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Indaka Municipality Housing Development Plan INDAKA MUNICIPALITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PLAN PREPARED BY: Prepared by Excellence At Work Consultants: Contact Person: Sifiso Ndlovu Tel: (033) 345 5694 Fax: (033) 345 3730 E-mail: [email protected] Address: P O Box 101318 Scottsville Pietermaritzburg 3209 Page 1 of 26 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Appointment of Consultants by Indaka Municipality Excellence At Work Consultants cc was appointed as Housing Plan Consultants for the Indaka Local Municipality in April 2006. In May 2006 a working copy (Version 0) was submitted to Indaka Municipality, which highlighted findings and predicted analysis of the housing plan. Following this report, Excellence At Work was instructed to proceed with the preparation of a Detailed Housing Plan for the Indaka Municipality. Extensive house to house survey was required to assess the type of dwellings, levels of services, and income levels within the municipality. Consultants were appointed by Indaka Municipality to undertake house to house survey, under the guidance of the municipality. 1.2 Purpose of this report The purpose of this report is to present the findings and the number of households without basic shelter, and the plan to provide access. To provide the basis for skills transfer to the communities of Indaka Municipality. To ensure that policy guidelines of Department of Housing, District Municipality, Department of Labour, Department of Education, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs, etc. are adhered to. 1.3 Housing Sector Plans The Municipal Systems Act of 2000 formally introduced Integrated Development Plans (IDP’s), as the primary form of planning to be adopted by all metropolitan, district and local municipalities throughout the country. The Provincial Department of Housing (DoH) KZN supports the role of the Housing Sector Plan (HSP), which is aligned with and complement the development plans and strategies of other affected municipalities and other spheres of government. The DoH has provided both financial and capacity building support to local municipalities in order to assist them in drafting these housing sector plans, and Indaka Municipality is one of them. The Housing Sector Plan Steering Committee (HSPSC) has conducted workshops within the coastal, inland and Northern Regions to provide municipal capacity building. These workshops were used as a stepping stone in order to assist the initial round of 20 targeted municipalities, which had received funding from the DoH for the development of the housing plans. Page 2 of 26 1.4 Purpose of housing sector plans Is to ensure the effective allocation of limited resources (specifically financial and human) to large pool of potential development interventions. Is to provide a formal and practical method of prioritiizing housing projects and obtaining political consensus for the sequencing of their implementation. To ensure more integrated development through bringing together the relevant cross-sectoral role players to coordinate their development interventions in one plan. To provide greater spatial linkages between the spatial development framework and the physical implementation of projects on the ground. To ensure that there is a definite housing focus for the IDP. To provide a critical link between integrated developments planning and the practical reality of delivering housing projects on the ground. To ensure effective subsidy budgeting and cash flows both at the local municipal and provincial levels. 1.5 Step-by-step process of preparing HSP This housing plan was developed parallel with the IDP and also aligned after the draft IDP has been completed. The process included but not restricted to the following phases: o Phase 1 Analysis: this phase consists of identifying housing demand both through analysing data and through meeting with Ward Councillors & Ward Committees and relevant stakeholders, i.e. Water Services Authority, MIG Programme Manager, etc o Phase 2 Strategies: this phase is about considering the relevance and applicability of housing sector policy guidelines within the municipal context. Target for housing delivery were specified and the methodology for their achievement clarified. o Phase 3 Projects: housing projects were identified through the house-to-house survey. o Phase 4 Integration: The compilation of sector programmes and plans was finalised, and ensured most efficient use of all available resources. o Phase 5 Approval: The workshop with all councillors and senior management was conducted to ensure confirmation and amendment of all projects, and to align to IDP objectives and strategies; Consolidation of the requirements of individual projects from resources available; Achievement of coherence and integration between the projects of different sectors; Page 3 of 26 INDAKA MUNICIPALITY HOUSING PLAN Version No.2 I N D E X PAGE NO. 1. Introduction and Background ......................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Terms of Reference .................................................................................................................................. 6 1.2 Purpose of this report ............................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 Demographic Information .......................................................................................................................... 6 1.4 Service levels for core services ................................................................................................................. 7 1.5 Financial and Staffing information ............................................................................................................. 7 1.6 Financial & Demand Projections ............................................................................................................... 8 1.7 Local Context ..................................................................................................................................... 10 1.7.1 Spatial Linkages .............................................................................................................................. 10 1.7.2 The preparation of the Land Use Management Plan ....................................................................... 12 1.7.3 Economic issues ............................................................................................................................ 12 1.7.3 Agricultural Production in Tribal Areas ........................................................................................... 13 1.7.4 Tourism .......................................................................................................................................... 13 1.7.5 Social Context ................................................................................................................................ 14 2. Current Housing Demand ..................................................................................................................15 2.1 Projected Housing Demand ............................................................................................................ 15 2.2 Projected Capital Required ............................................................................................................. 16 2.3 Graphical Presentation of Housing Demand.................................................................................... 16 2.4 Land identification........................................................................................................................... 17 2.5 Challenges ..................................................................................................................................... 17 3. Current Housing Situation ....................................................................................................................18 3.1 Current Housing Projects .................................................................................................................... 18 3.2 Project in planning phase – Phase 1.................................................................................................... 18 3.3 Projects scheduled for Phase 2 - Planning........................................................................................... 19 4. Integration with other sectors ..............................................................................................................19 4.1 Water and Sanitation.......................................................................................................................... 19 4.2 Roads ................................................................................................................................................ 19 4.3 Electricity ........................................................................................................................................... 19 4.4 MIG ................................................................................................................................................... 19 4.5 Landfill Site ........................................................................................................................................ 19 4.6 Disaster Management ........................................................................................................................ 19 4.7 Schools .............................................................................................................................................
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