Content Page: Model Building By Laws

  • General Conduct Of Building Operations

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    (1) Every person undertaking building or sewerage work shall take all reasonable steps to avoid and mitigate any nuisance which may be caused by such work, and in particular, shall ensure that- a) gutters and drains for the flow of surface-water are kept clear at all times; and b) subject to permission being obtained from…

  • Inspection Of Excavations And Foundations

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    (1) No person shall commence the work of constructing the foundations of any building or installing of any sewerage work until- a) notice has been given in the form provided by the local authority for this purpose; and b) the prescribed fee for inspection, if applicable, has been paid; and c) the excavations for such…

  • Plans To Be Kept On Site

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    The person erecting any building or undertaking any sewerage work shall ensure that signed copies of all applications, plans and drawings referred to in Part I and approved by the local authority for the purposed of any particular work are at all times- a) kept upon the site of such building or sewerage work; and…

  • Builder”s Sheds And Toilets

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    (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these by-laws, any person undertaking or preparing to undertake any building or sewerage work which has been approved by the local authority may erect such builders’ sheds, toilets and other temporary structures as may be reasonably required- a) for the convenience of persons working on the site;…

  • Interference With Pavements, Streets And Public Places

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    (1) No person shall- a) erect any hoarding, scaffolding, fence, gang-way or other such temporary barrier or structure, whether or not it is required in terms of Chapter 12, upon or within one meter of any pavement, street or public place; or b) undertake any building or sewerage work which is otherwise likely to interfere…

  • Cleaning Of Site

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    (1) No person shall erect a building upon ground upon which there is any vegetable matter or any offensive or unhealthy waste, substance or matter, or any substance liable to disintegrate or decompose, unless and until he has had all such matter and any earth so rendered unstable or unhealthy removed from site, or treated…

  • Site Boundaries

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    If the local authority is not satisfied as to the exact position of the boundaries of a site on which a building is to be erected or is in the course of being erected, it may, by written notice served upon the owner of the site concerned- a) direct the owner to engage, at his…

  • Notice Of Intention To Commence Work, And Nomination Of Site Representative

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    (1) Not less than two days before commencing to clean the site or to undertake any work thereon, the builder or plumber shall give notice to the local authority for such purpose, of the date upon which he intends to commence work upon the site. (2) The notice referred to in subsection (1) shall nominate…

  • Lapsing Of Approval, And Incompleted Buildings

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    (1) Approval given by the local authority in terms of this Part shall become null and void after the expiration of twelve months from date of such approval unless the construction of the building of installation of sewerage works concerned is commenced within that period. (2) Whenever the construction of a building or an installation…

  • Prior Approval Of Plans Unnecessary For Urgent Sewarage Work

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    (1) If the delay which would attend the preparation, examination and approval of plans for the installation , modification or alteration of such work as matter of urgency, and dispense with the need to await the approval of appropriate plans. (2) If the local authority does authorize the undertaking of any urgent sewerage work in…