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the growth, cultivation, and provision of medical marijuana shall be allowed provided that <br />they are in strict compliance with State Law. All such cash and in-kind amounts and items <br />shall be fully documented. <br />(v) If the collective operator is not the owner of the property where the collective is to operate, <br />the operator shall provide evidence that the property owner(s) consent to the operation of a <br />collective on the property. <br />(w) Collectives must obtain and maintain a valid City business license at all times as a condition <br />for receiving, renewing, and maintaining their regulatory safety permit. <br />(x) Occupancy shall not exceed that required under the Uniform Building Code and Uniform Fire <br />Code, and the maximum occupancy load shall be posted at the main entrance. <br />Section 4: Article XIII of Chapter 18 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, Section 18-617.1, <br />subdivision (e) is hereby amended to read in full as follows: <br />Sec. 18-617.1 - Cooperativelcollective registration required. <br />(a) Within 30 days after the adoption of this Chapter, the Director of Planning and Building shall <br />prepare Coo perativelCollective registration application forms and a related administrative <br />policy. Each collective interested in operating pursuant to this article may submit an <br />application together with a non-refundable processing fee in an amount established by the <br />City Council. Within 60 days after the adoption of this article, the Director shall stop accepting <br />applications and process all applications received. <br />(b) The Director or his or her designee shall determine whether each application demonstrates <br />compliance with this article. Each application that is in compliance with this article shall be <br />placed on the "Qualified Registration Applicant List" and the Director shall notify the applicant <br />in writing that it is a "Qualified Registration Applicant." <br />(c) Once all applications are processed, the Director shall hold an independent selection process <br />("lottery") in an open and public location and select 20 applications. The 20 applications <br />chosen through the independent selection process (lottery) will be placed on the "Regulatory <br />Safety Permit ("RSP") Eligibility List." Each applicant on the RSP Eligibility List may then <br />choose to file an application for a RSP pursuant to section 18-617.2. Applicants identified on <br />the RSP Eligibility List following the February 5, 2015 independent selection process (lottery) <br />must submit a completed RSP application within four (4) months of April 5, 2016 and no later <br />than August 5, 2016. Failure to submit a completed RSP application by that deadline will <br />disqualify the applicant from the RSP Eligibility List and the Waitlist described in subsection <br />(d). <br />(d) Qualified Registration Applicants will appear on the "Qualified Registration Applicant List" in <br />the order that they are selected during the independent selection process (lottery). This list is <br />the Waitlist. The Waitlist will become active if (1) an applicant on the RSP Eligibility List is <br />disqualified from that List; (2) a location appearing on the RSP Eligibility List becomes <br />available; or (3) a location not appearing on the RSP eligibility list becomes available. A <br />Qualified Registration Applicant's ability to move from the Waitlist to the RSP Eligibility List is <br />determined by the applicant's proposed medical marijuana collective location and the <br />applicant's position on the Waitlist. <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXXX <br />Page 4 <br />11 A-6 <br />