[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Pittsford
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-24-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
This article shall be known as "Local Law No. 2 of 2022: Local
Opt-Out of Adult-Use Cannabis Retail Dispensaries and On-Site Consumption
Sites within the Town of Pittsford."
It is the intent of this article to opt out of allowing cannabis
retail dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption sites in the
Town of Pittsford that would otherwise be allowed under Cannabis Law
Article 4.
This article 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 and is subject to a permissive referendum,
the procedure of which is governed by Municipal Home Rule Law § 24.
The Town Board of the Town of Pittsford hereby opts out of allowing
cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption sites
from being established and operated within the Town's jurisdiction.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this
article or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation,
or circumstance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not
affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this article, but shall
be confined in its operation and effect to the clause, sentence, paragraph,
section, or part thereof, or in its application to the person, firm,
or corporation or circumstance directly involved in the controversy
or action in which such order or judgment shall have been rendered.
This article is subject to a referendum on petition in accordance
with Cannabis Law § 131 and the procedure outlined in Municipal
Home Rule Law § 24.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: No valid petition for referendum was filed.
This article shall be operative immediately upon its adoption
and take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
