(A) Compliance with all regulations provided in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (P.A. 101-0027).
(B) Keeping within the spirit of the law, satisfies the following criteria as determined by the department of commerce an economic opportunity. The Village Trustees finds it to be in the best interest of the Village to meet the spirit and intent of the State Statute by addressing the social equity objectives by meeting all of its “Social Equity” provisions including but not limited to addressing the historic negative impact of the "War on Drugs" in "Disproportionately Impacted Areas" means a census tract or comparable geographic area that satisfies the following criteria as determined by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; and "Disproportionately Impacted Areas" are those areas that: meet at least one of the following criteria:
(1) The area has a poverty rate of at least 20% according to the latest federal decennial census;
(2) Seventy-five percent or more of the children in the area participate in the Federal free lunch program according to reported statistics from the State Board of Education;
(3) At least 20% of the households in the area Assistance Program;
(4) The area has an average unemployment rate, as determined by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, that is more than 120% of the national unemployment average, as determined by the United States Department of Labor, for a period of at least consecutive calendar years preceding the date of the application: and has high rates of arrest, conviction, and incarceration related to sale, possession, use, cultivation, manufacture, or transport of cannabis.
(C) Satisfactory completion of an application for adult-use cannabis business establishment provided by the village.
(D) Compliance with all applicable zoning restrictions, including obtaining a conditional use permit.
(E) Where the applicant is not the owner of the premises, a copy of a valid lease between the applicant and property owner for a minimum of one year.
(F) Applicant must hold a liability insurance policy.
(G) Applicant must hold a valid operating license from the Illinois Department of Agriculture and/or Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
(Ord. 19-39, passed 12-9-19)