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Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 57 of 68 <br /> <br /> <br />basic rate of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) annually for each branch <br />establishment or separate property location of the commercial cannabis business <br />transacted and carried on in the city, and for each separate type of commercial <br />cannabis business conducted at the same location. Commercial cannabis <br />businesses having no fixed place of business within the city shall be exempted from <br />this requirement. Provided, however, as follows: <br />(1) that commercial cannabis microbusinesses shall pay a minimum basic rate of <br />two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) annually for each branch establishment or <br />separate property location of the commercial cannabis business transacted <br />and carried on in the city, but not for each separate type of commercial <br />cannabis business conducted at the same location; and <br /> <br />(2) that City licensed commercial cannabis retail businesses which are also <br />licensed by the City for adult-use cannabis retail business (temporary <br />consumption and/or special events), or socially equitable adult-use cannabis <br />retail business (temporary consumption and/or special events) shall pay a <br />minimum basic rate of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) annually for each <br />branch establishment or separate property location of the commercial <br />cannabis business transacted and carried on in the city, but not for each <br />separate type of commercial cannabis retail business conducted at the same <br />location; and <br /> <br />(3) that whenever in the discretion of the Collector, for the purposes of more fully <br />achieving the intent of this Article, or to more efficiently and equitably <br />administer the provisions of this Article, additional administrative commercial <br />cannabis business licenses are required to allow the for the recognition of fee- <br />exempt activities, or to allow for the separate accounting and apportionment <br />of one or more taxable endeavors relating to sub-activities incorporated within <br />a consolidated commercial cannabis tax activity under subsection (d), then the <br />Collector shall require that the affected commercial cannabis business obtain <br />such administrative license(s), and in the case of taxable activities, separately <br />report and pay the applicable gross receipts tax(es) due under the <br />consolidated commercial cannabis tax activity to which said administrative <br />license(s) relate. In such case, the minimum basic rate of two thousand dollars <br />($2,000.00) annually per license, shall not be applied, however, such <br />administrative license(s) are subject to all other requirements under this <br />Chapter, including all applicable licensing charges and service fees. <br /> <br />(f) In the event the City should in the future permit additional categories of commercial <br />cannabis business activity, as may from time to time be licensed by the State of <br />California, such categories of commercial cannabis activities shall be subject to the <br />same maximum tax rates as imposed herein. The City may by ordinance of the City