What is a CID?

CIDs allow communities to provide services such as public safety, litter, etc that supplement those provided by the City of Cape Town:

1. Established in terms of City of Cape Town’s By-Law for Special Rating Areas (2012) and its subsequent amendment By-Law (2016) and the City of Cape Town’s Special Rating Areas (SRA) Policy 2017/2018.
2. Must conform to CoCT Integrated Development Plan and cannot act in such a way to reinforce existing inequalities
3. Defined geographical area in which property owners contribute additional rates to fund supplemental municipal services for the specific area as per the approved Business Plan.
4. Not a replacement for City services, but works in conjunction with City of Cape Town to deliver supplementary services
5. Managed by property owners of the area who define their own needs
6. Monthly contribution by property owners based on municipal valuation. Property owners receiving rates relief are exempt from paying the additional rates
7. Funding collected by the City from property owners as additional rates, and 1/12th of approved budget is paid to the CID monthly
8. Services are implemented as per Business Plan
9. Income and expenditure reports tabled at Board meetings and sent to City on a monthly basis