LEGAL NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF LOCAL LAW SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Port Washington North, at a regular meeting held on December 14, 2021, duly adopted a resolution, subject to permissive referendum, that would enact as Local Law No. 2 of 2021, which reads as follows: Section 1. Legislative Intent. It is the intent of this local law to opt out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption sites in the Incorporated Village of Port Washington North that would be otherwise allowed under the Cannabis Law. Section 2. Authority. This Local Law is adopted pursuant to Cannabis Law Section 131, which expressly authorizes a Village to opt out of allowing retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments to locate and operate within its boundaries. Section 3. Local Cannabis Opt-Out†The Port Washington North Village Board of Trustees hereby opts out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption sites from being established and operated within the Jurisdiction of the Incorporated Village of Port Washington North. Section 4. Severability. If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person, firm, corporation, or circumstance, shall be invalid or unconstitutional, the courtís order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Local Law, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment or order shall be rendered. Section 5 Effective Date; Permissive Referendum. This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State. Pursuant to Cannabis Law Section 131, this Local Law 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 Local Law. Pursuant to NYS Cannabis Law § 131, this action by the Board of Trustees is subject to permissive referendum governed by NYS Municipal Home Rule Law ß 24. Dated: †Port Washington, New York December 30, 2021 By Order of the Board of Trusteesof the Village of Port Washington NorthLinda Kropacek, Deputy Village Clerk
