HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-08-23 Local Law Adopted Subject to Permissive Referendum - Opt Out Cannabis Dispensaries and On-Site ConsumptionLEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF CORTLANDVILLE
LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF 2021
ADOPTED SUBJECT TO
PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville, at their August 18, 2021
meeting, adopted the following Local Law of 2021, subject to permissive referendum:
A local law to opt out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site consumption sites as
authorized under Cannabis Law Article 4
Section 1. Legislative Intent
It is the intent of this local law to opt out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on -site cannabis
consumption sites in the Town of Cortlandville that would otherwise be allowed under Cannabis Law
Article 4.
Section 2. Authority
This local law is adopted pursuant to Cannabis Law § 131 which expressly authorizes the town board to
adopt a local law requesting the Cannabis Control Board to prohibit the establishment of cannabis retail
dispensary licenses and/or on-site consumption licenses within the jurisdiction of the Town of
Cortlandville and is subject to a permissive referendum, the procedure of which is governed by Municipal
Home Rule Law § 24.
Section 3. Local Opt-Out
The Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville hereby opts out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries
and on-site cannabis consumption sites from being established and operated within the town’s
jurisdiction.
Section 4. Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or the application thereof to any
person, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall be adjusted by any court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder
thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of
this Local Law or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly
involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.
Section 5. Permissive Referendum/Referendum on Petition
This local law is subject to a referendum on petition in accordance with Cann abis Law § 131 and the
procedure outlined in Municipal Home Rule Law § 24.
Section 5. Effective date.
This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
Dated: August 23, 2021
By Order of:
Town Board of the Town of Cortlandville
Raymond G. Thorpe Municipal Building
3577 Terrace Road
Cortland, New York 13045