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Cement company was using land 'illegally'

Rainbow Concrete Industries Ltd. president Boris Naneff successfully convinced the city's planning committee Oct. 20 to re-zone a parcel of land so that the business will no longer be using the property “illegally” by operating a cement plant there.
Rainbow Concrete Industries Ltd. president Boris Naneff successfully convinced the city's planning committee Oct. 20 to re-zone a parcel of land so that the business will no longer be using the property “illegally” by operating a cement plant there.

The property, located at the intersection of Maley Drive and Falconbridge Highway, will go from Heavy Industrial Special and Rural, to a revised "M3-Special,” Heavy Industrial Special.

“The applicants have requested the rezoning in order to recognize some existing non-conformities with respect to the existing cement plant, and to allow (southern expansion) of the applicant's lands for outdoor storage and a potential future building,” according to a city report.

The cement plant had several zones and several deficiencies within its zoning, according to the city.

“Part of the site was being used illegally,” said manager of development services Art Potvin.

“The southern portion of the site is zoned 'rural,' and that is not allowed to be used for any accessory use related to the concrete plant. That's part of this application as well, to bring that in conformity with the zoning bylaw.

“That will be part of this process, to bring the site plan agreement into compliance, and to identify both the existing use of the property and the existing buildings and locations, as well as the future (plans).”

The city's road and transportation department had “no objection to the proposed use of the subject property, (but) we are concerned about the potential impact the requested expansion will have on adjacent roadways,” a report stated.

“The existing access to the site is located close to the intersection of Maley Drive and Falconbridge Road.”

The By-law Enforcement office received complaints regarding the “unsightly property known as 2495 Maley Drive,” in January 2005, according to the city.

“It was noted after a site inspection that the most southerly section of the Albona Investment property was being used as a storage area for Rainbow Concrete. The property is zoned (Rural) and this type of activity is not permitted under the former City of Sudbury Zoning bylaw.”

Naneff had been warned about the 2005 infraction, according to the city, but nothing changed.

“A new complaint was received by our office on June 16, 2008, concerning the continued illegal use of this property,” a report states.

“The site inspection on June 16, 2008 revealed that there was no change in the use of the property even though the owner was well aware of the contravention. Large piles of wood pallets, scrap metal, fuel tanks, concrete truck mixers drums mixers, concrete blocks and various other types of old equipment and debris related to the concrete production/distribution lay scattered about the property.”

The report states residents could see the “debris” from as far away as Old Falconbridge Road.


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