MPT South Western

Resolution details

a) The Municipal Planning Tribunal South-western Panel APPROVES An administrative penalty in the amount of R 1 000.00 in terms of Section 129 of the City of Cape Town Municipal Planning By-Law, 2015 for Erf 130692 Cape Town at Retreat, for the house shop as per the plan attached as Annexure B, to the departmental report dated 2016-10-24.

REASONS FOR DECISION

1. The use of the property for a house shop is unauthorised.
2. Although a number of land use applications have been submitted to rectify the unlawful use, the owner has been operating without the relevant approval since at least 2011.
3. The nature of the contravention is relatively low key and the gravity is not serious.
4. The owner of the property has previously contravened the Land Use Planning Ordinance relating to the house shop and has previously been fined R2000.

ACTION BY: P ABSOLON/P HOFFA