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Greater Sudbury City of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Land Use Planning Approaches

Future

Implemented

Growth and Infrastructure (Planning Services): The City of Greater Sudbury’s Zoning By-law 2016-70Z is used as the regulatory tool to continue prohibiting snow storage/disposal facilities in the vulnerable areas where the activity would be considered a significant threat. No appeals were filed on by-law 2016-70Z and it has been deemed an effective solution. Planning staff continues to screen any applications for re-zoning to permit snow storage, melt or disposal facilities in areas subject to the Source Protection Plan and forward them to the Risk Management Official for review where necessary. Community Development (Parks) / Growth and Infrastructure (Linear Infrastructure): The Community Development and Growth & Infrastructure Departments are aware that no new snow storage or melt facilities are permitted within the vulnerable areas. Should the need arise for a new snow storage or snow melt site, they will contact the Source Protection Risk Management Office and Planning Department to confirm whether a proposed site is acceptable. Contractors presently hired by Leisure Services use the approved municipal snow melt sites as listed in Table 2 of the City’s Salt Optimization Plan. These snowmelt sites have been engineered to provide environmental protection by reducing the concentration of salt (brine) released into the environment and are not of size or location to be considered a significant drinking water threat. The Risk Management Official and Inspectors also continue to work closely with industrial, commercial, institutional and large-scale residential properties to ensure Risk Management Plans are being adhered to and that illegal snow dumping in the vulnerable areas is not occurring.

Policy Text:

The City of Greater Sudbury shall prohibit the future establishment of a municipal or commercial snow melt facility (snow dump) in the vulnerable areas where they would be a significant threat. The prohibition shall use a regulatory tool deemed appropriate and enforceable by the municipality.

This policy applies to large snow melt facilities / snow dumps where snow is transported from a variety of sites (roadside and parking lot clearing) and the accumulation of contaminants is greater.

Monitoring policy M12 applies.

Monitoring Text:

M12: By February 1 of each year, the City of Greater Sudbury shall report to the Source Protection Authority on the status and implementation of the policy including a description of the actions and measures taken to implement the policy.