AGENDA - Swakopmund Municipality

11.1.18 APPLICATION FOR REZONING OF ERF 61, MYL 4, SWAKOPMUND,
CONSENT TO CONSTRUCT TWO TOWNHOUSES AND CONSENT
TO START CONSTRUCTION WHILE THE REZONING IS IN PROCESS
(C/M 2012/06/28 - M4 E 61)
Ordinary Management Committee Meeting of 14 June 2012,
Addendum 8.20 page 126 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 for the rezoning of Erf 61, Myl 4,
Swakopmund.
2. The Erf is located in Myl 4 Swakopmund and measures 587m² in
extend. The Erf is currently zoned “Single Residential” with a
density of 1 dwelling per 300m². It is the intention of the owner to
rezone the erf from “Single Residential” with a density of 1 dwelling
per 300m² to “General Residential 2” with a density of 1 dwelling per
250m² to allow for the development of 2 upmarket townhouses on
the property.
3. Furthermore, the owner also applied for consent to construct 2 town
houses on an erf smaller then the prescribed size and consent to
start construction on the erf while the rezoning is formally being
completed.
4. Rezoning Erf 61, Myl 4, Swakopmund from “Single Residential” with
a density of 1 dwelling per 300m² to “General Residential 2” with a
density of 1 dwelling per 250m² will not have a negative impact on
the surrounding neighbourhood since the erf is situated in an
already low density area. With regard to consent to construct 2
town houses on an erf smaller than the prescribed size would not
negatively effect the surrounding area since the surrounding erven
are very small and the erf in question is nearly twice the size and it
will merely look like any two houses next to each other.
5. Council previously approved the zoning of the erf but NAMPAB was
of the opinion that no consent was obtained due to the erf being
smaller than 900m². The application was therefore not approved by
NAMPAB.
6. The applicant requested consent to start construction of the houses
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 shall come into operation upon
the publication of such notice, and thereafter be referred to as an
approved scheme”.
7. The intended rezoning was advertised in the New Era of 3 and 10
April 2012 and the Namib Times on 10 April 2012. Letters were