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B. "Building" means any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls and designed for the shelter or housing of any person, chattel or property of any kind, or anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground. C. "Business improvements" means square footage used, on a regular basis, for the operation of a nonprofit organization as defined in Article XIII, Section 26 of the California Constitution, or a for profit organization organized in a manner that is recognized by the California Secretary of State regardless of whether it is owned or leased. D. "Cannabis business" means any business or activity including, but not limited to, planting, cultivation, harvesting, transporting, manufacturing, extracting, compounding, converting, processing, preparing, storing, packaging, testing, or wholesale and/or retail sales of marijuana, any part of the Cannabis plant, as defined by California Business and Professions Code section 19300.5, as that section may be amended from time to time, or any of its derivatives, and specifically excludes the activity of cultivating medical cannabis or any of its derivatives on personal property for personal consumption in accordance with the provisions of the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act of 2015 by the owner, lawful occupant, or other lawful resident or guest of the private property owner, or lawful occupant. E. "Discontinued, dissolved or otherwise terminated" means the date the cannabis business is no longer in operation. The City's finance director, using all evidence, including evidence provided by the cannabis business licensee, will make the determination as to whether a cannabis business has been discontinued, dissolved or otherwise terminated. F. "Gross receipts" means the total of the amounts actually received or receivable from sales and the total amounts actually received or receivable for the performance of any act or service for which a charge is made or credit allowed, whether or not such act or service is done as a part of or in conjunction with the sale of materials, goods, wares, or merchandise. Included in gross receipts are all receipts, cash, credits and property of any kind without deduction of the cost of the property sold, the cost of the materials used, labor or service costs, interest paid or payable, or losses or other expenses whatsoever. Excluded from gross receipts are the following: Cash discounts allowed and taken on sales; 2. Credit allowed on property accepted as part of the purchase price and which property may later be sold; 3. Any tax required by law to be included in or added to the purchase price and collected from the consumer or purchaser; 4. Such part of the sale price of property returned by purchases upon rescission of the contract of sale as is refunded either in cash or by credit. ORDINANCE NO. 2016-024 2