City of Northampton, MA
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2024-02-27
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Code of Ordinances
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 152 Cannabis
- The Charter and Related Acts
- Ch C Charter
- Administrative Code
- Ch A Administrative Code
- Code of Ordinances
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 9 Charter Review Committee
- Ch 16 Departmental Revolving Funds
- Ch 22 Community Preservation Committee
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 33 (Reserved)
- Ch 37 (Reserved)
- Ch 40 Enforcement
- Ch 44 (Reserved)
- Ch 48 (Reserved)
- Ch 55 (Reserved)
- Ch 70 (Reserved)
- Ch 73 (Reserved)
- Ch 76 (Reserved)
- Ch 82 (Reserved)
- Ch 89 (Reserved)
- Ch 93 (Reserved)
- Ch 105 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 111 Agriculture
- Ch 116 Alarms
- Ch 120 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 124 Amusements
- Ch 128 Animals and Fowl
- Ch 145 Building Regulations
- Ch 149 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 151 Campaign Finance
- Ch 152 Cannabis
- § 152-1 Limit on retail cannabis establishments.
- Ch 153 Cemetery Trust Funds
- Ch 156 Central Business and West Street Architecture
- Ch 161 Demolition
- Ch 168 Earth Removal
- Ch 174 (Reserved)
- Ch 183 Fire Prevention
- Ch 187 Fireworks
- Ch 195 Historic Districts
- Ch 202 Junk and Secondhand Goods Dealers and Collectors
- Ch 208 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 229 Parades and Processions
- Ch 233 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 237 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 241 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 245 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 256 Sewer Assessments, Billing and General Regulations
- Ch 260 (Reserved)
- Ch 264 Signs
- Ch 272 Solid Waste
- Ch 278 Storm Drains
- Ch 280 Stormwater and Flood Control Utility
- Ch 281 Stormwater Management
- Ch 285 Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Property
- Ch 290 Surveillance Systems
- Ch 303 Temporary Events
- Ch 310 Vehicle Charging Stations
- Ch 312 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 316 Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 325 Water
- Ch 329 Waterways
- Ch 337 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 350 Zoning
- Ch TZA Table of Zoning Amendments
- Appendix
- Ch A355 Special Acts
- Ch A360 General and Special Laws
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Northampton 1-19-2023 by Ord. No. 22.201. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
In accordance
with MGL c. 94G, § 3(a)(2), there shall be no more than
12 retail marijuana establishments in the City of Northampton. The
limit shall not apply to marijuana establishments other than those
operated by a "marijuana retailer" as that term is defined in MGL
c. 94G, § 1,
B.
The following
shall be exempt from the limitations set forth in this section:
(1)
Owner
applicants who qualify as social equity candidates as defined by the
Cannabis Control Commission of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall
be exempt from this section.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See "Equity Programs" on the Cannabis Control
Commission, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, website: https://masscannabiscontrol.com/equity.
(2)
A retail
establishment or a proposed retail establishment for which a host
community agreement has been signed by the Mayor as of the effective
date of this section.
(3)
A host
community agreement executed after the effective date of this section
solely for delivery or courier of cannabis products other than delivery
to the consumer over the counter at a retail cannabis establishment.
