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Jozini Municipal Housing Plan JOZINI MUNICIPAL HOUSING PLAN SEPTEMBER 2008 Prepared for: Prepared by: JOZINI MUNICIPAL HOUSING PLAN 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 1 2. LOCAL CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 SPATIAL CONTEXT ...............................................................................................................5 2.2 DEMOGRAPHIC CONTEXT ..................................................................................................5 2.3 ECONOMIC CONTEXT ........................................................................................................10 2.4 SOCIAL CONTEXT ...............................................................................................................11 2.5 INFRASTRUCTURAL CONTEXT ......................................................................................11 2.6 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT ...........................................................................................12 3. CURRENT HOUSING DEMAND ....................................................................................................... 14 4. LAND SUITABLE FOR FUTURE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ............................................. 16 5. JOZINI HOUSING STATUS QUO ..................................................................................................... 18 5.1 URBAN AREAS (M AP 1) ................................................... ERROR ! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED . 5.2 RURAL AREAS (M AP 1) .................................................... ERROR ! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED . 5.3 LAND REFORM PROGRAMME .........................................................................................19 6. PLANNED PROJECTS ......................................................................................................................... 20 6.1 MUNICIPALITY’S INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP) ..................................20 6.2 PROVINCIAL PRIORITY HOUSING PROGRAMMES ....................................................20 6.3 PRIORITY ISSUES, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES .................................................20 6.4 PLANNED HOUSING PROJECTS 2008/09 TO 2012/13 ................................................22 7. INTEGRATION WITH OTHER SECTORS ..................................................................................... 23 8. SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ................................................................................... 24 9. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ........................................................................................................ 27 10. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS .............................................................................................. 29 11. CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................................................... 31 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................................... 32 MAPS Map 1: Existing Projects Map 2: Priority Projects Map 3: Infrastructure Map 4: Ndumo Map 5: Msiyane Map 6: Bhambanana Map 7: Ingwavuma Map 8: Jozini Map 8: Makhathini Map 10: Ubombo Map 11: Mkhuze i ISIBANI PLANNING CONSULTANTS SEPTEMBER 2008 JOZINI MUNICIPAL HOUSING PLAN 1. INTRODUCTION Isibani Planning Consultants (in association with Isibuko se-Africa) was appointed to assist the Jozini Municipality with the preparation of a Municipal Housing Plan. “Housing” refers to an integrated approach to development with the primary focus being on the delivery of shelter. It includes, among others, the development of housing units, service delivery, the upgrading of land tenure rights, social and community development and planning policy issues. Future housing projects should therefore aim to achieve all of these development goals. The proposed municipal housing plan will consider a full range of housing products and land which is suitable for such products. Housing delivery within the Jozini Municipal Area occurs mainly in the form of state funded, low cost housing in which the municipality serves as a developer. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996) is the supreme law of the country. The sections of the Constitution that are relevant with respect to this project are the following: • In terms of Sections 26, 27 and 29 of Chapter 2 - Bill of Rights everyone has the right to access to adequate housing, health care services, social security and education. • In terms of Schedules 4 and 5, the Province has legislative competence in regard to (i nter alia ): Environment; Urban and rural development; Welfare; Housing, Health Services; Regional planning and development; (concurrent competence with national) and Provincial planning and Provincial Roads and traffic (exclusive competence). The National Housing Code (March 2000: 29UF) identifies the primary role of the municipality as taking all reasonable and necessary steps, within the framework of national and provincial legislation and policy, to ensure that the inhabitants within its area of jurisdiction have access to adequate housing on a progressive basis. This entails the following: • Initiating, planning, facilitating and co-ordinating appropriate housing development. • Promoting private sector development and playing the role of developer. • Preparing a housing delivery strategy and setting up housing development goals. • Setting aside, planning and managing land for housing. • Creating a financially and socially viable environment for housing delivery. 1 ISIBANI PLANNING CONSULTANTS SEPTEMBER 2008 JOZINI MUNICIPAL HOUSING PLAN • Facilitating the resolution of conflicts arising from housing delivery initiatives. • Facilitating the provision of bulk services. • Administering national housing programmes. • Expropriating land for housing development. The aim of this plan is to assist the municipality in fulfilling the abovementioned role assigned to it in terms of the National Housing Code. The Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Sustainable Human Settlements (August 2004) and the Guidelines for the Implementation of Labour-Intensive Infrastructure Projects under the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) should also be taken into account. The Comprehensive Plan provides detailed information on the programmes identified by the National Department of Housing. It provides clear indicators of deliverables, time frames and estimated resource requirements. The new “Human Settlements Plan” promotes the achievement of a non-racial, integrated society through the development of sustainable human settlements and quality housing. Housing is to be utilized for the development of sustainable human settlements in support of spatial restructuring. The aim is to move beyond the provision of basic shelter towards achieving the broader vision of sustainable human settlements and more efficient towns, cities and regions. The following factors will be taken into consideration in order to achieve this vision: • Progressive Informal Settlement Eradication : These settlements must be integrated into the broader urban fabric to overcome spatial, social and economic exclusion. The eradication of informal settlements through in-situ upgrading in desired locations coupled with the relocation of households where development is not possible or desirable is supported by the “Human Settlements Plan”. • Promoting Densification and Integration : The plan aims to integrate previously excluded groups into the city and the benefits it offers and to ensure the development of more integrated, functional and environmentally sustainable human settlements, towns and cities. • Enhancing Spatial Planning : Greater co-ordination and alignment of various planning instruments and economic policies lies at the heart of sustainable human settlements. This requires more than mere co-ordination between departments but there needs to be a single overarching planning authority and/or instrument to provide macro-level guidance to support the development of sustainable human settlements. • Enhancing the Location of New Housing Projects : The location of housing projects has been criticized as reinforcing apartheid spatial settlement patterns. Spatial restructuring aims to achieve a more decisive intervention in land markets. 2 ISIBANI PLANNING CONSULTANTS SEPTEMBER 2008 JOZINI MUNICIPAL HOUSING PLAN The following interventions are envisaged viz. accessing well located state-owned and parastatal land: acquisition of well- located private land for housing development, funding for land acquisition and fiscal incentives. • Supporting Urban Renewal and Inner City Regeneration : Urban renewal and inner city regeneration often result in the current inhabitants being excluded as a result of the construction of dwelling units they cannot afford. Some municipalities are trying to avoid this by promoting affordable inner city housing. The “Human Settlements Plan” will support this by encouraging social housing. • Developing Social and Economic Infrastructure : The need to move away from a housing–only approach towards a more holistic development of human settlements which includes the provision of social and economic infrastructure is emphasized. • Enhancing the Housing Product : The aim is to develop more appropriate settlement designs and housing
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