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Hartbeespoort Area Precinct Plan 2014 R512 R514 R560 R104 R511 R511 Sunway Melodie AH Schoemansville Melodie Kosmos R560 Ifafi Xanadu Eco Park Caribbean Beach Xanadu Leloko Estate Magalies Golf Estate and River Club The Island Estate Meerhof Pecanwood Heron CoveR512 Lakeland Estate R511 West Lake Estate Eagles Landing Ville D'Africque N4 R512 R104 Damsig R104 R512 NECSA R560 Legend Hartbeespoort Area Precinct Precinct Boundary Roads and Transportation Precinct Plan Commercial and Light Industrial Regional Roads Plan Protected and Conservation Areas NECSA Local Roads Rural Residential Mixed Use Proposed Freeway Residential Development Cradle of Humankind Proposed Regional Roads N Public Resorts Medium Density Residential Proposed Local Roads Precinct Plan Tourism, Low to Medium Density Residential Rietfontein Community Nodes Railway Line Tourism Environmentally Sensitive Areas Stations Eco-Tourism and Conservation Proposed Environmental Training Centre Waste Water Treatment Works Hartbeespoort Village Cableway WWTW Buffer 600m K16/R514 Development Corridor Water NECSA 2km-5km Minimum and Maximum Alert Zones 0 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 km Perennial Rivers Figure 22: Precinct Plan Chapter 5: Precinct Plan 57 2014 Hartbeespoort Area Precinct Plan R512 R514 Zone 1 R560 R104 R511 R511 Sunway ZoneMelodie 8 AH Schoemansville Zone 9 Zone 6 Melodie Kosmos Zone 7 R560 ZoneIfafi 6 Xanadu Eco Park Caribbean Beach Zone 6 Leloko Estate Xanadu Magalies Golf Estate and River Club The Island Estate Meerhof Pecanwood Heron Cove R512 Lakeland Estate R511 West Lake Estate Eagles Landing Ville D'Africque Zone 2 Zone 2 Zone 4 N4 R512 R104 Damsig R104 R512 Zone 3 Zone 5 NECSA R560 Hartbeespoort Area Precinct Legend Plan Precinct Boundary Stations Roads and Transportation Development Zones Zone 6 N Development Zones Regional Roads Zone 1 Zone 7 Local Roads Zone 2 Zone 8 Proposed Freeway Zone 3 Zone 9 Proposed Regional Roads Zone 4 Railway Line Zone 5 0 0.5 1 2 3 4 5 km Figure 23: Development Zones 58 Chapter 5: Precinct Plan Hartbeespoort Area Precinct Plan 2014 can cater for a variety of housing typologies and income groups and which are “According to GDACE (2002), nuclear facilities produce a number of radioactive supported by sufficient social and community facilities; and waste products, which are categorised according to their degree of radioactivity. The preferred exclusion zone as identified by the Atomic Energy Cooperation (AEC) 7. The protection and management of rural residential opportunities. model of radiological dose in the most prominent wind direction is 2km. Development applications should therefore be evaluated in terms of their distance from the potential pollution source or in terms of the proposed industry’s potential pollution emissions and 5.4 Development Restriction Zones its proximity to residential areas.”1 Development Restriction Zones are those areas where development should be limited Table 13: Development Constraint Zones Around NECSA because of a potential negative impact associated with a certain type of development. Very High Devel- High Develop- Medium Devel- Low Develop- The Development Restriction Areas therefore essentially refer to buffer zones around opment Con- ment Constraint opment Con- ment Constraint specific developments. In the case of the Hartbeespoort Area, there are two main straint Zone Zone straint Zone Zone Development Restriction Zones, namely (refer to Figure 22): Areas that fall Areas that fall N/A Areas beyond the between the between the 2km 5km alert zone. • An area around the Waste Water Treatment Works; and nuclear facility worst case buffer • An area around NECSA. footprint and zone and the the 2km worst- 5km best-case An area of roughly 600m around the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) have been case buffer zone (maximum alert indicated as a Development Restriction Zone due to the nuisance factors associated (minimum alert zone). with these facilities. The exact buffer around a WWTP should however be determined zone). through a specialist study that will inter alia look at wind direction. Development Zones 4 and 5 fall within these alert zones, and development in these In terms of the Madibeng Spatial Development Framework, 2009, an area of 5km areas should be dealt with accordingly. around NECSA was indicated as a Development Restriction Zone: “In terms of the National Nuclear Regulator and the Nuclear Licence for the NECSA facility at Pelindaba, an emergency planning area must be demarcated around a nuclear facility. In the case of the Pelindaba facility, this emergency planning area must comprise a 5.5 Guidelines for Development Zones 5km radius around the nuclear facility. In addition, the Pelindaba complex also contains a hazardous chemical installation, and in terms of legislation development is also not The Precinct Plan has divided the area into specific development zones with specific permitted in the vicinity of such an installation.” characteristics that should either be protected or exploited for particular reasons. Rather than allowing development to take place anywhere, the municipality should In terms of the Madibeng Environmental Management Framework, the Desired State for aim to establish and entrench these different environments through focussed land use the Constraint Zone around the nuclear facility is “to ensure that the risks of catastrophic management and infrastructure investment. accidents associated with this nuclear facility are prevented.” 1 Source: Madibeng Environmental Management Framework Chapter 5: Precinct Plan 59 2014 Hartbeespoort Area Precinct Plan Figure 24: Indicative Boundaries of Damdoryn Node 60 Chapter 5: Precinct Plan Hartbeespoort Area Precinct Plan 2014 5.5.1 Development Zone 1 Table 14: Development Guidelines for Development Zone 1 Location Envisaged Character Land Uses Development Controls Development Zone 1 is located to the The envisaged character of Precinct 1 is Rural Residential and Tourism Corridor: All Development: north of the Magaliesberg and west of the that of a largely rural residential area, with a Hartbeespoort Dam, and mainly comprises strong focus on the creation of a low intensity • Adventure tourism All developments should be the areas along the R104. rural tourism corridor along the R104. environmentally responsible and must • Agriculture Visually and functionally, developments ensure the protection and conservation of should not compromise the rural character • Nature Conservation and Na- the Magaliesberg Protected Environment. of the area and should have a restricted ture Reserves as defined by the The guidelines of the Magaliesberg development footprint. Madibeng EMF Environmental Management Framework • Lodges, guest houses, camping must be strictly adhered to. Two business nodes are proposed along sites the R104, the first being the Damdoryn Properties situated in the most western node and the second at the intersection of • Restaurants part of the Development Zone should in the R104 and R512. • Art Galleries particular take cognizance of the sensitive flora habitat and conduct extensive • Hiking, cycling and horse trails The node at the intersection of the R104 tree audits as part of any development and R512 is intended to be a local rural • Wildlife rehabilitation centres proposal. service node that only provides opportunity • Home Enterprises as per the for a local business centre and any other ‘Magaliesberg Protected Environ- Access management measures must be community services that are to develop in ment Environmental Management incorporated into all developments adjacent the area. Framework and Plan’ to the R104. The Damdoryn Node already comprises a • Country Estates, Private Resorts Important vistas must be protected from business centre, and should be rounded and Public Resorts as per the ‘North intrusive or obstructive developments off and consolidated with the development West Guidelines for the Establish- ment of Country Estates, Private of limited residential development directly Ridges with slopes greater than 5 degrees Resorts and Public Resorts’ surrounding the centre and the intersection, should be protected as per the Madibeng social services and facilities and tourism EMF developments. The proposed boundaries of the node is indicated on Figure 24). Chapter 5: Precinct Plan 61 2014 Hartbeespoort Area Precinct Plan Location Envisaged Character Land Uses Development Controls Rural Residential and Tourism Continued: Large parts of this zone are indicated as Very High and High Development Control • Subdivisions: Zones in terms of the Madibeng EMF, and should be dealt with accordingly. • West of R512: Minimum size of 20Ha • East of R512: Minimum Size 3Ha, provided that in areas that fall within the Magalies- berg Protected Environments subdivisions shall not be smaller than 5Ha. Damdoryn Node: Damdoryn Node: • Businesses (shops, service indus- The visual quality of development within tries) the node (with the exception of the intersection) should strive to maintain a low • Boutique hotels and guest houses intensity and low impact facade along the • Low to medium density residential R104 and R560, with the preservation of development natural vegetation as far as possible. • Restaurants • Social and community facilities (school, religious buildings, medical centre, libraries, community centres etc.) • Art Galleries 62 Chapter 5: Precinct Plan Hartbeespoort Area Precinct Plan 2014 5.5.2 Development Zone 2 Table 15: Development Guidelines for Development Zone 2 Location Envisaged Character Land Uses Development Zone