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the gauteng spatial development framework - Gauteng Online

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LEVEL ESSENTIAL FOCUS AND SCOPE SCALE EXAMPLE OF SCALE LEVEL OF GOVERNMENTRESPONSIBILITYThe <strong>Gauteng</strong> SpatialDevelopment Framework(GSDF)A SINGLE FRAMEWORK• Concerned with <strong>the</strong> entire <strong>Gauteng</strong> city region,including <strong>the</strong> open space/ rural areas adjacent to<strong>the</strong> urban areas and within <strong>the</strong> provincial boundary• Takes note of <strong>the</strong> inter-provincial issues andrelationships that arise and indicates key policiesrelated to <strong>the</strong>se issues• Focuses on <strong>the</strong> structuring elements of how <strong>the</strong>city region is to function <strong>spatial</strong>ly: urban corridors,activity nodes, an integrated open space system;public transport systems; goods transportation;movement systems; broad land-use classifications;minimum and maximum <strong>development</strong> intensityand density performance requirements.• Emphasis on both service and social infrastructuralinvestment in reinforcing <strong>the</strong> <strong>spatial</strong> structuringprinciples for <strong>the</strong> city region with focus on 'citybuilding'infrastructure ra<strong>the</strong>r than smaller-scaleinfrastructural investment• Notes <strong>the</strong> policy context of how <strong>the</strong> <strong>spatial</strong>structuring of <strong>the</strong> city region is to be achievedand how <strong>the</strong>se policies are to be harmonized witho<strong>the</strong>r policies such as subsidies, grants, incentivesand so on.• Establishes <strong>the</strong> current position on restrictingurban sprawl and <strong>the</strong> criteria on which it is to be(a) established and (b) subject to review• Entire <strong>Gauteng</strong> provincial area• Extends beyond <strong>the</strong> provincialboundary to include adjacentprovinces in defining interprovincialrelationships and issues.• Clearly demarcates <strong>the</strong> municipaljurisdictional boundaries within<strong>the</strong> province but concentrates on<strong>the</strong> functional relationship acrossboundaries• Apart from observing jurisdictionalissues and protocols, <strong>the</strong><strong>framework</strong> downplays <strong>the</strong>significance of municipalboundaries and highlightsfunctional relationshipsAs noted under scalecolumnPROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTANNEXURE D: THE PACKAGE OF PLANSGAUTENG SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 2011GAUTENG GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY188

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