeal period has passed.
Section 10: Section 18-622 of Article XIII of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby added to read in full as follows:
Sec. 18-622. — Transfer of Ownership.
A. Upon the transfer of any interest in a collective/cooperative, the regulatory
safety permit shall be null and void. Any person, firm or entity desiring to own or
operate the collective/cooperative shall make a new application. Prior to or
concurrent with the submission of said application the transferee shall obtain all
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required business licenses, post all required security deposits, acquire all
necessary, certificates, permits or other licenses allowing the doing of any act
which the person paying or holding the same would not otherwise be entitled to
do; and any permit, license, variance or other instrument of approval or evidence
that any conditions exist as required by any other section of this Code or by any
statute or code provisions of the state must first be obtained or complied with
before the doing of any act or thing for which it is required. A fee as established
by resolution of the City Council shall be payable for each such application
involving transfer of any interest in an existing collective/cooperative. The
provisions of section 18-617.1 and 18-617.2 of this chapter shall apply to any
person, firm, or entity applying for a regulatory safety permit for premises
previously used as such establishment.
B. Any such transfer of any interest in an existing collective/cooperative or any
application for an extension or expansion of the building or other place of
business of the collective/cooperative shall require inspection and compliance
with section 18-618 of this chapter.
C. The owner or operator of a collective/cooperative shall be responsible for
notifying the City of any intention to rename, change management, or convey the
business to another person/entity. Notification to the City must be made a
minimum of sixty (60) days prior to such transfer.
Section 11: Section 18-622-649 of Article XIII of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in full as follows:
Secs. 18-623-18-649. - Reserved.
Section 12: Section 21-131 is hereby added to Article XII of Chapter 21 of the
Santa Ana Municipal Code and shall read as follows:
Sec. 21-131. — Transferability of Collective/Cooperative Business License
Section 21-67 of this chapter notwithstanding, business licenses issued to
Collective/Cooperatives pursuant to this article shall be transferable or assignable upon
presentation of a valid regulatory safety permit issued in the name of the transferee or
assignee.
Section 13. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
prdinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, 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.
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ADOPTED this 5t' day of July, 2017.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: '� C J
Lisa Storck
Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
Benavides, Martinez, Sarmiento, Solorio
Tinaiero, Villegas (6)
None (0)
Pulido (1)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the
attached Ordinance No. NS -2918 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on July 5, 2017, and that said ordinance was published
in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date: c7z 7 tw (gi'� '--'> /7 / r
Maria D. Huizar
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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