Committee on License and Consumer Protection
March 24, 2021
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, Section 55-28 ofthe Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, codified at 410 ILCS 705/55-28, authorizes the legal voters of any precinct within a municipality with a population of over 500,000 to petition their local alderman, in conformity with procedural requirements set forth in Section 55-28, to introduce an ordinance establishing the precinct as a restricted cannabis zone; and
WHEREAS, The requisite procedural requirements have been met; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 55-58 ofthe Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act ("the Act"), the 42nd Precinct of the 2nd Ward, as described herein, is hereby designated as a Restricted Cannabis Zone within the meaning of Section 55-28 of the Act. All cannabis business establishments including: cultivation centers; craft growers; processing organizations; infuser organizations; dispensing organizations; and transporting organizations, shall be prohibited within the boundaries of such 42nd Precinct, with such boundaries beginning at the intersection of N. Clark St. and W. Elm St., thence east on W. Elm St. to N. State St., thence southeast on N. State . St. to W. Maple St., thence west on W. Maple St. to N. Clark St., and thence north on N. Clark St. to the place of the beginning.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take full force and effect upon its passage and publication, and shall remain in effect for four years following its effective date.
BRIAN HOPKINS Alderman, 2nd Ward