Building-Rules

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THE ONE HUNDRED AND THREE HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION NPC Registration No. of Company 1974/001627/08 Forest Glade: Tokai Road, Tokai 7945; P O Box 30231, Tokai 7966; Office Ph: 021-712 3186; 103HOA@telkomsa.net

RULES GOVERNING ALTERATIONS AND/OR ADDITIONS TO HOUSES IN FOREST GLADE

CONDITIONS 1. The Cape Town Municipality, in considering a request for building alterations and /or additions requires prior formal approval, by the Directors, of any plans for external alterations and/ or additions, to houses in Forest Glade including windows and doors.

2. The approval of the Directors is for the general appearance of the proposed alterations and /or additions in terms of its obligation to maintain a harmonious architectural appearance of the Forest Glade housing clusters in the interest of other members. It is NOT approval to proceed with building operations. The technical aspects and legal requirements pertaining to any alterations and /or additions are matters for the Cape Town Municipality and other appropriate bodies to approve.

3. No building alterations and/ or additions to the external walls of any property may be started without the written permission of the Directors and, if applicable, in terms of the Cape Town Municipal by-laws.

4. The Directors shall be provided with a copy of the officially stamped and approved plans and written approval of the Cape Town Municipality and any other relevant authority and a copy of any conditions pertaining to such approvals.

RULES Should a member of the One Hundred and Three Home Owners Association NPC (“the Association”) wish to make any external alterations and/or additions to his/her property including but not limited to the following: • •

Spa – Gas installation – Solar Panels – Electricity generators – Well points – Windows – Doors, Air conditioners – Heat Exchangers Any item projecting above the level of the roof parapet

The member shall: 1.

Apply (in addition to the mandatory application to the Cape Town Municipality), on the official application form of the Board of Directors of the Association (“the Directors”) for the approval of the Directors for the work to be done and shall lodge with the Directors: 1.1

at least two sets of plans drawn to scale as required by the Cape Town Municipality for building plans indicating clearly: 1.1.1

existing walls of the building including all windows and doors.

1.1.2

the proposed new walls and the walls proposed for demolition, and all windows and doors.

1.1.2.1

Any proposed windows on East or West facing walls must be carefully positioned in the interests of mutual neighbourly privacy. Bathroom windows which must be opaque.

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the proposed service installation and any alterations to the plumbing, drainage and electrical reticulation, in particular the plumbing for a spa backwash into the sewerage system.

1.1.3.1

no solar panels/heat exchangers or air conditioners may be constructed / installed on roofs without the consent of the Directors first having been obtained.

1.1.3.2

no pipes, other than rainwater downpipes may be attached to the outside face of the building.

1.1.3.3

should it be essential to have any outside pipes then on an exception basis, the Directors, at their discretion may approve such piping, subject to such qualification as the Directors may impose.

1.1.2

the exact dimensions of any additional building, structure, wall or fence it is proposed to erect and the exact position thereof in relation to the buildings existing on the erf.

1.1.3

the case of a spa, the type of fence and/or spa covering to be installed.

1.1.4

a detailed proposed building time-table (subject to approval or amendment by the Directors.

1.2

Written agreement to the alterations and / or additions from adjoining neighbours and any other member likely to be affected. This agreement is not to be unreasonably withheld. Should the member be unable to obtain another members’ approval the Directors may, in their sole discretion nevertheless accept the application.

1.3

The Directors may call for such further information or data as it, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or expedient and the member shall be entitled to submit any comments he may wish in favour of his proposal.

1.4

The Directors, in approving the application, may impose such conditions as they may in their sole discretion deem necessary, and the member must sign the application form to indicate his acceptance of the conditions.

1.5

If approved by the Directors, one set of plans is stamped and signed with the approval of the Directors and returned to the applicant for submission to the Cape Town Municipality. The other set is retained by the Directors.

GENERAL

1.

No signs are to be displayed at the property being worked on or anywhere within Forest Glade

2.

All contract workers are to wear identity bibs when working in Forest Glade. Bibs are available from the Estate Manager against a deposit of R50 per bib -refundable on return of the bib.

3.

Contractors’ workers may not use Forest Glade toilets – The Contractor must either provide a portable loo or use the Unit’s toilet.

4.

Builders’ material may not be stored anywhere except on the private property of the owner. Where this is not practicable the permission of the Estate Manager to deviate from this rule must be obtained beforehand. His decision will be binding on all parties

5.

Rubble must be retained on site for removal at suitable intervals. It may not be dumped on Forest Glade property i.e. on the roads, parking areas, common ground, refuse bin enclosures or open spaces.

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6.

Mixing of concrete may only take place on the private property of the Owner where the work is being undertaken. Under no circumstances may such mixing take place on common ground or anywhere else within Forest Glade.

7.

Noisy building operations will not be allowed during the following times: • Mondays to Fridays before 8.30am and after 6.00pm • Saturdays – before 8.30am and after 5.00pm • Sundays and Public Holidays Not at all The Estate Manager may authorise deviations from the above but no noisy operations may be undertaken during such extended hours.

8.

Contractors’ vehicles are to be parked in designated areas.

9.

No damage may be caused to a neighbour’s or Forest Glade property (including plants, shrubs and trees)

10.

Members are fully responsible for their own projects and Forest Glade staff are not authorised to and will not negotiate with contractors or Cape Town Municipal authorities on any matter.

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Neither the Estate Manager nor the Directors will become involved in disputes between Members and Contractors and Municipal officials.

12.

The Estate Manager is empowered, by the Directors to issue a written instruction to the member in terms of these Rules. If this instruction is not complied with a penalty as defined in the Forest Glade rules may be imposed.

13.

Members must provide contractors with copies of these rules.

BY ORDER OF THE DIRECTORS

DATE:

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