(a) The prohibition against the granting of any permits or certificates of occupancy for any building, structure, use or change of use that would enable the cultivation, processing, or retail dispensing of medical marijuana is hereby established as to medical marijuana-related activities and businesses.
(b) This prohibition shall be in effect in perpetuity from the effective date of this section or until changes are enacted to amend this section and the Codified Ordinances of the Village of Poland to address these issues or until Council approves legislation explicitly repealing this prohibition, whichever occurs first.
(c) No building permits, certificates of occupancy or any other permits shall be granted to any business owner, entity, or individual who intends to open, use any land, or devote any floor area of the business for purposes of the cultivation, processing or retail dispensing of medical marijuana for the period of this prohibition. No valid existing business in the Village may expand in any way that would establish cultivation, processing or retail dispensing of medical marijuana for the period of this prohibition.
(d) If any business owner, entity, or individual is found to be in violation of this prohibition, the Village Solicitor is hereby authorized to take all reasonable and necessary legal action to enjoin the use of any land or business for purposes of the cultivation, processing or retail dispensing of medical marijuana
(Ord. 1521-17. Passed 8-15-17.)