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v. Any other business costs or expenses, unless otherwise <br />specifically exempted. <br />—"Reta•i businesses" as defined ; eGtien 40Yi40of this w^de."Gross <br />Square foot" or "gross square footage" for the purposes of this Article <br />shall mean: <br />(A) In the case of commercial cannabis businesses licensed by the <br />state to engage in an adult -use cannabis retail business, Tthe gross <br />number of square feet comprising the adult -use cannabis retail <br />property location as confirmed by the corresponding "approved <br />building set" or "approved certificate of occupancy' on file with the <br />City of Santa Ana Planning and Building Agency, whichever is the <br />greater of any square footage indicated, whether such adult -use <br />cannabis retail business is part of an on -site vertically or <br />horizontally integrated cannabis business or not. <br />(B) In the case of commercial cannabis businesses licensed by the <br />state to engage in cultivation, the aggregate number of square feet <br />comprising all areas of the premises under "canopy', whether such <br />sum is greater or lesser than the gross square footage as stated in <br />the "approved building set" or "approved certificate of occupancy", <br />and whether such commercial cannabis cultivation business is part <br />of an on -site vertically integrated cannabis business or not. <br />"Canopy' shall mean the designated area(s) of a premise that will <br />contain mature plants at any point in time. Canopy shall be <br />calculated in square feet and measured using clearly identifiable <br />boundaries of all area(s) that will contain mature plants at any point <br />in time, including all of the space(s) within the boundaries. Canopy <br />may be noncontiguous, but each unique area included in the total <br />canopy calculation shall be separated by an identifiable boundary <br />which includes interior walls, shelves, greenhouse walls, hoop <br />house walls, garden benches, hedgerows, fencing, garden beds, or <br />garden plots; and if mature plants are being cultivated using a <br />shelving system, the surface area of each level shall be included in <br />the total canopy calculation. <br />Canopy shall be subject to independent measurement and <br />calculation by duly authorized employees or agents of the City at <br />the time of application for a Santa Ana Business License and <br />annually thereafter at the time of the renewal of such license, or <br />more often as may be deemed necessary in the discretion of the <br />collector. Whenever an independent canopy measurement and <br />11 <br />75A-27 <br />