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The Woman-Up Society at Bergvliet High School recently donated sanitary items to Sisters Incorporated, a shelter for abused women. The learner society poured love back into the community, teaching the young women of Bergvliet High School to never lose their compassion, tenderness and warmth, no matter what life throws at them. Pictured with learners are Inge van Wyk (teacher and organiser), and Delene Roberts and Lorna Solomons from Sisters Incorporated.
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apetonians have become accustomed to people running businesses from their homes. But, depending on your area’s zoning laws, it could land you in court. A case in point is that of Paul Cape, a business owner in Meadowridge. Paul and Leeanne Cape bought 1 Owen Drive, Meadowridge, from a deceased estate in January 2019. About six months later, Quazar Automotive, offering consulting, coaching and mentoring to people in the automotive retail industry, began operating there. According to the City of Cape Town, the property is zoned single residential 1 and is not allowed to be used as a business. On 14 June 2019, following complaints from residents, The Bergvliet/Meadowridge
Ratepayers’ Association (BMRA) submitted a land use contravention complaint to the City’s land enforcement inspectorate. On 5 July 2019, a 30-day notice to cease the activity was issued. An admin penalty of R15 000 was imposed (which has been paid by the applicant). The court summons was served as well as part of a separate process. The City’s Mayco member for spatial planning and environment, Marian Nieuwoudt, says the matter is currently at the magistrate’s court. “The owner has already been deemed to be operating in contravention of the municipal planning by-law by land use management, hence the admin penalty imposed,” says Nieuwoudt. In January this year, the landowner applied to rezone the property to local business 1. Nieuwoudt confirms this, saying that the matter is currently at the magistrate’s court, and is set down for Wednesday 22 April to determine the status of the application proc-
ess. “The application will be advertised to the surrounding neighbours, ward councillor and the residents’ association. There is a 30-day period in which objections can be submitted,” Nieuwoudt says.
How it all began Mark Schäfer, the chair of BMRA, says the association received grievances from residents on 11 June 2019. “Several residents complained about the number of cars parked on both the verge and along Owen Drive outside the property for the previous two weeks, obstructing and causing a traffic nuisance to residents. It is extremely disruptive, unsafe and noisy for the neighbours,” says Schäfer. Owen Drive is a narrow road and one of two vehicle access points from Kendal Road into Meadowridge as well as the only vehicle access point from Kendal Road into Oakridge.
Schäfer says residents’ concerns are the degrading of the residential integrity of the suburb, the loss of housing stock in a prime residential area and commercial creep up Kendal Road and the residential area. “The association does not want Kendal Road to become another Tokai Road with extensive business activity,” he says.
Determining intent Schäfer says the association believes the owner bought the property with the sole intent of running a business. Cape denies this. He says they saw it as a potential flip opportunity. However, it took six months for the property to be transferred. “Our first choice was to get ownership of the property, convert it and sell it.” He says when they signed an offer to purchase, the estate agent told them the master had given permission to sell the property. V Continued on page 2.
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