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Royal Ascot |
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Environmental Management
Committee |
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The Royal Ascot Environmental
Management Committee was
established as one of the
conditions of the original
subdivision and rezoning
approval of the racecourse
property (originally erf 25939)
for residential and commercial
use. The conditions of rezoning
as approved by the Western Cape
Government and the City of Cape
Town required compliance with
various stipulations designed to
prevent harm to the environment
- these are described in
Operational Environmental Management Plan. |
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The Operational Environmental
Management Plan (OEMP) for Royal
Ascot is an important document -
click here
for more information and to view
the OEMP. |
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The Environmental Management
Plans applied to the developers
and contractors during the
development phase of Royal
Ascot, but also applies to the
residential and commercial
precincts in Royal Ascot. Home
owners, residents, and
commercial operators thus have
to comply with certain
environmental requirements as
set out in the plan. |
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The Environmental Management
Committee (EMC) is constituted
in terms of the approval for
rezoning according to sections
21, 22 & 26 of the Environmental
Conservation Act (Act 73 of
1989) and sections 16(1)(b)
(read with section 42(1) of the
Land Use Planning Ordinance No
15 of 1985. The EMC has a
constitution and, although
funded by RAMPOA, operates as a
separate legal entity. |
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The EMC has to ensure compliance
with the stipulations of the
Environmental Management Plans,
in addition to that it is also
responsible for the management
of the Milnerton Racecourse
Nature Reserve -
click here for more information
about the MRNR. |
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The primary functions of the EMC
are: |
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To ensure the effective
environmental management at
Royal Ascot and the conservation
area by ensuring the
implementation of the
Environmental Management Plans
(EMP) and Environmental
Management System (EMS) and
commissioning independent
reviews of compliance with the
EMPs/EMS. |
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To review and approve proposed
changes to the EMS and EMP
documents and to recommend
changes to environmental
strategies where applicable on
site. |
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To approve the appointment by
each precinct owner of the
Environmental Site Manager (ESM)
for each precinct, with the City
of Cape Town giving final
approval of the ESM. |
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To appoint an Environmental
Conservation Manager (ECM) to
oversee the implementation of
the EMP and EMS for the
Conservation Area. |
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To liaise with and assist the
ESM/ECM, owners, bodies
corporate, property owners
associations and managing
authorities of all precincts on
issues of environmental
management. |
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To approve all method statements
or alternatively to appoint a
subcommittee to approve all
method statements. |
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To receive regular reports of
environmental management on site
from the ESM during the
construction phase, and ECM
during the operational phase. |
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To assess, at agreed intervals,
owner’s compliance with the EMP
and to provide input on
associated matters, when
required through evaluation of
the independent review report. |
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To record fines which may be
issued in terms of the EMP/EMS
and to allocate these fines to
specific projects at the
committee’s discretion. |
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To ensure that regular review of
the EMPs/EMS are carried out and
forward the results of the
environmental audits or reviews
to the City of Cape Town. |
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To ensure the implementation of
the audit and subsequent review
recommendations, where
applicable. |
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To act within the parameters
outlined in the conditions of
rezoning and the Provincial
Government's authorization. |
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To ensure and manage the funding
of the management of Royal Ascot
and the conservation area
according to an annual budget. |
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To take action and steps against
non–compliance in respect of the
EMPs/EMS. |
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To raise awareness of
environmental issues and the
profile of the EMC in the
braoder Royal Ascot community. |
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The EMC consists of
representatives of the following
organisations: |
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City of Cape Town |
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Friends of Rietvlei |
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Royal Ascot Master Property
Owners Association (RAMPOA) |
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Milnerton Ridge Residents
Association |
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Cape Bird Club |
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Gold Circle |
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Environmental Site Managers /
Environmental Conservation
Managers |
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In terms of the original
approval for the development of
Royal Ascot, RAMPOA must in its
budget provide funds for the
effective functioning of the EMC
including the management of the
Milnerton Conservation Area. |
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To assist with environmental
compliance, the EMC also has a
representative on RAMPOA. |
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Click here to open the EMC
constitution. |
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