TOWN OF CHESTER 1786 KINGS HIGHWAY
CHESTER, NY 10918
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW
INTRODUCTORY LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF 2023
The Town Board of the Town of Chester will hold a public hearing on a proposed local law entitled:
A LOCAL LAW TO UPDATE AND AMEND CHAPTER 33 OF THE TOWN CODE OF THE
TOWN OF CHESTER TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF CANNABIS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
Be it enacted by the Town of Chester in the County of Orange, as follows:
Section 1. Purpose and Intent
It is the intent and purpose of this Local Law to update and amend Chapter 33 of the Town Code of the Town of Chester, entitled “Alcoholic Beverages”, to add provisions which prohibit the use and consumption of cannabis on public property located in the Town of Chester. It is the finding of the Town Board of the Town of Chester that the use of cannabis by persons on public lands is detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Town of Chester in that such public use contributes to the creation of nuisances and otherwise impedes upon the welfare of Town residents. The Town of Chester enacts this local law an exercise of its police power to promote the general health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Town of Chester.
Said public hearing will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, 1786 Kings Highway, Chester, NY on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 7 PM or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard.
All persons interested in the subject matter may appear in person or by agent. All written communications should be addressed to the Board at the above address.
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
TOWN OF CHESTER
LINDA A. ZAPPALA
TOWN CLERK
Dated: April 17, 2023