"Good Fences Make Good Neighbours"
“Something there is that doesn't love a wall, |
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The Department: Spatial Planning and Environment Directorate recently announced the following amendment to the COCT Municipal Planning Bylaw relating to BOUNDARY WALLS, for when you submit building plans as from 3 February 2020. |
The following now applies to all boundary walls in terms of Section 136B:
- Security devices (whether it be spikes, barbed wire, razor wire or electric fences) may not exceed 1 m on top of any boundary wall;
- must not exceed 2 m from ground level;
- where a retaining wall serves as a boundary wall (even partially), and is more than 1 metre high on the public street side, such wall will require a 1 metre balustrade on top;
- any boundary wall located within 4,5 metres from an intersection of two street boundaries, creating an angle of less
- when street facing, or adjacent to a public road or public open space, a boundary wall should allow for visual *permeability of:
- at least 60% of the total vertical area of the wall, excluding gates or garage doors – this applies to zonings for business, industrial, the risk industry and utility zonings;
- at least 25% of the total vertical area of the wall, excluding gates or garage doors – this applies to all other zonings.
Common boundary wall:
- must not exceed 2,5 m from lowest existing ground level;
- a retaining wall serving as a common boundary wall, may only be up to 1,5 m and will require a 1 m balustrade if higher than 1 m.
SONJA JANSE VAN RENSBURG |
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