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BOUNDARY WALL: NEIGHBOURS AT LOGGERHEADS OVER CONSTRUCTION
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wall on the boundary of a residence in Mossel Street in Parow is a bone of contention between neighbours Mike Virgin and Nadeem Gamiet, who respectively reside at 8 and 10 Mossel Street. “My neighbour, Gamiet of 10 Mossel Street, has built a monster wall on my boundary, which seems to be going higher and higher. The current wall, approximately 11 metres high, was not part of the original building plans. Due to the wall my home is icy cold and we don’t enjoy any sunshine,” Virgin complained. According to him all the neighbours in the immediate area are horrified that Gamiet has “the freedom to do as
he wishes”. Virgin is also concerned whether or not the foundation of the home at 10 Mossel Street is able to handle the building of the double storey of Gamiet. “The City of Cape Town did not attend the usual regular visitations to ensure that he is building to regulations; and whether or not he has produced an Engineers’ Certificate to ensure that he can build on foundations that could be 70 years old, and that such foundations are in fact safe, proper and to the building regulations. “Should that structure start collapsing, it will fall onto my property. He has built way above the usual allowed height, which has impacted on our access to sunlight, warmth and light. We agreed to one level up, not
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two,” said Virgin. Siyabulela Mamkeli, the City’s Mayco member for Area Central, said when TygerBurger approached him with Virgin’s concerns that the construction of buildings is not regulated by a bylaw, but by the provisions of the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act (Act 103 of 1977, as amended). Furthermore, construction on site is regulated by the Department of Labour through the Occupational Health and Safety Act. “As the local authority, the City is compelled by law to conduct a foundation, drainage and final inspection on building projects. However, intermediate inspections are done by the Development Management
Department (DMD) as often as they can to ensure compliance with the approved building plans. “The control of the quality of workmanship and material on site remains the responsibility of the property owner, although the City assists as far as possible,” Mamkeli said. On the question of why no building inspector visited the property, he said the following: “It is a requirement by law that an owner must inform the DMD three days in advance of when they intend to commence with building work, and then they may only continue after the foundation excavations have been approved by the local building inspector. V To page 2.
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