Public Hearings & Local Laws

CURRENT PUBLIC HEARINGS

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Town of Clinton will hold a public hearing on Friday, November 19, 2021 At 6:15 pm in the Clinton Town Hall, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck, NY, to hear public comment about the proposed CDBG block grant for a handicapped accessible access ramp for the Historical Society.

All interested parties shall have the opportunity to comment on said proposal at such time.

Carol-Jean Mackin, Town Clerk

PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM:

LOCAL LAW #7 OF 2021: Subject to Permissive Referendum pursuant to Art. 3 of Municipal Home Rule Law.

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF CLINTON

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a regular meeting held on the 12^thday of October, 2021, the Town Board of the Town of Clinton, New York duly adopted by resolution a local law, an abstract of which follows, which local law is subject to a permissive referendum pursuant to Article 3 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.

Local Law No. 7 of 2021 adopted for the purpose of opting out of allowing on-site cannabis consumption sites in the Town of Clinton that would otherwise be allowed under N.Y. Cannabis Law Article 4. The effect of said Local Law is to prohibit on-site cannabis consumption sites for smoking or ingesting cannabis in the Town of Clinton.

Dated: October 14, 2021
By order of the Town of Clinton
Carol -Jean Mackin, Town Clerk

Local Law No. 7 of 2021, entitled:

“ Local Law Prohibiting On-Site Cannabis Consumption Sites”

BE IT ENACTED BY, the Town Board of the Town of Clinton as follows:

A new Chapter is hereby added to the Town Code which shall read as follows:

Chapter 118. Cannabis – On-Site Consumption Prohibition.

118-1.Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to opt out of allowing on-site cannabis consumption sites in the Town that would otherwise be allowed under N.Y. Cannabis Law Article 4.
118.2.Authority. This Chapter is adopted pursuant to N.Y. Cannabis Law § 131 which expressly authorizes the Town Board to adopt a local law requesting the New York State Cannabis Control Board to prohibit the establishment of on-site consumption licenses within the jurisdiction of the Town.
118.3.Opt. Out. The Town hereby opts out of allowing on-site cannabis consumption sites that would otherwise be permitted under the N.Y. Cannabis Law from being established and operated within the Town. This prohibition shall include but not be limited to the on-site locations for the smoking (parlors) or ingestion of cannabis.

The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, provision, or phrase of this Local Law, as declared by the valid judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, provision, or phrase of this Local Law, which shall remain in full force and effect.
This Local Law is adopted pursuant to § 131 of the New York Cannabis Law to advance and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the Town.
To the extent that any provision of this Local Law is inconsistent with Town Law §§ 263, 274-a, 274-b or any other provision of Article 16 of the Town Law, the provisions of this Local Law are expressly intended to and do hereby supersede any such inconsistent provisions under the Town’s municipal home rule powers, pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law §10(1)(ii)(d)(3); §10(1)(ii)(a)(14) and §22 to supersede any inconsistent authority.
This Local Law is subject to a referendum on petition in accordance with Cannabis Law § 131 and the procedure outlined in Municipal Home Rule Law § 24. If the requisite number of protesting petitions are not filed within forty-five (45) days of adoption by the Town Board, this Local Law shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.

October 14, 2021