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18-617.01 Cooperative/Collective registration required. Within 30 days after the adoption of this Chapter, the Director of Planning and Building shall prepare Cooperative/Collective registration application forms and a related administrative policy. Each collective interested in operating pursuant to this article may submit an application together with a non-refundable processing fee in an amount established by the City Council within 60 days after the adoption of this article, the Director shall stop accepting applications and process all applications received. The Director or his or her designee shall determine whether each application demonstrates compliance with this article. Each application that is in compliance with this article shall be placed on a qualified registration list and the Director shall notify the applicant in writing of its qualified registration status. Once all applications are processed, the Director shall hold a “lottery” process in an open and public location and select 20 applications. Each applicant may then choose to file an application for a Regulatory Safety Permit pursuant to Section 18-617.2. The Director shall maintain the qualified registration list and update it on an annual basis. Any applicant on the list must submit a written request each year to maintain its status on the list and the Director may place new applicants on the list in order in which the applications are received. 18-617.01 Cooperative/Collective regulatory safety permit. (a) Every Medical Marijuana Collective shall obtain a Regulatory Safety Permit from the Police Department. The applicant shall pay a non-refundable fee in an amount established by the City Council. It shall be unlawful for any person, association, partnership or corporation to engage in, conduct or carry on, in or upon any premises within the City a Medical Marijuana Collective without the required permit. (b) A copy of the Regulatory Safety Permit shall be displayed at all times in a place visible to the public. (c) A Regulatory Safety Permit shall be valid for a period of one (1) year, unless sooner revoked. No permit granted herein shall confer any vested right to any person or business for more than the above-referenced period. 18-617.2. Medical marijuana collective – regulatory permit application process. (a) Any Medical Marijuana Collective desiring a regulatory safety permit required by this article shall, prior to initiating operations and after receiving notice of its successful registration under section 18-617.01, complete and file an application to the Chief of Police on a form supplied by the Police Department. The application shall be filed together with a nonrefundable fee as establish by resolution of the City Council, to defray, the cost of investigation required by this article. The application shall contain all of the following: 7