Walter Nyamukondiwa
Mashonaland West Bureau Chief
THE Municipality of Chinhoyi has given vendors operating from undesignated sites and owners of illegal structures until October 30 to vacate or remove their installations, warning that council will intervene against those who fail to comply.
The notice targets informal trading activities and unauthorised developments across the city, including the central business district (CBD), shopping centres and major highways, as council moves to restore order and cleanliness.
Vendors operating outside designated trading areas have been directed to leave the sites, while owners of illegal structures and stalls have been urged to dismantle them before the deadline.
Council warned that failure to comply would result in the local authority assisting in the removal of the structures.
The enforcement exercise will affect several areas, including the CBD, along the Chegutu and Harare-Chirundu highways, Coldstream Shopping Centre in Mzimba, Mzari Shopping Centre in Mbogo, Gadzema, Hunyani, Brundish, Cherima, Rusununguko, Pfungwadzakanaka, Ruvimbo, Rujeko and St Ives shopping centres, as well as Alaska and Shackleton.
The notice also covers cabins, tuckshops and other building structures that do not meet prescribed standards, roadside and home garages, illegal parking within municipal ranks, unauthorised parking on open spaces, abandoned vehicles and developments that contravene planning laws.
Affected vendors and hawkers have been advised to approach the relevant municipal offices for regularisation and registration to secure appropriate vending spaces.
The move comes as council seeks to regulate informal trading and address the proliferation of structures and activities outside designated spaces.
Council urged residents and traders to comply with the notice, saying the exercise was intended to restore order and cleanliness in the city.
