[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Cornwall-on-Hudson as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-20-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2022]
It is the intent of this article to opt the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson
out of hosting retail cannabis dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption
establishments within its boundaries.
This article is adopted pursuant to Cannabis Law § 131,
which expressly authorizes cities and villages to opt out of allowing
retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments
to locate and operate within their boundaries.
The Village Board of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, County
of Orange, hereby opts out of licensing and establishing cannabis
retail dispensaries and cannabis on-site consumption establishments
within its boundaries.
This article is subject to a referendum on petition[1] in accordance with Cannabis Law § 131 and the
procedures outlined in Municipal Home Rule Law § 24 and
Village Law § 9-900.
[1]
Editor's Note: No valid petition for referendum was filed.
If any part or provision of this article or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its
operation to the part or provision or application directly involved
in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered
and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this
article or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances,
and the Village Board of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson hereby
declares that it would have passed this article or the remainder thereof
had such invalid application or invalid provision been apparent.
All ordinances, local laws and parts thereof inconsistent with
this article are hereby repealed.
This article shall become effective upon filing with the office
of the New York State Secretary of State in accordance with § 27
of the Municipal Home Rule Law.
