General Notice No. 75 of 2021

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Title	Local Government » Municipal Property rates act, 2004 » Sol Plaatje Municipality » resolution levying property rates for the financial year 1 July 2021-30 June 2022
Gazette	Provincial Gazettes (Northern Cape), No. 2430 of 19 July, 2021, 2 page(s), 115Kb

ProviNSiale KoeraNt,   19 Julie 2021                    No. 2430    7

GENERAL NOTICE 75 OF 2021
                                                SOL PLAATJE MUNIICIPALITY
                   RESOLUTION LEVYING PROPERTY RATES FOR THE FINANICIAL YEAR 1 JULY 2021 – 30 JUNE 2022

Notice is hereby given in terms of section 14(1) and (2) of the Local Government: Municipal Property
                 Rates Act, 2004; that the Council resolved by way of Council resolution number C80/05/21.
                 approved on 26 May 2021 to levy the rates on property reflected in the schedule below with effect
                 from 1 July 2021.

1.1 LEVY OF RATES (FINANCIAL SERVICES / VALUATIONS)
                      Category of property                         Cent amount in the rand rate
                                                                   determined for the relevant
                                                                   property category
                      Residential Property                         R0.011179
                      Vacant Residential Property                  R0.016768
                      Industrial Property                          R0.035774
                      Vacant Industrial                            R0.039126
                      Business and Commercial Property             R0.033537
                      Vacant Business and Commercial Property      R0.039126
                      Agricultural Property                        R0.002795
                      Mining Property                              R0.245938
                      Public Service Property                      R0.050307
                      Public Service Infrastructure                R0.000000
                      Public Benefit Activity Property             R0.000000
                      Place of Worship                             R0.000000
                      Land Reform Beneficiary                      R0.000000
                      Private Open Space                           R0.011179
                      Municipal Property used for Municipal Purposes   R0.000000
                      Independent Schools                          R0.005589
                      Sports Grounds and facilities operated for gain   R0.000000
                      Average Rates Tariff                         R0.017359

1   Residential properties: For all residential properties, the municipality will not levy a rate on
                         the first R15 000.00 of the properties market value as per section 17 (1)(h) of the Municipal
                         Property Rates Act.
                     2    An allowance has been made for the inclusion of rebates for Pensioners, Disabled Persons,
                         Bona  Fide  Agricultural Property,  Rural  Residential Properties,  Rural  Commercial, Rural
                         Industrial, Crèches and Guesthouse properties meeting certain criteria.
                         The proposed rebate for Pensioners and Disabled Persons is 60 % and the income threshold
                         to qualify is R 140 000 in addition to criteria per the Municipal Property Rates Policy.
                         The proposed rebate for Rural Residential is 15%, bona fide Agricultural Property is 50 %,
                         Rural Commercial and Rural Industrial properties is 75% and Crèches and Guesthouses is 30%
                         subject to the requirements per the policy.

3   Public Service infrastructure is no longer feasible to rate due to the regulated rating ratios.
                         It is therefore zero (0) rated.

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