One plot, three dwellings: Cape Town loosens ‘spatial apartheid’

12 November 2019 - 08:00
By TANYA FARBER
The City of Cape Town wants to amend one of the city's bylaws to increase the density of residential accommodation.
Image: Cape Town Tourism / Craig Howes The City of Cape Town wants to amend one of the city's bylaws to increase the density of residential accommodation.

Three is no longer a crowd in Cape Town, where homeowners are now allowed to have three dwellings on a single residential plot.

This bylaw amendment is intended to increase the density of residential accommodation, and is part of a push to create more inclusive communities with access to improved services.

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