Appendix D for context. Council also directed Administration to canvas information from all necessary resources and bring it forward to Council in response to future cannabis store applications. CR534/2019 also approved the Municipal Cannabis Policy Statement Regarding the Location of Proposed Stores for the Corporation of the City of Windsor (Appendix C).
On March 6, 2020, the City of Windsor received a request for written submissions regarding an Application for a Cannabis Retail Store Authorization from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). Submissions are provided to the Applicant for response and considered by the Registrar in the authorization decision.
Under the provisions of the Cannabis License Act, 2018, municipalities have 15 days to deliver written submissions. Administration has gathered comments seeks direction from Council regarding this submission.
Discussion:
The Municipal Cannabis Policy Statement provides guidelines to staff when commenting for requests for written submissions from the AGCO on specific cannabis retail sites. Sites should be opposed where a site is within:
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50m of another cannabis retail store;
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150m of any identified publicly owned/operated facility (schools, recreation facilities, community centres, libraries, play grounds, parks);
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150m of an addiction treatment centre; and
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an area where retail operations are not listed as a permitted use.
The Policy also calls for consideration of other applicable laws, including the Planning Act, 1998 and Building Code Act, 1992.
To deliver comments, the following municipal departments and external agencies were consulted:
Windsor Police Service
Comments from the Windsor Police Service are included in Appendix A, Public Safety Impact Assessment, 7833 Tecumseh Rd E, Windsor Police Service.
Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
Comments from the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit are included in Appendix B,
Public Health Assessment of Cannabis Retail Location at 7833 Tecumseh Rd E Windsor.