Land Use Planning

Notice No. 04/2019: APPLICATION FOR CONSOLIDATION OF ERVEN 616, 618, 1227 AND 10227, DONKIN STREET: BEAUFORT WEST

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 61 of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law Planning for Beaufort West Municipality, Notice No. 72/2015 that the Authorized Official has in terms of Section 60 approved the application for the consolidation of Erven 616, 618, 1227 and 10227, Beaufort West, in whole as follows, subject to the following conditions imposed in terms of Section 66 of the said Bylaw:

 That the following application applicable to Erven 616, 618, 1227 and 10227, Beaufort West:

(a)  Consolidation of erven 616, 618, 1227 and 10227, in terms of Section 15.2(e) of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law for Beaufort West, 2015.

Be approved in terms of Section 60 of the Beaufort West Municipality: Land Use Planning By-law, 2015, subject to the following conditions imposed in terms of Section 66 of the said By-Law:

1. That the approval of the application will lapse, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law for Beaufort West, 2015 if the approval is not exercised within 5 years from the date of this approval.
2. That a consolidation plan be submitted to the Municipality, on which the Municipality's stamp must be affixed.
3. That the applicant submits a diagram for approval to the Surveyor-General, together with the Municipality's decision to approve the consolidation, any conditions of approval imposed and the approved consolidation plan.
4. That an approved Surveyor-General diagram be submitted to the Directorate: Corporate Services for record purposes.
5. That approval will only be regarded as implemented when submitting an approved SurveyorGeneral diagram, as well as issuing a consolidated property consolidation certificate.
6. That if the electricity demand exceeds the current total available demand of plots 616, 618, 1227 and 10227, the developer must make the written contribution to bulk services which contribution will be calculated according to the prevailing tariffs on the date of the application for electricity connection .

2.        The reasons for the decision are as follows:

1. The consolidation will not have any adverse effects on the built environment or surrounding landowners as the usage rights and land use restrictions remain unchanged.
2. The consolidation of the properties will facilitate the optimal development of the properties.

Any person whose rights are affected by the above decision and or conditions may appeal to the Appeal

Authority by submitting a written appeal to the Municipal Manager, Beaufort West Municipality, Private Bag 582, 112 Donkin Street, Beaufort West, 6970, so to reach the undersigned within 21 days from the date of publication of this notice. Official appeal forms are available on request from mrs. E. du Plessis at Tel. No. 023-414 8117 or e-mail: admin@beaufortwestmun.co.za.

Notice No. 08/2019: PROPOSED PERMANENT RELAXATION, CONSENT USE AND REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS OF TITLE: ERF 1662, 7 MAREE STREET: BEAUFORT WEST

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 61 of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law Planning for Beaufort West Municipality, Notice No. 72/2015 that the Authorized Official has in terms of Section 60 in whole approved the application for the removal of restrictive title conditions, permanent building line relaxation and a consent use on erf 1662, Beaufort West as follows, subject to the following conditions imposed in terms of Section 66 of the said By-law:

1.       That the following applications applicable to Erf 1662, Beaufort West:

(a) Removal of restrictive title conditions E.5.(b) and (d), as set out in Title Deed T73974/1992, in terms of Section 15.2 (f) of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law for Beaufort West, 2015, in order to allow an additional dwelling unit and allow the garage 0 meters from the northern side building line.

(b) Consent use in terms of Section 15.2(o) in order to permit an additional dwelling unit.

(c) Permanent departures in terms of Section 15.2(b) of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law for Beaufort West, 2015, of the following building line restrictions, in order to permit the proposed garage, barbeque room and additional dwelling unit.

• Exceeding the northern side building line by 2 meters, to erect the garage 0 meters instead of 2 meters from the northern side building line.
• Exceeding the northern side building line by 0.746 meters, to erect the additional dwelling unit 1,524 meters instead of 2 meters from the south side building line.
• Exceeding the southern side building line by 0.746 meters, to erect the additional dwelling unit 1,524 meters instead of 2 meters from the south side building line.

are approved in terms of Section 60 of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law for Beaufort West Municipality, 2015, subject to the following conditions imposed in terms of Section 66 of the said Bylaw:

(i) That the approval of the application will lapse, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law for Beaufort West, 2015, if the approval is not exercised within 5 years from the date of this approval.

(ii) That the owner is responsible for taking the necessary steps to publish the decision on the Removal of Restrictive Title Conditions in the Provincial Gazette and to ensure that the Restrictive Title Conditions E.5(b) and (d) are removed from Title Deed T73974 / 1992 or any subsequent title deed.

(iii) A parking space must be provided on the premises for the purposes of the additional dwelling.

(iv) That the approval be granted only for the location and extent of the structures proposed on the site development plan.

(v)That full building plans must be submitted in accordance with the National Building Regulations (NBR) to Beaufort West Municipality for all buildings and structures on the property that accurately indicate their use utilization, in accordance with the site development plan.

(vi) The approval will only be deemed to have been implemented with the issue of an occupational certificate with the corresponding building plans.

(vii) That the owner will be liable for all costs relating to the provision of internal services according to the Council's standard conditions, as well as for any costs related to any future upgrading of the electrical connection.

(viii) That the service charges will be levied as per the Council's approved tariffs list, including the applicable connection fees.

(ix) That the existing electricity connection is not increased. Furthermore, if a larger connection is required, the owner will be responsible for the costs involved and the prescribed bulk services contribution in accordance with the prevailing tariffs of the Municipality.

2. The reasons for the decision are as follows:

(i) It is not foreseen that the proposed garage or additional dwelling will adversely affect the surrounding landowners. None of the surrounding landowners objected or commented on the application.

(ii) The proposed garage and additional accommodation will not adversely affect the street image or existing character of the area.

(iii)From a planning point of view, moderate compaction is supported in existing residential areas, provided that it does not detract from the existing built environment.

(iv) The building line encroachments relating to the barbeque room and additional dwelling unit are extremely small and will not have a significant effect on the adjacent landowners.

Any person whose rights are affected by the above decision and or conditions may appeal to the Appeal Authority by submitting a written appeal to the Municipal Manager, Beaufort West Municipality, Private Bag 582, 112 Donkin Street, Beaufort West, 6970, so to reach the undersigned within 21 days from the date of publication of this notice. Official appeal forms are available on request from mrs. E. du Plessis at Tel. No. 023-414 8117 or e-mail: admin@beaufortwestmun.co.za.

Notice No. 09/2019: PROPOSED REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS OF TITLE, PERMANENT RELAXATION OF BUILDING LINES AND COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS: ERF 7427, 34 STANBRIDGE STREET: BEAUFORT WEST

Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 61 of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law Planning for Beaufort West Municipality, Notice No. 72/2015 that the Authorized Official has in terms of Section 60 in part approved the application for the removal of restrictive title conditions, permanent relaxation of building lines and coverage requirements on erf 7427, Beaufort West as follows, subject to the following conditions imposed in terms of Section 66 of the said By-law:

1.        That the following applications applicable to Erf 7427, Beaufort West:

(a) Removal of restrictive title condition E.6 (d), in title deed T23130 / 2018, in terms of Section 15.2 (f) of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law for Beaufort West, 2015, in order to secure the build of the proposed carport and double garage, within the prescribed building lines.

(b)Permanent departure in terms of Section 15.2 (b) of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law of Beaufort West, 2015, of the following building line restrictions, in order to permit the proposed carport and double garage.

• Exceeding the street building line adjacent to Stanbridge Street from 3 meters to 0 meters to accommodate the carport on the north-eastern part of the property.
• Exceeding the western side building line from 2 meters to 1 meter to allow the carport on the north-eastern part of the property.
• Exceeding the eastern street building line, to allow the double garage on the southeastern part of the property within the 4 meter street building line adjacent to Lubbe Street.
• Exceeding the south side building line from 2 meters to 0.65 meters in order to allow the double garage on the south-eastern part of the property.
• Permanent departure to exceed the 50% coverage requirement, to allow the covered patio, double garage and carport.

are approved in terms of Section 60 of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law for Beaufort West, 2015, subject to the following conditions imposed in terms of Section 66 of the said By-law:

    (i)That the approval of the application will lapse, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law for Beaufort West, 2015 if the approval is not exercised within 5 years from the date of this approval.

   (ii)That an amended site development plan showing the information below be submitted for approval to the Municipality:

• Erf boundaries and dimensions
• True north
• Position of all structures
• Building lines applicable to the property
• Access to the property
• Cover (all approved structures)

      iii.That the owner is responsible for taking the necessary steps to publish the decision on the Removal of Restrictive Title Conditions in the Provincial  Gazette and to ensure that the Restrictive Title Conditions E.6(d) are removed from Title Deed T23130/2018 or any subsequent title deed.

     iv. That the carport may not exceed a height of 3 meters.

     v. That due to the limited distance between the garage and the yard boundary, no gate or wall may be erected between the garage and Lubbe Street  which will interfere with motor access to the garage.

     vi. The building line encroachment approval is only granted for the location and extent of the structures proposed on the development proposal.

2.         The reasons for the decision are as follows:

     (i) The proposed covered porch, carport and double garage will not adversely affect the surrounding landowners (owners of Erven 7426 and 7428).

    (ii) The location of the carport largely corresponds to the position of the garage on adjacent Erf 7426, which mitigates the impact of the carport on the street scene. The carport is therefore considered compatible within the specific context.

    (iii)The building line deviations in order to accommodate the double garage adjacent to Lubbe Street are not of such nature to degrade the street image and general character of the area.

3. That the application for a permanent departure, in order to erect a storeroom 0 meters instead of 4 meters from the north-eastern street building line, together with a permanent departure in order to exceed the cover on the property, are rejected in terms of Section 60 of the Municipal Land Use Planning By-law for Beaufort West, 2015.

4. The reasons for the decision are as follows:

   i. Due to the size and location of the storeroom it will from an aesthetic and visual point of view of degrade the character of the area and the street image.

   ii. The cumulative impact of the many building line and coverage encroachments is not compatible with the general character of the surrounding area.

Any person whose rights are affected by the above decision and or conditions may appeal to the Appeal Authority by submitting a written appeal to the Municipal Manager, Beaufort West Municipality, Private Bag 582, 112 Donkin Street, Beaufort West, 6970, so to reach the undersigned within 21 days from the date of publication of this notice. Official appeal forms are available on request from mrs. E. du Plessis at Tel. No. 023-414 8117 or e-mail: admin@beaufortwestmun.co.za.