--- title: Vredehoek City Improvement District --- [Skip to content](https://vredehoekcid.co.za#main-content) [![Vredehoek CID](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/hs-fs/hubfs/cid-logo.png?width=120&height=112&name=cid-logo.png)](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/) - [Vote](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/voting) - [Business Plan](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/business-plan) - [FAQs](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/faq) - [Resources](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/resources) - [Steering Committee](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/steering-committee) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Vote](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/voting) - [Business Plan](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/business-plan) - [FAQs](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/faq) - [Resources](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/resources) - [Steering Committee](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/steering-committee) - [Contact us](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/contact-us) [Contact us](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/contact-us) # Vredehoek CID A community-led proposal for a safer, cleaner, greener and better-managed Vredehoek. ## Vote! Register your consent or objection to the creation of the Vredehoek CID. The CID requires the consent of 60% of ratepayers in order for it to be created. Voting is now open. Register your formal consent or objection by completing the form and submitting it to the Steering Committee.  [Register your consent or objection](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/voting) [View live results](https://voting.vredehoekcid.co.za/results/) ### Ask the Vredehoek CID Chatbot The AI chatbot makes it easy to understand how the CID and the business plan work. [Ask the Vredehoek CID Chatbot](https://vredehoekcidchat.pplx.app/) ## Why a City Improvement District (CID)? Vredehoek is a loved, walkable neighbourhood with a strong community identity. It also faces public-space challenges that are difficult to solve street by street or through volunteer efforts alone.  The proposed CID would create a reliable, accountable and City-regulated way to fund supplementary services for public safety, cleaning, park and public-space improvements, and social engagement.  A CID does not replace City services. It adds locally managed services that are funded by property owners within the approved CID boundary and delivered according to an approved business plan. ## What would the CID do? The proposed services are shaped by the [Urban Management Survey](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/survey-results), where ratepayers identified public safety, the negative aspects of homelessness, and cleanliness as key concerns. The business plan is therefore weighted toward public safety, while also addressing the public-space conditions that affect safety, cleanliness and liveability. The City’s CID framework requires every CID business plan to cover four connected service areas. ## Public safety - Two dedicated vehicles, each with one safety officer, patrolling 24/7 and linked to a central control room for rapid response. - Two walking patrol officers during daylight hours, 7 days a week - 24/7 camera monitoring at key points and high-traffic areas. - A dedicated Law Enforcement Officer contracted through the City for by-law enforcement. ## Social and economic development - Contracting an accredited service provider to deliver street-level social engagement and support. - Trained outreach workers will engage with homeless individuals and connect them to social services. - Social worker support for counselling, case management, life skills and job readiness. - Employment pathways into the cleaning team for those who are ready and willing. ## Maintenance and cleansing - Six-person cleaning team covering streets, pavements and parks with staggered shifts to cover area weekly. - Cleaning scheduled around municipal bin days to reduce scattered rubbish and the impact of bin-picking. - Focus on litter, dog waste and weeds with hazardous waste, such as discarded needles, reported for safe removal. - Urban maintenance issues escalated to the City, including potholes, broken streetlights and damaged pavements. ## Environmental development - Strategic fencing to improve safety for children, pets and events at Plantation Park, edge of Jutland Avenue, and extension of Virginia Park. - Fencing of the end of Pinoak Road to help manage access to/from Table Mountain. These services are intended to work together: safer streets need visible response, cleaner spaces, better-managed public spaces and practical engagement with homeless people. Read more details in the final business plan [Download summary fact sheet (PDF)](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/hubfs/Vredehoek%20CID%20Fact%20Sheet%20September%202026.pdf) ## What would it cost? The proposed residential rate is approximately R63.83 per R1 million of municipal property value per month, including VAT. The final rate must still be by the City. Example estimated residential monthly rates, including VAT: | **Residential municipal property value** | **Estimated monthly contribution** | | --- | --- | | R1 million | R63.83 | | R2 million | R127.65 | | R3 million | R191.47 | | R6 million | R382.95 | | R10 million | R638.25 | Affordability note: We recognise that the same monthly amount affects households differently. The CID cannot legally charge a flat rate, create its own exemptions or exclude individual properties. Ratepayers who receive a full or partial rates rebate from the City are entirely exempt from the additional rate. [View the full budget](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/business-plan) [Rebates and exemptions](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/rebates) ## Watch the explainer videos Check out all of our explainer videos on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4sVJlbo9HjvZd1fReo9UXdc_I33am5kO). Draft Business Plan (June 2026) How does the additional rate work? (March 2026) What is the process to establish a CID? (Feb 2026) What is a CID? (Feb 2026) How the community decides what the CID's budget should be, what services it must provide, and what the additional rate will be. (Nov 2025) ## How the decision for a CID will be made The CID can only be established through a formal legal process. At least 60% of proposed additional ratepayers must consent to the establishment of the CID. If the required support is reached, the application is submitted to the City for consideration and Council approval. - June 2026 - Draft business plan published - June 2026 - First public meeting held on 24 June 2026 - 27 July 2026 - Written comments closes - August - Business plan reviewed and refined - 27 August - Second public meeting and final business plan - September to October 2026 - Formal consent and objection process - Q3 2026 - City submission and Council decision - If the CID is approved, the earliest possible start date: 1 July 2027 [View the CID process](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/cid-process) ## Vredehoek CID Area The Vredehoek CID covers the Vredehoek & Devil’s Peak neighbourhoods, and is bounded by: - Jutland Avenue/Philip Kgosana Drive to the north; - Upper Buitenkant Street, Schoonder St, Flower St, and Upper Buitenkant Street (becoming Gorge Street) to the west; - Table  Mountain National Park to the south and east — excluding High Cape and Disa Park. The boundary is intended to create a coherent and practical public-space service area. Boundary changes can be considered later through the proper process if the CID is established and there is support from affected ratepayers. [CID Area and Map](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/map) ![map5](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/hubfs/map5.png "map5") ## Documents and resources - [Business plan](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/business-plan) - [Urban Management Survey results](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/survey-results) - [CID process and timeline](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/cid-process) - [CID area and map](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/map) - [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/faq) - [CID By-law](https://openbylaws.org.za/akn/za-cpt/act/by-law/2023/city-improvement/eng@2023-04-13) - [CID Policy](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WmGX35kfioJLphAtRPHxJ0Qgym0VPUgJ/view?usp=drive_link) - [Statistics (properties, ratepayers, etc.) of the CID area](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/statistics) - [Other CIDs, business plans and other resources](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/resources) ## Stay informed Sign up for updates on the public participation process, business plan revisions, and the formal consent process when it opens. - [Past newsletters](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/newsletter) [Sign up to our newsletter](https://af33134c.sibforms.com/v2/serve/MUIFAHsZBO15SQ9e7gdLd84FETx9Snxgb8tC8rczB_fMvUgCe_-GzKhgrf5msrHmQaQyE95j_uX0g2h0vIouRl5U9Vi65gAoAHqkUo1ZBshgyD6yNmJawZGO_qmQQebaTcsSV7IQ4ZY5zYvrB7Wvm20W7HPeRjXBpuWCO0GixWEyIDh_7-fHNHORhl2cmFScKPe6WK8pCpcoOOLF) [![Vredehoek CID](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/hs-fs/hubfs/cid-logo.png?width=120&height=112&name=cid-logo.png "Vredehoek CID")](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/) ##### Important Information [Business plan](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/business-plan)[Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/faq) [Steering Committee](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/steering-committee) [Statistics](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/statistics) [Map](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/map) [CID Process](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/cid-process) [Survey Results](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/survey) [Newsletter](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/newsletter) [Contact Us](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/contact-us) ##### Resources [Other CIDs](https://vredehoekcid.co.za/resources) [CID Policy](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WmGX35kfioJLphAtRPHxJ0Qgym0VPUgJ/view?usp=drive_link) [CID By-law](https://openbylaws.org.za/akn/za-cpt/act/by-law/2023/city-improvement/eng@2023-04-13) [Sign up to our newsletter](https://af33134c.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFAHsZBO15SQ9e7gdLd84FETx9Snxgb8tC8rczB_fMvUgCe_-GzKhgrf5msrHmQaQyE95j_uX0g2h0vIouRl5U9Vi65gAoAHqkUo1ZBshgyD6yNmJawZGO_qmQQebaTcsSV7IQ4ZY5zYvrB7Wvm20W7HPeRjXBpuWCO0GixWEyIDh_7-fHNHORhl2cmFScKPe6WK8pCpcoOOLF)