Item 25 - Ordinance Amendment No. 2022-01 - Commercial Cannabis Regulatory and Tax Updates

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Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 61 of 66 “approved building set” or “approved certificate of occupancy” on file with the City of Santa Ana Planning and Building Agency, whichever is the greater. (9) “Manufacturing” as defined in section 40-2(22) of this Code. (10) “Microbusiness” as defined in section 40-2(24) of this Code. (11) “Consumption Lounge” as defined in section 40-2(39.1) of this Code. (1210) “Retail businesses” as defined in section 40-2(40) of this Code. (13) “Shared manufacturing” as defined in section 40-2(22.5) of this Code. (14) “Temporary Consumption Event” and “Temporary Consumption Festival” as defined in section 40-2(39.2 and 39.3) of this Code. (1511) ”Testing Facility” or “Testing Laboratory” as defined in section 40-2 (44) of this Code. (1612) “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. (l) 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