2848-24 Revised Ordinance Governing Cannabis Businesses - 4.1.24 (Redlined).pdf

2848-24 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, SECTION 34.2, SECTION 34.4, SECTION 34.5, AND CHAPTER 25, SECTION 24.2 OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE (LICENSED CANNABIS ENTITIES) BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY that Chapter 5 and Chapter 25 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange be and are hereby amended as follows: I. PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinance is to update the provision of the Municipal Code of the Township of West Orange governing the local licensing requirements and zoning conditions for Licensed Cannabis Entities within the Township of West Orange to: (i) update and amend the total number of local licenses allowable Licensed Cannabis Entities and specifying the maximum number of local license for specific categories of Licensed Cannabis Entities; and (ii) to create a separate parking requirement under the Zoning Conditions for Licensed Cannabis Cultivators and Licensed Cannabis Manufacturers who operate as Targeted Microbusinesses based on the existing regulations that limit the number of employees for those microbusinesses. II. CHAPTER 5, SECTION 34.2 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING: 5-34.2 Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: * * * * * * * Pre-Approved Entities means Applicant(s) who have: (i) received a Resolution of Local Support from the Township on or before January 10, 2023 with all subsequent modifications, if any, approved by the Township of West Orange; and (ii) whose cannabis business receives an annual license from the Commission. III. CHAPTER 5, SECTION 34.4 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING: 5-34.4 Local License Standards and Limitations. a. The Township may approve or deny an application for a Local License to operate a License Cannabis Entity at its sole discretion, consistent with all governing State Law, based on an evaluation of the benefits compared to the potential harm of the prospective licensee’s operation of a Licensed Cannabis Entity as proposed in the prospective licensee’s application for a Local License.