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(9) <br />• All Medical Marijuana businesses are subject to a closeout audit in the event of a transfer of <br />ownership before the new owner can establish their business license account. <br />Commercial Cannabis <br />• Commercial Cannabis businesses consist of the following cannabis activities: <br />o Adult -Use Retail (including Delivery) <br />o Consumption Lounge <br />o Cultivation <br />o Manufacturing <br />o Microbusiness <br />o Shared Manufacturing <br />o Special Events/Festivals <br />o Testing Lab <br />• Currently, the City has 132 licensed commercial cannabis operators. Of those 132 licensees, <br />there are: <br />0 27 Adult -Use Retail businesses <br />0 17 Cultivation businesses <br />0 41 Distribution businesses <br />0 17 Manufacturing businesses <br />0 5 Shared Manufacturing businesses <br />0 1 Testing Lab business <br />• All Commercial Cannabis businesses are required to have an active "basic" Business License <br />Tax account, currently assessed at $2,019 annually, which is pro -ratable by quarters <br />depending on the business start date. This Annual Business "Basic" License Tax consists of: <br />0 $2,000 Base Fee (Not subject to annual CPI adjustment) <br />0 15 Registration Fee (Application Process Charge/Renewal Processing Charge) <br />o $44 SB 1168 (State) Fee <br />• Commercial Cannabis business license accounts fall under the "Gross Receipts" category of <br />assessment and annual basic tax fees are assessed based on an April 1 thru March 31 fiscal <br />tax year. <br />• All Commercial Cannabis businesses are also subject to a monthly gross receipts tax in <br />addition to the Annual Business License Tax Basic Fees. <br />• The monthly tax rate set forth for each Commercial Cannabis business is based on the monthly <br />gross sales (as reported by the operator) for the month prior, or a calculation based on the total <br />square footage of the business' property location (as confirmed by the corresponding "approved <br />building set" or "approved certificate of occupancy" on file with the City of Santa Ana Planning <br />and Building Agency), whichever is greater. The gross square footage calculation rate does not <br />apply to Commercial Cannabis businesses located outside of the City limits, Shared <br />Manufacturing businesses and Temporary Events/Festivals. <br />• The monthly tax rates and gross square footage calculations for each Commercial Cannabis <br />business activity type are as follows: (Not subject to annual CPI adjustment) <br />Commercial Cannabis Business <br />Gross Receipts Tax <br />31ross Square <br />Activity <br />Rate <br />Footage Tax Rate <br />Adult -use Cannabis Retail Business <br />(including Delivery) <br />% <br />$25.00 <br />Consumption Lounge <br />% <br />$0.00 <br />City of Santa Ana RFP No. 23-165 Page 50 of 196 <br />