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Second Reading of Ordinance Regarding Planning Application No. 2020-98 (SCCC Group)
Adopt by title only and waive further reading of AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2020-04 FOR
A 4,925 SQUARE FOOT CANNABIS FACILITY LOCATED AT 31889 CORYDON ROAD, SUITE 170
(APN: 370-031-007).
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REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Candice Alvarez, MMC, City Clerk
Date: January 26, 2021
Subject: Second Reading of Ordinance Regarding Planning Application No.
2020-98 (SCCC Group)
Recommendation
Adopt by title only and waive further reading of AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT NO. 2020-04 FOR A 4,925 SQUARE FOOT CANNABIS FACILITY
LOCATED AT 31889 CORYDON ROAD, SUITE 170 (APN: 370-031-007).
Background
At its Regular meeting on January 12, 2021, the City Council introduced by title only and
waived further reading of the Ordinance.
Exhibit
Exhibit A – Ordinance
Exhibit B – Amended Development Agreement
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-1442
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2020-04 FOR
A 4,925 SQUARE FOOT CANNABIS FACILITY LOCATED AT 31889 CORYDON
ROAD, SUITE 170 (APN: 370-031-007)
Whereas, Hazelina Laskey, SCCC Group Services, Inc., has filed an application with the
City of Lake Elsinore (City) requesting approval of Planning Application No. 2020-98
(Development Agreement No. 2020-04 and Conditional Use Permit No. 2020-13) a Cannabis
Facility within an existing building utilizing 50% of tenant space for non-volatile, solvent-less
manufacturing, with accessory use for wholesale and retail distribution and retail dispensary of
medicinal and recreational cannabis-derived products (Project). The total facility area of use is
4925 sq. ft., with dispensary accounting for 1209 sq. ft., less than 25% of total space and revenue
(24.55%), manufacturing and distribution 933 sq. ft., and the balance for employee area and large
patient and wholesale customer waiting room area. The Project is generally located at the
northwest corner of the intersection Cereal Street and Corydon Road and more specifically
referred to as 31889 Corydon Road, Suite 170 (APN:370-031-007); and,
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 December 15, 2020, at a duly noticed Public Hearing, the Commission has
considered evidence presented by the Community Development Department and other interested
parties with respect to this item; 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 January 12, 2021, 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:
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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.
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
19.12.080 (Decision by City Council) of the LEMC, the Council makes the following findings
regarding Development Agreement No. 2020-04:
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.
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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
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.
2020-04.
Section 6: Severability. 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 Ordinance 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: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on
the thirty-first (31st) day after the date of adoption.
Section 8: Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance
and shall cause a synopsis of the same to be published according to law.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Lake Elsinore, California, on this 26th day of January 2021.
Robert E. Magee
Mayor
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. 2020-1442 was introduced by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore,
California, at the Regular meeting of January 12, 2021 and adopted at the Regular meeting of
January 26, 2021 and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Tisdale, Johnson, and Manos; Mayor Pro-Tem Sheridan; and
Mayor Magee
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
Development Agmt - SCCC Group 102020
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
SCCC GROUP SERVICES, INC.
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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
AND SCCC GROUP SERVICES, INC.
This Development Agreement (“Agreement”), dated for identification only as of January
1, 2021, is made by and between the City of Lake Elsinore, a California municipal corporation
(“City”), and SCCC Group Services, Inc., a California corporation (“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 31889
Corydon Street, Suite 170 in the City of Lake Elsinore, County of Riverside, State of California,
Assessor’s Parcel Number 370-031-007, 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, Edwin E. Manske and Janice L. Manske, as Co-Trustees of the Manske
Revocable Trust, U/T/D dated November 2, 1992, as Amended, for the purpose of carrying out
the Project.
O. The Property Owner 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 dev elopment
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 ____________ __, 2021, 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
____________ __, 2021, 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms, obligations, promises,
covenants and conditions contained herein and for other valuable consideration, the sufficiency of
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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.
“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.
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“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, Chapter
17.415. 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.
“Developer” means SCCC Group Services, Inc., a California corporation.
“Development Agreement Ordinance” has the meaning as set forth in the Recitals,
above.
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“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.
“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.
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“Property Owner” means Edwin E. Manske and Janice L. Manske, as Co-Trustees
of the Manske Revocable Trust, U/T/D dated November 2, 1992, as Amended.
“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 provisional 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(ies) responsible for the
issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of State Cannabis Licenses, or the state agency(ies)
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 Permit 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;
b. mutual written consent of the Parties;
c. a lapse of the Developer’s Conditional Use Permit pursuant to LEMC,
Section 17.415.070(D);
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d. a revocation of Developer’s Conditional Use Permit pursuant to LEMC,
Section 17.415.070(G);
e. following the Term Commencement Date, the failure to have a valid
Cannabis Business Permit for the Project; or
f. 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, and
9.4 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 Site 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 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.
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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.
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.
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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 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 City in its discretion, to
address such em ergency 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,
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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.
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
$19.47 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
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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 $95,889.75
[$19.47 x 4,925 square feet of Floor Area] upon the initial issuance of a
Cannabis Business Permit on June 15, 2021, the Community Benefits Fee
due on the First Adjustment Date, that is, June 15, 2022, is the product of
$95,889.75 times 1.04, in which case the Community Benefits Fee payable
on the First Adjustment Date would be $99,725.34).
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, 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.
4.5. Tax Payment and Facility Payment Offset.
a. In the event that the voters of the City of Lake Elsinore approve a Cannabis
business tax or any percentage of gross receipts based fee, Developer shall pay the amount
established by any such measure or initiative (“Tax Payment”) in accordance with any procedure
so established by the City, provided, however, that Developer shall be entitled to an offset, dollar
for dollar, of such Tax Payment against the Community Benefit Fee then owing or, alternatively,
if the Community Benefit Fee then owing is insufficient to fully satisfy the offset as provided
herein, such unsatisfied offset shall be a credit against the payment of any future Community
Benefit Fee until such offset is fully satisfied.
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b. In the event that the voters of the City of Lake Elsinore or the City Council
approve a fee based on the square footage of premises where permitted commercial cannabis
activities, Developer shall pay the amount established thereby (“Facility Payment”) in accordance
with any procedure so established by the City, provided, however, that Developer shall be entitled
to an offset, dollar for dollar, of such Facility Payment against the Community Benefit Fee then
owing or, alternatively, if the Community Benefit Fee then owing is insufficient to fully satisfy
the offset as provided herein, such unsatisfied offset shall be a credit against the payment of any
future Community Benefit Fee until such offset is fully satisfied.
c. Imposition of a Tax Payment and/or a Facility Payment obligation by the
City or the voters of the City of Lake Elsinore shall not relieve Developer of its obligation to pay
the Community Benefit Fee except for the offset as set forth in Sections 4.5.a and 4.5.b above.
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
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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
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.
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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 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 asse rt 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 Agreement), any such default must be
cured by the payment of the amount demanded within such thirty (30) day period. In th e 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 complet ed 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 accordan ce 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.
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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 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: SCCC Group Services, Inc.
3744 E. Chapman Avenue, Suite 2145
Orange, CA 92859
Attn: Hazelina Laskey
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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.
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.
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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.
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”
SCCC Group Services, Inc.,
a California corporation
Date: By:
Name: Hazelina Laskey
Its: Chief Executive Officer
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.
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.
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.
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 #A-7, AS SHOWN ON
CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED ON AUGUST 05, 2003, AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2003-
592580, IN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDS AND THE AMENDMENT TO
BLUE LAKE INDUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUM PLAN RECORDED ON MAY 27, 2005, AS
INSTRUMENT NO. 2005-0423403, IN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDS
(COLLECTIVELY, THE "PLAN") AND AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THE
DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP
RECORDED ON AUGUST 05, 2003, AS INSTRUMENT NO. 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 MAY 27, 2005, AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2005-
0423404, IN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICIAL RECORDS (COLLECTIVELY, THE
"DECLARATION").
EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL NUMBERED CONDOMINIUM UNITS ON THE PLAN
AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION OTHER THAN THE UNIT REFERENCED
ABOVE AND THE ASSOCIATION COMMON AREA OR COMMON AREA AS DEFINED
IN THE DECLARATION OR SHOWN ON THE PLAN.
[APN 370-031-007]
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.
Exhibit C
EXHIBIT C
PROPERTY OWNER CONSENT
Edwin E. Manske and Janice L. Manske, as Co-Trustees of the Manske Revocable Trust, U/T/D
dated November 2, 1992, as Amended, being the owner of the real property described in Exhibit
A to this Development Agreement by and between the City of Lake Elsinore and SCCC Group
Services, Inc., dated for identification as of January 1, 2021 (the “Agreement”), does hereby
consent to the recordation of said Agreement in the Official Records of the County of Riverside.
MANSKE REVOCABLE TRUST, U/T/D DATED
NOVEMBER 2, 1992, AS AMENDED
Date:
Edwin E. Manske, Co-Trustee
Date:
Janice L. Manske, as Co-Trustees
[notary required]
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