[Adopted 10-25-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
It is the intent of this article to opt the Village of Tuxedo
Park out of hosting retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis
consumption establishments within its boundaries.
This article is adopted pursuant to the provisions of NYS Cannabis
Law § 131, which expressly authorizes villages to opt-out
of permitting retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis
consumption establishments to locate and operate within their boundaries.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Tuxedo Park, County
of Orange, hereby opts-out of licensing and establishing cannabis
dispensaries and cannabis on-site consumption establishments within
Village Boundaries.
The adoption of this article is a Type II Action under SEQRA
regulations.
If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any clause,
sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this article or the application
thereof to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance is invalid
or unconstitutional, the court’s order or judgment shall not
affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this article, but shall
be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
or part of this article 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.
This article shall be effective immediately upon the filing
with the Secretary of State. Pursuant to NYS Cannabis Law § 131,
this article is subject to a permissive referendum and thus may not
be filed with the Secretary of State until the applicable time period
has elapsed to file a petition or the referendum has been conducted
and approves this article.