[Adopted 9-21-2021 by L.L. No. 3-2021]
It is the intent of this article to opt the Incorporated Village
of Roslyn out of hosting retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site
cannabis consumption establishments within its boundaries.
This article is adopted pursuant to New York State Cannabis
Law § 131, which expressly authorizes cities and villages
to opt out of allowing retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site
cannabis consumption establishments to locate and operate within their
boundaries.
The Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Roslyn,
County of Nassau, hereby opts out of licensing and establishing retail
cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments
within its boundaries.
If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, or part of this article or the application thereof to
any person, firm, corporation or any other entity 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, corporation or any other entity or circumstance
directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order
shall be rendered.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State. Pursuant to 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 a referendum has been conducted
approving this article.