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"Canopy," shall mean the designated area(s) of a premise that will contain mature plants at any point in time. Canopy shall be calculated in square feet and measured using clearly identifiable boundaries of all area(s) that will contain mature plants at any point in time, including all of the space(s) within the boundaries. Canopy may be noncontiguous, but each unique area included in the total canopy calculation shall be separated by an identifiable boundary which includes interior walls, shelves, greenhouse walls, hoop house walls, garden benches, hedgerows, fencing, garden beds, or garden plots; and if mature plants are being cultivated using a shelving system, the surface area of each level shall be included in the total canopy calculation. (11) "Testing Facility" or "Testing Laboratory" as defined in section 40-2(44) of this code. (12) "Wholesale" as defined in section 40-(46) of this code. (k) Modification, repeal or amendment. The city council may repeal the ordinance codified in this article, or amend it in a manner which does not result in an increase in the tax or taxes imposed herein, without further voter approval. The city council may likewise by ordinance adopt and add additional provisions to any other article of this chapter and relate them to this article, or amend any existing provisions of any article of this chapter as they may already relate to this article in any manner which does not result in an increase in the tax or taxes imposed herein, without further voter approval. If the city council repeals said ordinance or any provision of this article, it may subsequently reenact it without voter approval, as long as the reenacted ordinance or section does not result in an increase in the tax or taxes imposed herein. (1) Administration—Rules, regulations and guidelines. In order to aid in the city's collection of taxes due under this article and to ensure that all commercial cannabis businesses are taxed consistently to the best of the city's ability, the collector, with the concurrence of the city attorney, may promulgate rules, regulations, and guidelines, to implement and administer this article including, but not limited to rules, regulations, and guidelines harmonizing other provisions of this chapter with the provisions of this article in any manner not inconsistent with the intent of this article and which does not result in an increase in the tax or taxes imposed herein. The collector may also, with the concurrence of the city attorney, interpret or clarify the methodology of the tax, or any definition applicable to the tax, so long as such interpretation or clarification (even if contrary to some prior interpretation or clarification) is not inconsistent with the language of this article. (m) Occasional transactions—Exemptions. (1) The provisions of this article shall not apply to persons having no fixed place of business within the city who come into the city for the purpose of transacting a specific item of commercial cannabis business at the request of a specific client or customer, incidental to a commercial cannabis business principally established elsewhere, provided that such person does not come into the city for the purpose of transacting such business on more than three (3) days during any calendar year. (2) For any person not having a fixed place of business within the city who comes into the city for the purpose of transacting commercial cannabis Ordinance No. NS -2962 Page 8 of 12