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Basic Assessment ReportDiscussion of rankings and findings:DMOSS/ Natural VegetationProximity to DMOSS/ natural vegetation was ranked, with sites in close proximity being given a score of 0 and sites further away being given 10. Sites A1 andA2 are located entirely within the DMOSS corridor, which runs parallel to the N2. Development within this corridor also has limitations in terms of visualsensitivity. With the South Africa National Road Agency (SANRAL) preferring to keep land directly adjacent to the N2 free from development and signage, soas to maintain the visual amenity of the National Road (N2). From discussions undertaken by Aurecon with SANRAL, they have indicated that they will notsupport development of a site in this area (Appendix D and E). Sites B1 and B2 are located partially within DMOSS, whilst the remaining sites are situatedoutside of DMOSS. Site E1 (ACSA’s preferred site) is the most disturbed of all the sites with an asphalt surface. Site C1 is also highly disturbed in its centralarea, with a limited undisturbed area on its periphery. Site E2 (ACSA’s alternative site) contains exotic grass and is landscaped, whilst the remaining sitescontain sugarcane/ abandoned sugarcane/ disturbed vegetation.HydrologyProximity to drainage lines/ streams was ranked, with sites in close proximity being given a score of 0 and sites further away being given 10. Sites E1(ACSA’s preferred site) and E2 (ACSA’s alternative site) are located on the levelled airport platform, on the outer edge of the Mdloti Catchment and furtherestfrom drainage lines/ streams that drain into the Mdloti River. The remaining sites are located further within the Mdloti Catchment and in close proximity todrainage lines/ streams. The Mdloti Catchment is considered highly sensitive as the catchment is small and the sensitive Mount Moreland Wetland is locatedwithin the catchment to the south. Sites further away from the drainage lines/ streams and on the edges of the catchment are thus considered more desirable.TopographyTopography was ranked with sites with steep topography being given a score of 0 and sites with gentle topography being given a score of 10; use was madeof a GIS database and Aurecon (2011b) rankings for site topography. ACSA’s preferred site, E1 and sites C1 and C2 were found to be the best suited as theywere found to be the most level.Zoning StatusZoning status was ranked, with sites having a suitable zoning status already in place and the site not requiring any rezoning work being ranked as 10, whilstsites that require rezoning being given a score of 0. Sites E1, E2, C1 and C2 are zoned, ‘Special Zone 10 (Airport)’, and the construction of a Petrol FillingStation (PFS) within this zoning is permissible. The remaining sites are zoned, ‘Undertermined’, therefore a zoning process would be required, which couldresult in lengthy delays for development of a PFS in the airport precinct.Department of Agriculture,Environmental Affairs & RuralDevelopment, KwaZulu-NatalBasic Assessment Report 2010Version 2: August 2010Page 16 of 46
Basic Assessment ReportPlanning StatusPlanning status was ranked according to conformance with planning requirements for the area (Dube TradePort Development Framework Plan (DTPDFP),Extract from the Umhlanga Town Planning Scheme No. 1: Table D, Special Zone 10 (airport) and Undetermined and the Dube TradePort Airport Precinct 1(South Eastern Sub-precinct) Development Manual), with sites with greatest conformity being given a ranking of 10 and sites with limited conformity beinggiven a ranking of 0. The site planning informants contained in the DTPDFP were examined. The sites least affected by these constraints include: E1, E2, C1,C2, D1 and D2. The sites most affected include A1 and A2; these sites also fall within an area designated for rehabilitation in the Environmental ServicesFramework. Sites B1 and B2 fall on the edge of this area within a small pocket area in a support zone. However due to the proximity of these sites to therehabilitation area and close proximity to drainage lines/ streams they have scored a slightly lower ranking status.Land OwnershipThe land ownership of sites has been provided for information purposes.Traffic Related CriteriaThe ranking for this section was taken from Aurecon’s placing of the sites from best to worst, with best being given a ranking of 10 and worst a ranking of 0.Site E1 (ACSA’s preferred site) was found to be the best site for a PFS, followed by E2 (ACSA’s alternative site), then C1 and then C2. It shouldhowever be noted that sites C1 and C2 are very close in proximity to the Dube Boulevard / King Shaka Avenue interchange , at which major futuretraffic development changes are planned. Sites A1 and A2 were rated as the worst sites for a PFS.Department of Agriculture,Environmental Affairs & RuralDevelopment, KwaZulu-NatalBasic Assessment Report 2010Version 2: August 2010Page 17 of 46
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