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Rules & Regulations

ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES

he CHOA encourages its members to maintain good to erect walls, fences, or hedges higher than 1m will be
relationships with neighbours within the Centurion considered on merits.
TCountry Club (CCC). It must be noted that the Golf • No fence or physical structure (including but not limited to
course is the property of the CCC and no member of the patios, braais, seating areas, water features) of any kind may
CHOA has the right to encroach onto the Golf course unless be erected on the golf course.
approved by the CCC. Application for encroachments shall be • No banners, posters or plaques will be allowed on the golf
evaluated on merits and the CCC is not obliged to approve such course side of any property.
application. Further, existing encroachments shall not be used • The CCC will evaluate gardens and reserve the right to
as a precedent for new applications. It is also expected that no request owners to remove gardens that do not adhere to the
encroachments or gardens will be allowed without measuring rules outside the erf boundaries.
against these guidelines (note guidelines in this document • No hedges will be allowed on the approved golf course
referring to views from the Golf course) and prior approval encroachment garden.
from the CCC. The CCC reserves the right to remove any garden, • No play structures, trampolines or similar equipment will be
fence, or any other structure on its property at any time. allowed.
• No edging or any other hard landscaping elements of
The following criteria apply on the golf course: gardens will be allowed.
• Golfers will have the right to play or retrieve a ball from any
• Prior to erection, nets to screen homes from golf balls must part of a garden outside the erf boundaries at any time.
be approved by the Board of the CHOA as well as the CCC’s • Grass areas in the rough may not be cut shorter than 15mm.
management. The consent of neighbours is also required. • The CCC will be responsible for the upkeep of all golf cart
An Engineer Certification might be necessary in certain alleys and motivate the owners adjacent to the alley to assist
circumstances. with the maintenance, without revoking the responsibility of
• No gardens will be allowed within play of the golf course. the CCC.
• An application in writing must be submitted for any • Any such application may not create an additional load on
garden that will be outside the erf boundaries, prior to the CCC’s contractor for maintenance.
the establishment of such a garden. After receiving such • The decisions of the CCC Management Committee are final
application approval, the CCC Management will consider and binding.
the application and if approved, it will be provisional
approval only. Final approval will only be given after RIVER FRONT ENCROACHMENTS
completion if the CCC is satisfied that the garden is in
line with the application received. The garden must be • All residents are required to use the river, river frontage and
completed within 30 days from the date of the application. riverbank areas with respect.
• Applications must include a list of plants and trees to be • Residents are not allowed to remove existing bushes or trees
used. growing on the riverbank or adjacent areas.
• Vegetation to be planted must be in line with the theme of • Gardening activities are prohibited beyond the boundaries
the golf course. of each home on the riverfront.
• Any plants planted without an application will be removed • No dumping of garden refuse or any other dumping will be
after consultation with the Home Owner. permitted.
• No applications will be considered when the garden exceeds • Residents living on the riverbanks are only allowed to
the out of bounds stakes of the golf course. beautify or introduce endemic planting and trees of low
• The CCC is the only entity allowed to determine the position maintenance with the approval of the CHOA. No structures
of and to move out of bounds stakes. Should homeowners of any nature will be allowed. Permission should be
move out of bound stakes, penalties will be incurred. requested in writing and accompanied with a layout plan
• Walls, fences, and hedges on the golf course boundary are and specifications of the intended planting etc. Further note
limited to a maximum height of 1m and the material and that the CHOA can at any given time remove such additions
finishing shall be to the satisfaction of the CCC. Any request without compensation should it be necessary.

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