o Statutory Instrument 216 of 1994, [acr 2/76 Regional, Town and Country Planning (Use Groups) Regulations, 1994 IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development has, in terms of section 80 of the Regional, Town and Country Planning Act, 1976, made the follow. Title 1. These regulations may be cited as the Regional, Town and ‘Country Planning (Use Groups) Regulations, 1994. Interpretation 2. In these regulations — “goods means any corporeal, movable property, and includes any part of any article, product or other thing: “industrial use” means use— (@) for the carrying on of any process for, or incidental to, any of the following activities— @ the making or assembly of any goods; or G@ the altering, repairing, renovating, omament- ing, painting. spraying, polishing, finishing, cleaning, dyeing, washing or breaking up of any goods; or Gii) the adaptation for sale or use of any goods; or Gv) the sorting, assembling or packing of any goods, including the washi or filling of bottles or other containers; or (W) printing by letterpress, lithography; photogra- ‘vure or similar process, including any activity associated with the printing industry; or (vi) the painting, spraying, construction, reconstru- ction, assembling, repairing or breaking up of Vehicles or parts thereof; but not including mining ‘operations; or 1005Regional, Town and Country Planning (Use Groups) Regulations, 1994 (B) as an office or for any other purpose which is solely for the disposal of goods which are dealt with ina manner specified in paragraph (a) on the same premises. Prescribing of use groups 3. The groups of land or building uses specified in the Schedule are prescribed for the purposes of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 22 and paragraph (c) of subsection (2) ‘of section 25 of the Act: Provided that, if, in relation to any particular area, a use fn any particular group is, in terms of any approved master plan, local plan, scheme or any other statutory plan applicable to that area, prohibited, either completely or unless the local planning authority grants special consent thereto, such use shall be excluded from the group concerned. Incidental uses 4, Any land o building use which is ordinarily incidental to a use specified in a particular group shall be regarded as being included in that group so long as it remains an incidental use. 5. ‘The Regional, Town and Country Planning (Use Groups) Regulations, 1976, published in Rhodesia Government Notice 926 of 1976, are repealed. Scuspue (Section 3) Parr USE GROUPS Group 1—Unlicensed residential buildings Use as— G) A hotel, other than a hotel in respect of which a hotel liquor licence has been issued under the Liquor Act, 1984, or a liceace has been issued under the Casino Act [Chapter 77]; of (®) a boanding house or guest-house; or © aboste; or @) a residential club; or 1006S.L 216 of 1994 (© any other unlicensed building providing lodging and boarding pa each Ae ay ere enone ie coe cee fat ele eee ae fie ee ees (© ntfclden, i pone oF povons wader aay dasliys cr saat ees nee (pameee Sea Qs Reereiee G@_ & medical laboratory; or Doerr ee eens ave eee te eee cree eee geen cere ae pea att ee poet are ines ee aes eg eee ee Group 3—Shops and Offices (@) for the carrying o9 of any retail business the primary purpose of| ‘hich tthe sle Of produce oe manatee arses oF () asa beauty parlour, massage parlour or hairdressing salon; ot (© as arecepiion depot for dry-cleaners, dyers or shoe-repsirets; of (@ asa small scale dry-cleaner or laundry; or (© asa commercial ending library; ot (asian offce for the sale of tickets; of @) asa newspaper office; or (8) as a post office; or @ as an office; of (9. asa bank of building society; or () asa stock exchange; of (as an inquiry or travel bureau; or 1007Regional, Town and Country Planning (Use Groups) Regulations, 1994 (@) asa labour exchange or bureau; ot ts an ofc or headguarers of a ared sacity or profeionl © featiu or action ors sna bodycr (©) asa commercial or travellers sample room; oF ) a5 8 cafe, resiarant,smac-ber, confeionery or otber premises o for the sale of hot foods; or go (@ asa small bakery; of (€) as premises for the sale of motor vehicles; or © SS Latse hat Wen tsued unter te Ligucr Ac 198 orth Casino ‘at {Chapter 771 forthe slo of liquors» defined that Act fot onstimpion onthe premises; but a0 aching (@ garage o a petrol-ling station; or Gi) premises for the sale of domestic pets; or a) being oom a doe nthe Beng a TotalzatorContel which may be permitted by special conseat in a shops and offices Group Service Industry ‘Any building or use in which the service industrial processes carried on, fr the machinery installed are suck as may operate without detriment t0 the amenity of that sree and are ony for domestic and local Gay-to-day indsteal Fequlrements of persons esident in the locality concerned. Use as— @) a small bakery; or (@) a garage; or (© alaundry; oF (@ a carpentry shop; or (© grinding mill; or ()) a tn-smith or welding shop; or (@) a shoo-epairer; or (1) 2 taloring oF knitting shop; or (a bairdressing or barber's shop; or ) amilk distribution depot; or (Wd) a small stores and storage yard or © wood and coal yard; ‘where not more than ten persons perform work, 1008S.L 216 of 1994 Group 5—Warehousing and General Industrial wse Us— (@ for any industrial purpose in which the machinery used and the goods produced (ses are not likely fo caus injury to the amenities of the area Roc to the emission of noise, vibration, smel, fumes, smoke, vapout, Siam, soot ash, dust, waste water, Waste produets, grit or oi; OF (® asa store or storage yard for anything produced in this eroup whlch, {Sot likely to canse injury £0 the amenities of the area or for small Sale storage of goods/items produced in Group 6; or © asa storage warehouse; or (@ asa builder's or contractor’ yard; oF (©) asa local authority depot; or (© asa furniture factory; oF (@ asa furniture repository; or (2) as a large hardware warehouse; oF (asa garment factory; ot @ 0s manufacturer of electrical components; or (1) for the manufacture of copper products; ot (). for printing including any activity related to the printing industry; oF (a) for the manufacture of shoes; oF (2) for the freezing chilling or storage in cold storage of any articles or (@) for the construction end reconstruction of vehicles; oF () for any other industrial process ot storage use not mentioned in Group 6. Group 6—Storage and Special Industria use industrial opetations where the processes cartied on, the machinery used and the goods produced and carried to and from the ses are likely to cause injury 10 the amenities of the area due Po'the emission of nofe, vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, vapour, ‘Steam, soot, ash, dast, waste water, waste produets, grit oF oil, and fie cdustdcred (0 be injurious to health and safety oF are toxic; of (@) for any industrial use which may give rise to— @ noise of such duration, love of intensity or repetition rate #3 Will confict with any noise, muisance standards which may be Brod by the Minister, after consultation with the Minister of Health and Child Welfare by notice in the Gazette; oF i) the emission into the atmosphere of any noxious or offensive fas as defined in section 2 of the Atmospheric Pollution Preven- fom Act [Chapter 318]; or (Gi) waterpollution, including the discharge, other than directly Juto te sewage system of a local authority, of any efluent or fwaste water which does not comply with the of Kini" prsebed in tos ser CEtrnt and Wate Water fandards) Regulations, 1977; oF 1009Regional, Town and Country Planning (Use Groups) Regulations, 1994 (© an abattoir; or (© a brewery; or (©) a chemical or explosives factory; or (O) a daity factory or milk: processing factory; oF () 2 fertilizer factory; o @) a foundry; oF a metal plating factory; or (9) @ pulp or paper mill; oF ()_ 2 factory for the manufacture of steel; or im) a tennery or leather processing factory; ot (@) a factory forthe manufacture of yeast; or (©) a cement factory; or () a thermal power station; or (@) a brick-making factory; or © asa st depot or bulk storage of gascs, chemicals, goods or Fes" prods by tnthal proeses mchioned tbeve ok 0S iat oeacociotemen: Par IL ‘NON-RESIDENTIAL USES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS ‘The following uses may be fiecly permitted in residential areas, provided ‘hat, if in relation to any particular afea, the permitted uses ar, ia terms of ‘any approved masterplan, local plan, scheme or any other ststutory plan appl- able to that area, prohibited either completely or unlese the local planning authority grants special consent thereto, such uses shall be excluded from the freely permiited uses in that area, and also provided that, if, local planning authority, after studying prevailing uses in a particular area, satisfies self that ‘eh uses can be freely permitted in that particular ares, i shall specify a lst Of the permitted uses inva master plan, local plan of any other statutory plan Drepared for that area. Vinnie Soi eer eee eo eee es oe ae Sin funy and Is roca oly to serve persons inthe mea a jee @ 2 hairdresser beautician or barber; or asurcocmes ome Sana Cone Giaaeee Gites See 1010S.L 216 of 1994 (x) a sign writer; oF a computer operator. (©) eas a office for use by a single family and not for letting out ‘where 1 or2 family members perfonm work but nol inguding flees premises forthe sale of goods a a Teta wale or for te se oF any Hot oF pre-packed food sus; ‘Uses which may be permitted by Special Consent in Residential (©) sess described in (@ above wher 5 010 peesons perform work; or @) se asa sure ot (©) use,as an office as described in (6) above where 5 to 10 persons perform work: or ‘We as a crche or proschoo for up 10 30 chiléea in high © medium (Onn red eso oan ae eho mdion ies where the machinery of equipment used is normally associa (© ws To mans ad Sheng gd moran ceed wea a carpenter; or Gi) @ welder; or Gi) a shoosepsier; © Gy) a home-baker; or (0) a nami; of (6 a sal scale car repairer; [Where the activities are carried on within the residential or ancillary Building or suficiatly covered sheds or sheliers, and are mot in public view. 1011Supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette dated the 30th ‘September, 1004, Printed by the Government Printer, Harare. 1012