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Also attached to this agenda item: 9-16-26 Memo on LL Intro 16 of 2026 CAF - Local Law Intro 16 of 2026 CRO-26-006 Cannabis Dispensaries - Zoning Text Amendment CannabisMemo LL Intro 16 SEAF Part Two LWRP LL Intro 16 of 2026 Local Law Intro 16 of 2026 Cannabis Regulations Local Law Intro 9 of 2026 Cannabis Moratorium Local Law Introductory No. 16 of 2026 Cannabis - DRAFT Memo on LL Intro 16 of 2026 PB Memo to VB Local Law 16 of 2026 Resolution 119-2026 LL Intro 9 of 2026 Adoption

On motion of TRUSTEE ---, seconded by TRUSTEE ---, the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York with a - vote. Resolution #XXX-2026 WHEREAS, the Village Board of Trustees desires to amend Chapter 230, Zoning, of the Village Code to provide clarification for land use applications in connection with licensed adult use cannabis dispensaries; and WHEREAS, under the direction of the Village Board, the Village Manager has worked with the Village Attorney and the Village Planner to develop language that would provide supplementary regulations for adult use cannabis dispensaries and codify them as a special permit use in the Central Commercial (C-2) district, exclusive of the gateway overlay districts, Light Industrial (LI) district, Riverside Commercial (C- 1R(A)) district, and the North End Gateway Overlay District; and WHEREAS, Local Law Introductory No. 16 of 2026 has been drafted for such purposes; and WHEREAS, the Village has received comments back on the local law from the Westchester County Planning Board, Village Planning Board and Waterfront Advisory Committee; and WHEREAS, the Village Board reviewed a revised draft law at a work session held on September 9, 2026; and WHEREAS, the Village Board opened and closed a Public Hearing on Local Law Introductory No. 16 of 2026 on November 4, 2026; and WHEREAS, on November 4, 2026, the Village Board of Trustees undertook the process and review described in detail in Parts 2 and 3 of the Short EAF “Determination of Significance” attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the Village Board has received a recommendation of consistency from the Waterfront Advisory Committee with the Village’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program; and WHEREAS, the Village Board must make its own determination of consistency with the LWRP policy standards and conditions; and WHEREAS, on November 4, 2026, the Village Board reviewed the LWRP policy standards and conditions, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: The Village Board of Trustees makes the following findings regarding the applicability of the LWRP policies and the consistency of the Proposed Action with those policies and conditions of the LWRP which it found applicable: POLICY 5: Encourage the location of development in areas where public services and facilities essential to such development are adequate, except when such development has special functional requirements or other characteristics which necessitate its location in other coastal areas. POLICY 5A: When feasible, development within the Village should be directed within the current service area of existing water and sewer facilities or in close proximity to areas where distribution lines currently exist. POLICY 6: Expedite permit procedures in order to facilitate the siting of development activities at suitable locations. That based upon the above, the Village Board of Trustees confirms its determination that the Proposed Action, to provide clarification for land use applications in connection with licensed adult use cannabis dispensaries, complies with the policy standards and conditions set forth in the Village’s LWRP; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Village Board of Trustees hereby issues and adopts the EAF Parts 2 and 3 Determination of Significance attached hereto and adopts a Negative Declaration in connection with this action; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Village Board of Trustees hereby adopts Local Law Introductory No. 16 of 2026 to amend Chapter 230, Zoning, of the Village Code to provide clarification for land use applications in connection with licensed adult use cannabis dispensaries, which upon adoption becomes Local Law No. 18 of 2026; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the moratorium enacted by Local Law 8 of 2026 shall expire pursuant to §99-8 of the Code of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson upon the effective date of Local Law 18 of 2026. Dated: November 18, 2026