Jelena Payne, Commissioner Community Development & Health, Corporate Leader – Social Development and Health

Stephen Lynn, Manager of Social Policy & Planning

Susan Hirota, Senior Legal Counsel

Heidi Baillargeon, Manager of Parks Development

John Lee, Chief Fire Prevention Officer

George Robinson, Planner II – Revitalization and Policy Initiatives

Joe Baker, Manager of Permit Services / Deputy Chief Building Official

Jude Malott, Executive Initiatives Coordinator, Office of the City Solicitor

Conclusion:

There is a conflict between the Municipal Cannabis Policy Statement Regarding the Location of Proposed Stores for The Corporation of the City of Windsor and the Application for a Cannabis Retail Store Authorization by ‘Urbnbud’ for the site located at 7405 Tecumseh Road East, Unit 200.

As per the Municipal Cannabis Policy Statement Regarding the Location of Proposed Stores for The Corporation of the City of Windsor (Appendix C), the City of Windsor opposes proposed cannabis retail store locations where a site is within 150m of another cannabis retail store, so as to prevent undue clustering and concentration of such stores in one area. The proposed cannabis retail store located at 7405 Tecumseh Road East, Unit 200 is within 150m of another cannabis retail store located at 7201 Tecumseh Road East, Unit 104 that was recently supported by City Council via e-mail poll on June 19, 2020 (Council’s Decision Letter is attached to this report as Appendix D). The store ‘Friendly Stranger East Windsor’, located at 7201 Tecumseh Road East, Unit 102, completed its notification process on June 24, 2020 however, authorization to open by the Province is pending.

Other potential impacts have been noted by some departments. Consideration may also be given by Council to concerns raised by the Windsor Police Service (Appendix A) and the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (Appendix B).

Planning Act Matters:

N/A

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