The Board of Trustees finds that it is in the best interest
of the residents of the Village of Amityville to opt out of allowing
retail cannabis dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption establishments
within the Village as authorized by § 131 of the Cannabis
Law, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of said residents.
Given the significance of this decision, and the fact that an opt-out
is expressly subject to a permissive referendum, the Board of Trustees
further finds that it will exercise its authority pursuant to § 9-908
of the Village Law to direct a permissive referendum on this local
law on its own motion.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Amityville hereby opts-out
of licensing and establishing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site
cannabis consumption establishments within the Village of Amityville,
and hereby authorizes a referendum on this local law, by the qualified
electors of the Village, at a special election to be held in conjunction
with the general election on November 2, 2021.
This local law shall not take effect unless and until it has
been approved at a referendum conducted in accordance with Article
9 of the Village Law, and filed with the Secretary of State.