TSHWANE
METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY Item 6,
Annexure B
Application for Proposed
Township Montana Extension 118
SPEECH
BY COUNCILLOR ANNEMARIE SPARG (ACDP)
27 JULY 2006
Mr. Speaker, thank you.
We appreciate the fact that the residents of Tshwane have the right to
object to developments, rezonings and related development in their
wards.
It makes the public feel as if they have some rights as citizens of
this country.
I was informed that in this case, the objectors are taking the Tshwane
Metro to the Townships Board on the issue of a high-rise building in
their suburb. Their request was ignored by the City Planning Committee
and permission was given in favour of the development.
Objectors have to go to a lot of trouble to come and present their
cases at the City Planning Committee. If they do not succeed then they
take the issue further the Township board and in many instances
residents may not take the Metro to the townships board because of the legal costs
involved.
Madam Mayor, it would interesting to know how many cases are there
where the objectors have taken the Metro to the Townships board?
And how many times did the objectors win their cases against the Metro?
Item 2,
Annexure BI –Application for Consent use portion 2
of Erf 179, Nieuw Muckleneuk
Any resident in Tshwane has the right to a good nights sleep,
especially after 10 o clock at night.
We are dealing with a request for consent use for a nightclub in
Brooklyn.
Consent use for time of operation of a place of entertainment is as
follows: -
Weekdays: 20:00 / 02:00
Saturdays: 20:00 / 04:00
Public Holidays: 20:00 / 02:00
Is it not our responsibility as local authority to listen to the voice
of the ratepayers and act
when they make an effort to come to the City Planning Committee
hearings to explain their concerns?
The excuse is used that a buffer zone is in place, but if the
ratepayers, still deem
it necessary to object, then it simply means that the
buffer is not adequate to keep the noise out of their homes.
Mr. Speaker it is a huge concern to the ACDP that we disregard the
objections of our ratepayers.
The ACDP once again objects to the approval of the nightclub for this
reason.
I thank you
AnneMarie Sparg
ACDP Councillor: Tshwane Metro
annie.sparg@sugardesignhouse.com
+27 72 294 6164 (mobile)