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Lino Lakes Police Department e Memo To: Chief John Swenson From: Officer William Owens CC: Sergeant Mike Rumpsa Date: November 8, 2012 Re: CPTED Review After reviewing the plans there are no obvious drastic public safety problems. However there are some things which may require some more attention or explanation. • Is the "C" store a 24 hour operation? • Will the car wash operate 24 hours a day or have a closing time? Traffic: • The City should consider the results of a traffic study on Lake Drive and on Main Street to determine if the new driveways will cause traffic congestion. A solution would be to add a turn lane on westbound Main Street leading up to the driveway and a passing lane for eastbound Main Street on the south side of the roadway. The same should be considered for the Lake Drive driveway. • Within the lot, we should be aware of the car wash and the issues it will present in the winter. The water which drips from cars as they leave the wash will freeze onto the road. If vehicles cut through the parking lot between the gas pumps and the gas station it could present a slipping hazard to people walking from the pumps to the gas station and a hazard to passing motorists. Natural Surveillance: • There are no windows on the south side or east side of the gas station which will inhibit natural surveillance into and out of the business. By adding a set of windows we could alleviate this. This is particularly a concern for the east side because that is where the trash enclosure is. As it stands now, employees are taking the trash out and are concealed by the tree line and no windows. • For the liquor store, there is only one set of windows on the building, which incorporates the front door. I would recommend adding more windows to increase natural surveillance. • Encourage both the C store and the Liquor store to limit advertisements placed on glass doors and window that block natural surveillance into the businesses. Camera's /Locks • I would like to view a camera /security outline when available •