2673-21 Revised Ordinance Governing Cannabis Businesses - Redlined (Revised).pdf

2 4848-4827-0498, v. 1 stock, or the individual partners owning 10% or greater interest in that partnership, as the case may be, shall also be listed with its home address. The disclosure shall be continued until names and home addresses of every noncorporate stockholder, and individual partner, exceeding the 10% ownership criteria has been listed. 2. The name of any other business entities in which any of the individuals identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this provision have or have had an ownership interest which: (i) cultivates, manufactures, wholesales or dispenses cannabis or cannabis products; (ii) invests or finances in any such entity; or (iii) is regulated by any governmental entity. 3. A copy of the license issued by the Commission authorizing the Applicant to operate as a Licensed Cannabis Entity with a copy of all application materials and documents submitted to the Commission for a license. 4. Plans prepared by a duly licensed architect, engineer, or planner which shall depict the layout and design for the proposed location of the Licensed Cannabis Entity within the Township. (a). The required plans shall depict the proposed security measures for the location in order for the West Orange Police Department to evaluate the sufficiency of the security measures as required under this section. The plans shall be deemed confidential and shall only be transmitted to the Police Chief for the West Orange Police Department or the Chief’s designee. (b). The Applicant shall also provide either a lease agreement or agreement of sale for the property where the Applicant intends to operate the Licensed Cannabis Entity. The lease agreement or agreement of sale may be contingent upon the Applicant’s ability to successfully: (i) obtain a Local License; and (ii) if applicable, obtain approval from the West Orange Planning Board or the West Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment. 5. Acknowledgment and agreement authorizing the West Orange Police Department to perform background checks and/or investigations regarding any individuals disclosed pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this provision and any employees of the Applicant. 6. If the Applicant is applying for a Local License as a Targeted Microbusiness, a copy of any and all documents issued by the Commission declaring the Applicant as microbusiness under the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement

for a Local License as a Targeted Microbusiness, a copy of any and all documents issued by the Commission declaring the Applicant as microbusiness under the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act with a copy of all application materials and documents submitted to the Commission for such a declaration. c. The Police Chief for the West Orange Police Department or the Chief’s designee shall review the application, review the comments from the departments provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this provision, and prepare a memorandum addressed to the Township Council: (i) analyzing the Applicant’s ability to comply with all of the Township’s requirements for a Licensed Cannabis Entity, including the required security measures; (ii) assessing the benefits compared to the potential harm of the Applicant’s proposed operation of a Licensed Cannabis Entity; and (iii) recommending whether to grant or deny the application for a Local License. The Police Chief or the Chief’s designee shall transmit