A. Compliance Required:
1. Cannabis business establishments, their "principal officers," as defined and referred to in the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (410 ILCS 705/1, et seq.), as amended, and the Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act (410 ILCS 130/1, et seq.), as amended, their agents and their employees shall strictly comply with all laws, regulations, ordinances and directives of the State and the Village, including, but not limited to, licensing requirements, registration requirements, operations requirements, zoning approvals, special use conditions and zoning requirements, including lot size, building height, lot coverage, setbacks, stormwater management, public utilities and parking.
2. No cannabis business establishment may operate in the Village without first receiving all the approvals required for the operation of the cannabis business establishment, including, but not limited to, from the Village, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Proof of receipt of all required approvals must be provided to the Village Administrator prior to operation of a cannabis business establishment.
B. Distance Requirements: Cannabis businesses shall comply with all distance requirements both in State law and with the following:
1. Cannabis businesses shall not be located within one thousand feet (1,000') of a library, measured from nearest lot line to nearest lot line;
2. Cannabis businesses shall not be located within one thousand feet (1,000') of a pre-existing public or private school, measured from nearest lot line to nearest lot line;
3. Cannabis businesses shall not be located within five hundred feet (500') of a pre-existing public or private day care center, day care home, group day care home, part day child care facility measured from nearest lot line to nearest lot line;
4. Cannabis businesses shall not be located within two hundred fifty feet (250') of any place of worship measured from nearest lot line to nearest lot line; and
5. Cannabis businesses shall not be located within two hundred fifty feet (250') of a park or gathering area, measured from nearest lot line to nearest lot line measured from the front entrance of the cannabis business to the nearest lot line.
C. Limitations On The Number Of Cannabis Businesses: There shall be a maximum of the number of cannabis business establishments according to the following:
Cannabis craft grower | 2 |
Cannabis cultivation center | 2 |
Cannabis dispensary | 3 |
Cannabis infuser | 2 |
Cannabis processor | 2 |
Cannabis transporter | 2 |
D. Hours Of Operation: Unless different hours of business are included in a special use permit for a cannabis business, a cannabis business may only operate between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) P.M.
E. Consumption Of Cannabis On Premises Of Cannabis Business: Persons over twenty one (21) years of age may purchase cannabis from a licensed cannabis dispensary and consume the cannabis purchased from that cannabis dispensary within the cannabis dispensary if the cannabis dispensary, pursuant to its special use permit, provides for the on-premises consumption of cannabis in a specially designated area. Consumption of cannabis on or within the premises of any other cannabis business establishments is prohibited.
F. Consumption Of Cannabis On Premises Of Tobacco Related Business: Consumption of cannabis on or within the premises of a tobacco related business is prohibited.
G. Required Reports: A cannabis business shall provide the Village Administrator with any notices of violation, orders and correspondence related to alleged or proven violations by the cannabis business establishment, its principal officers, its agents or its employees sent by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or the Illinois Department of Agriculture. A cannabis business establishment shall provide the Village Administrator with the materials within two (2) business days of the cannabis business establishment's receipt of the materials. (Ord. 2019-45, 12-10-2019; Ord. 2023-24, 7-11-2023; Ord. 2023-29, 7-25-2023; Ord. 2023-30,8-8-2023)
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