Within the Highway Commercial (C-5) Zone District, cannabis
establishments shall be a conditional use subject to the following
conditions:
A. No more than one Class 5 cannabis retailer shall be permitted in
the zone district, which shall include the conversion of any existing
or previously approved medicinal cannabis dispensary;
B. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the operation of a medicinal
cannabis dispensary and a Class 5 cannabis retailer at the same location
when approved by the State of New Jersey;
C. A medicinal cannabis dispensary or a Class 5 cannabis retailer shall
not be located within 1,000 feet of a preexisting primary or secondary
school. The distance shall be measured from property line to property
line. Early learning centers, fitness facilities, preschools, day-care
centers, residential care homes, colleges, and vocational/trade centers
shall not be classified as a school for purposes of this section;
D. All cannabis establishments shall obtain site plan approval from
the Borough's Planning Board;
E. For purposes of determining required parking, dispensaries shall
be classified as "commercial retail";
F. Drive-throughs shall be prohibited at all cannabis establishments;
G. No cannabis or cannabis paraphernalia shall be displayed or kept
at any cannabis establishment so as to be visible from outside the
premises;
H. No cannabis or cannabis product shall be smoked, eaten or otherwise
consumed or ingested on the premises of any alternate treatment center;
and
I. A cannabis establishment shall not be located in a home, apartment
or condominium.
An existing or previously approved medicinal cannabis dispensary located in the Borough shall be permitted to expand its operations to sell cannabis to both cannabis medicinal patients as a medicinal cannabis dispensary and sell cannabis to the general public as a Class 5 cannabis retailer provided that such medicinal cannabis dispensary first obtains the appropriate state licensure permitting the expansion, has completed the local licensure process, paid all local fees, has not had its license revoked or suspended, and has previously completed all of the requirements set forth in §§
410-96 and
410-97.