VOLUME 1 HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND ... - CSIR

GUIDELINES FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND DESIGNTable 5.5.7:Quantitative guidelines - Administrative facilities (continued)Facility Location Access Size and Use capacitiesdimensions and thresholdsFire stationsFire stationsdistributeemergency vehiclesto the area and as aresult, they shouldbe located onhigher-ordermultifunctionalroutes that intersectwith primary orregionaldistributors.Fire stations are ahigher-order facility- not generallyplanned for withina residentialcommunity nor onethat residentswould requireaccess to on aregular basis.Average erf size:1,2 ha.Estimated minimumpopulation: 60 000people.Old age homeOld age homes are generally provided by the private sector, based on need anddemand, and are therefore not dealt with in this guideline.Children’s homeThis is a regionalfacility and wouldbe provided interms of adevelopmentframework basedon statisticsregarding homelesschildren.Not applicable tothe planning ofresidentialsettlements.Average erf size:2 ha.One children’shome is requiredper 200 000 people.CommunityinformationcentresThese are aimed atprovidinginformation tocommunities on thevarious services andactivities availableto them. Theyshould be easilyaccessible, andvisible to as manypeople as possible.They would belocated on busierroad intersections.They should bewithin 1 kmwalking distance ofresidents or easilyaccessible by somemeans of publictransport with amaximum journeytime of 15 minutes.The size of thefacility will dependupon fundsavailable but thebuilding need notbe bigger than100 m 2 .Estimated minimumpopulation:22 000 people.Public facilities Chapter 5.517