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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 1580 2008-12-08ORDINANCE NUMBER ~ 58O AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH PROHIBITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES WITHIN THE CITY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Title 5, Business Licenses and Regulations, Chapter 5.70, Miscellaneous Business Regulations, is hereby amended by adding a new Section 5.70.025, Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, to read: § 5.70.025. Medical Marijuana Dispensaries A. Purpose and Findings. The City Council finds that federal and state laws prohibiting the possession, sale and distribution of marijuana would preclude the opening of medical marijuana dispensaries sanctioned by the City of Seal Beach, and in order to serve public health, safety, and welfare of the residents and businesses within the City, the declared purpose of this chapter is to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries as stated in this section. B. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following words and phrases shall mean: 1. "Identification card': a document issued by the State Department of Health Services which identifies a person authorized to engage in the medical use of marijuana and the person's designated primary caregiver, if any. 2. "Medical marijuana": marijuana used for medical purposes where that medical use is deemed appropriate and has been recommended by a physician who has determined that the person's health would benefit from the use of marijuana in the treatment of cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, spasticity, glaucoma, arthritis, migraine, or any other serious medical condition for which marijuana is deemed to provide relief as defined in subsection (h) of Health and Safety Code Section 11362.7, as such section may be amended from time to time. 3. "Medical marijuana dispensary' or "dispensary': any facility or location where medical marijuana is made available to and/or distributed by or to three or more of the following: a qualified patient, a person with an identification card, or a primary caregiver. Each of these terms is defined herein and shall be interpreted in strict accordance with California Health and Safety Code Sections11362.5 and 11362.7 et seq. as such sections may be amended from time to time. 4. "Primary caregiver": the individual, designated by a qualified patient or by a person with an identification card, who has consistently assumed responsibility for the housing, health, or safety of that patient or person. 5. "Physiciarf': an individual who possesses a recognition in good standing to practice medicine or osteopathy Ordinance Number 1580 issued by the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California and who has taken responsibility for an aspect of the medical care, treatment, diagnosis, counseling, or referral of a patient and who has conducted a medical examination of that patient before recording in the patient's medical record the physician's assessment of whether the patient has a serious medical condition and whether the medical use of marijuana is appropriate. 6. "Qualified patienf': a person who is entitled to the protections of California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5, as such section may be amended from time to time, but who does not have an identification card issued by the State Department of Health Services. C. Medical Mariiuana Dispensary Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to own, manage, conduct, or operate any medical marijuana dispensary or to participate as an employee, contractor, agent or volunteer, or in any other manner or capacity, in any medical marijuana dispensary in the City of Seal Beach. D. Use or Activity Prohibited by State or Federal Law. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to permit or authorize any use or activity which is otherwise prohibited by any state or federal law." SECTION 2. Title 5, Business Licenses and Regulations, Chapter 5.70, Miscellaneous Business Regulations, is hereby amended by re-numbering existing § 5.70.025, Miniature Trains, through § 5.70.035, Shooting Galleries to new § 5.70.030, Miniature Trains, through § 5.70.040, Shooting Galleries. SECTION 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to make necessary conforming revisions to Table of Contents and Contents of Title 5, Business Licenses and Regulations. SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance or any part hereof. The City Council of the City of Seal Beach hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 8th day of December , 2008. L ATTEST: City lerk Mayor Ordinance Number 1580 STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH } I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced for first reading at a meeting held on the 10th day of November , 2008 and was passed, approved and adopted by the City Council at a meeting held on the 8th day of December , 2008 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: NOES: Councilmembers: ~ V ~ L~-n~ .~- . ABSENT: y Councilmembers: `/ (~~ ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: ~/" ~~n/ And do hereby further certify that Ordinance Number 1580 has been published pursuant to the Seal Beach City Charter and Resolution Number 2836. ity Jerk Ordinance Number 1580 ' PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Orange I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the county afore- said; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or inter- ested in the above-entitled matter. I am the principal clerk of the printer of the SEAL BEACH SUN, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published weekly in the City of Seal Beach, County of Orange and which newspaper has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, under the date of ' 2~/ 4Q~. Case Number A82583; that the notice of which the annexed is a printed copy (set in type not smaller than nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following da s, to-wit: ~~- a~ . all in the year 2008. I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. at B h, CA, U day of rJVQ~ Signature PUBLICATION PROCESSED BY: THE SEAL BEACH SUN 216 Main Street Seal Beach, CA 90740 (562) 430-7555 This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp Proof of Publication of .............. ...................... SUMMARY-• ' ORDINANCE NUMBER•~ ......... 1r~ , i ~.......... AN ORDINANCE OFTHE' CITY OF SEAL BEACN PROHIBITING THE - E5TABL'ISHMENi OF: , MEDICAL' MARIJUANA . DISPENSARIES WRHIN •• THE crrv rpoae and Findings. ry Council Ends that and state laws pro- the possession, sale' serve public health, safety, and weHere of the residents end businesses wrthin,the City, the declared purpose of this chapter Is to prohlbtt med- stated in ~I~ sech~~ ~ Ordmence Number 1580 was inbodurad ar n,o .e,,,n-. for December B, 2008. Introduction and first read- ing of Ordinance'Number 1580 was approved_by the following vote:,; ., _-- .. ..,r,.. AYES: AntoS,~Levilt` AAlller, Shanks,.Sloan •NOES:None Motion carried Cones of OnLnarae Number 1586 are availeble'irom the ' of8ce'of the Cary Clerk, City Hall, 211 - 81h Street, Seal Beach; telephone (582) 431- 2527 ext. 1305 DATED.THIS 20th day of `November 2008. Linda Dewne, C'~y Clerk ,. City of Seal Beech se-zss r - Pubhahed in the Seal Beach Sun 11/20/08, Ordinance Number 1580 PROOF OF PUBLICATION (2015.5 C.C.P.) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of Orange I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the county afore- said; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not a party to or inter- ested in the above-entitled matter. am the principal clerk of the printer of the SEAL BEACH SUN, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published weekly in the City of Seal Beach, County of Orange and which newspaper has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of Orange, State of California, under the date of 2/24/75• Case Number A82583; that the notice of which the annexed is a printed copy (set in type not smaller than nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit: ~~ ~ ~ all in the year 2008. I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated of J.L~ICPM I~Pf'-~ 2008. - Signature PUBLICATION PROCESSED THE SEAL BEACH SUN 216 Main Street Seal Beach, CA 90740 (562)430-7555 This space is for the County Clerk's Filing Stamp Proof of Publication of ............................................... ......................... SUMMA RY=.ORDI-, NANCE NUMBER.1580 , ~. API~ORDINANCE OFTHE CfTY OF SEAL BEACH PRO= ~,HIBITING THE•ESTABLISH- MENT OF MEDICAL MARI- 'JUANA.DISPENSARIES WITHIN T.HE CITY,.,, :. ' Title 5, Buslness,Licenses' land Regulations, Chapter,. , 5 70, Miscellaneous Business Regu~lahoris, is herebyamend- ~ed by adding a new Section 5.70.025, Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, to read: state laws prohfbit- assession, sale and ri at mar6uena wculd by the tare of the resktems and bust-- 'nesses withinXthe City, the • declared purpose of this dtep• ter Is to prohibll medical mar- ' quana diajiensarieajas stat- ed In this aecbon Ordinance Number 1580 waslntroduced'atthe regu- lar City Council meeting on 'November 10„2008 and •ade tad on December B, 2008 by the following vote: AYES:,Antos, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan' NOES: Pone, Motpn nrrled ' Copies of Ordinance Number 1580 are available from the •otfice of the City 'Clerk; City Hall, 211. - Bty (562) 431-2527 ext. 1305 DATED THIS 9lh day of • December 2006. ' Linde Devine, City Clerk Cdy of Seal Beach SB-301 ' •Pubhahed rn the Seal Beach Sun 12/18/2005 C