Legislation Details

File #: 260693    Version: 1 Name: Initiative Ordinance - Business and Tax Regulations Code - Excise Tax on Keeping Parcels Last Used as Grocery Stores or Pharmacies Vacant or Using Them Differently
Type: Motion Status: 30 Day Rule
Introduced: 6/9/2026 In control: Budget and Finance Committee
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 3, 2026, an Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to impose an excise tax, commencing in tax year 2027, on persons keeping vacant or using differently parcels last used, in whole or in part, as formula retail grocery stores or formula retail pharmacies on or after January 1, 2017; and increasing the City’s appropriations limit by the amount collected under the tax for four years from November 3, 2026.
Sponsors: Bilal Mahmood, Myrna Melgar, Stephen Sherrill
Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. 260693 SBC, 4. 260693 CA CON ver1, 5. 260693 CA DHR ver1 Meet and Confer referral, 6. 260693 CA Mandated ver1, 7. 260693 CEQA Referral
Legislation Details
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