VOLUME 1 HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND ... - CSIR

GUIDELINES FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND DESIGNTable 5.5.6:Quantitative guidelines - Cultural facilities (continued)Facility Location Access Size and Use capacitiesdimensions and thresholdsCommunitycentresA community centreprovides a varietyof services to anumber ofresidentialcommunities and, assuch, it should beeasily accessible tothese communities,preferably on amain thoroughfarein close proximity topublic transportstops.Where possible,community centresshould be withinwalking distance.The suggesteddistance is 1,5 km -2,25 km. Where itis not possible toprovide the facilitywithin walkingdistance it shouldbe within 5 minuteswalking distance ofa public transportstop.The estimatedminimum size is5 000 m 2 .This may varyaccording to theamount of sharingundertaken withother publicfacilities such asparks, libraries,playgrounds, andschools.A minimumpopulation of about10 000 people.A maximum traveltime of 20 - 30minutes isrecommended.Religious centres(churches,synagogues,mosques, etc)The location willgenerally dependon the communitybeing served andthe existingfacilities in the areasurrounding thesite.Churches can beclustered with otherpublic facilities suchas playgrounds,community centres,halls, etc, in orderto promotemultifunctionality.Churches aregenerallycommunity facilitiesand should belocated withinwalking distance formembers.Maximum walkingdistance: 1,5 km.The maximumtravel time by footor public transportor vehicle: 20minutes.There is no commonuniform agreementas to the adequatesize of a church site.The size will dependon the facilitiesprovided (i.e. ifthere is a religiousschool attached, thesite will be muchlarger).A site can thereforerange from 150 m 2 -3 000 m 2 .It is estimated thatapproximately2 000 people arerequired to supporta single church.CemeteriesCemeteries are generally not considered as a land use which is compatible withresidential land use and, as a result, they are not dealt with in this document.Public facilities Chapter 5.515