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(b) This Chapter does not apply to the individual possession or cultivation of medical marijuana for personal use, nor does this Chapter apply to the usage, distribution, cultivation or processing of medical marijuana by qualified patients or primary caregivers when such group is of three (3) or less individuals, and distributing, cultivating or processing the marijuana from a residential unit or a single non-residential parcel of land. Associations of three (3) or less qualified patients or primary caregivers shall not be required to obtain a Dispensary permit under this Chapter, but must comply with all applicable State Laws and the Attorney General Guidelines. (c) The City shall issue no more than one (1) valid permit for the operation of dispensaries in the City. (d) In addition to the requirements specified in Chapter 2-2 related to Business Licenses, the permit application for a Dispensary shall set forth the following information: (1) Unless it is determined by the City that the location will not impact the peace, order and welfare of the public, evidence that the proposed location of such Dispensary is not within one thousand (1000') feet of a public or private school, public library, youth center (serving youth ages eighteen (18) and under), parks and recreation facilities, facilities for religious worship and incidental religious education and another Dispensary and five hundred (500') feet from a residential zone. The proposed Dispensaries must be located in a commercial or industrial zone, or its equivalent as may be amended, of the City. (2) A complete description of the type, nature and extent of the enterprise to be conducted, with evidence satisfactory to the City that the enterprise is either a collective or cooperative, as described in the Attorney General Guidelines. (3) A plan of operations that will describe how the Dispensary will operate consistent with the intent of State law, the provisions of this Chapter, the Attorney General Guidelines, the City's Municipal and Zoning Codes, and conditions of approval including but not limited to: (i) Controls to verify membership in collectives and cooperatives to ensure medical marijuana will be dispensed only to qualified patients and primary caregivers; and (ii) Controls to acquire, possess, transport and distribute marijuana to and from members, and plans to ensure marijuana is acquired as part of a closed-circuit of marijuana cultivation and consumption. (iii) A security plan, as a separate document, outlining the proposed security arrangements for ensuring the safety of persons and to protect the premises from theft and burglary, and employees and customers from robbery. The security plan 4