Title:
Title
Proposed Business Operating Permit Fees for Cannabis Microbusinesses and Cannabis Business Application Modification Fees
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FileID
File ID: 2018-01625
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
1) Review the proposed business operating permit fees for cannabis microbusinesses and the proposed fees to modify cannabis business applications; and 2) pass a Motion forwarding the fees to the City Council for adoption.
Contact: Joe Devlin, Chief, (916) 808-4772; Zarah Cruz, Program Specialist, (916) 808-8925, Office of Cannabis Policy and Enforcement, Office of the City Manager.
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Presenter: Joe Devlin, Chief, (916) 808-4772, Office of Cannabis Policy and Enforcement, Office of the City Manager.
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Proposition 26
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On November 27, 2018, the City Council approved the establishment of a microbusiness permit type. A cannabis business can obtain a microbusiness permit if they operate at least three of the following cannabis-related activities on the same premises or site: non-volatile manufacturing, retail, distribution and cultivation with up to 10,000 square feet of canopy, subject to the applicable cannabis business permit limits.
The proposed fees for a microbusiness permit are as follows:
Permit Type
Initial Fee
Renewal
Microbusinesses
$36,800
$35,100
Also, proposed under this item is a fee for processing requests to modify and modifying pending Business Operating Permit (BOP) applications. Currently, a modification fee only applies to permitted businesses. However, the volume of modifications to pending applications, which include changes in ownership and management, business structures and relocation of proposed locations, have created a burden on staff. More modifications are anticipated as the state requirement for cannabis businesses to be collectives or cooperatives and a not-for-profit entity will be eliminated on January 9, 2019.
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