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ORDINANCE NO. 2020-1433
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2019-06 FOR
A 5,369 SF CANNABIS FACILITY AT 31875 CORYDON SUITE 140 (APN:370-
051-010)
Whereas, Vista Prime Management, LLC has filed an application with the City of Lake
Elsinore (City) requesting approval of Planning Application No. 2019-78 to establish a 5,369 SF
cannabis facility located within an existing building (Project). The Project is generally located at
the northeast corner of the intersection Cereal and Corydon and more specifically referred to as
31875 Corydon Suite 140 (APN:370-051-010).
Whereas, Section 6.0 of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan (MSHCP) requires that all discretionary projects within a MSHCP Criteria Cell
undergo the Lake Elsinore Acquisition Process (LEAP) and Joint Project Review (JPR) to analyze
the scope of the proposed development and establish a building envelope that is consistent with
the MSHCP criteria; and,
Whereas, Section 6.0 of the MSHCP further requires that the City adopt consistency
findings demonstrating that the proposed discretionary entitlement complies with the MSHCP
Criteria Cell, and the MSHCP goals and objectives; and,
Whereas, pursuant to Chapter 19.12 (Development Agreements) of the Lake Elsinore
Municipal Code (LEMC) the Planning Commission (Commission) has been delegated with the
responsibility of reviewing and making a recommendation to the City Council (Council) whether
the development agreement is consistent with the City’s General Plan and whether to approve
the development agreement; and,
Whereas, on June 2, 2020, at a duly noticed Public Hearing, the Commission considered
evidence presented by the Community Development Department and other interested parties with
respect to this item and acted to recommend approval of the subject modifications to the Council;
and,
Whereas, pursuant to Chapter 19.12 (Development Agreements), the Council has the
responsibility of making decisions to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove
recommendations of the Commission for Development Agreements; and,
Whereas, on June 23, 2020, at a duly noticed Public Hearing, the Council has considered
the recommendation of the Commission as well as evidence presented by the Community
Development Department and other interested parties with respect to this item.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That in accordance with the MSHCP, the Council makes the following findings
for MSHCP consistency:
1. The Project is not subject to the City’s LEAP and the Western Riverside County Regional
Conservation Authority’s (RCA) JPR processes as it is not located within a Criteria Cell.
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2. The Project is consistent with the Riparian/Riverine Areas, Vernal Pools Guidelines, and
the Fuel Management Guidelines as the Project is wholly located within an existing
building and does not include any earth disturbing activities therefore Sections 6.1.2 or
6.3.1 of the MSHCP are not applicable.
3. The Project is consistent with the Protection of Narrow Endemic Plant Species Guidelines
and the Additional Survey Needs and Procedures because the project is not located within
any Narrow Endemic Plant Species Survey Areas or Critical Species Survey Areas.
4. The Project is consistent with the Fuels Management Guidelines because the Project site
is not within or adjacent to any MSHCP Criteria Cell or conservation areas.
5. The Project has been conditioned to pay any applicable MSHCP Local Development
Mitigation fees.
Section 2: The Council hereby finds and determines that the Project is categorically
exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Publ. Res. Code §§21000 et seq. “CEQA”)
and CEQA Guidelines (14. Cal. Code Regs. §§15000 et seq.), specifically pursuant to Section
15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities), because the Project proposes to establish a Cannabis
Facility within an existing building. The site is fully developed, and only minor interior alterations
are planned in association with the proposed use.
Section 3: That in accordance with California Planning and Zoning Law and the Section
19.12.070 (Council report) of the LEMC, the Council makes the following findings regarding
modifications to Development Agreement No. 2019-06:
1. It is consistent with the objectives, policies, general land uses and programs specified in
the General Plan and any applicable specific plan.
The proposed Development Agreement will help to offset the potential costs incurred by
the City associated with the establishment of a Cannabis related facility within an industrial
district. The Project site’s General Plan Land Use designation is Limited Industrial (LI).
The proposed Project is consistent the LI land use designation and with the objectives,
policies, general land uses and programs specified in the General Plan.
2. It is compatible with the uses authorized in, and the regulations prescribed for, the land
use district in which the real property is located.
The proposed Development Agreement will facilitate the establishment of the Cannabis
related facility within an existing building. The Project is located in the Limited Industrial
(LI) General Plan Land use designation and the Limited Manufacturing (M-1) Zoning
designation, which is consistent with the applicable General Plan Land Use Designation.
The proposed use is a permitted use subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit
within the M-1 Zoning designation.
3. It is in conformity with public convenience, general welfare and good land use practices.
The proposed Cannabis related facility which will be facilitated through the proposed
Development Agreement was found to be a high value development which will have
beneficial impacts to the surrounding community. Furthermore, the Project has been
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reviewed and conditioned by all applicable City departments to reduce the potential for
any adverse effects.
4. It will not be detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare.
The proposed Development Agreement will facilitate the establishment of a Cannabis
related facility within an existing building. The proposed Project has been reviewed and
conditioned by all applicable City departments to reduce the potential for any adverse
effects to the health, safety and general welfare.
5. It will not adversely affect the orderly development of property or the preservation of
property values;
The proposed Development Agreement will facilitate the establishment of a Cannabis
related facility within an existing building. The proposed use has been analyzed and staff
has determined that the proposed use meets all applicable sections of the LEMC and will
complement the existing uses. The Project was found not to adversely affect the orderly
development of property or the preservation of property values.
6. It is consistent with the provisions of Government Code Sections 65864 through 65869.5.
The proposed Development Agreement includes all mandatory provisions required by
Government Code § 65865.2 and does not include any provisions that are not authorized
by the Development Agreement Act.
Section 4: Based upon the evidence presented, both written and testimonial, and the
above findings, the Council finds that the Project is consistent with the MSHCP.
Section 5: Based upon the evidence presented, the above findings, and the Conditions
of Approval imposed upon the Project, the Council hereby approves Development Agreement No.
2019-06.
Section 6. If any provision of this Ordinance or its application is held invalid by a
court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, sections, or
applications of the Resolution which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end each phrase, section, sentence, or word is declared to be severable.
Section 7. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its final
passage or such later date as may be designated by the City Council. The City Clerk shall
certify as to adoption of this Ordinance and cause this Ordinance to be published and posted in
the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Lake Elsinore, California, on this 14th day of July 2020.
Brian Tisdale
Mayor
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Attest:
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Candice Alvarez, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify that
Ordinance No. 2020-1433 was introduced at the Regular meeting of the City Council of June 23,
2020, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, at the Regular
meeting of July 14, 2020 and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Manos, Johnson, and Sheridan; Mayor Pro-Tem Magee and
Mayor Tisdale
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
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2020-1433 PA 2019-78 Vista Prime - Exhibit A - Development Agreement
RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
City of Lake Elsinore
130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Attn: City Clerk
(Space Above Line For Recorder’s Use Only)
(Exempt from Recording Fees Per Gov. Code § 27383)
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN THE
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
AND
VISTA PRIME MANAGEMENT, LLC
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
AND VISTA PRIME MANAGEMENT, LLC
This Development Agreement (“Agreement”), dated for identification only as of April 1
1, 2020, is made by and between the City of Lake Elsinore, a California municipal corporation
(“City”), and Vista Prime Management, LLC, a California limited liability company
(“Developer”). This Agreement shall take effect on the “Effective Date,” as this term is hereafter
defined. City and Developer may each be referred to herein individually as a “Party” or
collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
A. In 1996, the California Legislature approved Proposition 215, also known as the
Compassionate Use Act (“CUA”), which was codified under Health and Safety Code section
11262.5 et sec., and was intended to enable persons in need of medical marijuana for specified
medical purposes, such as cancer, anorexia, AIDS, chronic pain, glaucoma and arthritis, to obtain
and use marijuana under limited circumstances and where recommended by a physician. The
CUA provides that “nothing in this section shall be construed or supersede legislation prohibiting
persons from engaging in conduct that endangers others, or to condone the diversion of
marijuana for non-medical purposes.”
B. In 2004, the California Legislature enacted the Medical Marijuana Program Act
(Health & Saf. Code, § 11362.7 et seq.) (“MMP”), which clarified the scope of the CUA, created
a state-approved voluntary medical marijuana identification card program, and authorized cities
to adopt and enforce rules and regulations consistent with the MMP. Assembly Bill 2650 (2010)
and Assembly Bill 1300 (2011) amended the MMP to expressly recognize the authority of
counties and cities to “[a]dopt local ordinances that regulate the location, operation, or
establishment of a medical marijuana cooperative or collective” and to civilly and criminally
enforce such ordinances.
C. In September 2015, the California State Legislature enacted, and Governor Brown
signed into law three bills – Assembly Bill 243, Assembly Bill 266, and Senate Bill 643 – which
together comprise the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act (the “MMRSA”). The
MMRSA created a comprehensive dual state licensing system for the cultivation, manufacture,
retail, sale, transport, distribution, delivery, and testing of medical cannabis.
D. The MMRSA was renamed the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (the
“MCRSA”), under Senate Bill 837 in June 2016, which also made included substantive changes
to the applicable state laws, which affect the various state agencies involved in regulating
cannabis businesses as well as potential licensees.
E. On November 8, 2016, the Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana
Act (“AUMA”) was approved California voters as Proposition 64 and became effective on
November 9, 2016, pursuant to the California Constitution (Cal. Const., art. II, § 10(a).).
Proposition 64 legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis by persons 21 years of age and over,
and the personal cultivation of up to six (6) cannabis plants.
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F. AUMA also created a state regulatory and licensing system governing the
commercial cultivation, testing, and distribution of nonmedical cannabis, and the manufacturing
of nonmedical cannabis products.
G. On June 27, 2017, Governor Brown signed the Legislature-approved Senate Bill
94. Senate Bill 94 combined elements of the MCRSA and AUMA to establish a streamlined
singular regulatory and licensing structure for both medical and nonmedical cannabis activities.
The new consolidated provisions under Senate Bill 94 is now known as the Medicinal and Adult-
Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”) to be governed by the California
Bureau of Cannabis Control. MAUCRSA refers to medical cannabis as “medicinal cannabis”
and nonmedical/recreational cannabis as “adult-use cannabis.”
H. On September 16, 2017, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 133 into law,
which provided cleanup and substantive changes to MAUCRSA, including the removal of the
requirement that licensed premises remain “separate and distinct” for each license type.
I. MAUCRSA grants local jurisdictions discretion over whether businesses engaged
in commercial cannabis activity may operate in a particular jurisdiction and, if authorized, where
within such jurisdiction.
J. On November 28, 2017, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 1382
amending the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code (“LEMC”) Chapter 17.156 to: (i) require all
cannabis businesses in the City to have a State license and a City cannabis business permit; (ii)
establish procedures for the review and issuance of a cannabis business permit; (iii) to allow
cannabis dispensaries, cannabis distribution, indoor cannabis cultivation, cannabis manufacturing
and cannabis testing laboratories in M-1 (limited manufacturing) and M-2 (general
manufacturing) zoning districts; and (iv) establish regulations related to such activities.
K. Ordinance No. 1382 allows persons to engage in a permissible “Cannabis
Business” upon the City’s issuance of a “Cannabis Business Permit,” which requires City
approval of a conditional use permit, development agreement, and other applicable approvals.
L. Developer has an equitable interest in that certain real property located at 31875
Corydon Street, Suite 140 in the City of Lake Elsinore, County of Riverside, State of California,
Assessor's Parcel Number 370-051-010-1, which is within a manufacturing zoning district (the
“Site”).
M. The Site is more particularly described in the legal description attached hereto as
Exhibit A, and the combined Site Plan and Floor Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
N. Developer affirms that it has an equitable interest in the Site, evidenced in writing
with the owner of the Site, George Sadler (the “Property Owner”), for the purpose of carrying
out the Project.
O. The Property Owner (Developer’s managing member) has provided notarized
written consent to the terms of this Agreement and the recordation thereof, attached hereto as
Exhibit C.
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P. Developer proposes to improve, develop, and use the Site for a Cannabis Business
(as defined below), in accordance with California Cannabis Laws (as defined below) and the
LEMC, as each may be amended from time to time (the “Project”).
Q. To strengthen the public planning process, encourage private participation in
comprehensive planning and reduce the economic risk of development, the California
Legislature adopted Government Code section 65864 et seq. (the “Development Agreement
Statute”), which authorizes the City and an individual with an interest in real property to enter
into a development agreement that establishes certain development rights in real property that is
subject to a development agreement application.
R. Consistent with the requirements of the Development Agreement Statute, the City
adopted LEMC, Chapter 19.12 (“Development Agreement Ordinance”) authorizing the use of
and establishing the procedures and requirements for the consideration of development
agreements within the City.
S. LEMC, Section 19.12.010 requires submittal of an application along with
information and supporting data as requested by the Director of Community Development for
consideration of any development agreement. Developer has satisfied this requirement.
T. On ____________ __, 2020, the City of Lake Elsinore Planning Commission held
a duly noticed public hearing to consider the Developer’s application for this Agreement and
recommended to the City Council approval of this Agreement.
U. On ____________ __, 2020, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing
to consider this Agreement and found and determined that this Agreement: (a) is consistent with
the objectives, policies, general land uses and programs specified in the City’s General Plan and
any applicable specific plan; (b) is compatible with the uses authorized in, and the regulations
prescribed for the Site and the surrounding area and will not adversely affect the orderly
development of the Site or the preservation of property values; (c) is in conformity with public
convenience, general welfare and good land use practices; (d) will have an overall positive effect
on the health, safety and welfare of the residents of and visitors to the City; and (e) constitutes a
lawful, present exercise of the City’s police power and authority under the Development
Agreement Statute and Development Agreement Ordinance.
V. Based on the findings set forth in Section 1.1, the City Council entered into this
Agreement pursuant to and in compliance with the requirements of the Development Agreement
Statute and the Development Agreement Ordinance; and did therefore, in approving this
Agreement introduce for first reading Ordinance No. __________ (the “Enabling Ordinance”).
On ____________ __, 2020, the City Council conducted the second reading of the Enabling
Ordinance thereby approving this Agreement, to become effective thirty (30) days after the
adoption thereof.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, obligations, promises,
covenants and conditions contained herein and for other valuable consideration, the sufficiency
of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties, and each of them, agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1. Findings. City hereby finds and determines that entering into this Agreement
furthers the public health, safety, and general welfare and is consistent with the City’s General
Plan.
1.2. Recitals. The Recitals above are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into
and made a part of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the Recitals and
the provisions of Articles 1 through 9 of this Agreement, the provisions of Articles 1 through 9
shall prevail.
1.3. Exhibits. The following “Exhibits” are attached to and incorporated into this
Agreement:
Exhibit A Legal Description
Exhibit B Site Plan and Floor Plan
Exhibit C Property Owner Consent
1.4. Definitions. All following initially-capitalized words, terms, and phrases have the
meanings assigned to them below, unless the context indicates otherwise.
“Additional City Approvals” means all ministerial and discretionary permits,
licenses, or other similar entitlements that must be secured by the Developer in order to develop
the Project on the Site, in addition to the Conditional Use Permit and the Cannabis Business
Permit.
“Additional Insureds” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
“Agreement” means this Development Agreement and all Exhibits attached
hereto.
“AUMA” has the meaning as set forth in the Recitals, above.
“California Building Standards Codes” means the California Building Code, as
amended from time to time, in Part 2, Volumes 1 and 2, as part of Title 24 of the California Code
of Regulations, as may be adopted by the LEMC.
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“California Cannabis Laws” includes AUMA, MAUCRSA, CUA, the MMP,
and the regulations adopted and promulgated by the State Licensing Authorities pursuant to such
laws, as such laws and regulations may be amended from time to time.
“Cannabis” means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis
indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin, whether crude
or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt,
derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. “Cannabis” also means the
separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from cannabis. “Cannabis” does not include
the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of
the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of
the plant which is incapable of germination. For the purpose of this division, “cannabis” does not
mean “industrial hemp” as defined by Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code. Cannabis
and the term “marijuana” may be used interchangeably.
“Cannabis Business” includes cultivation, possession, manufacture, processing,
storing, laboratory testing, labeling, transporting, distribution, delivery, or sale of cannabis or a
cannabis product that requires a state license pursuant to MAUCRSA.
“Cannabis Business Permit” means the City permit established and authorized
by LEMC, Section 17.156.040, authorizing permissible Cannabis Business activity which can
only be issued upon City approval of a conditional use permit, development agreement, and
Additional City Approvals for each proposed Cannabis Business activity project.
“City” means the City of Lake Elsinore, a municipal corporation.
“City Council” means the City of Lake Elsinore City Council as described in
LEMC, Chapter 2.08.
“City Manager” means the City Manager of the City of Lake Elsinore, or
designee, as described in LEMC, Chapter 2.04.
“Community Benefits” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 of this
Agreement.
“Community Benefits Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 of this
Agreement.
“Conditional Use Permit” means a conditional use permit issued by the City to
Developer pertaining to Developer’s development of the Project, pursuant to LEMC, C hapter
17.168. In the event that the Conditional Use Permit may not have been issued to the Developer
as of the Effective Date, the City hereby reserves its discretion under the police power to
approve, conditionally approve, or deny the issuance of the Conditional Use Permit.
“CUA” has the meaning as set forth in the Recitals, above.
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“Developer” means Vista Prime Management, LLC, a California limited liability
company.
“Development Agreement Ordinance” has the meaning as set forth in the
Recitals, above.
“Development Agreement Statute” has the meaning as set forth in the Recitals,
above.
“Development Regulations” means the following regulations as they are in effect
as of the Effective Date and to the extent they govern or regulate the development of the Site, but
excluding any amendment or modification to the Development Regulations adopted, approved,
or imposed after the Effective Date that impairs or restricts Developer’s rights set forth in this
Agreement, unless such amendment or modification is expressly authorized by this Agreement
or is agreed to by Developer in writing: the City’s General Plan; any existing Specific Plan that
include the Site, and, to the extent not expressly superseded by this Agreement, all other land use
and subdivision regulations governing the permitted uses, density and intensity of use for
obtaining required City permits and approvals for development, and similar matters that may
apply to development of the Project on the Site during the Term of this Agreement that are set
forth in Title 16 of the LEMC (Subdivisions), Title 17 of the LEMC (Zoning), and Title 19 of the
LEMC (Development). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Development Regulations,” as
used herein, does not include any City ordinance, resolution, code, rule, regulation or official
policy governing any of the following: (i) the conduct of businesses, professions, and
occupations; (ii) taxes and assessments; (iii) the control and abatement of nuisances; (iv) the
granting of encroachment permits and the conveyance of rights and interests which provide for
the use of or the entry upon public property; (v) the exercise of the power of eminent domain; or
(vi) the California Building Standards Codes.
“Effective Date” has the meaning as set forth in Section 1.6.
“Exhibits” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.3.
“Floor Area” means rentable interior floor area at the Site; rentable square
footage measured based on Building Owners and Managers Association International industrial
building standards.
“Marijuana” has the same meaning as cannabis and those terms may be used
interchangeably.
“MAUCRSA” has the meaning as set forth in the Recitals, above.
“MCRSA” has the meaning as set forth in the Recitals, above.
“MMP” has the meaning as set forth in the Recitals, above.
“MMRSA” has the meaning as set forth in the Recitals, above.
“Mortgage” has the meaning set forth in Article 6.
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“Non-Payment Penalty” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
“Notice of Non-Payment Penalty” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.
“Project” has the meaning as set forth in the Recitals, above.
“Property Owner” means George Sadler.
“Regulatory Fees” mean charges owed by the Developer to the City for the
City’s costs incurred in processing applications related to the Project, administering its cannabis-
related ordinance with regard to the Project, and monitoring legal compliance of the Project on
the Site, including, but not limited to building and safety-related inspections by the City.
“Site” has the meaning as set forth in the Recitals, above.
“State Cannabis License” means a license, including a temporary license, to
conduct Cannabis Business activities issued by a State Licensing Authority to Developer for the
Development of the Project on the Site.
“State Licensing Authority” means the state agency responsible for the
issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of State Cannabis Licenses, or the state agency
authorized to take disciplinary action against a business licensed under the California
Cannabis Laws.
“Term” has the meaning described in Section 1.7.
“Term Commencement Date” has the meaning described in Section 1.7.
1.5. Project is a Private Undertaking. The Parties agree that the Project is a private
development and that City has no interest therein, except as authorized in the exercise of its
governmental functions. City shall not for any purpose be considered an agent of Developer or
the Project.
1.6. Effective Date of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective (the
“Effective Date”) upon the date when all of the following conditions have been satisfied: (i) the
City ordinance approving this Agreement becomes effective; (ii) this Agreement has been fully
executed by the Parties; and (iii) the Developer have delivered evidence of insurance coverage in
favor of the City as set forth in Article 5 of this Agreement.
1.7. Term. The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall be twenty (20) years
commencing from the issuance of the Cannabis Business License to Developer for the Project
(the “Term Commencement Date”). Nothing in this Section 1.7 shall prohibit or otherwise
restrict the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 1.8.
1.8. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the
following events:
a. the expiration of the Term;
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b. the Developer no longer has a possessory, legal or other equitable interest
in the Site;
c. the Developer has ceased all operations related to the Project on the Site
for a period of one year or more;
d. mutual written consent of the Parties;
e. abandonment of the Developer’s Conditional Use Permit pursuant to
LEMC, Section 17.168.080 including the failure of the Developer to commence operation of the
Project on the Site within the time presented following the approval of the Conditional Use
Permit;
f. suspension or revocation of Developer’s Conditional Use Permit pursuant
to LEMC, Section 17.168.110;
g. following the Term Commencement Date, the failure to have a valid
Cannabis Business Permit for the Project;
h. following the Term Commencement Date, the failure to have a valid
Developer’s State Cannabis Permit for the Project; or
i. unauthorized assignment of interest of the Developer in the Project or in
the Site pursuant to Section 9.1 of this Agreement.
The rights and obligations of the Parties set forth in Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.4, 9.2, 9.3,
9.4, and 9.6 of this Agreement and any right or obligation of the Parties in this Agreement, which
by its express terms or nature and context is intended to survive termination of this Agreement,
will survive any such termination.
1.9. Operating Memoranda; Amendment of Agreement.
a. Operating Memoranda. The provisions of this Agreement require a close
degree of cooperation between the City and the Developer. The Development of the Developer
Property may demonstrate that clarifications to this Agreement and the Existing Land Use
Regulations are appropriate with respect to the details of performance of the City and the
Developer. To the extent allowable by law, the Developer shall retain a certain degree of
flexibility as provided herein with respect to all matters, items and provisions covered in general
under this Agreement, except for those which relate to the (i) term; (ii) permitted uses; or (iii)
density or intensity of use. When and if the Developer finds it necessary or appropriate to make
changes, adjustments or clarifications to matters, items or provisions not enumerated in (i)
through (iii) above, the Parties shall effectuate such changes, adjustments or clarifications
through operating memoranda (the “Operating Memoranda”) approved by the Parties in writing
which reference this Section 1.9(a). Operating Memoranda are not intended to constitute an
amendment to this Agreement but mere ministerial clarifications; therefore public notices and
hearings shall not be required. The City Manager shall be authorized, upon consultation with,
and approval of, the Developer, to determine whether a requested clarification may be
effectuated pursuant to this Section or whether the requested clarification is of such character to
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constitute an amendment to this Agreement which requires compliance with the provisions of
Section 1.9(b) below.
b. Amendment. Subject to the notice and hearing requirements of the
Government Code, this Agreement may be modified or amended from time to time only with the
written consent of the Developer and the City or their successors and assigns in accordance with
the provisions of the Development Agreement Ordinance and the Development Agreement
Statute.
1.10. Fees. Developer agrees to pay all Regulatory Fees, Community Benefits Fee, and
any other applicable fees to the City related to Developer’s development and operation of the
Project on the Site.
ARTICLE 2.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY
2.1. Intent. Developer has expended and will continue to expend substantial amounts
of time and money planning and preparing for development of the Project. Developer represents
and City acknowledges that Developer would not make these expenditures without this
Agreement, and that Developer is and will be making these expenditures in reasonable reliance
upon its vested rights to develop the Project as set forth in this Agreement.
2.2. Vested Right to Develop. During the Term, Developer shall have the vested
right to develop the Project on the Site, in accordance with the Agreement, the Conditional Use
Permit, Additional City Approvals if any, the Cannabis Business Permit, the City’s Development
Regulations.
2.3. Permitted Uses and Operational Requirements. Developer shall be permitted
to develop, construct, and use the Site to carry out the Project, consistent with California
Cannabis Laws, this Agreement, the Conditional Use Permit, Additional City Approvals, the
Cannabis Business Permit, the LEMC (as may be amended except for the Development
Regulations), and the State Cannabis License.
2.4. Additional Entitlements, Approvals, and Permits. Successful implementation
of the Project may require the Developer to obtain additional approvals and permits from City
and other local and state agencies. In connection with the consideration and issuance of any such
Additional City Approval which is not ministerial in nature, the City reserves its discretion under
the police power to approve, conditionally approve, or deny the issuance of each City Additional
Approval.
2.5. Conditional Use Permit. Pursuant to LEMC, Chapter 19.12, Developer shall not
engage in the permitted uses set forth above pertaining to the Project on the Site without first
obtaining the Conditional Use Permit allowing for the operating of a “cannabis business” (as
defined in Section 17.156.030 of the LEMC).
2.6. Cannabis Business Permit. Pursuant to LEMC, Section 17.156.040, no person
may engage in a “cannabis business” in the City without obtaining a Cannabis Business Permit.
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2.7. State Cannabis License. Pursuant to California Cannabis Laws, Developer shall
not engage in the permitted uses set forth above pertaining to the Project on the Site without first
obtaining a State Cannabis License necessary to conduct the type of Cannabis Business on the
Site as authorized by the Cannabis Business Permit.
ARTICLE 3.
APPLICABLE RULES, REGULATIONS, AND OFFICIAL POLICIES
3.1. Rules on Permitted Uses. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the
City’s ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, and official policies governing the permitted
uses of the Site and the maximum height, bulk, and size of proposed buildings related to the
Project on the Site shall be those in force and effect at the time of the City’s issuance of the
Cannabis Business Permit for the development of the Project at the Site.
3.2. Rules on Design and Construction. Unless otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, and official policies governing the
design, improvement, and construction standards and specifications applicable to the Project
shall be those in force and effect at the time of the City’s issuance of the Cannabis Business
Permit for the development of the Project at the Site.
3.3. Uniform Codes Applicable. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the
Project shall be improved and constructed in accordance with the provisions of the California
Building Standards Codes in effect at the time as of the time of the City’s consideration of
approval of the relevant permit sought by Developer for the Project.
3.4. Changes Mandated by Federal or State Law. The Site and Project shall be
subject to subsequently enacted state or federal laws or regulations that may preempt the LEMC,
or mandate the adoption or amendment of local regulations, or are in conflict with this
Agreement or local rules or guidelines associated with City’s Cannabis Uses (LEMC, Ch.
17.156) or Cannabis Business Permit. As provided in section 65869.5 of the Development
Agreement Statute, in the event state or federal laws or regulations enacted after the Effective
Date prevent or preclude compliance with one or more provisions of this Agreement, such
provisions shall be modified or suspended as may be necessary to comply with such state or
federal laws or regulations. Upon discovery of a subsequently enacted federal or state law
meeting the requirements of this Section, City or Developer shall provide the other Party with
written notice of the state or federal law or regulation, and a written statement of the conflicts
thereby raised with the provisions of the LEMC or this Agreement. Promptly thereafter, City and
Developer shall meet and confer in good faith in a reasonable attempt to modify this Agreement,
as necessary, to comply with such federal or state law or regulation provided City shall not be
obligated to agree to any modification materially increasing its obligations or materially
adversely affecting its rights and benefits hereunder. In such discussions, City and Developer
will attempt to preserve the terms of this Agreement and the rights of Developer derived from
this Agreement to the maximum feasible extent while resolving the conflict. If City, in its
judgment, determines it necessary to modify this Agreement to address such conflict, City shall
have the right and responsibility to do so, and shall not have any liability to Developer for doing
so or be considered in breach or default of this Agreement. City also agrees to process, in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, Developer’s proposed changes to the Project
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that are necessary to comply with such federal or state law and that such proposed changes shall
be conclusively deemed to be consistent with this Agreement without further need for any
amendment to this Agreement.
3.5. Health and Safety Emergencies. In the event that any future public health and
safety emergencies arise with respect to the development contemplated by this Agreement, City
agrees that it shall attempt, if reasonably possible as determined by Ci ty in its discretion, to
address such emergency in a way that does not have a material adverse impact on the Project.
3.6. Reservation of Authority. Any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, the development of the Project shall be subject to new or modified ordinances,
resolutions, rules, regulations, and official policies related to the following:
a. Regulatory Fees imposed on the Developer by the City, which are charged
by the City to cover its actual and reasonable expenses incurred in processing permits, licenses,
and other entitlements related to the Project, administering its cannabis-related ordinance with
regard to the Project, and monitoring legal compliance of the Project on the Site, including, but
not limited to building and safety-related inspections by the City;
b. Development impact fees or charges imposed by the City on and in
connection with a development or other similar fees or charges imposed by other governmental
entities regardless of whether the City is required to collect or assess such fees pursuant to
applicable laws (e.g., school district impact fees pursuant to Government Code Section 65995),
or general or special taxes and assessments.
c. Procedural regulations related to hearing bodies, petitions, applications,
notices, findings, records, hearings, reports, recommendations, appeals, and other similar
procedural matters; and
d. Regulations, including, but not limited to, the California Building
Standards Codes, necessary to protect the public health and safety so long as such regulations are
generally applicable and do not impose a severe and significant financial burden on the
Developer or materially delay the development or carrying out of the Project as contemplated in
this Agreement.
ARTICLE 4.
COMMUNITY BENEFITS FEE
4.1. Intent. The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement confers
substantial private benefits on the Developer that will place significant burdens, including both
known costs and potential but currently unknown costs, on City infrastructure, services, and
neighborhoods and that the private benefits provided to the Developer should be balanced with
commensurate public benefits for the community (“Community Benefits”). Accordingly, City
and Developer recognize and agree that but for Developer’s payments as provided herein, City
would not and could not approve use of the Site for the Project as provided by this Agreement.
City’s approval of this Agreement is in reliance upon and in consideration of Developer’s
agreement to make the payments required hereunder.
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4.2. Community Benefits Fee. In addition to Developer’s obligation to pay the City
through its Regulatory Fees, Developer shall be obligated to provide Community Benefits as
follows, which shall be referred to as the “Community Benefits Fee”:
a. Community Benefits Fee. Concurrent with the Term Commencement
Date, and on each anniversary thereafter, Developer shall make payment to the City pursuant to
the following fee schedule:
All Cannabis Business
activities
$18.72 per square foot of Floor Area
annually
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Developer may elect, on a one-time basis, to make payment of
the Community Benefit Fee due on the Term Commencement Date in two equal installments, the
first one-half installment to be made on the Term Commencement Date and the second one-half
installment to be due and payable on a date six (6) months from the Term Commencement Date.
b. Annual Increase. In order to account for the increasing cost of providing
City services, the Community Benefits Fee set forth in Section 4.2(a) shall be increased annually
commencing on each anniversary of the Term Commencement Date (each of which day shall be
referred to as an “Adjustment Date”). Each Adjustment Date shall be numbered in sequence
(e.g., First Adjustment Date, Second Adjustment Date, Third Adjustment Date, etc.). Each such
annual increase in the Community Benefits Fee shall be determined as follows:
Four percent (4%) of the amount of the Community Benefits Fee payable
immediately preceding such adjustment (For example and for illustration
purposes only, if Developer’s Community Benefits Fee was $100,507.68
[$18.72 x 5,369 square feet of Floor Area] upon the initial issuance of a
Cannabis Business Permit on June 15, 2020, the Community Benefits Fee
due on the First Adjustment Date, that is, June 15, 2021, is the product of
$100,507.68 times 1.04, in which case the Community Benefits Fee
payable on the First Adjustment Date would be $104,527.99).
4.3. Penalty. If Developer fails to make a payment of the Community Benefits Fee, as
required by this Agreement, the City may impose a “Non-Payment Penalty.” A Non- Payment
Penalty of five percent (5%) shall be applied to all past due Community Benefits Fees. The City
shall deliver to Developer a “Notice of Non-Payment Penalty.” Payment of the Non- Payment
Penalty and past due Community Benefits Fees shall be in a single installment due on or before a
date fifteen (15) days following delivery of the Non-Payment Penalty.
4.4. Interest on Unpaid Non-Performance Penalty; Past Due Community Benefits
Fees. If Developer fails to pay the Non-Performance Penalty and all past due Community
Benefits Fees after City has delivered the Notice of Non-Performance Penalty, then, in addition
to the principal amount of the Non-performance Penalty and past due Community Benefit Fees,
Developer shall pay City interest at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum, computed on
the principal amount of the Non-Performance Penalty and past due Community Benefit Fees,
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from a date fifteen (15) days following delivery of the Notice of Non-performance Penalty.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.4, in no event shall the rate of interest
payable by Developer exceed the maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged under
applicable law.
ARTICLE 5.
INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION
5.1. General Liability Insurance. Developer shall maintain comprehensive general
liability insurance issued by a California admitted insurance courier whose Best Insurance Guide,
current edition insurance rating is not less than “B+(vii)” with a per-occurrence combined single
limit of not less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) with a claim deduction not more than One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) per claim. Such insurance policy shall name the City and
City’s elected and appointed councils, boards, commissions, legislative bodies, officials,
employees, and representatives as “Additional Insureds” by endorsement with respect to the
performance of this Agreement and shall include either a severability of interest clause or cross-
liability endorsement and other customary and reasonable endorsements and provisions approved
by the City’s risk manager.
5.2. Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Developer shall maintain workers’
compensation insurance for all its employees employed at or on the Project. Developer shall
require each contractor and subcontractor working at or on the Project to provide workers’
compensation insurance for its respective employees. Developer indemnification of City set forth
in Section 5.4 of this Agreement shall apply to Developer’s failure to maintain any such
insurance.
5.3. Evidence of Insurance. Evidence of the insurance in favor of the City required
under Section 5.1 shall be provided to the City as of the Effective Date. Thereafter no Cannabis
Business Permit for the Project shall be valid unless and until Developer furnishes satisfactory
evidence of the other insurance required in Article 5 of this Agreement. In each case, the evidence
of insurance provided to the City shall include satisfactory evidence that the insurance carrier
shall give the City at least fifteen (15) days’ prior notice of the cancellation or reduction in
coverage of each policy of insurance required in Article 5 of this Agreement.
5.4. Indemnification. The Developer agrees to indemnify, defend with counsel
acceptable to City, and hold harmless the City and City’s elected and appointed councils, boards,
commissions, legislative bodies, officials, employees, and representatives from any and all claims,
costs (including legal fees and costs), or liabilities of any kind arising out of or connected to any
act or omission of Developer or Developer’s contractor, subcontractor, agent, or representative
related to its establishment or operation of the Project or arising out of or related to the approval
or issuance of any permit, license, or approval by the City for the Project, except to the extent
such claims, costs, and liabilities are caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the
City. The Developer agrees that it shall be responsible for all costs incurred by the City in the
event of a third-party challenge related to such claims, costs, or liabilities.
5.5. Failure to Indemnify. The Developer’s failure to indemnify the City, when
required by this Agreement, shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and of any
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applicable Conditional Use Permit, Cannabis Business Permit, and Additional City Approvals,
which shall entitle the City to all remedies available under law, including, but not limited to,
specific performance and damages. Failure to indemnify shall constitute grounds upon which the
City may rescind its approval of any entitlement, permit, or license related to the Project, or any
portion thereof, and a waiver of Developer’s right to file a claim, action, or proceeding against the
City and City’s elected and appointed councils, boards, commissions, legislative bodies, officials,
employees, and representatives based upon the City’s rescission or revocation of any applicable
Conditional Use Permit, Cannabis Business Permit, and Additional City Approvals, or City’s
failure to defend any claim, action, or proceeding based upon Developer’s failure to indemnify the
City.
5.6. Waiver of Damages; Referendum. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, the Parties acknowledge that City would not have entered into this Agreement had
it been exposed to liability for damages from the Developer and, therefore, the Developer hereby
waives all claims for damages against City for breach of this Agreement. The approvals
(including development agreements) must be approved by the City Council and that, under law,
the City Council's discretion to vote in any particular way may not be constrained by contract.
The Developer therefore waives all claims for damages against City in the event that this
Agreement or any Project approval is: (1) not approved by the City Council or (2) is approved by
the City Council, but with new changes, amendments, conditions, or deletions to which Developer
is opposed. Developer further acknowledges that, as an instrument which must be approved by
ordinance, a development agreement is subject to referendum; and that, under law, the City
Council's discretion to avoid a referendum by rescinding its approval of the underlying ordinance
may not be constrained by contract, and Developer waives all claims for damages against City in
this regard.
5.7. Bankruptcy. The obligations of this Agreement shall not be dischargeable in
bankruptcy.
ARTICLE 6.
MORTGAGEE PROTECTION
This Agreement, once executed and recorded, shall be superior and senior to any lien
placed upon the Site or any portion thereof following recording of this Agreement, including the
lien of any deed of trust or mortgage (“Mortgage”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no breach
hereof shall defeat, render invalid, diminish, or impair the lien of any Mortgage made in good
faith and for value. This Agreement shall immediately be deemed in default and immediately
terminate upon the foreclosure or transfer of any interest in the Site or Project, whether by
operation of law or any other method of interest change or transfer, unless the City Manager has
authorized such change or transfer in advance, in writing.
ARTICLE 7.
PERIODIC REVIEW
City shall review this Agreement (“Periodic Review”) in accordance with the
Development Agreement Ordinance, including LEMC, Section 19.12.140 and the procedures set
forth in LEMC, Section 19.12.150. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City’s failure to review
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the Developer’s compliance with this Agreement, at least annually, will not constitute or be
asserted by either Party as a breach by the other Party.
ARTICLE 8.
DEFAULT
8.1. General Provisions. The failure of either Party to perform any obligation or duty
under this Agreement within the time required by this Agreement shall be a default and after the
giving of notice and the passage of the applicable amount of time, such a default shall constitute
an event of default.
8.2. Notice. The “Complaining Party” may not assert that an event of default has
occurred against the “Defaulting Party” unless the Complaining Party has first given written
notice to the Defaulting Party, specifying the nature of the default and the manner in which the
default may be cured, if known to the Complaining Party. Any failure or delay by the
Complaining Party in giving such notice shall not waive such default or waive any of the
Complaining Party’s remedies.
8.3. Cure. The Defaulting Party shall have thirty (30) days from the receipt of notice
to cure the default except as provided in the next sentence. In the case of a monetary default
(e.g. failure to make the payments of fees required under this Ordinance), any such default must
be cured by the payment of the amount demanded within such thirty (30) day period. In the case
of non-monetary defaults, if the default cannot be reasonably cured within such time, the default
shall be deemed cured if:
a. The cure is commenced at the earliest practicable date following receipt
of notice;
b. The cure is diligently prosecuted to completion;
c. At the earliest practicable date (but in no event later than thirty (30) days
after receiving the notice of default), the Defaulting Party provides written notice to the
Complaining Party that the cure cannot be reasonably completed within such thirty (30) day
period; and
d. The default is cured at the earliest practicable date, but in no event later
than sixty (60) days after receipt of the first notice of default.
8.4. Remedies. If the Defaulting Party fails to cure a default in accordance with the
foregoing, an event of default shall be deemed to have occurred and the Complaining Party shall
have the right to seek all appropriate remedies, at law or in equity, including specific penalty or
termination of this Agreement without further or separate notice to the Defaulting Party.
8.5. Estoppel Certificates.
a. City shall, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice,
execute, acknowledge, and deliver to Developer, Developer's lender, potential investors, or
assignees an estoppel certificate in writing which certifies that this Agreement is in full force
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and effect, that there are no breaches or defaults under the Agreement except as described in
such estoppel certificate, and that the Agreement has not been modified or terminated and is
enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions.
b. The City may recover its actual and reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees
in connection with the timely dealing of any such estoppel certificate, in an amount not to
exceed $2,500 per estoppel certificate.
ARTICLE 9.
OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1. Assignment. The rights and obligations of Developer hereunder shall not be
assigned or transferred, except that on thirty (30) days written notice to City, Developer may
assign all or a portion of Developer’s rights and obligations there under to any person or persons,
partnership or corporation who purchases all or a portion of Developer’s right, title and interest
in the Site, or Project, provided such assignee or grantee assumes in writing each and every
obligation of Developer hereunder yet to be performed, and further provided that Developer
obtains the written consent of City to the assignment, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision concerning the written consent of City, and
provided that the assignment is to an affiliate of Developer (an entity which is controlled by,
controls, or is under common control with, Developer), the City shall in such cases provide its
written consent provided that all other requirements of this Section 9.1 are satisfied. The notice
to City shall include the identity of any such assignee and a copy of the written assumption of the
assignor’s obligations hereunder pertaining to the portion assigned or transferred. After such
notice and the receipt of such consent, the assignor shall have no further obligations or liabilities
hereunder. The City Manager may act on behalf of City regarding any actions concerning the
assignment of this Agreement.
9.2. Notices. Any notice shall be in writing and given by delivering the same in person
or by sending the same by registered, or certified mail, return receipt requested, with postage
prepaid, or by overnight delivery, to the respective mailing addresses, as follows:
If to City: City of Lake Elsinore
130 S. Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Attn: City Manager
If to Developer: Vista Prime Management, LLC
7895 Convoy Ct., Ste. 17
San Diego CA 92111
Attn: Mr. George Sadler
Either City or Developer may change its mailing address at any time by giving written
notice of such change to the other in the manner provided herein at least ten (10) days prior to
the date such change is effected. All notices under this Agreement shall be deemed given,
received, made or communicated on the earlier of the date personal delivery is effected or on the
delivery date or attempted delivery date shown on the return receipt, or air bill.
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9.3. Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be interpreted and governed
according to the laws of the State of California. In the event of litigation between the Parties,
venue, without exception, shall be in the Riverside County Superior Court of the State of
California. If, and only if, applicable law requires that all or part of any such litigation be tried
exclusively in federal court, venue, without exception, shall be in the Central District of
California located in the City of Riverside, California.
9.4. Severability. If this Agreement in its entirety is determined by a court to be
invalid or unenforceable, this Agreement shall automatically terminate as of the date of final
entry of judgment. If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be determined by a court to
be invalid and unenforceable, or if any term or provision of this Agreement is rendered invalid or
unenforceable according to the terms of any federal or state statute, any provisions that are not
invalid or unenforceable shall continue in full force and effect and shall be construed to give
effect to the intent of this Agreement. The Parties expressly agree that each Party is strictly
prohibited from failing to perform any and all obligations under this Agreement on the basis that
this Agreement is invalid, unenforceable, or illegal. By entering into this Agreement, each Party
disclaims any right to tender an affirmative defense in any arbitration or court of competent
jurisdiction, that performance under this Agreement is not required because the Agreement is
invalid, unenforceable, or illegal.
9.5. Constructive Notice and Acceptance. Every person who after the Effective Date
and recording of this Agreement owns or acquires any right, title, or interest to any portion of the
Site is and shall be conclusively deemed to have consented and agreed to every provision
contained herein, whether or not any reference to this Agreement is contained in the instrument
by which such person acquired an interest in the Site, and all rights and interests of such person
in the Site shall be subject to the terms, requirements, and provisions of this Agreement.
9.6. Reserved.
9.7. Waiver. A waiver by any Party of any breach of any term, covenant, or condition
herein contained or a waiver of any right or remedy of such Party available hereunder, at law or
in equity, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other
term, covenant, or condition herein contained or of any continued or subsequent right to the same
right or remedy. No Party shall be deemed to have made any such waiver unless it is in writing
and signed by the Party so waiving.
9.8. Integration. This Agreement, together with its specific references, attachments,
and Exhibits, constitutes all of the agreements, understandings, representations, conditions,
warranties, and covenants made by and between the Parties hereto. Unless set forth herein, no
Party to this Agreement shall be liable for any representations made, express or implied.
9.9. Captions. The captions of this Agreement are for convenience and reference only
and the words contained therein shall in no way be held to explain, modify, amplify, or aid in the
interpretation, construction, or meaning of the provisions of this Agreement.
9.10. Mandatory and Permissive. “Shall” and “will” and “agrees” are mandatory.
“May” or “can” are permissive.
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9.11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously and in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
9.12. Other Documents. The Parties agree that they shall cooperate in good faith to
accomplish the objectives of this Agreement and, to that end, agree to execute and deliver such
other instruments or documents as may be necessary and convenient to fulfill the purposes and
intentions of this Agreement.
9.13. Authority. All Parties to this Agreement warrant and represent that they have the
power and authority to enter into this Agreement.
9.14. Advice of Legal Counsel. Each Party acknowledges that it has reviewed this
Agreement with its own legal counsel and, based upon the advice of that counsel, freely entered
into this Agreement.
9.15. Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, if any
action at law or in equity, including action for declaratory relief, is brought to enforce or interpret
provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees
and costs, which may be set by the court in the same action or in a separate action brought for
that purpose, in addition to any other relief to which such Party may be entitled.
9.16. Calculation of Time Period. All time referenced in this Agreement shall be
calendar days, unless the last day falls on a legal holiday, Saturday, or Sunday, in which case the
last day shall be the next business day.
9.17. Recordation of Development Agreement. The City Clerk shall cause a copy of
this Agreement to be recorded against title of the Site within ten (10) business days of the
Effective Date.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates set
forth below.
“CITY”
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
a municipal corporation
Date: By:
Mayor
ATTEST:
By:
City Clerk
“DEVELOPER”
VISTA PRIME MANAGEMENT, LLC,
a California limited liability company
Date: By:
Name: George Sadler
Its: Managing Member
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) §
County of )
On , before me, a
Notary Public, personally appeared who proved to me on
the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or
the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
________________________________
Signature of Notary
(Affix seal here)
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the individual
who signed the document to which this certificate is
attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) §
County of )
On , before me, a
Notary Public, personally appeared who proved to me on
the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or
the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
________________________________
Signature of Notary
(Affix seal here)
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the individual
who signed the document to which this certificate is
attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) §
County of )
On , before me, a
Notary Public, personally appeared who proved to me on
the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or
the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
________________________________
Signature of Notary
(Affix seal here)
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the individual
who signed the document to which this certificate is
attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
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Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
The real property referred to herein is situated in the County of Riverside, City of Lake Elsinore,
State of California, and is described as follows:
A CONDOMINIUM COMPRISING INTEREST IN UNIT # E-4 AS SHOWN ON THE
CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED ON JUNE 2, 2005, AS INSTRUMENT NUMBER
2005-0441925 IN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDS ("PLAN") AND AS
FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL
CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP RECORDED ON AUGUST 5, 2003 INSTRUMENT
NUMBER 2003-592581 IN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDS AND AS
AMENDED IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS FOR
BLUE LAKE CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP RECORDED ON MAY 27, 2005 AS
INSTRUMENT NUMBER 2005-0423404 IN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICIAL
RECORDS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "DECLARATION"), WHICH CONDOMINIUM IS
LOCATED ON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 2 AS SHOWN BY
RECORD OF SURVEY ON FILE IN BOOK 73 PAGE 44 OF RECORDS OF SURVEY,
RECORDS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
EXCEPTING THEREFROM AND RESERVING EASEMENTS AS DEFINED IN THE
DECLARATION.
FURTHER EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL NUMBERED CONDOMINIUM UNITS ON
THE PLAN AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OTHER THAN THE UNIT
CONVEYED ABOVE AND THE ASSOCIATION COMMON AREA OR COMMON AREA
AS DEFINED IN THE DECLARATION OR SHOWN ON THE PLAN.
[APN 370-051-001-1]
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Exhibit B
EXHIBIT B
SITE PLAN AND FLOOR PLAN
The Site Plan and Floor Plan is on file as a public record and available for review at the City of
Lake Elsinore’s City Clerk’s Office located 130 South Main Street Lake Elsinore, CA 92530.
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Exhibit C
EXHIBIT C
PROPERTY OWNER CONSENT
George Sadler, being the owner of the real property described in Exhibit A to this Development
Agreement by and between the City of Lake Elsinore and Vista Prime Management, LLC, dated
for identification as of April 1, 2020 (the “Agreement”), does hereby consent to the recordation
of said Agreement in the Official Records of the County of Riverside.
Date:
George Sadler
[notary required]
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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On , before me, a
Notary Public, personally appeared who proved to me on
the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their
authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or
the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
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Signature of Notary
(Affix seal here)
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certificate verifies only the identity of the individual
who signed the document to which this certificate is
attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
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