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Residents demand enforcement over alleged illegal truck yards as council approves Esperanza plan changes
Summary
Residents and environmental groups urged the Ontario City Council to revoke temporary use permits and enforce zoning at truck‑parking sites at 7255 and 7435 Shaffer Avenue, citing health and traffic impacts; staff argued the sites and regional logistics context are complex while the council approved related Esperanza plan items and a development agreement 5‑0.
At its November meeting the Ontario City Council heard repeated public pleas to shut down what residents and environmental advocates described as an illegal, long‑running truck yard operation at 7255 and 7435 Shaffer Avenue, and to enforce the city’s temporary use permits (TUPs).
Speakers tied the Schaefer/Shaffer sites to broader concerns about air quality and the Euclid corridor. Jennifer Daley, an environmentalist with the nonprofit Sell It For a Better Tomorrow, told the council: "Revoke the TUPs for '7 Thousand 255 and 7435 Schaeffer and end its fake temporary use." She and other commenters said eyewitness photos and videos show loaded trailers and diesel cabs on‑site, and noted the site had previously been fined $22,000, which speakers said has not stopped the activity.
The council heard variations on the same complaint from other residents…
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