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KNYSNA: MUNICIPAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK Draft Report (Ve r s i o n 4 ) May 2 0 2 0 Table of Contents 4.1 Implementation Requirements .................................... 85 4.1.1 Institutional Requirements ......................................... 85 1 Introduction ...................................................................... 6 4.1.2 Sector Plan Alignment ................................................ 85 1.1 Purpose of the Knysna Municipal Spatial 4.1.3 Local Area Planning Priorities ................................... 89 Development Framework (MSDF) ............................................ 6 4.1.4 Urban Area ................................................................... 90 1.2 Role of the MSDF ............................................................. 6 4.2 Capital Investment Framework ................................... 91 1.3 Spatial planning processes preceding this MSDF ..... 8 Spatial Categories for Investment Planning and Prioritisation 1.4 Preparation process and timeframes ........................... 9 ....................................................................................................... 92 1.4.1 Drafting Process................................................................ 9 4.2.2 Housing, Health and Education................................. 96 1.4.2 Public Engagement ....................................................... 9 4.2.3 Utilities: Water, Wastewater, Electricity and Waste 98 1.5 Document Structure ........................................................ 9 4.2.4 Public Transport and Roads ...................................... 98 2 Overview of Knysna Municipal Area: Spatial Assets, 4.3 Capital Expenditure Framework ................................100 Opportunities and Challenges ................................................. 11 5 Conclusion .................................................................... 102 2.1 The Place ........................................................................ 11 5.1 Outstanding Information .............................................102 2.2 The People ...................................................................... 12 5.2 Monitoring and evaluation ..........................................103 2.3 The Infrastructure .......................................................... 15 5.3 SDF Review Timeframes .............................................103 2.4 Governance .................................................................... 16 6 Bibliography .................................................................. 105 3 Knysna Municipal Spatial Development Framework ......... 18 Annexure 1: ......................................................................... 107 3.1 Vision Directives ............................................................ 18 Annexure 2: ......................................................................... 108 3.2 Spatial development vision ......................................... 19 Annexure 3: ......................................................................... 109 3.3 Spatial development strategies................................... 20 3.4 Spatial Development Framework: Applying these strategies in space ................................................................... 20 3.4.1 Manage risk, safeguard resilience: The integrity of Knysna’s environmental and economic assets must be central to a secure future for all. ................................................22 3.4.2 Drive inclusivity for economic and social well- being: Access to opportunity for all .......................................................46 3.5 Composite Knysna Municipal Spatial Development Framework ................................................................................. 80 4 Implementation Framework ............................................ 85 List of Acronyms NNAR No Natural Area Remaining ONA Other Natural Area PA Protected Area CBA Critical Biodiversity Area PPTIF Provincial Public Transport Institutional Framework CBD Central Business District PSDF Provincial Spatial Development Framework CEF Capital Expenditure Framework PWC Price Waterhouse Cooper CML Coastal Management Line RDP Rural Development Plan DEA&DP Department of Environmental Affairs and SALGA South African Local Government Association Development Planning SANParks South African National Parks DHS Department of Human Settlements SEA Strategic Environment Assessment DARRLD Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural SPC Spatial Planning Category Development SMME Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises DRDLR Department of Rural Development & Land Reform SPLUMA Spatial Planning Land Use Management Act (now DALRRD) Stats SA Statistics South Africa EIA Environmental impact assessment STEP Sub-tropical Thicket Ecosystem Plan EMF Environmental Management Framework TDM Travel Demand Management ESA Ecological support area WCBSP Western Cape Biodiversity Spatial Plan GDP Gross Domestic Product WCG Western Cape Government GRNP Garden Route National Park HDA Housing Development Agency HSP Human Settlement Plan ICM Integrated Coastal Management ICMA Integrated Coastal Management Act IDP Integrated Development Plan IUDF Integrated Urban Development Framework KMA Knysna Municipal Area LITP Local Integrated Transport Plan LSDF Local Spatial Development Framework LTFP Long Term Financial Plan LUPA Land Use Planning Act MPA Marine Protected Area MSA Municipal Systems Act MSDF Municipal Spatial Development Framework MSFM Municipal Services Financial Model MTREF Medium Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework NEMA National Environmental Management Act NMT Non-motorised Transport 3 | Knysna Spatial Development Framework 2019: Draft v 4 M a y 2 0 2 0 List of Tables List of Figures Table 1: Importance of Sectors to the Greater KMA's Economy Figure 1: The Municipal Planning System .................................... 7 (Knysna Municipality) ................................................................. 14 Figure 2: The Knysna Municipality’s Land Use Management Table 2: Prioritised Water Resource Units (Department of Water System ......................................................................................... 7 and Sanitation, 2018) ................................................................. 29 Figure 3: Spatial Plans that inform one another at different scales Table 3: Settlement Hierarchy in the KMA ................................. 47 ..................................................................................................... 8 Table 4: Settlement Hierarchy and Appropriate Development ... 49 Figure 4: Document Structure .................................................... 10 Table 5: Centre Hierarchy in Knysna town ................................. 52 Figure 5: Knysna Municipal Area's Population Age Profile Table 6: Knysna Public Coastal Access Points (WCG, 2018) .... 58 (Knysna Municipality, 2018) ....................................................... 13 Table 7: Urban land and housing projections for the next ten Figure 6: Smart Growth Principles (Smart Growth Network, 1996) years .......................................................................................... 60 ................................................................................................... 19 Table 8: Potential sites for the development of social rental Figure 7: Garden Route National Park Conservation Estate housing (Knysna Municipality, 2016) .......................................... 62 Expansion (SANPARKS, 2019) .................................................. 24 Table 9: Knysna Municipality Sector Plans and their implications Figure 8: Categories on the Biodiversity Spatial Plan Map and for the MSDF .............................................................................. 87 their recommended corresponding Spatial Planning Category Table 10: Human Settlements, Health and Education Projects (Cape Nature, 2017) ................................................................... 41 Planned for Knysna over the Medium Term Revenue and Figure 9: Summary of the WCBSP map categories ad their Expenditure Framework period .................................................. 97 meanings and management objectives (Berg River Municipality, Table 11: MSDF Review Framework ........................................ 103 2019) .......................................................................................... 44 Figure 10: Funicular in Medellin, Colombia enabling access by the poor to the city (dreamstime, 2019) ............................................ 54 Figure 11: Cross-section of a complete street ............................ 56 Figure 12: Planning inputs into Capital Investment / Expenditure Frameworks ................................................................................ 91 4 | Knysna Spatial Development Framework 2019: Draft v 4 M a y 2 0 2 0 List of Maps Map 1: Locality of the Knysna Municipal Area ............................ 11 Map 2: Local areas in Knysna town............................................ 21 Map 3: Knysna Municipal Area Biophysical Framework ............. 26 Map 4: Environmental (Fire and Coastal) Hazards/ Risks .......... 27 Map 5: Knysna town Public Assets and Resources ................... 28 Map 6: Approximate locations of N2 bypass intersections in the Knysna town area....................................................................... 36 Map 7: Knysna Town urban edge and coastal management line 37 Map 8: Karatara Urban Edge ....................................................