Next clarification meeting on draft revised Municipal Planning By-law hosted in Mitchells Plain
16 October 2024
The City of Cape Town will be hosting an in-person clarification meeting about the proposed revised Municipal Planning By-law (MPBL) at the Lentegeur Civic Centre, Mitchells Plain, on Tuesday, 22 October 2024. The MPBL regulates development and land use in the city and the proposed revisions and additions are currently available for public comment. Residents and all other stakeholders are encouraged to attend the meeting should they need more information or further clarification.
The City published the draft revised MPBL on 22 July 2024 for public comment, and extended the closing date for submissions to 25 October 2024.
Residents, residents’ associations, stakeholders and interested and affected parties who need more information and clarification on the proposed amendments and additions are encouraged to attend the last meeting that is being hosted in Mitchells Plain next week.
Details of the meeting:
• Date: Tuesday 22 October 2024
• Time: 18:00 to 20:00
• Venue: Lentegeur Civic Centre, Main Hall, Mitchells Plain
• Those who are interested to attend are advised to send an email request to lums@capetown.gov.za for registration purposes. Kindly include the questions of clarification in the request so that officials can prepare accordingly.
How to access the relevant documents and notices:
• Go to www.capetown.gov.za/haveyoursay
• The relevant documents that residents can peruse for a better understanding include the draft MPBL; a summary of the proposed revisions and new provisions; a memorandum explaining the intention of the proposed revisions and additions; maps of the areas that have been identified for the proposed additional land use right for the development of affordable rental flats; and the media releases highlighting some of the key elements
The closing date for comments is midnight on Friday, 25 October 2024.
‘The City has already hosted three clarification meetings – an in-person meeting at the Council Chambers last week, and another two online meetings to accommodate those who cannot travel after hours. These meetings have been very well attended, which confirms the huge interest in the proposed revisions and additions to the MPBL, and the fact that our residents are eager to participate in this process.
‘Next, we will be hosting a clarification meeting in Mitchells Plain. I’m encouraging residents and interested parties to attend. We are eager to receive your comments, and respond to your questions. This is the ideal opportunity to get clarification on the potential impact these amendments may have on your neighbourhood, and development in Cape Town in general,’ said the City’s Deputy Mayor and Mayoral Committee Member for Spatial Planning and Environment, Alderman Eddie Andrews.
All-in-all, the City is allowing a 90-day period for comment with the intention to give residents ample opportunity to peruse the draft MPBL, and to submit comments and proposals.
Once the public participation period has closed on 25 October 2024, City officials will collate all of the comments received, and assess these to see how the MPBL can be further refined, taking into account all of the input that has been submitted during the 90-day commenting period.
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Published by:
City of Cape Town, Media Office
