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(b) A Dispensary Permit will not be renewed without payment of the annual renewal fee, or any other fees on such operations established by the City Council. 4-33-500 — PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. (a) Operations. A Dispensary shall operate in conformance with the following minimum standards, and such standards shall be deemed to be part of the conditions of approval on the Dispensary's Permit to ensure that its operation is in compliance with California law, the Attorney General Guidelines, and this Municipal Code, and to mitigate any potential adverse impacts of the Dispensary on the public health, safety, and welfare. (1) A Dispensary shall provide the City, the Chief of Police, and all neighbors located within fifty (50) feet of the premises with the name, phone number, facsimile number and email address of an on-site community relations staff person that can be contacted related to Dispensary issues, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. (2) Medical marijuana shall only be distributed by a Dispensary at the property identified and approved as the location for the Dispensary on the Dispensary's conditional use permit. (3) A Dispensary shall only provide, distribute, dispense, or give medical marijuana to qualified patients or primary caregiver members. It is within the City's discretion to limit the number of members allowed per Dispensary. (4) Only qualified patients, caregivers, or authorized invitees shall be allowed inside of a Dispensary. The Dispensary shall comply with all occupancy rules imposed by State law or the Fire Marshal. While inside of the dispensary authorized invitees shall wear a badge clearly indicating that they are a guest, and not a member of the Dispensary. The Dispensary shall not dispense cannabis to an authorized invitee. The Dispensary shall keep a record of the name and identification number of all authorized invitees who have visited the dispensary, a log of which shall be shared with the City every three months and/or made immediately available to the City Manager or his/her designee upon request. (5) Retail sales of medical marijuana that violate California law or this ordinance are expressly prohibited. (6) A Dispensary may only dispense, store, or transport marijuana in aggregate amounts tied to its membership numbers. A Dispensary may possess no more than eight (8) ounces of dried marijuana per qualified patient or caregiver, and maintain no more than six (6) mature and twelve (12) immature marijuana plants per qualified patient. However, if a qualified patient or primary caregiver has a doctor's recommendation that the above quantity does not meet the qualified patient's needs, the qualified patient or primary caregiver may possess an amount of marijuana consistent with the patient's needs. For purposes of determining the quantity of marijuana, only the dried mature processed flowers of female cannabis plants or the plants conversion shall be considered. ORDINANCE NO. 2016-013 7