"Recent fires in Betty’s Bay caused approximately 40 homes to be completely destroyed while others were severely damaged. This has been a very traumatic experience for the owners and resulted in great financial loss. The affected residents are now starting to rebuild and restore their properties and in many cases have to submit building plans to the municipality for approval. As an example, building plan fees for a house of 250m 2 is in the order of R10 000. In order to assist the residents who have been affected by disasters such as this, the Building Control Department would like to propose that a reduced fee of R500,00 (VAT exclusive) in total per application, be applicable"—From the PDF

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