SEC. 104.08. NON-RETAILER COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITY PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2016, PROCESSING. (Added by Ord. No. 185,343, Eff. 12/19/17.) (a) An Applicant who applies for a License for Commercial Cannabis Activity that is not Retailer Commercial Cannabis Activity and who meets the following criteria, as determined by DCR, shall receive Temporary Approval if: (1) the Applicant was engaged prior to January 1, 2016, in the same Commercial Cannabis Activity that was not Retailer Commercial Cannabis Activity for which it now seeks a License; (2) the Applicant is not engaged in Retailer Commercial Cannabis Activity at the Business Premises; (3) the Applicant provides evidence and attests under penalty of perjury that the Applicant was a supplier to an EMMD prior to January 1, 2017; (4) the Business Premises meets all requirements of Article 5 of Chapter X of this Code; (5) the Applicant passes an Initial Inspection; (6) there are no fire or life safety violations on the Business Premises; (7) the Applicant paid all outstanding City business tax obligations; (8) the Applicant provides a written attestation that the Applicant will enter into an agreement with a testing laboratory for testing of all Cannabis and Cannabis products and attests to testing all of its Cannabis and Cannabis products in accordance with state standards; (9) the Applicant attests that the Applicant will cease all operations if denied a State License or City License; (10) the Applicant qualifies under the Social Equity Program as it existed as of January 1, 2020; and (11) the Applicant submits all required and completed information, forms, and documents to meet the Temporary Approval requirements in the Rules and Regulations. DCR may immediately suspend or revoke the Temporary Approval if the Applicant fails to abide by any City operating requirement. For purposes of this subsection only, an Applicant who has entered into a payment plan with the City’s Office of Finance pursuant to LAMC Section 21.18 to pay all outstanding City-owed business taxes is deemed current on all City-owed business taxes and is deemed to have submitted payment for all City-owed business taxes. Prior to determining that an Applicant is eligible for processing under this section, DCR, at its discretion, may provide an Applicant with Local Compliance Underway status to apply for a provisional license from the State.