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Royal Ascot OEMP |
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Vol 1: Residential &
Commercial Precincts |
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1.1
INTRODUCTION |
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The Milnerton Racecourse is
situated on portion 25939 of Erf
935, Milnerton. The property is
wedged between Milnerton Drive
to the West and North,
Racecourse Road to the South and
Koeberg Road to the East. |
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The Milnerton Racecourse
Development Complex, the
original development framework is shown in
Annexure A
and the current layout in
Annexure B, includes: |
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Twenty residential precincts in
Royal Ascot each of which are
managed by a Property Owners
Association/Body Corporate. |
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Six office and business and
commercial precincts in Royal
Ascot, managed by the respective
owners. Five of these are
between Racecourse Rd and Bridle
Way, the sixth is near the
northern end of Grand National
Boulevard. |
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Gold Circle managing the
training track and stables, used
for horse training. |
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The Milnerton Racecourse Nature
Reserve in Royal Ascot is
managed by the EMC and funded by
the Royal Ascot Master Property
Owners Association. The Nature
Reserve is the property of the
City of Cape Town. |
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City of Cape Town Blaauwberg
Administration manages the civic
facilities used by City of Cape
Towns Blaauwberg
Administration. |
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An area earmarked for a future
residential precinct, referred
to as Precinct G. |
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This document deals with the
management of the residential
precincts, business and
commercial precincts of the
Milnerton Racecourse Development
complex. Future developments
associated with the Milnerton
Racecourse Development complex
will also be required to conform
to the requirements of this
Operational Phase Environmental
Management Plan (OEMP) until
such time as specific management
requirements are added to the
OEMP to cater for such new
undertakings. |
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The purpose of this document is
to provide a set of management
guidelines and requirements,
which aim to ensure that the
activities associated with the
developments, once occupied, do
not pose a threat to the
ecologically sensitive areas or
features associated with the
inner conservation areas of the
racecourse, or the adjacent
Rietvlei Nature Areas. The goal
and objective of the OEMP in its
entirety, is to sustain these
conservation areas and to
ultimately enhance the
surrounding areas by managing
within the concept of Best
Management Practice. |
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1.2
KEY TERMS |
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Property Owners Association (POA): An
association for each identified
precinct or group of similar and
connected use areas,
representative of the owners,
managers and tenants of the
buildings. Each Home Owners
Association or Body Corporate will
be responsible for ensuring the
implementation of the
environmental management
requirements, as outlined in
this document, in their
respective precincts. |
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Owner of commercial property:
Commercial properties not
subdivided into sectional title
units are managed by their
Owners (or appointed managing
agents) who are responsible for
implementing the environmental
management requirements. |
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Royal Ascot Master Property
Owners Association (RAMPOA):
Established in terms of Section
29 of the Land Use Planning
Ordinance, No 15 of 1985,
membership of RAMPOA is
compulsory for all registered
owners of properties within the
development. |
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Conservation Areas: The two
Fynbos conservation areas, known
as the Milnerton Racecourse
Nature Reserve, is managed
according to the requirements of
an approved Environmental
Management System, to ensure
conservation of the Cape Flats Sand
Fynbos and associated species
which exist in these areas. |
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Environmental Management
Committee (EMC): The committee
responsible for the overall
environmental control of the
entire Milnerton Racecourse
site, as detailed in section
1.5.2. |
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Gold Circle: The owners and
management authority of the
training track, stables and
associated facilities. |
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Local Authority: City of Cape
Town Blaauwberg
Administration. |
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Operational Phase Environmental
Management Plan: The document,
in three volumes, providing
guidelines and specifications
for the long term management of
various aspects of the Milnerton
Racecourse Development complex,
to ensure that the environmental
impacts on the conservation
areas associated with the
development complex, and the
surrounding areas are minimised,
throughout the lifespan of the
development. This version of the
OEMP has only the first volume
which is applicable to
residential and commercial
properties. |
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1.3
ABBREVIATIONS |
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CCT - City of Cape Town |
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EMC - Environmental Management
Committee |
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EMP - Environmental Management
Plan |
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OEMP - Operational Phase
Environmental Management Plan |
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POA/O - Property Owners
Association (Home Owners
Association or Body Corporate) of
each residential precinct, and
Owners of commercial precincts |
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RAMPOA - Royal Ascot Master
Property Owners Association |
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1.4
FORMAT OF THIS DOCUMENT |
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This document has been divided
into a number of sections as
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Section 1: Contextual
Information - Provides details
regarding the nature of the
development and development
site, purpose and implementation
of this document, as well as
auditing and monitoring
requirements. |
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Section 2: Environmental
Management Requirements
Provides specific management
requirements, or actions to be
taken in the management of
various aspects of the
development, and the activities
taking place within the
development. |
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Section 3: Record Keeping
Provides information for the
keeping of records of specific
activities taking place on site,
for monitoring and auditing
purposes. |
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Section 4: Penalties Schedule
Provides details of penalties
that can be applied by the EMC
in cases of non-compliance with
the OEMP by Property Owners
Associations, owners and
residents. |
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1.5
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MANAGEMENT
PLAN |
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1.5.1
Property Owners Association/Body
Corporate and Owners (POA/O) |
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Each residential precinct is to
have a Home Owners
Association or Body Corporate,
including building managers and
suitable representatives of the
tenants of the development
components of the respective
precincts. Commercial precincts
are managed by their Owners,
unless they are subdivided into
a sectional title development in
which case there will be a Body
Corporate. |
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The Property Owners
Association and
Owners for each Precinct will be
responsible for ensuring that
all tenants are aware of the
management requirements detailed
in this document, and that the
management requirements are
suitably implemented. The
Property Owners Association and Owners are each
responsible for completing the
Environmental Checklist, as
required in section 3 of this
document, to allow for
monitoring of the implementation
of this document by the
Environmental Management
Committee and an independent
auditor, if necessary. |
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1.5.2
Environmental Management
Committee (EMC) |
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The EMC, operating according to
its constitution (Annexure C),
will play a supervisory role, to
ensure that suitable management
practices as outlined in this
document are implemented on site
by the Property Owners
Association/Bodies Corporate.
The EMC will oversee the
management of all Precincts, and
will thus be responsible for
resolving any conflicts in use
or management requirements which
may arise. |
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City of Cape Town -
Environmental Management Branch |
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Friends of Rietvlei - NGO |
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Milnerton Ridge Residents
Association |
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Botanical Society of South
Africa / Cape Bird Club / or
other environmental NGO |
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Royal Ascot Master Property
Owners Association |
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Gold Circle |
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Environmental Management Site
Manager |
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Should any of these
organisations wish to decline
from becoming involved, they are
to provide the EMC with a letter
of no interest. Organisations
fulfilling the same functions
should be invited to attend the
EMC meetings to ensure adequate
supervision of management of the
Conservation area. It is,
however, compulsory for a
delegated member of RAMPOA or
his/her successor to remain on
the EMC. |
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The primary functions of the EMC
with regards to long term
management of the site include: |
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To co-ordinate environmental
management for all precincts of
the site. |
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To ensure implementation of each
of the operational phase EMPs
by the relevant management
authorities. |
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To ensure effective management
of the conservation precinct
associated with the racecourse. |
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To co-ordinate or facilitate the
environmental audits to be
undertaken by an independent
environmental consultant, when
necessary. |
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To review the results of the
environmental audits, as
required. |
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To ensure implementation of the
auditors recommendations, where
applicable. |
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To approve proposed changes to
the EMP documents. |
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To manage the funding of the
conservation precincts provided
by the developments, or ensure
that they are suitably managed
by the management authority of
the conservation precinct. |
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To provide a forum for
discussion and decision making
regarding any issues relating to
the local environment of the
site, or any disagreements which
may arise in the management of
different precincts, as they may
relate to the environment. |
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To liaise with surrounding
landowners regarding issues
applicable to them. |
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The EMC shall at any time be
empowered to require any person
involved in management of each
of the precincts to cease any
activity by which the
environment is or may be
seriously damaged, endangered or
detrimentally affected, and
ensure that such persons take
the necessary action, within a
period specified by the EMC to
eliminate, reduce or prevent the
damage or detrimental effect, or
remediate damaged areas if
necessary. |
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1.5.3
Royal Ascot Master Property
Owners Association (RAMPOA) |
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The Royal Ascot Master Property
Owners Association was
established in terms of Section
29 of the Land Use Planning
Ordinance, No 15 of 1985 in
accordance with the conditions
imposed by the City of Cape Town
when the subdivision of Erf
25939 Milnerton was approved in
terms of Sections 25(1) and 42
of the Ordinance.
Annexure D is
the RAMPOA constitution. |
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Membership of RAMPOA is
compulsory for all registered
owners of rateable property in
Royal Ascot, the members pay
levies which are used for the
following: |
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Maintenance and improvement of
the public open spaces,
conservation areas and public
amenities; |
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Promotion, advancement and
protection of the communal and
group interests of the members
generally in regard to the
development, including security
and security systems; |
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To give effect to and implement
the objectives of the
Association. |
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RAMPOA is managed by a Trustees
Committee of 28 trustees
representing the members; the
trustees are currently as
follows: |
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The City Council has one
trustee; |
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The Environmental Management
Committee has one trustee; |
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The Property Owners Association of
each residential precinct has a
trustee (20 in total); |
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The commercial precincts each
has a trustee (6 in total). |
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1.6
LEGAL STATUS OF THE OEMP |
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By virtue of the fact that this
document has been compiled to
fulfill a condition of approval
of the rezoning application by
the local authority, City of
Cape Town Blaauwberg
Administration and the
Provincial Department of
Environment Affairs &
Development Planning (see
Annexure E), there exists a
legal obligation for the
specifications of this
Operational Phase Environmental
Management Programme (OEMP) to
be complied with. This document
includes all the documentation
relevant to Volume 1. |
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1.7
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH OEMP
REQUIREMENTS |
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Should failure to comply with
the specifications of the OEMP
be noted, the matter is to be
referred to the EMC. |
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Following discussion of the
matter at the next EMC meeting,
the chairperson of the EMC is to
provide the responsible party
with a written warning,
detailing the action to be
taken, the time within which the
action is to be taken and the
monetary penalty which will be
imposed should suitable action
not be taken within the required
timeframe. In addition to this,
the responsible party will be
responsible for carrying the
costs of any remedial action
required as a result of the
transgression. |
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Monetary penalties are to
contribute to additional
management or conservation
initiatives in the conservation
areas, as agreed by the EMC. |
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This process can be modified by
the EMC if required, without
formal amendment to the EMP
documentation. |
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1.8
AUDITING PROCEDURES |
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An assessment of the compliance
with the OEMP will be undertaken
by an independent environmental
consultant yearly for the first
three years and thereafter once
every third year, unless
otherwise agreed by the EMC and
CCT. The resulting audit report
is to be submitted by the EMC
for information to the local
authority. This audit, along
with that of the racing
facilities and conservation
areas will be undertaken as a
single exercise, to be
co-ordinated through the EMC. |
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Audit reports will detail the
progress, problems and issues
arising, as well as make
recommendations for improved
environmental management. |
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1.9
REVIEW OF OPERATIONAL PHASE
MANAGEMENT PLAN |
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Based on the recommendations
resulting from the environmental
audits, the OEMP is to be
reviewed annually for the first
3 years of implementation, and
thereafter once every third
year, unless otherwise required
by an authority or as agreed by
the EMC. |
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The auditor is to highlight
issues to be addressed in the
OEMP, or changes required, which
are to be presented to the EMC,
and if considered practical
forwarded for information to the
local authority, and included as
appendices to the document. |
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The EMC is responsible for
ensuring that the relevant
changes are included in the OEMP
documentation, distributed to
the relevant management bodies
and suitably implemented. |
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1.10
FUNDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS |
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Royal Ascot Master Property
Owners Association must ensure
that sufficient funding is
provided to manage the Milnerton
Racecourse Nature Reserve
effectively. |
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The Environmental Management
Committee should provide budgets
for the management of the
Milnerton Racecourse Nature
Reserve. |
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All future owners of the land
that currently comprises Erf
25739 will be liable for payment
of a levy to RAMPOA. The amount
of the levy is to be determined
in accordance with the required
management of the conservation
areas and any other obligations
of RAMPOA. RAMPOA in
consultation with the
Environmental Management
Committee will administer the
levies in a dedicated fund. |
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The contribution for
conservation management by the
developed precincts will
initially be to a sum agreed
between the Developer and the
management authority for the
conservation precincts and will
escalate annually in accordance
with the current applicable
Consumer Price Index. This
amount will be agreed on once
the management plan for the
conservation precincts has been
finalised, and management
requirements prioritized and
approximate costs determined. |
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The costs of environmental
audits and reviews of the OEMP
will be covered by this fund,
although the costs of any
remedial action, or
rehabilitation required as a
result of transgressions of the
requirements of the EMP or any
other actions with a detrimental
effect on the environment are to
be covered by the property
owner, or other party
responsible for the damage. |
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The City of Cape Town will be
required to make a contribution
of 20% of the managing cost
budget for the conservation area
to the EMC and the RAMPOA the
rest of the 80% via the levy
which will escalated annually in
accordance with the current
applicable Consumer Price Index. |
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2.1
WASTE MANAGEMENT |
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For the commercial and business
developments waste will be
largely limited to office waste
and litter. Should further
developments in the area produce
waste of a different nature,
additional management
requirements to suitably manage
the waste may need to be added
by the EMC. |
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2.1.1
Recycling |
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All tenants must be encouraged
to apply best practice in terms
of waste management i.e. reduce,
re-use and recycle. |
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Recycling opportunities must be
provided on site, or bodies
corporate are to facilitate the
collection of relevant waste
products, e.g. paper, on site,
and removal by recycling
companies. |
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Due to the nature of the
activities taking place on site,
it is likely that few waste
materials will be produced in
large enough quantities to
facilitate collection and
recycling, of which paper will
be the most likely one. |
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Responsible Parties: Tenants,
POA/O, RAMPOA advised by the
EMC |
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2.1.2
Waste Disposal |
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Indoors |
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All office waste and general
refuse is to be stored in bins,
and removed from the site at
least once a week, to prevent
littering of the surrounding
areas. |
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All outdoor bins are to have
lids, or be of such a nature
that does not allow for
distribution of litter by wind,
or unpacking of bins by
scavengers or vagrants |
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Full bins or bin bags are to be
stored in a refuse room, or
other suitable area, which is
not accessible by scavengers. |
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The bodies corporate are to
employ cleaners or grounds
staff, who will be responsible
for emptying of bins, or placing
of bins in refuse rooms. |
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Any queries or complaints
regarding refuse removal or
waste disposal are to be
referred to the chairperson of
the Property Owners
Association or
the Owner, who is to ensure that
the issue is dealt with
promptly. |
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Suitable bins are to be provided
in all outdoor areas used by
occupants of the buildings, for
storage of litter, food waste
etc. |
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Bins are to be emptied twice
weekly, or more regularly if
required. |
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Bins, if free-standing are to be
secured to prevent them from
blowing over in strong winds. |
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Any litter on the property is to
be removed on a daily basis. |
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Grounds staff are to be
responsible for emptying of
litterbins. |
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Construction debris/rubble must
be adequately contained and
regularly removed. |
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Litter or waste may not be
burned, buried or dumped in the
precincts. |
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Complaints regarding litter are
to be referred to the
chairperson of the Property
Owners Association
Corporate or the Owner, who is
to ensure that the issue is
dealt with promptly. |
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Responsible Parties: POA/O,
RAMPOA advised by the EMC |
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2.2
MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS &
INFRASTRUCTURE |
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Contractors must comply with
environmental requirements as
set out in the
Environmental Guidelines for
Maintenance and Renovations. |
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Should any of the buildings
require painting, or other
maintenance, care is to be taken
to ensure that no paint or other
materials used for maintenance
enter the stormwater system. |
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Cleaning of painting or other
maintenance equipment is thus to
be done in such a manner, or at
a location that will prevent any
water containing paint or other
chemicals to flow into the
stormwater system. |
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The EMC is to be notified of any
proposed major renovations,
extension or alterations to any
structures. The EMC is to ensure
that suitable environmental
control measures, especially
with respect to waste water
control, waste management and
storage of materials, are in
place during any such works, to
prevent disturbance to
surrounding land owners, or
conservation areas. |
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Graffiti on walls must be
removed or cleaned up as soon as
possible. |
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Responsible Parties: POA/O,
RAMPOA advised by the EMC |
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2.3
LIGHTING |
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Lighting within the developed
areas is to be carefully
controlled to prevent
spotlighting or light pollution
into any of the conservation
areas, or adjacent residential
areas. |
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Minimum lighting required in the
developments for security
purposes is to be used, to
prevent light pollution and to
conserve energy. |
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Responsible Parties: Owners and
tenants of properties |
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2.4
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT |
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Details of the stormwater
management system for the
development are contained in the
Stormwater Management Plan,
prepared by ASCH Consulting
Engineers, and attached as
Annexure F. This document
provides details of the
stormwater management system,
various catchment areas within
the management system, provides
information of the expected
stormwater run-off from the
site, and subsurface flows and
the proposed management in each
catchment area. |
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It is proposed that the
stormwater management for the
site will need to be updated
from time to time, although the
principles contained in the
current document will remain the
same. |
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This Stormwater Management Plan
document, and any other
documentation dealing with the
stormwater management system, as
well as any amendments to these
documents, are to be considered
part of the operational phase
EMP for the developments, and
are to be implemented as such. |
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Management of the stormwater
system within each of the
residential and commercial
precincts will be the
responsibility of the relevant
Property Owners
Association or Owner. The
local authority will be
responsible for management of
the stormwater system within all
public areas. |
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2.4.1
Maintenance and Monitoring of
Stormwater Management Systems |
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The Property Owners
Association,
Owners and Local Authority will
be responsible for ensuring that
the silt and litter traps at all
outfalls off site, at the points
of entrance of stormwater from
developed areas into the
stormwater system are suitably
maintained, and cleared as
required. |
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During autumn (by mid April) all
pipes and culverts shall be
checked visually, and manholes
are to be opened and inspected. |
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During the visual inspection any
siltation within the system
shall be noted along with the
occurrence of any foreign
matter. |
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Siltation over 100mm deep within
pipes and 150mm within the
culverts shall be cleaned by
hand and removed to a council
approved site before the onset
of winter rains. Any use of
machines or jetting must be
approved by the EMC. |
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Any other significant damage
noted shall be repaired. |
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Responsible Parties: POA/O,
Landowners and Local Authority |
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2.4.2
Water Quality Monitoring |
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During the construction phase
water quality was monitored on a
regular basis to ensure that the
development did not negatively
affect the quality of
groundwater. Water samples were
taken after the completion of
the construction phase, but have
since been discontinued. |
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Water sampling can resume should
concerns about water quality
arise. Some of the piezometers
used for monitoring are still in
place and they must be protected
and made accessible to future
monitoring teams |
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Responsible Party: EMC. |
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2.5
PROTECTION OF TREES |
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No mature trees retained on site
during the construction phase of
the development, or large trees
planted during landscaping may
be felled, pruned or damaged
without prior consent of the
EMC. (Click
here for more information) |
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No plants in landscaped areas
may be removed, pruned or
damaged without prior consent of
the EMC. |
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Responsible Parties: POA/O,
RAMPOA advised by the EMC |
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2.6
MAINTENANCE OF LANDSCAPED AREAS |
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RAMPOA will be responsible for
ensuring that the landscaping in
the public areas in Royal Ascot
are suitably maintained.
Property Owners
Associations
and Owners for each Precinct
will be responsible for the
landscaped areas within their
precincts. |
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All landscaped areas related
with the development must be
kept clear of invasive alien
vegetation species, which may
spread into the conservation
areas. |
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b. |
The use of pesticides and
herbicides are to be strictly
controlled, and limited to only
biodegradable, natural
substances, as far as possible. |
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c. |
Use of herbicides and pesticides
are to be done so with care, to
prevent contamination of the
conservation areas. |
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d. |
Substances such as Glyphosphate
(Roundup) and Garlon are to be
used only where essential, and
by individuals suitably
experienced in the use of these
substances, to prevent
contamination of the
conservation areas, or these
substances entering the
stormwater system. |
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Care is to be taken to ensure
that there is not a significant
increase in nutrients entering
the wetlands in the conservation
areas, the Rietvlei system or
stormwater system as a result of
fertilisers used in landscaped
areas. |
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Species on the Plant List (Annexure
G) are to be used for
planting in landscaped areas;
application can be made to the
EMC to use species not on the
list. |
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Any new plant species introduced
into landscaped areas are to be
screened by the EMC, in
conjunction with the landscape
contractor, to ensure that no
invasive species are used. |
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The staff or Contractor employed
for maintenance of landscaped
areas must be made aware of all
environmental requirements, and
attend environmental education
sessions if not previously
educated in this regard. |
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Records are to be kept of the
use of fertilizers, herbicides
and pesticides, including dates,
details of the substance used,
approximate volume used, and in
which areas the substances were
used. This will allow for the
effects of these substances on
the water quality to be
determined, and monitored. |
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Pet owners must control their
pets in public areas, dogs must
be on leash at all times and
dog-owners must clean up any
faeces deposited by their dogs. |
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Responsible Parties: POA/O,
RAMPOA and Tenants advised by the EMC |
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2.7 ALIEN VEGETATION |
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Alien vegetation listed in
legislation may not be
introduced and must be removed
from landscaped areas and
private gardens. |
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Responsible Parties: Tenants,
POA/O and RAMPOA |
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2.8
HYDROCARBON SPILLS |
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This section of the document
applies specifically to the
retail precincts of the
development. |
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a. |
In the case of any hydrocarbon
spills within the developed
areas, the spillage is to be
reported immediately to the
Property Owners Association or Owner, who is
to supervise the clean up
operation. |
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b. |
A suitable remedial product is
to be applied to the spillage
within 48 hours. Instructions
for use and disposal of the
product used are to be followed
carefully. |
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c. |
All necessary action is to be
taken to prevent any of the
spilled substance from entering
the stormwater system or any
conservation, landscaped, or
other vegetated areas. |
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d. |
The EMC is to be notified
immediately of any incidents of
this nature, and is to advise on
the required clean up operation,
where relevant. |
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e. |
The party responsible for the
incident will be responsible for
the costs and implementation of
any mitigatory action required
as determined by a suitable
specialist, if necessary, as
well as monitoring following the
incident, if required. |
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f. |
The Property Owners Association or Owner is to
keep a full record of the nature
and cause of any such incident,
as well as actions taken and
mitigatory requirements
requested by the EMC. |
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Responsible Parties: Tenants,
POA/O and Local Authority |
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2.9
SCREENING OF ACTIVITIES |
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Screening of activities taking
place on the commercial
precincts, and the future
development in Precinct G, must
be undertaken by the EMC. |
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a. |
All potential tenants business
activities in the commercial
precincts must be screened by
the EMC to ensure that their
activities will comply with the
overall goals and objectives of
the EMP and will not impact
negatively on the conservation
area or the surrounding areas. |
b.
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If necessary, individual tenants
may be required to install their
own stormwater cleaning systems
although the practicality of
this is to be further
investigated, depending on the
proposed activities. |
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Responsible Parties: EMC and
landowners |
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2.10
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION OF STAFF |
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a. |
Grounds staff, especially those
responsible for maintenance of
landscaped areas are to attend
environmental awareness
training. |
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b. |
Environmental awareness training
is to highlight areas or
precincts on site which are
environmentally sensitive,
detail actions or activities
that are and are not considered
acceptable, as well as basic
environmental principles. |
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c. |
The environmental awareness
course should be run annually,
to ensure that all staff has
been suitably educated, and to
serve as a refresher. |
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d. |
New staff should be appraised of
the environmental aspects of the
site and surroundings at the
start of their employment. |
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e. |
The Property Owners Association or
Owner, or other party
responsible for the management
of grounds staff is to ensure
that environmental education of
staff takes place. |
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f. |
Should any staff be employed for
maintenance, or any other
activity on site, which may
potentially impact on any of the
environmental features on site,
they are to be briefed about
their environmental
responsibilities on site, prior
to commencing work. |
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Responsible Party: POA/O,
RAMPOA, landowners and Local
Authority |
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2.11
FIRE CONTROL |
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a. |
No burning of waste generated by
activities taking place in the
commercial buildings,
residential areas, or debris
from landscaped or any other
areas may be burnt on site, due
to the potential threat
uncontrolled fires will pose on
conservation areas. |
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b. |
All staff and tenants are to be
made aware of the locations of
all fire fighting equipment, as
well as emergency number of the
nearest fire station. |
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Responsible Parties: POA/O
and Local Authority |
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2.12 MILNERTON RACECOURSE NATURE
RESERVE |
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a. |
Persons may not enter the
southern conservation area
without permission from the EMC. |
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b. |
Public entering the northern
conservation area must keep to
the paths. |
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c. |
Cycling or skateboarding may not
take place in the conservation
area. |
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d. |
Plants and animals may not be
disturbed, removed or damaged. |
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e. |
Domestic animals may not enter
the Milnerton Racecourse Nature
Reserve. |
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f. |
Animals or plants may not be
introduced to the Reserve
without permission of the EMC. |
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g. |
Infrastructure in the Reserve
may not be damaged or defaced. |
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Responsible Parties: Public and
EMC |
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2.13
MANAGEMENT OF UNDEVELOPED
PORTIONS OF LAND |
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a. |
The management of all
undeveloped precincts within the
development will be the
responsibility of the owners of
such land. |
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b. |
Undeveloped portions of land are
to be kept clear of rubble and
refuse. |
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c. |
Alien vegetation is to be
controlled on undeveloped
portions of land. |
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d. |
Undeveloped plots are to be
cleared annually before summer,
as a fire control measure. |
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e |
Owners are to ensure that no
squatters become established on
undeveloped portions of land. |
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f. |
If Gold Circle is making use of
the existing training track in
undeveloped portions of the
site, they will be responsible
for the management of the track,
according to the specifications
for track management, as
detailed in Volume 3. |
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g. |
The EMC is to monitor the
management of undeveloped
portions of land, and are to
notify the relevant owners if
they are not complying with the
requirements as laid out in this
document. |
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Responsible Parties: Landowners
and EMC |
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The original OEMP required all
precincts to submit a report on
environmental compliance within
the precinct to the EMC every
six months. However, the OEMP
was not readily available to
Home Owners Associations.
Bodies Corporate or Owners. The
EMC thus introduced an
environmental checklist which
lists all the required issues
that need to be addressed by
precincts. |
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This checklist was originally
distributed every six months,
but after two years it was
decided that it need only be
completed on an annual basis.
The checklist not only serves as
the mechanism by which precincts
indicate whether they are
complying with the OEMP, it is
also informs Home Owners
Associations, Bodies Corporate
and Owners of all the relevant
environmental issues. |
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The environmental checklist must
be completed by all Home
Owners Associations, Bodies
Corporate and Owners and
submitted to the EMC when
requested to do so. |
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Failure to comply with the
Milnerton Racecourse OEMP may
result in the issue of a Warning
and/or impose Fines by the
Environmental Management
Committee (EMC). Fines will be
imposed at the discretion of the
EMC based on the recommended
amounts provided below. |
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Should the non-compliance not be
rectified by the set deadline a
Fine may be doubled, and a new
deadline set. Should this
subsequent deadline not be met,
the EMC may rectify the
non-compliance at its cost and
add the cost thereof to Fine(s)
already imposed. |
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Should the Fine not be settled
within 21 days, or as otherwise
agreed, a letter of demand will
be issued by Attorneys. Any
further payment defaulting will
result in the issue of a
summons. |
| 1. Waste
management |
Fine |
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1.1 |
Waste
disposal within
residential and
commercial precincts |
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Individual littering |
R 50 R 500 |
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Refuse not removed
weekly |
R 100 R 1 000 |
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Refuse bins not
contained with a lid, or
bins not secured |
R 100 R 1 000 |
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Refuse bins not
contained within a
storage room/area |
R 100 R 1 000 |
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Refuge bins not cleaned
weekly or placed within
designated areas for
waste removal |
R 100 R 1 000 |
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|
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1.2 |
Waste disposal during
outsourced contracts |
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Suitable bins not
provided, not secured or
inappropriately located |
R 100 R 1 000 |
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Bins not regularly
emptied & litter
cleanups not regularly
undertaken |
R 100 R 1 000 |
|
|
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Constructing
debris/rubble not
adequately contained or
regularly removed |
R 500 R 2 000 |
|
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Burning or burying of
waste, or dumping of
waste in inappropriate
locations |
R 500 R 5 000 |
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2. Maintenance of
buildings &
infrastructure |
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|
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Maintenance material,
paint or cleaning
chemicals entered
stormwater system |
R 100 R 5 000 |
|
|
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Not complying with the
Dos & Donts
guideline document of
the Milnerton Racecourse
EMP |
R 100 R 5 000 |
|
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Vandalism of
infrastructure in public
areas within Royal Ascot |
R 100 R 5 000 |
|
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Not cleaning up graffiti
on outer surfaces of
precinct boundary walls
as per RAMPOA guidelines |
R 200 R 5 000 |
|
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3. Water management |
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3.1 |
Maintenance and
monitoring of stormwater
management systems |
|
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Stormwater manholes and
culverts not checked and
maintained regularly |
R 50 R 1 000 |
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Undue siltation of
stormwater pipes and
culverts within the
precinct |
R 100 R 1 000 |
|
|
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Machines/jetting used to
remove silt without EMC
permission |
R 100 R 5 000 |
|
|
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Damage to stormwater
system or overflow into
ponds or natural areas |
R 200 R 1 000 |
|
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3.2 |
Utilisation of water
resources |
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Watering of landscaped
areas between 10am & 4pm |
R 100 R 1 000 |
|
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Water wastage (leaking
taps, irrigation pipes
or hosepipes, etc) |
R 100 R 1 000 |
|
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4. Landscaped areas
(Public spaces managed
by RAMPOA or Property
Owners
Associations) |
|
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Non maintenance of
landscaping within
Precinct |
R 100 R 2 000 |
|
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Alien invasive
vegetation introduced or
present within the
development |
R 100 R 2 000 |
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Introducing species not
listed in the
Landscaping guidelines
or approved by the EMC |
R 100 R 2 000 |
|
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Pesticides and
herbicides not used
under controlled
conditions |
R 200 R 1 000 |
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Pesticides or herbicides
entered stormwater
system or Nature Reserve |
R 100 R 1 000 |
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Felling, pruning or
damaging trees or plants
without EMC consent |
R 200 R 5 000
(or
replacement cost) |
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5. Private Landscaped
Gardens |
|
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Alien vegetation listed
in legislation
introduced or present in
the garden |
R 100 R 2 000 |
|
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Felling or pruning trees
on adjacent open space
without EMC approval |
R 200 R 5 000
(or
replacement cost) |
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6. Hydrocarbon spills |
|
|
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Spill not reported to
the relevant City
Officials or the EMC |
R 100 R 1 000 |
|
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No immediate cleanup
operation undertaken |
R 100 R 1 000 |
|
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7. Fire control |
|
|
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Burning of waste from
precincts or landscaped
areas |
R 100 R 1 000 |
|
|
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No firefighting
equipment or emergency
numbers displayed within
precincts |
R 100 R 1000 |
|
|
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Blockage of emergency
exit routes or access
points for firefighting
purposes |
R 100 R 5 000 |
|
|
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8. Management of
underdeveloped portions
of land |
|
|
|
Rubble and refuse
present on the site |
R 500 R 1 000 |
|
|
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Alien vegetation present
on the site |
R 500 R 1 000 |
|
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Fuel load not addressed
before summer |
R 500 R 2 000 |
|
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Squatters residing on
plot |
R 500 R 1 000 |
|
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9. Domestic animals in
public areas |
|
|
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Owners not cleaning up
after dogs |
R 50 R 500 |
|
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Domestic animals not on
leash |
R 50 R 500 |
|
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Damage to infrastructure
preventing domestic
animals from entering
the Reserve |
R 200 R 1 000 |
|
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Lack of implementation
of Pet Policies by
Property Owners
Association |
R 200 R 1 000 |
|
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|
10. Milnerton Racecourse
Nature Reserve |
|
|
|
Entering No Go areas
within the Conservation
Areas |
R 50 R 2 000 |
|
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Not staying on the path
within the northern area |
R 50 R 1 000 |
|
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Cycling or skateboarding
in the Reserve |
R 50 R 1 000 |
|
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Removal or damage to
plants, animals or
infrastructure |
R 100 R 5 000 |
|
|
|
Allowing domestic
animals access, or
introducing alien
animals on a temporary
or permanent basis to
the Reserve |
R 200 R 1000
(plus
cost of removal) |
|
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11. General provision |
|
|
|
Failure to comply with
requirements of OEMP not
listed above |
R 100 R 5 000 |
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