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ARCHITECTURAL

GUIDELINES

Architectural Elements and Materials - The maximum height of walls and fences on the golf course
3.1. Boundary walls & fences may not exceed 1m and all other walls may not exceed
- All boundary walls and fences shall be in accordance 1.8m, unless the site characteristics is of such a nature that
with the National Building Regulations a higher wall is required, in such an instance an engineer
- Building plans must be submitted for all boundary shall be appointed to certify the design and construction of
walls and fences, also note that the appointment of an the said wall.
engineer might be required by the Municipality. - The extension of existing boundary walls within the
- Boundary walls along or relating to street frontages allowed height shall only be allowed when it is of the same
are not mandatory and high boundary walls are material as the existing wall. No extensions of walls with
discouraged. palisade, PVC materials, walling systems or trellises shall be
- All boundary walls and fences shall be constructed of permitted.
low maintenance material such as plastered masonry, - Retaining walls shall only be allowed in special
face brick etc. circumstances whereby definition it is intended to “resist
- Palisade or any similar V-shaped fencing, corrugated the lateral displacement of materials”. All retaining walls
sheeting, pre-cast concrete wall and walling systems, require submission of building plans for approval, and it
wooden fencing (with the exception of the greenbelt must be designed by an engineer in accordance with Part K
at Oakfields), artificial stone cladding, log construction of SANS 10400 of the National Building Regulations.
etc. will not be allowed. Please note that any type - No security pegs or electric fencing on internal boundary
of fencing not listed here shall be subject to CHOA walls and/ or buildings in the Estate will be allowed. This
approval. will exclude properties that abuts the outer boundary of
- Tiled walls with high gloss aluminium and stainless the Estate and which electric fencing, and all security is
trims shall not be permitted. installed and maintained by the CHOA.

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