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(c) The City shall issue no more than three (3) valid permits 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 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. (3) A plan of operations that will describe how the Dispensary will operate consistent with State law, the provisions of this Chapter, the City's Municipal and Zoning Codes, and conditions of approval including but not limited to: (i) Controls to verify 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 shall be reviewed by the Police Department and shall be a public record exempt from disclosure pursuant to California Government Code Section 6255(a). (iv) Such other information deemed necessary to conduct any investigation or background check of the applicant, and for the City to determine compliance with this Chapter, the City's Municipal Code and Zoning Code. (e) The City Manager shall designate the investigating official to whom an application shall be referred. In recommending the granting or denying of such permit and in granting or denying the same, such designee shall give particular consideration to the capacity, capitalization, and history of the applicant and any other factors that in the City's discretion it deems necessary to maintain the peace, order and welfare of the public. The City Manager on his or her own power and in addition to any other conditions of approval imposed by any other City departments, boards, commissions or legislative bodies, may impose any conditions on a Dispensary permit he or she deems necessary to maintain the peace, order, and welfare of the public. ORDINANCE NO. 2016-013 5