PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Proposed New Cannabis Retail Store 74 Chatham Street West – Windsor, Ontario

Prepared by: Barry Horrobin, B.A., M.A., CLEP, CMM-III Director of Planning & Physical Resources – WINDSOR POLICE SERVICE

The following is a summary of observations, public safety issues that should be addressed, and recommended actions to be taken regarding the physical safety and security conditions associated with the proposed new Cannabis retail store to be located in downtown Windsor. Information provided here is based on the universally known principles of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) and both vehicular and pedestrian traffic impact, according to prevailing data and known experience in forecasting public safety impacts.

KEY UNDERLYING CONDITIONS & IMPORTANT SAFETY DRIVERS

Situational Safety & Criminogenic Conditions

The property is situated in the city's downtown, within a largely commercial area just west of Ouellette Avenue where there are generally high amounts of both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Specifically, its physical placement supports safe pedestrian accessibility to the front of the business but a potentially complicating factor is that it backs onto an alley which does present some anticipated public safety challenges that need to be addressed. In particular:

 The physical placement of the store property includes building access points to both Chatham Street West (front of store) and a rear alley (back of store). According to an article published in the March 26th edition of the Windsor Star, the owner intends to make the public entrance from the alley access point. Doing so will significantly compromise the ongoing natural surveillance capability of pedestrian traffic, reducing accountability of activity as a result. This elevates the site's "congestion and loitering coefficient", a public safety challenge that will need to be carefully addressed if permitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACT ASSESSMENT – Proposed New Cannabis Retail Store March 2020