AGENDA - Swakopmund Municipality

11.1.17 REZONING OF ERF 539, SWAKOPMUND FROM “SINGLE
RESIDENTIAL” WITH A DENSITY OF 1 DWELLING PER 900M² TO
“GENERAL BUSINESS” WITH A BULK OF 2.0 AND CONSENT
(C/M 2012/06/28 - E 539)
Ordinary Management Committee Meeting of 14 June 2012,
Addendum 8.18 page 91 refers.
A. The following item was submitted to the Management Committee for
consideration:
1. Application was received from Messrs Stubenrauch Planning
Consultants on behalf of their client Mr R F Grubert for the rezoning
of Erf 539, Swakopmund.
2. The Erf is located along Francios Street in town. It measures 716m²
in extent and is owned by the Mr R F Grubert. The Erf is currently
zoned “Single Residential” with a density of 1 dwelling per erf and
currently accommodates a residential building. It is the intention of
the owner to rezone the erf from “Single Residential” with a density
of 1 dwelling per 900m² to “General Business” with a bulk of 2.0.
3. Rezoning Erf 539, Swakopmund from “Single Residential” with a
density of 1 dwelling per 900m² to “General Business” with a bulk of
2.0 will not have a negative impact on the surrounding
neighbourhood. The erf is situated in a mixed land use area which
has over the years developed into a predominantly business area,
in which erven were either developed for business uses or the
owners of the existing residential erven followed the growing trend
of rezoning their erven to accommodated business uses.
4. The applicant requested consent to operate while the rezoning
process is in progress but according to Ordinance 18 of 1954. The
zoning only takes effect once the Minister has given his approval.
Section 26.(2) of the ordinance states: “After the approval of a
scheme the Minister shall give notice of such approval in the
Gazette and such scheme shall come into operation upon the
publication of such notice, and thereafter be referred to as an
approved scheme”. Only then is the new zoning considered as
approved.
5. The intended rezoning was advertised in the New Era on 9 and 16
March 2012 and the Namib Times on 9 and 16 March 2012. Letters
were also sent to the surrounding properties by means of registered
mail to inform them of the owner’s intentions. The closing date for
objections was on 3 April 2012 and to date no objections were
received.