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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING CANNABIS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE
VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect ("Village") is a home rule municipality
as defined by Article VII, § 6 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Village has the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate
rules and regulations that pertain to its government and affairs and that protect the
public health, safety and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois enacted the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act
(Act), which pertains to the possession, use, cultivation, transportation and dispensing of
cannabis, which became effective June 25, 2019; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the Village may enact reasonable zoning
ordinances or resolutions not in conflict with the Act, regulating cannabis business
establishments, including rules adopted governing the time, place, manner and number
of cannabis business establishments, and minimum distance limitations between
cannabis business establishments and locations the Village deems sensitive; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Mount Prospect, Cook County, Illinois as follows:
SECTION 1. Recitals. The facts and statements contained in the preamble to this
Ordinance are found to be true and correct and are hereby adopted as part of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 2. Cannabis Business Establishments. Chapter 11 "Merchants, Businesses,
Occupations, and Amusements" of the Mount Prospect Village Code shall be amended
by the addition of Article XLI that will read as follows:
ARTICLE XLI Cannabis Business Establishments.
1. Purpose and Applicability: It is the intent and purpose of this Section to provide
regulations regarding the cultivation, processing and dispensing of cannabis occurring
within the corporate limits of the Village of Mount Prospect. Such facilities shall comply
with all regulations provided in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (P.A. 101-0027)
(Act), as it may be amended from time -to -time, and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and the regulations provided below. In the event that the Act is amended, the more
restrictive of the state or local regulations shall apply.
2. Definitions
The following words and phrases shall, for the purposes of this Article have the
meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section, as follows:
ADVERTISE: To engage in promotional activities including, but not limited to:
newspaper, radio, Internet and electronic media, and television advertising; the
distribution of fliers and circulars; and the display of window and interior signs, per the
Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, (P.A. 101 -0027), as it may be amended from time -to -
time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
CANNABIS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT: A cultivation center, craft grower,
processing ororganization, infuser organization, dispensing organization or transporting
organization.
CANNABIS CRAFT GROWER: A facilityoperated by an organization or business that is
licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to cultivate, dry, cure and package
cannabis and perform other necessary activities to make cannabis available for sale at
a dispensing organization or use at a processing organization, per the Cannabis
Regulation and Tax Act, (P.A. 101 -0027), as it may be amended from time -to -time, and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
CANNABIS CULTIVATION CENTER: A facility operated by an organization or business
that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to cultivate, process, transport
and perform necessary activities to provide cannabis and cannabis -infused products to
licensed cannabis business establishments, per the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act,
(P.A. 101-0027), as it may be amended from time -to -time, and regulations promulgate
thereunder.
CANNABIS DISPENSING ORGANIZATION: A facility operated by an organization or
business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation to acquire cannabis from licensed cannabis business establishments for the
purpose of selling or dispensing cannabis, cannabis -infused products, cannabis seeds,
paraphernalia or related supplies to purchasers or to qualified registered medical
cannabis patients and caregivers, per the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, (P.A. 101 -
0027),
as it may be amended from time -to -time, and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
CANNABIS INFUSER ORGANIZATION OR INFUSER: A facility operated by n
organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to
directly incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to
produce a cannabis -infused product, per the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act,
(P.A. 101-0027), as it may be amended from time -to -time, and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
CANNABIS LOUNGE OR SOCIAL SPACE: A facility perated by an organization or
business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation to acquire cannabis from licensed cannabis business establishments for the
purpose of selling or dispensing cannabis, cannabis -infused products, cannabis seeds,
paraphernalia or related supplies to purchasers or to qualified registered medical
cannabis patients and caregivers that may permit the on -premises consumption of
cannabis at or within the business; or b) any other entity authorized by the Village to
allow on premise consumption of cannabis in a manner consistent with the Cannabis
Regulation and Tax Act, (P.A. 101 -0027), as it may be amended from time -to -time, and
regulations promulgated thereunder
CANNABIS PROCESSING ORGANIZATION OR PROCESSOR: A facility perated by
an organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to
either extract constituent chemicals or compounds to produce cannabis concentrate or
incorporate cannabis or cannabis concentrate into a product formulation to produce a
cannabis product, per the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, (P.A. 101 -0027), as it may
be amended from time -to -time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
CANNABIS TRANSPORTING ORGANIZATION OR TRANSPORTER:
An organization or business that is licensed by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to
transport cannabis on behalf of a cannabis business establishment or a community
cage licensed under the Community College Cannabis Vocational Training Pilot
Program, per the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, (P.A.1 01 -0027), as it maw
amended from time -to- time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
PERSON: Anyperson, firm, corporation, association, club, society or other organization,
including any owner, manager, proprietor, employee, volunteer or agent.
3. Consumption, Purchase, Acceptance Or Possession Prohibited
a. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, deliver, possess
with intent to sell at wholesale or retail, possess with intent to give away
deliver for promotional purposes, either retail or wholesale, any cannabis,
cannabis -infused products, cannabis seeds, paraphernalia or related supplies
within the Village without first having obtained a license from the State of Illinois
and the Village. A dispensing organization's license allows for a dispensary to be
operated only at a single location.
b. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, give away, deliver,
possess with intent to sell at wholesale or retail, possess with intent to give away
or deliver for promotional purposes, either retail or wholesale, any cannabis,
cannabis -infused products, cannabis seeds, paraphernalia or related supplies to
persons under twenty-one (21) years of age and in contravention to the
provisions of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, (P.A. 101 -0027). The
prohibitions set forth in this section shall not apply to persons who consume,
purchase, or possess cannabis, cannabis -infused products, cannabis seeds,
paraphernalia or related supplies pursuant to the Compassionate Use of Medical
Cannabis Program, 410 ILCS 130/1 et seq.
c. It shall be unlawful for any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to
consume, purchase, accept a gift of or have cannabis, cannabis -infused
products, cannabis seeds, paraphernalia or related supplies to purchasers in his
or her possession or in his or her bloodstream. The prohibitions set forth in this
section shall not applypersons who consume, purchase, or possess cannabis,
cannabis -infused products, cannabis seeds, paraphernalia or related supplies
pursuant to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program, 410 ILCS
130/1 et seq.
d. It shall be unlawful for anyperson, firm or corporation to encourage the sale of
cannabis or cannabis products bygiving_ away cannabis or cannabis products, by_
conducting games or competitions related to the consumption of cannabis or
cannabis products, or by providing promotional materials or activities of a manner
or type that would be appealing to children.
4. Building Enhancements.
a. Any licensee of a Cannabis Business Establishment shall install building_
enhancements, such as security cameras, lighting or other improvements to
ensure the safety of employees and customers of the cannabis business
establishments, as well as its environs. Said improvements shall be determined
based on the specific characteristics of the floor plan for an Cannabis Business
Establishment and the site on which it is located, consistent with the
requirements of the Act.
b. A dispensing organization must keep all lighting outside and inside the
dispensaryingood working order and wattage sufficient for security cameras.
5. Conduct Of Employees And Agents; Supervisor On Premises
a. Any act or failure to act of an employee or agent of either the licensee or a
management company with respect to the licensed business shall be deemed to
be the act of the licensee. Any duty set forth in this chapter as a duty of the
licensee shall also be the duty of any agent or employee of the licensee.
b. A person must be at least twenty-one (21) years of to sell cannabis products or
otherwise be an employee for any cannabis business establishment.
c. A "manager", as defined by Section 13.101, shall be on the premises at all times
that the licensed premises is open for business.
d. A dispensing organization shall submit a list to the State of the names of all
service professionals that will work at the dispensary.
6. Compliance With Other Regulations
All licensed premises shall be maintained in full compliance with all other regulations of
the State, the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, and the Village, including, but not
limited to, those relating to the storage or sale of food, sanitary conditions, building and
safety conditions.
7. Use of Premises for Consumption
It shall be unlawful for any person, as defined by this Article, to knowingly permit or to
knowingly or negligently fail to immediately prevent or stop, on business premises under
his or her control, the consumption of any cannabis by any individual. This restriction
serves as a prohibition on Cannabis Lounge or Social Spaces and a prohibition of any_
business, including Cannabis Business Establishments, from incorporating portions of
its square footage to Cannabis Lounge or Social Space. It does not prohibit individual
consumption on private property as defined by the Act.
8. Signage Prohibiting Sales
a. Signs informing the public of the age restrictions of this article, shall be posted by
every licensee in conspicuous view on the premises. Each such sign shall state:
b. The sale of cannabis products to persons under twenty-one (21) years of age is
prohibited by law. A photo identification showing proof of age shall be required of
everyone under twenty-seven (27) years of age desiring to purchase cannabis
products. Violations shall be reported to the Police Department
c. Said sign(s) shall be plainly visible and shall measure at least eight and one-half
inches (81/2") in height and eleven inches (11 ") in width. Lettering on said sign
shall be at least one-half inch (1/2") in height. Said signs shall also inform the
public that the Village Police Department is to be contacted should the law be
violated.
9. Proof of A__ e Required
No cannabis products may be sold to any person under twenty seven (27) years of age
unless that person has provided, at the point of purchase, a government issued photo
identification showing date of birth.
10. Operation of A Motor Vehicle In A State Of Impairment
It shall be unlawful for any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to operate a
motor vehicle on a street or highway of the village with any cannabis whatsoever in his
or her system. For purposes of this section only, "operation of a motor vehicle" shall
have the definition ascribed to it in the Illinois vehicle code.
11. Use of False Identification
No person shall transfer, alter or deface any identification card; use any identification
card of another; carry or use a false or forged identification card; obtain an identification
card by means of false information; or otherwise misrepresent age for the purpose of
purchasing or obtaining cannabis products.
12. Suspension, Revocation, Fines and Costs.
Any such business license or conditional use issued by the Village may be suspended
up to sixty(60) days or revoked by the village manager, or an application for issuance
or renewal of such license may be refused by the village clerk as outlined in the
provisions of Chapter 10, if either determines:
a. That the application of the applicant or license holder contains any false,
fraudulent or misleading material statement; or
b. That the applicant or license holder has made any false, fraudulent or misleading
material statement, or has been convicted of perpetrating a fraud upon any person,
whether or not such fraud was perpetrated in the course of conducting any business
in the village, or that the applicant or license holder has committed a felony; or
c. That the applicant or license holder has conducted any activities directly related to
his business in the village in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to
constitute a breach of the peace or a menace to the health, safety ogeneral welfare
of the public; or
d. That the applicant or license holder has suffered a revocation or refusal to issue
or renew such license by any state, municipality or licensing authority
13. Penalties
Nothing herein shall prevent the Village from proceeding against a licensee in the
Circuit Court in lieu of administrative proceedings. Any person found guilty of violating
any provisions of this article shall be fined an amount set forth in appendix A, Division II
of this code, for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed to have been
committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
14. Advertisement Prohibited.
Cannabis Business Establishments cannot advertise cannabis or a cannabis -
infused product in any form or through any medium:
a. Within 1,000 feet of school grounds, playground, hospital, healthcare facility,
recreation center or facility, child care center, public park or library or any
recreation center that admits persons under age 21;
b. On or in a publicly -owned or publicly -operated property; or
c. Which contains information that:
L is false or misleading;
ii. promotes excessive consumption;
iii. depicts a person under 21 years of age consuming cannabis;
This includes the image of a cannabis leaf or any image designed or likely to appeal to
minors, including cartoons, toys, animals or children, or any other likeness to images,
characters or phrases that are popularly used to advertise to children, or any imitation of
candy packaging or labeling or that promotes consumption of cannabis.
d. All other advertisement restrictions pursuant to the Cannabis Regulation and
Tax Act (P.A. 10 1 -0027), and Chapter 7 of the Village code shall apply.
15. Other Restrictions on Sales for Cannabis Dispensaries.
a. Operating hours. A dispensingorganization mayoperate between 6 A.M. and 10
P.M. as permitted by law.
b. A dispensing organization may only accept cannabis deliveries into a restricted
access area. Deliveries may not be accepted through the public or limited access
areas unless otherwise approved under the Act.
c. A dispensing organization must include the legal name of the dispensary on the
packaging of any cannabis product it sells.
d. Dispensing organizations are prohibited from selling any product containing
alcohol except tinctures, which must be limited to containers that are no larger
than 100 milliliters.
e. Sell cannabis, cannabis concentrate, or cannabis -infused products in
combination or bundled with each other or any other items for one price, and
each item of cannabis, concentrate, or cannabis -infused product must be
separately identified by quantity and price on the receipt;
f. Sell clones or any other live plant material;
g. Have fewer than 2 people working at the dispensary at any time while the
dispensary is open;
h. Operate a dispensary if its video surveillance equipment is inoperative;
i. Operate a dispensary if the point-of-sale equipment is inoperative;
j. Operate a dispensary if the State's cannabis electronic verification system is
inoperative;
k. Enter into agreements to allow persons who are not dispensing organization
agents to deliver cannabis or to transport cannabis to purchasers;
I. Refuse to conduct business with an adult use cultivation center, craft grower,
transporting organization, or infuser that has the ability to properly deliver the
product and is permitted by the Department of Agriculture, on the same terms as
other adult use cultivation centers, craft growers, in users, or transporters with
whom it is dealing;
m. Operate drive-through windows;
n. Allow for the dispensing of cannabis or cannabis -infused products in vending
machines;
o. Transport cannabis to residences or other locations where purchasers may be for
deliver
p. Produce or manufacture cannabis;
q. Accept a cannabis product from an adult use cultivation center, craft grower,
infuser, dispensing organization, or transporting organization unless it is pre-
packaged and labeled in accordance with the Act and any rules that may be
adopted pursuant to the Act;
r. Obtain cannabis or cannabis -infused products from outside the State of Illinois;
s. Sell cannabis or cannabis -infused products to a purchaser unless the dispensary
organization is licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot
Program, and the individual is registered under the Compassionate Use of
Medical Cannabis Pilot Program or the purchaser has been verified to be over
the age of 21;
t. Enter into an exclusive agreement with any adult use cultivation center, craft
grower, or infuser.
SECTION 3. Chapter 14 "Zoning" of the Mount Prospect Village Code shall be amended
as follows:
Article 14.604 Land Use Table
Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts
B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 B-5 B -5C O/R 1-1 1-3
Cannabis Dispensing Organization C C
Cannabis Craft Grower C
Cannabis Cultivation Center C
Cannabis Infuser Organization C
Cannabis Processing Organization C
Cannabis Transporting Organization C
SECTION 4. Chapter 14 "Zoning" of the Mount Prospect Village Code shall be amended
as follows:
Article 14.1704 Bulk Regulations of B-3 Community Shopping District
E. Restrictions on Business Uses:
3. CANNABIS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS:
a. Cannabis DisDensina Oraanization: In those zonina districts in which an
Cannabis Dispensing Organization may be located, the proposed facility must
comply with the following:
i. Facility not be located within 100 feet of the property line of a
pre-existing public or private nursery school, preschool, primary or
secondary school, churches, synagogues mosques, or other
houses of worship, or hospital. Learning centers and
vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private
school for purposes of this Section.
ii. Facility may not conduct any sales or distribution of cannabis other
than as authorized by the Act.
iii. Facility may not be located within 1,500 feet of the property line of
another Cannabis Business Establishment.
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b. Co -Location of Cannabis Business Establishments. The Village may approve the
coloration of a Cannabis Dispensing Organization with a Cannabis Craft Grower
Center or a Cannabis Infuser Organization, or both, subject to the provisions of
the Act and the Conditional Use criteria within the Mount Prospect Village Code.
In a co -location, the floor space requirements of Article 14.2104 F. 3. shall not
apply, but the collocated establishments shall be the sole use of the tenant
space.
SECTION 5 Chapter 14 "Zoning" of the Mount Prospect Village Code shall be amended
as follows:
Article 14.2104 Bulk Regulations of the 1-1 Limited Industrial District
F. Restrictions on Industrial Uses
3. CANNABIS:
a. Cannabis Craft Grower: In those zonina districts in which an Cannabis Craft
Grower may be located, the proposed facility must comply with the following:
i. Facility may not be located within 100 feet of the property line of a
pre-existing public or private or parochial school, primary or
secondary school, churches, synagogues, mosques, or other
houses of worship, or hospital. Learning centers and
vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private
school for purposes of this Section.
ii. Facility not conduct any sales or distribution of cannabis other
than as authorized by the Act.
iii. Facility not be located within 1,500 feet of the property line of
another Cannabis Business Establishment.
iv. Maximum and minimum building square footage pursuant to the
Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, (P.A.101-0027)��
b. Cannabis Cultivation Center: In those zonina districts in which an Cannabis
Cultivation Center may be located, the proposed facility must comply with the
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i. Facility may not be located within 100 feet of the property line of a
pre-existing public or private or parochial school, primary or
secondary school, churches, synagogues, mosques, or other
houses of worship, or hospital. Learning centers and
vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private
school for purposes of this Section.
ii. Facility may not conduct any sales or distribution of cannabis other
than as authorized by the Act.
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Facility may not be located within 1,500 feet of the property line of
another Cannabis Business Establishment.
iv. Maximum and minimum building sguare footage pursuant to the
Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, (P.A. 101 -0027).
c. Cannabis Dispensing Organization: In those zoning districts in which an
Cannabis Dispensing Organization may be located, the proposed facility must
comply with the following:
Facility not be located within 100 feet of the property line of a
pre-existing public or private or parochial school, primary or
secondary school, churches, synagogues, mosques, or other
houses of worship, or hospital. Learning centers and
vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private
school for purposes of this Section.
ii. Facility not conduct any sales or distribution of cannabis other
than as authorized by the Act.
iii. Facility may not be located within 1,500 feet of the property line of
another Cannabis Business Establishment.
d. Cannabis Infuser Organization: In those zoning districts in which an Cannabis
Infuser Organization may be located, the proposed facility must comply with the
following:
L Facility may not be located within 100 feet of the property line of a
pre-existing public or private or parochial school, primary or
secondary school, churches, synagogues, mosques, or other
houses of worship, or hospital. Learning centers and
vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private
school for purposes of this Section.
ii. Facility may not be located within 1,500 feet of the property line of
another Cannabis Business Establishment.
e. Cannabis Processing Organization: In those zoning districts in which an
Cannabis Processing Organization may be located, the proposed facility must
comply with the following:
Facility may not be located within 100 feet of the DroDerty line of a
pre-existing public or private or parochial school, primary or
secondary school, churches, synagogues, mosques, or other
houses of worship, or hospital. Learning centers and
vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private
school for purposes of this Section.
ii. Facility may not be located within 1,500 feet of the property line of
another Cannabis Business Establishment.
f. Cannabis Transporting Organization: In those zoning districts in which an
Transporting Organization may be located, the proposed facility must comply_
with the following:
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i. Facility may not be located within 100 feet of the property line of a
pre-existing public or private or parochial school, primary or
secondary school, churches, synagogues, mosques, or other
houses of worship, or hospital. Learning centers and
vocational/trade centers shall not be classified as a public or private
school for purposes of this Section.
ii. The transporting organization shall be the sole use of the tenant
space in which it is located. Facility may not conduct any sales or
distribution of cannabis other than as authorized by the Act.
iii. Facility not be located within 1,500 feet of the property line of
another Cannabis Business Establishment.
g. Co -Location of Cannabis Business Establishments. The Village may pprove the
coloration of a Cannabis Dispensing Organization with a Cannabis Craft Grower
Center or a Cannabis Infuser Organization, or both, subject to the provisions of
the Act and the Conditional Use criteria within the Mount Prospect Village Code.
In a co -location, the floor space requirements of 14.2104 F. 3. shall not apply, but
the collocated establishments shall be the sole use of the tenant space.
SECTION 7. Chapter 14 "Zoning" of the Mount Prospect Village Code shall be amended
as follows:
Article 14-2401 Definitions
CANNABIS BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT: Refer to Section 11.4102
CANNABIS CRAFT GROWER: Refer to Section 11.4102
CANNABIS CULTIVATION CENTER: Refer to Section 11.4102
CANNABIS DISPENSING ORGANIZATION: Refer to Section 11.4102
CANNABIS INFUSER ORGANIZATION OR INFUSER: Refer to Section 11.4102
CANNABIS LOUNGE OR SOCIAL SPACE. Refer to Section 11.4102
CANNABIS PROCESSING ORGANIZATION OR PROCESSOR: Refer to Section
11.410?
CANNABIS TRANSPORTING ORGANIZATION OR TRANSPORTER: Refer to Section
11.41ng
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SECTION 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and approval and publication as required by law.
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
APPROVED this day of , 2019.
Arlene A. Juracek, Village President
ATTEST:
Village Clerk
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