Town of Hempstead, NY
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2023-05-09
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PART IV: BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT
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Chapter 121 Smoking, Cannabis and Cbd
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Article IV Cannabis Opt-Out
- PART I: ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION
- DIVISION 1: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Enforcement of Ordinances
- Ch 3 Apprenticeship Training Programs for Town Contracts
- Ch 4 Local Laws: Adoption
- Ch 5 Access to History Records
- Ch 6 Liability of Town
- Ch 7 Elections on Propositions
- Ch 7A Reapportionment of Councilmanic Districts
- Ch 8 Tort Liability Reserve Fund
- Ch 9 Judgment Lien Protective Law
- Ch 10 Taxation: Partial Exemption of Real Property for Certain Persons With Limited Income
- Ch 10A Taxation: Partial Exemption for Members of Volunteer Fire Departments and Voluntary Ambulance Services
- Ch 10B Taxation: Veterans' Real Property Exemption
- Ch 10C Real Property Tax Relief for Cold War Veterans
- Ch 10D Superstorm Sandy Tax Relief
- Ch 11 Defense and Indemnification of Town Officers and Employees
- Ch 12 Taxation: Exemption for Improvements to Accommodate Disabled
- Ch 13 Continuity of Government
- Ch 14 Taxation: Exemption of Capital Improvements
- Ch 15 Compensation of Town Employees
- Ch 16 Councilmembers: Increase in Number
- Ch 17 Deputy Receiver of Taxes
- Ch 18 Board of Appeals
- Ch 19 Town Comptroller: Additional Powers
- Ch 20 Records Management
- Ch 21 Deputy Supervisor
- Ch 22 Waterways Improvement: Public Hearing on Benefit Assessments
- Ch 23 Community Residential Facilities
- Ch 24 Official Seal
- Ch 25 Taxation: Partial Exemption for Disabled Persons With Limited Incomes
- Ch 26 Taxation: Exemption for Gold Star Parents
- DIVISION 2: PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
- Ch 27 Empire Zones
- Ch 28 Department of Human Resources
- Ch 29 Merit Award Board
- Ch 30 Employment of Volunteer Workers
- Ch 31 Qualifications of Certain Town Officers
- Ch 32 Public Employee Relations
- Ch 33 Mass Mailing Restrictions
- Ch 34 (Reserved)
- Ch 35 Grievance Procedure for Town Employees
- Ch 36 Whistleblower Protection Act
- Ch 37 Disciplinary Hearings
- Ch 38 Ethical Standards
- Ch 39 Governmental Transparency
- Ch 40 Salaries of Town Employees: Deductions
- Ch 41 (Reserved)
- Ch 42 (Reserved)
- Ch 43 (Reserved)
- Ch 44 (Reserved)
- Ch 45 Health Insurance for Town Employees
- Ch 46 (Reserved)
- Ch 47 (Reserved)
- Ch 48 Retirement Incentive Program
- Ch 49 (Reserved)
- DIVISION 3: GOVERNMENTAL DEPARTMENTS
- Ch 50 Department of Industry and Commerce
- Ch 51 Department of Senior Enrichment
- Ch 52 Department of Buildings
- Ch 53 Department of Conservation and Waterways
- Ch 54 Department of Information and Technology
- Ch 55 Cemeteries
- Ch 56 Department of Civil Service
- Ch 57 Department of Parks and Recreation
- Ch 58 Department of Planning and Economic Development
- Ch 59 Department of Engineering
- Ch 60 Drug and Alcohol Addiction
- Ch 61 Office of Tourism
- Ch 62 Department of Purchasing
- Ch 63 Department of Public Safety
- Ch 64 Department of Occupational Resources
- Ch 65 Compliance Officer
- Ch 66 Department of General Services
- Ch 67 Highway Department
- Ch 68 Department of Sanitation
- Ch 69 Department of Water
- DIVISION 4: WATER RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Ch 70 Department of Water, Rates and Regulations
- Ch 71 (Reserved)
- Ch 72 Enforcement of Water Conservation
- Ch 73 (Reserved)
- Ch 74 Community Choice Aggregation Energy Program
- Ch 75 (Reserved)
- PART II: PUBLIC PLACES
- Ch 76 Landmarks Preservation
- Ch 77 Public Places, Regulation of
- Ch 78 Parks
- Ch 79 Protection of Housing Authority Properties
- Ch 80 Public Parking Fields
- Ch 81 (Reserved)
- Ch 82 Shopping Carts Abandoned in Public Places
- Ch 83 (Reserved)
- PART III: BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
- Ch 84 Master Electricians
- Ch 85 Board of Architectural Review
- Ch 86 Building Construction Administration
- Ch 87 Dwelling Access
- Ch 88 Housing and Rehabilitation Code
- Ch 89 Elevator Inspection Procedure
- Ch 90 Dangerous Buildings and Structures
- Ch 91 Public Nuisances
- Ch 92 Fallout Shelters
- Ch 93 Maximum Fines for Violations of Building Zone Ordinance
- Ch 94 Emergency Lighting and Power
- Ch 95 Maintenance of Vacant Buildings
- Ch 96 Places of Public Assembly: Licensing
- Ch 97 Public Indecency
- Ch 98 (Reserved)
- Ch 99 Registration and Permitting of Property
- Ch 100 Condominium Conversions
- Ch 101 Temporary Moratorium in the Transit-Oriented Development District for North Lawrence and Inwood
- Ch 101A Temporary Moratorium in the Neighborhood Business Overlay District for North Lawrence and Inwood
- PART IV: BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT
- Ch 102 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 103 Bingo
- Ch 104 Games of Chance
- Ch 105 Special Events
- Ch 106 Clothing Bins
- Ch 107 Christmas Tree Sales
- Ch 108 (Reserved)
- Ch 109 Laundromat Refunds
- Ch 110 Gasoline Emergency Abatement
- Ch 111 Junk Dealers
- Ch 112 (Reserved)
- Ch 113 Control and Regulation of Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 114 Memorial and Independence Days
- Ch 115 (Reserved)
- Ch 116 Open-Air Markets
- Ch 117 Parades
- Ch 118 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 119 (Reserved)
- Ch 120 Riding Stables
- Ch 121 Smoking, Cannabis and Cbd
- Ch 121 Art IV Cannabis Opt-Out
- § 121-21 Exercise of opt-out authority; prohibited acts.
- Ch 122 Sunday Exhibitions
- Ch 123 (Reserved)
- Ch 124 Theaters and Theater Matrons
- Ch 125 (Reserved)
- Ch 126 (Reserved)
- Ch 127 (Reserved)
- PART V: GARBAGE, REFUSE AND NUISANCES
- DIVISION 1: GARBAGE AND RUBBISH
- Ch 128 Garbage and Rubbish
- Ch 129 Graffiti Control
- Ch 130 (Reserved)
- Ch 131 (Reserved)
- DIVISION 2: USE OF PROPERTY
- Ch 132 Flammable and Combustible Liquids
- Ch 133 Liquefied Petroleum Gases
- Ch 134 Portable Swimming Pools
- Ch 135 (Reserved)
- Ch 136 Trespassing
- Ch 137 (Reserved)
- Ch 138 Smoke
- Ch 139 (Reserved)
- Ch 140 Earth and Soil Removal
- Ch 141 (Reserved)
- Ch 142 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 143 (Reserved)
- Ch 144 Unreasonable Noise
- Ch 145 (Reserved)
- Ch 146 Hazardous Excavations
- Ch 147 (Reserved)
- Ch 148 Sandbanks, Pits and Quarries
- Ch 149 (Reserved)
- DIVISION 3: EXPLOSIVES
- Ch 150 Explosives
- Ch 151 (Reserved)
- DIVISION 4: DOGS AND CATS
- Ch 152 Animal Shelter and Control Division
- Ch 153 (Reserved)
- PART VI: CONSERVATION AND WATERWAYS
- Ch 154 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 155 Boats and Seaplanes
- Ch 156 Houseboats and Floating Homes
- Ch 157 Clams, Oysters or Worms
- Ch 158 (Reserved)
- Ch 159 Dredging
- Ch 160 Precautions Against Oil Spills
- Ch 161 Illicit Discharges
- Ch 162 (Reserved)
- Ch 163 Marinas and Docks
- Ch 164 Public Wetlands Preservation
- Ch 165 Freshwater Wetlands
- Ch 166 Shellfish
- Ch 167 Dune Protection Zone
- Ch 168 Structures in Waterways
- Ch 169 Swimming From Town Docks
- Ch 170 Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas
- Ch 171 (Reserved)
- Ch 172 Intentional Release of Balloons
- PART VII: STREETS, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
- Ch 173 Abandoned Vehicles
- Ch 174 Abandonment of Vehicles During Snow Emergencies
- Ch 175 Excavations in Streets
- Ch 176 Roll-Off Containers
- Ch 177 Materials: Deposit
- Ch 178 (Reserved)
- Ch 179 Bicycle Riding on Certain Structures
- Ch 180 Play Streets
- Ch 181 Sidewalks, Roads and Streets
- Ch 182 Streets: Construction of Curb Cuts and Driveway Entrances
- Ch 183 Tow Cars
- Ch 184 Tree Preservation
- Ch 185 Taxicabs and Limousines
- Ch 186 Failure to Stop for School Buses
- Ch 187 (Reserved)
- Ch 188 (Reserved)
- Ch 189 (Reserved)
- Ch 190 Vehicle Speed Limits
- Ch 191 (Reserved)
- Ch 192 Weight Restrictions: Commercial Vehicles
- Ch 193 (Reserved)
- Ch 194 (Reserved)
- Ch 195 Pavement Markings
- Ch 196 (Reserved)
- Ch 197 Vehicular Use of Streets
- Ch 198 Tow-Away Zones
- Ch 199 Parking Fields, Private
- Ch 200 (Reserved)
- Ch 201 (Reserved)
- Ch 202 Parking
- Ch 203 (Reserved)
- Ch 204 (Reserved)
- Ch 205 (Reserved)
- Ch 206 (Reserved)
- Ch 207 (Reserved)
- APPENDIX
- Apx A221 Building Code Administration
- DISPOSITION LIST
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 12-07-2021 by L.L. No. 10-2022, effective 2-28-2022]
A.
New York State Cannabis Law section 131 states: "The licensure and
establishment of a retail dispensary license and/or on-site consumption
license under the provisions of article four of this chapter authorizing
the retail sale of adult-use cannabis to cannabis consumers shall
not be applicable to a town, city or village which, after the effective
date of this chapter, and, on or before the later of December 31st,
2021 or nine months after the effective date of this section, adopts
a local law, subject to permissive referendum governed by section
twenty-four of the municipal home rule law, requesting the cannabis
control board to prohibit the establishment of such retail dispensary
licenses and/or on-site consumption licenses contained in article
four of this chapter, within the jurisdiction of the town, city or
village. Provided, however, that any town law shall apply to the area
of the town outside of any village within such town. No local law
may be adopted after the later of December 31st, 2021 or nine months
after the effective date of this section prohibiting the establishment
of retail dispensary licenses and/or on-site consumption licenses;
provided, however that a local law repealing such prohibition may
be adopted after such date."
B.
Based on the authority of Cannabis Law section 131 as aforesaid,
the Town of Hempstead does hereby declare that the licensure and establishment
of a retail dispensary license and/or on-site consumption license
under the provisions of article four of the New York State Cannabis
Law authorizing the retail sale of adult-use cannabis to cannabis
consumers shall not be applicable in the unincorporated portions of
the Town of Hempstead. Further, pursuant to Cannabis Law section 131,
the Town of Hempstead requests for all purposes that the Cannabis
Control Board prohibit the establishment of such retail dispensary
licenses and/or on-site consumption licenses contained in article
four of the Cannabis Law, within the Town.
C.
Such licensure and establishment shall be a violation of this section.
All violations of any provision of this section by the owner, lessee,
or other person or entity operating the business shall be punishable
by issuance of appearance tickets, returnable in the District Court
of Nassau County. The Nassau County Police, the Department of Buildings
and any other authorized department or agency shall have authority
to issue such appearance tickets. The fine for such violation(s) shall
be a minimum of $250 to a maximum of $1,000 per occurrence, and each
day that the violation shall exist shall be considered a separate
violation. Concurrently, the Town of Hempstead shall have jurisdiction
to maintain an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin
such violation and/or to obtain any other form of equitable relief
which as to such court appears just and proper for the purpose of
eliminating the violation(s).
