Diesel depot problem to High Court
An attorney had appointed by the legal department to deal with the matter
A diesel depot operating illegally in terms of the land use laws in Bredell, will soon be facing a civil charge in the High Court.
A spokesman for the metro said a land use notice was served on the owner by hand. A detailed follow-up report was forwarded to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality’s Legal Department regarding the illegal land use activity.
An attorney had appointed by the legal department to deal with the matter via the High Court.
The appointed attorney has informed the metro that her office was drafting the court documents.
This is not a criminal case but a civil matter between the metro and the offender.
Ward councillor Pieter Henning said the depot applied for permission to sell diesel at the disaster management department of Ekurhuleni, and that the depot was granted permission. Henning did, however, say the premises from which the depot operated was zoned as agricultural land.
Alex Faccio from Bredell said since the depot opened two years ago, he had endless frustration with 30 to 50 trucks coming in and out of the depot a day.
He said the trucks constantly created traffic jams, as there was also a Spar up the road.
According to him, when a huge truck leaves the depot, it has to wait a long time to get into High Road. Spar customers will line up behind the truck, creating a queue of vehicles waiting to get onto the main road.
Faccio said the roads were residential and could not handle the weight of these trucks. He also mentioned the trucks sometimes parked outside his house and that the drivers were able to look over his wall.
Faccio, who has been living at 113 High Road for 30 years, said the trucks would even blow their horns in the middle of the night, waking up everyone in his household.
