Page 6 - IFV Issue 6_ 2023

Estate News

Should the member not adhere to the Building work at a stand
warning, the wheel will be clamped, and During inspections, when a house is sold, I often find that a member has added,
a penalty is payable before the wheel for example, a louvre deck or a pergola to the house without getting HOA and
clamp is removed. COT-approved building plans.
Adding a louvre deck or pergola on the first floor of a house affects the first-
floor/ground-floor ratio, thus one of the reasons to hand in adjusted building
Speeding in the plans at the Estate Office.
Estate Kindly take note of the following rule in the Irene Farm Villages Estate HOA
I kindly want Rules and Regulations:
to remind the 4.6.3.5. No building may be erected or altered (externally) without the approval
residents that the from the HOA Board.
speed limit in the
Estate is 40 km/h. The 4.6.3.6. All building plans for the construction of new dwellings, or any
penalties, as approved by the alteration or addition to buildings, including, but not limited to
members at the Annual General swimming pools, carports, boundary walls, must be drafted and signed
by a professional architect or a draughtsman, who must be registered
Meeting in 2022, are as follows: with the South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP).
• 41 – 44 km/h - Written warning Such architectural professional is required to submit his/her SACAP
• 45 – 49 km/h - R1 000-00 registration certificate with the submission of the building plans to the
• 50 – 59 km/h - R2 000-00 ASC. The appointment of such architectural professional is at the sole
• 60 – 69 km/h - R3 000-00
discretion of the member.
Speed tracking aims to create 4.6.3.7. The applicant must formally apply for approval of plans in accordance
a safe environment in the Estate with the regulations prescribed by the ASC.
for the children and residents. 4.6.3.8. No application will be considered if the member owes any levies,
Therefore, I kindly urge the penalties or any other monies to the HOA.
members to adhere to the speed 4.6.3.9. Approval of plans by the HOA does not in any way absolve the owner
limit and instruct their visitors from any legal requirements pertaining to building operations on the
and contractors to adhere to it.
property.
Solar
Thank you to all the members who
completed the questionnaire as part
of the investigation into the possible
installation of a centralised alternative
power supply for the Estate.
An information meeting will be
held in June, where the questions
raised will be answered. As members,
you will have the opportunity to take
part in the discussion relating to the
project.
The date and time for this meeting
will be communicated via the Estate
WhatsApp group and the i-neighbour
platform as soon as it has been
finalised.
No decision or commitment has
been made at this point. A decision
of this magnitude must and will be
discussed and agreed upon at an AGM.

Photo by Vivint Solar

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