CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT – SPATIAL PLANNING DIRECTORATE DECEMBER 2012 1 REGIONAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK REGION A EKURHULENI METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY SPATIAL CONCEPT December 2012 Commissioned by Drafted by Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Metroplan Town and Regional Planners 2 TABLE OF CONTENT 4.2 Open Space Network ............................................................... 14 5 NODAL STRUCTURE .......................................................................... 17 5.1 MSDF Proposals .......................................................................... 17 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 1 5.1.1 Primary Nodes ................................................................... 17 1.1 Aim and Objectives ...................................................................... 1 5.1.2 Secondary Nodes .............................................................. 18 1.2 The Study Area ............................................................................. 2 5.1.3 Station Nodes ..................................................................... 21 1.3 Structure of the Document ........................................................... 2 5.1.4 Combined MSDF Nodes ................................................... 22 2 PROJECT BACKGROUND ................................................................... 4 5.2 Proposed Nodes ......................................................................... 22 3 MAIN FINDINGS OF THE STATUS QUO ANALYSIS ...................... 5 5.2.1 Aerotropolis Core Node ................................................... 23 3.1 Natural Environment ..................................................................... 5 5.2.2 Germiston Node ................................................................. 25 3.2 Land Use ......................................................................................... 6 5.2.3 Boksburg Node .................................................................. 26 3.2.1 Housing ................................................................................... 6 5.2.4 Bedford View Node .......................................................... 27 3.2.2 Industries ................................................................................. 7 5.2.5 Station Nodes ..................................................................... 28 3.2.3 Commercial ............................................................................ 8 6 DEVELOPMENT CORRIDORS ........................................................... 31 3.2.4 Mining Belt ............................................................................. 9 6.1 The Concept of Development Corridors ................................ 31 3.2.5 OR Tambo International Airport ........................................ 9 6.2 Proposed Development Corridors ........................................... 32 3.3 Transport...................................................................................... 11 6.2.1 Aerotropolis Footprint Areas Analysis ........................... 35 4 PROPOSED OPEN SPACE NETWORK ........................................... 12 7 CONCLUSION .................................................................................... 61 4.1 Basic Open Space Elements ..................................................... 13 4.1.1 EBOSS Open Space Network ......................................... 13 4.1.2 Zoned Open Space ........................................................... 13 4.1.3 Combined Open Space .................................................... 14 3 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 28: EAST RAND MALL NODE ....................................................... 19 Figure 29: BEDFORD CENTRE NODE ...................................................... 19 Figure 1: IMAGES OF REGION A ............................................................... 2 Figure 30: BEDFORD VILLAGE NODE ..................................................... 20 Figure 2: REGION A STUDY AREA ............................................................. 3 Figure 31: EASTGATE NODE .................................................................... 20 Figure 3: GROWTH OF REGION A FROM 1890 TO PRESENT ........... 5 Figure 32: BONAERO PARK NODE ......................................................... 20 Figure 4: ISSUES WITH REGARDS TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Figure 33: EMPEROR'S PALACE NODE ................................................... 21 .......................................................................................................................... 5 Figure 34: PRIMROSE NODE .................................................................... 21 Figure 5: CURRENT STATE OF HOUSING ................................................. 6 Figure 35: STATION NODES .................................................................... 22 Figure 6: EXAMPLE OF HIGHER INCOME HOUSING ............................. 6 Figure 36: COMBINED MSDF NODES .................................................... 22 Figure 7: PROPOSED HOUSING PROJECTS ............................................ 7 Figure 37: COMBINED NODES ................................................................ 23 Figure 8: CURRENT STATE OF INDUSTRY ................................................. 7 Figure 38: THE AEROTROPOLIS CORE NODE ...................................... 24 Figure 9: INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ....................................................... 8 Figure 39: THE AEROTROPOLIS MAIN LAND USES ............................. 24 Figure 10: CURRENT STATE OF RETAIL ..................................................... 8 Figure 40: GERMISTON NODE ................................................................ 25 Figure 11: SHOPPING MALLS ..................................................................... 9 Figure 41: GERMISTON MAIN LAND USES ........................................... 26 Figure 12: CBD DEVELOPMENT .................................................................. 9 Figure 42: BOKSBURG NODE .................................................................. 26 Figure 13: THE MINING BELT ...................................................................... 9 Figure 43: BOKSBURG MAIN LAND USES ............................................. 27 Figure 14: OR TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT .............................. 10 Figure 44: BEDFORD VIEW NODE .......................................................... 28 Figure 15: ROAD AND RAIL NETWORK ................................................ 11 Figure 45: BEDFORD VIEW MAIN LAND USES ..................................... 28 Figure 16: TAXI RANK ............................................................................... 11 Figure 46: RAVENSKLIP NODE ................................................................ 29 Figure 17: OPEN SPACE NETWORK EXAMPLES .................................. 12 Figure 47: KNIGHTS NODE ...................................................................... 30 Figure 18: EBOSS OPEN SPACE NETWORK ......................................... 13 Figure 45: CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR ........................ 31 Figure 19: ZONED OPEN SPACE ............................................................. 14 Figure 46: EXAMPLES OF DEVELOPMENT CORRIDORS ..................... 31 Figure 20: COMBINED OPEN SPACE ELEMENTS.................................. 14 Figure 47: PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CORRIDORS .......................... 32 Figure 21: OPEN SPACE TYPES ............................................................... 15 Figure 70: PROPOSED AEROTROPOLIS FOOTPRINT .......................... 35 Figure 22: OPEN SPACE NODES ............................................................. 15 Figure 52: COMBINED SPATIAL PLAN .................................................... 61 Figure 23: PROPOSED OPEN SPACE NETWORK CONCEPT ............. 16 Figure 24: PRIMARY NODES .................................................................... 17 Figure 25: SECONDARY NODES ............................................................. 18 Figure 26: CROYDEN SECONDARY NODE ........................................... 18 Figure 27: PARKDENE NODE ................................................................... 19 4 . Potential Transit Oriented Developments (TODs) . Areas where existing development rights should be 1 INTRODUCTION maintained; This document contains the Spatial Plan for the Regional Spatial . Areas where new/additional development rights should Development Framework (RSDF) for Region A of the Ekurhuleni be supported, and Metropolitan Municipality. Areas where residential densification will be supported, including the extent and nature of such densification, The Spatial Plan is based on information contained in the Status taking into account the impact of such densification on Quo Analysis and Synthesis Report. The Spatial Plan will be the environment as well as the impact of external followed supplemented by the Implementation Framework and factors on the densified areas. Sectoral Plans. The Sectoral Plans include: . A Land Use Plan; 1.1 AIM AND OBJECTIVES . A Strategic Environmental Assessment; According to the project brief the preparation of a RSDF is . A Local Open Space Plan; aimed at producing best practice guidelines, guiding A Housing Plan; . investments and achieving balanced growth in a sustainable . An Economic Plan; manner is an important and on-going issue for EMM. An Informal Trade Plan; . A Public Land Implementation Plan; The aim of this document is to propose a Spatial Plan to