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Component Description Policies Core Urban Intensive settlement areas of relatively high density within the study area, able to obtain and support a range of services and opportunities. These areas have defined edge and contain range of land use activities. 1. Zoning permission for commercial uses outside the designated commercial areas should not be granted. 2. Safeguard areas identified as important for key ecologically and evolutionary processes. 3. Applications for future development should comply with the restrictions on the development below the 1:100 year flood line. 4. Development within the Core Urban Area should avoid or minimise negative impacts on ecosystems and should promote efficient use of resources. 5. Adverse impacts of the Core Urban Area on adjacent areas should be minimised. Uilkraals Estuary Situation Assessment 65 Anchor Environmental
Issues of surrounding land use and development There is currently relatively little development and use of the margins of the Uilkraals Estuary. Nevertheless, there is increasing demand for development along the Overstrand coast, and applications for development around the estuary margins are likely to increase in the future. Increased development will lead to the degradation and loss of estuary habitats, and will bring about the increased use of the estuary for recreational purposes. This, in turn, could create problems of disturbance and pollution if inadequately managed. Recreational use of the estuary is discussed further below. Not only does future development pose a threat to the estuary habitats and fauna, it also threatens the cultural heritage of the area in terms of changing the nature of the historicallyinteresting areas along the estuary and coastline. 5.6 Non-consumptive recreational use Legislation There is no legislation at present that specifically controls non-consumptive recreational use of the estuary. There are indirect means by which this can and has been achieved. Regulations were promulgated in 2001 that provided for a general prohibition on the recreational use of vehicles in the coastal zone and regulates the licensing and control of recreational boat launching sites and provided procedures for approving the use of vehicles in the coastal zone [1] under specific circumstances (Regulations No. 13399, Government Gazette No. 22960, promulgated under Section 44 of the NEMA). These regulations effectively banned any person from using a vehicle in the coastal zone unless the use is a listed permissible use, is authorised in terms of a permit or is authorised in terms of an exemption. Zonation of recreational uses of estuaries has only been applied within protected areas (national parks or nature reserves). Management issues The Uilkraals Estuary is used recreationally for fishing, birdwatching and photography, and is currently appreciated for its unspoilt, wilderness feel and the quaint settlements on its margins. Although these uses have not been quantified in any way, they pose little threat to the estuary at present. [1] The “coastal zone” is described by the ORV Regulations as: “the area adjacent to the sea characterised by coastal landforms, and includes beaches, dunes, estuaries, coastal lakes, coastal wetlands, land submerged by the waters of the sea, or of any estuary, coastal lake or coastal wetland, boat-launching sites, proclaimed harbours and recreational use areas” Uilkraals Estuary Situation Assessment 66 Anchor Environmental
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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS WMA BAS
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The reserve determination process .
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construction of the Kraaibosch dam
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The Uilkraals catchment lies within
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