Shall Ordinance NO. 888-18 be adopted authorizing a commercial cannabis business tax in the City of Blythe of up to three dollars per square foot of cultivation, up to two percent of gross receipts for all other cannabis businesses and an annual business license fee of five thousand dollars to maintain essential public safety and general city services including, but not limited to, police, fire, park and street maintenance, recreation and economic development?
2, Riverside County • 2018 • M
Passed
Result: 84.1% yes, 15.9% no (1,469 votes cast)
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The measure authorizes the City of Blythe to impose a business tax on commercial cannabis operations of up to $3 per square foot for cultivation facilities and up to 2% of gross receipts for other cannabis businesses, plus a $5,000 annual license fee. The revenue would fund city services including public safety, parks, streets, recreation, and economic development.