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EMALAHLENI MUNICIPAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK October 2010Land Use Type Name Land Development Objective Key Issues & PrioritiesLand Use Management Guidelines on PreferredOutcomesPRIMARY URBANDEVELOPMENTNODE – Municipal level(District-level Sub-District Centre)Lady FrereFully serviced town with higher land developmentdensities (residential and non-residential) andadequate range of social and economic goods,services and facilities.Municipal Administration Services CentreSub-Regional Centre for Provincial and NationalGovernment Departments & SAPSProvision of adequate range of social andeconomic goods, services and facilities andservices for local and visiting communities.Promote densification of the urban area byadapting the Council Rates Policy toencourage land owners to make optimum useof their land. Maximum densities to beencouraged up to 20-25 dwelling units perhectare, subject to the carrying capacity ofinfrastructure networksPromote leisure, sports, eco and heritagetourism and encourage the development of agreater diversity of tourism products, facilitiesand enterprises.Protection of sensitive, vulnerable, highlydynamic or stressed ecosystems.Land Uses:Residential, business, industrial, public service,infrastructure, sport, leisure and recreation, small-scaleagriculture, tourism facilities including hotels, resorts, bedand breakfast accommodation, camp sites and caravanparks.New golf courses and airstrips subject to full EIA.Land Use Management applicable Scheme Regulations interms of Transkei Townships Ordinance (Ordinance 33 of1934)Generally, Land Use Management in the urban area shouldaddress inter alia the following management elements:- Coverage (to prevent over development of a site);- Height (safety, climatic control – shade caused by highbuildings, effect of wind, protection of views);- Floor area ratio requirements (to control the size ofbuildings);- Building density limits (to ensure that the area is notoverdeveloped causing strain on social facilities andservices);- Side and rear space requirements and building lines (toensure access to the rear of properties for fire safetypurposes and to lay service infrastructure, space aroundbuildings to ensure unrestricted airflow, adequatelighting, privacy, an area for recreation, and possiblyfuture road widening);- Parking and loading requirements (to ensure thatvehicles can safely be accommodated off the street tofacilitate smooth traffic flow);- External appearance of buildings (to promote a sense ofplace);- Erection of signage (for safety and aesthetic reasons);- Protection of existing indigenous vegetation (to ensurethat the clearing of indigenous vegetation is limited towhat is absolutely necessary)- Stormwater runoff (to reduce the impact of increased17 | Page
EMALAHLENI MUNICIPAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK October 2010Land Use Type Name Land Development Objective Key Issues & PrioritiesLand Use Management Guidelines on PreferredOutcomesstormwater runoff, 25% of the area of any site shouldhave a permeable surface, preferably existing orrehabilitated indigenous vegetation).Level of infrastructure and Services:- Water – municipal water reticulation with individualconnections to all properties- Only Waterborne sewerage or Septic Tanks in the urbanarea.- Minimum erf size where septic tank is used to bedetermined through geo-technical study.- Approved VIP systems permitted in lower density urbanand peri-urban areas.- Solid Waste – municipal collection and disposal atlicensed disposal site.- Road Access – tar and gravel- Electricity – full reticulation. Supplementation throughuse of solar panels should be encouraged- Telecommunication – full telecommunication andcellular network- Measures to deal with increased run-off due todevelopment to the satisfaction of the relevant managingauthority.- Off-site impacts of all infrastructure development mustbe considered in any development application (powerlines, roads, water abstraction, sewer lines and treatmentworks, solid waste transportation and disposal,telecommunication lines and masts).Other:- The Urban edge as determined in the Municipal SDFneeds to be maintained.- Emphasis should be on clustering development withinexisting built-up areas and maximising the natural openspace provision.- A linked open space system should be embedded infuture revisions of the applicable Municipal SDF inorder to ensure the operation of ecological corridors asdevelopment in the area intensifies.18 | Page
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