News from
Residents’Association of Hout Bay
PO Box 27031, Hout Bay, 7872
rahb@houtbay.org.za www.houtbay.org.za
[July 05]
At long last the Record of Decision (RoD) has
been issued on the positioning of and structures for the permanent Toll Plazas
planned for the on Chapman’s Peak Drive toll road – see elsewhere in the The
Coastal Chronicle for more detail and where to get a copy of the RoD and Appeal
forms.
Note that the deadline for appeal is very
soon – Tuesday 2 August.(it was incorrectly advertised as Monday
1 August) As so often happens, the RoD
was released during the holiday period thus leaving relatively little time for
those who have been away to do the necessary.
Nonetheless, we suggest that members of the Public avail themselves of
the opportunity to appeal – so many people from many walks of life have put
considerable effort into trying to influence this process to the benefit of the
Public, rather than just make money for a select few. Don’t leave it to someone else to do!
APPLICATIONS TO COUNCIL
Erf 2574, Melkhout Crescent (next to
Library): Proposed departure to permit a maximum height of
three storeys in lieu of two storeys.
Objections to be faxed (or posted) to Mr. M. Barnes, SPA, 3 Victoria
Road, Plumstead, (fax 710-8283) by deadline of Wed 27 July.
Erf 4797, 15 Park Avenue (off Valley Rd): Proposed temporary departure to extend permission for an existing Bed & Breakfast facility on the property. Deadline for objections: Thurs 4 August.
Erf 199 & 202, Victoria Avenue: the owner is planning to submit a rezoning application from Single Residential to Commercial for an Hotel and has met with us and some of the neighbours in an attempt to pre-empt objections. We are concerned about the intended mass of the building and its visual impact on the streetscape of Victoria Ave. The architect seems to have managed to squeeze four storeys into 8 metres using the slope of the sand dune, in addition to a basement. We are investigating.
FOLLOW UP ON PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS
Erf 3363, 155 Empire Ave (physiotherapy
practice): The Council planning committee has
approved the application for a temporary Land Use Departure to permit a
physiotherapy practice in an approved second dwelling, but with conditions. Approval is for a 5-year maximum period, as
is normal. Only on-site parking is
permitted; no reversing onto Empire Avenue is allowed, the road verge is not to
be used for parking at any time. The
number of physiotherapy practitioners allowed to practise on the site is
limited to two, with one additional ancillary staff (e.g. receptionist). Should the operation lead to traffic
problems at the Empire Ave/Victoria Road intersection, Council may require
remedial action, failing that, approval can be withdrawn. Opportunity to appeal against this ruling is
available, deadline Wed 27 July 2005, and any appeal must be
lodged with the Municipal Manager, Private Bag X5, Plumstead 7801.
Erf 1593, Main Road (doctor’s surgery): The
Council has approved the application for a temporary Land Use Departure to
permit a doctor’s surgery on a Single Residential property, but with
conditions. A maximum of one
practitioner and one assistant operate at any given time and a maximum of two
practitioners to practice from the property.
The road verge is not used for parking at any time, and there must be no
reversing onto Main Road. Should the
operation lead to traffic problems, approval can be withdrawn. Deadline for appeal to the Municipal
Manager, Private Bag X5, Plumstead 7801is by Wed 27 July 2005.
Erf 3567, Marlin Crescent, Hout Bay Heights
(cellular mast on school): The application to install another mast and
ancillary equipment onto the roof of the Secondary School has been approved by
the Council Planning Committee.
Concerns regarding potential heath impacts have been disregarded. An appeal against the decision may be sent
to The Municipal Manager, Private Bag X5, Plumstead 7801 by the deadline Wed
27 July 2005.
Erf 1307,
proposed Sugarbush development off Nooitgedacht Road: The applicant has
lodged an ‘out of time’ appeal (i.t.o. Regulation 18 of Section 44 of the Land
Use Planning Ordinance, LUPO) to the Provincial Department of
Environmental Affairs and Development
Planning (DEADP) as he feels that the Council has taken too long to process
this application. We are investigating. Deadline for comment on the appeal
is Wed 3 August. Comments
to be sent to the DEADP, Integrated Environmental Management, Region B
(att: Mr. Lombard), 1 Dorp Street, Cape Town (tel 483-8778, email
alombaar@pgwc.gov.za).
Chairperson, Residents’ Assoc of Hout Bay
Tel 790-0268 lens@telkomsa.net, www.houtbay.org.za
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rahb@houtbay.org.za [July 2005]