Urban Design Precinct Plans Aero-Blaaupan Urban Design Precinct Plan

CITY OF EKURHULENI: URBAN DESIGN PRECINCT PLANS AERO-BLAAUPAN URBAN DESIGN PRECINCT PLAN Prepared by: The GAPP Consortium Prepared for: Metropolitan Spatial Planning Division City Planning Department City of Ekurhuleni Version: Final Submission GAPP Consortium Aero-Blaaupan Urban Design Precinct Plan CONTACT DETAILS CLIENT Metropolitan Spatial Planning Division City Planning Department City of Ekurhuleni tel: +27(0)11-999-4026 email: [email protected] web: www.ekurhuleni.gov.za PROFESSIONAL TEAM GAPP Architects and Urban Designers Contact: Andrew Luke tel: +27 11 482 1648 email: [email protected] web: www.gapp.net Royal HaskoningDHV Contact: Janet Loubser tel: +27 11 798 6000 email: [email protected] web: www.rhdhv.co.za Kayamandi Development Services Contact: Russell Aird tel: +27 12 346 4845 email: [email protected] web: www.kayamandi.co.za June 2018 – Vr 2 2 GAPP Consortium Aero-Blaaupan Urban Design Precinct Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS 2.4.2 National and Provincial Policies, Development Plans and Projects 50 2.4.3 Principles and Development Strategy ................................. 50 CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................. 2 2.4.4 Airport East Development Strategy ..................................... 52 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................. 3 2.4.5 CoE Policies, Development Plans and Projects .................. 56 2.4.6 MSDF Urban Structuring Elements ..................................... 57 LIST OF DIAGRAMS .................................................................................. 6 2.4.7 MSDF Urban Design Principles ........................................... 58 LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................... 9 2.4.8 MSDF Street Edge Guidelines ............................................ 58 2.4.9 MSDF Spatial Development Strategy .................................. 59 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS...................................................................... 10 2.4.10 Key Elements of the Urban Design Policy ........................... 75 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION ............................................................. 11 2.4.11 Urban Design Policy Principles ........................................... 75 2.4.12 Supplementary Urban Design Guidelines ........................... 78 1.1 BACKGROUND .......................................................................... 11 2.4.13 Institutional Arrangements ................................................... 80 1.2 AIM.............................................................................................. 11 2.4.14 Development Proposals ...................................................... 81 1.3 APPROACH ................................................................................ 11 2.4.15 Rezoning of Agricultural Smallholdings ............................... 82 1.4 WHY A PRECINCT PLAN? ......................................................... 12 2.4.16 Assessment Outcomes ........................................................ 82 1.5 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT ................................................ 12 2.5 STAKEHOLDER VIEWS ON THE CONTEXT AND STATUS QUO 2 CONTEXTUAL AND STATUS QUO ANALYSIS ............................. 14 86 2.5.1 The Stakeholder Engagement Process ............................... 86 2.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 14 2.5.2 Assessment Outcomes ........................................................ 86 2.2 PURPOSE .................................................................................. 14 2.6 CONTEXT AND STATUS QUO CONSOLIDATION ................... 87 2.3 SPATIAL CONTEXT AND STATUS QUO .................................. 15 2.6.1 Assessment Outcomes, Constraint and Opportunities ....... 87 2.3.1 Regional Context ................................................................. 15 2.6.2 Conclusion ........................................................................... 93 2.3.2 Site Locality and Extent ....................................................... 18 2.3.3 Characteristics and Key Features ....................................... 19 3 PRECINCT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT.......................................... 95 2.3.4 Zoning and Land Legal Status ............................................ 19 3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 95 2.3.5 Ownership ........................................................................... 22 3.1.1 Regional Development Concept .......................................... 95 2.3.6 Roads and Movement Systems .......................................... 23 3.1.2 Precinct Structuring Elements ............................................. 99 2.3.7 Public Transport and Pedestrian Movement ....................... 29 3.1.3 Conclusion ......................................................................... 104 2.3.8 Freight ................................................................................. 31 2.3.9 ORTIA Impact: Noise and Height Restrictions .................... 31 4 DETAILED DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ................................. 105 2.3.10 Open Space and Natural Environment ............................... 34 4.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 105 2.3.11 Land Use and Key Activities ................................................ 37 4.2 PURPOSE ................................................................................ 105 2.3.12 Social Facilities and Public Amenities ................................. 39 4.3 PROCESS ................................................................................ 105 2.3.13 Existing Built Form and Characteristics of Developments .. 40 4.4 THE PRECINCT DETAILED DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 106 2.3.14 Socio-Economic Overview .................................................. 41 4.4.1 Introduction ........................................................................ 106 2.3.15 Infrastructure and Services Overview ................................. 44 4.4.2 The Physical Development Vision ..................................... 106 2.4 POLICIES, PLANS AND PROJECTS CONTEXT ....................... 50 4.4.3 Movement Systems: Streets and Circulation .................... 108 2.4.1 Overview .............................................................................. 50 4.4.4 Movement Systems: Public Transport ............................... 116 June 2018 – Vr 2 3 GAPP Consortium Aero-Blaaupan Urban Design Precinct Plan 4.4.5 Proposed Natural Open Space System ............................ 116 5.6.5 Sub-Precinct 5 — Brentwood Light Industrial: Land Use 4.4.6 Proposed Public Environment Network Error! Bookmark not Activities and Development Controls ............................................... 162 defined. 5.6.6 Sub-Precinct 6 — Lancaster Commercial Park: Land Use 4.4.7 Noise Contours Impact on Land Use Activities ................. 119 Activities and Development Controls ............................................... 163 4.4.8 Overall Land Use Activities ............................................... 119 5.6.7 Sub-Precinct 7 — Caro Nome South: Land Use Activities and 4.4.9 Detailed Land Use Plan with Identified Sub-Precincts and Development Controls ..................................................................... 164 Land Use Budget ............................................................................. 122 5.6.8 Conclusion ......................................................................... 165 4.4.10 Social Facilities and Educational Facilities ........................ 125 5.7 COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLAN ...................................................... 166 4.4.11 Open Space and Parks ..................................................... 125 5.7.1 Social Services Development ............................................ 166 4.4.12 Conclusion ......................................................................... 126 5.7.2 Open Space and Parks ..................................................... 166 5.7.3 Education Facilities ............................................................ 167 5 KEY PLANS: DETAILED DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK .......... 128 5.8 INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES PLAN ............................................... 169 5.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 128 5.8.1 Water Infrastructure ........................................................... 169 5.2 PURPOSE ................................................................................ 128 5.8.2 Stormwater Infrastructure .................................................. 171 5.3 INTEGRATED MOVEMENT AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT PLAN 5.8.3 Electrical Infrastructure ...................................................... 172 128 5.8.4 Solid Waste Infrastructure ................................................. 172 5.3.1 Integrated Movement and Street Grid Plan ....................... 128 5.8.5 Sewer Infrastructure .......................................................... 173 5.3.2 Road Network Options ...................................................... 131 5.8.6 Telecommunications Infrastructure ................................... 174 5.3.3 Public Transport Plan ........................................................ 138 5.9 SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN ....................................... 176 5.3.4 Non-motorised Transport .................................................

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