Township Council Meeting — Packet

310-24 November 12, 2024 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2 and N.J.S.A. 24:61-45, the Township Council of the Township of West Orange (the “Township”) adopted Ordinance 2647-21 on July 13, 2021, amending the Township Code to establish rules and regulations governing cannabis; and WHEREAS, the Township’s rules and regulations governing cannabis within the Township includes a local license requirement, which requires proposed cannabis businesses to apply for and obtain the Township Council’s approval for the issuance of a local license to operate a cannabis business within the Township of West Orange (a “Local License”); and WHEREAS, Dogwood Green, Inc, an entity registered to do business in the State of New Jersey, submitted an application for a Local License for the proposed operation of a cannabis retail business within the Township at the property located at: Block 10, Lot 1.01, commonly known as 5 Central Avenue (“Application”); and WHEREAS, Dogwood Green, Inc, has received site plan approval from the Township’s Planning Board for the above-referenced proposed cannabis retail business; and WHEREAS, Dogwood Green, Inc, received final approval from the State of New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (“CRC”) for a Class V Cannabis Retail Annual License; and WHEREAS, the issuance of a Local License to Dogwood Green, Inc, to operate as a Cannabis Retail Business will not exceed the Township's current limit of retail cannabis businesses; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, County of Essex, State of New Jersey, in consideration of the recommendations of the Chief of Police hereby determines to be in the best interests of the Township, as follows: