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Municipality of Swakopmund Structure Plan 2020-2040 Municipality of Swakopmund Structure Plan DRAFT SWAKOPMUND STRUCTURE PLAN 2020 -2040 0 ____________________________________ Municipality of Swakopmund Structure Plan 2020-2040 I, ………………………………………… in my capacity as ……………………………………… herewith declare that, the Swakopmund Structure Plan was approved and adopted by the Swakopmund Municipal Council vide Resolution ………………….. of 19………. Signed at ……………………………………………….. this ………… day of ……………………………………… 2020. _____________________ (CEO: Swakopmund Municipality) In …………………………. 2020 Electronic copies of the document were provided to the following: a) Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) b) Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) c) Ministry of Land Reform (MLR) d) Roads Authority (RA) e) NamPower f) NamWater g) TransNamib DRAFT SWAKOPMUND STRUCTURE PLAN 2020 -2040 1 2.2.8. Community facilities ............................................................ 26 3.8.16 Stability and resilience ........................................................ 58 Table of Contents 2.2.9. Conservation ........................................................................ 27 3.8.17 other informants ................................................................. 59 Foreword.............................................................................. 5 2.3 Urban settlement analyses (SPC/WHUDA/Lithon) ...................29 3.9 Mining claims............................................................... 60 Acknowledgements ............................................................... 6 2.3.1. Spatial land use analysis....................................................... 29 Chapter 4: Problem Statement ................................................. 64 Executive Summary ............................................................... 7 2.3.2. Disparity between communities .......................................... 30 Section II: Planning Policies and Proposals ...................................... 71 Acronyms and Abbreviations.................................................. 8 2.4 Infrastructure (Status quo) ...............................................30 Chapter 5: Spatial Vision and development proposals ..................... 72 Glossary of Terms.................................................................. 8 2.4.1. Transportation and road network........................................ 30 5.1 The vision: “Creating a sustainable, livable and inclusive city at the human scale” ................................................................... 72 Section I: Background Information and Analysis ............................... 10 2.4.2. Water Infrastructure ............................................................ 34 5.1.1 The Sustainable City .............................................................. 72 Chapter 1: General Background................................................ 11 Chapter 3: Planning informants ................................................ 45 5.1.2 The Livable City ..................................................................... 72 1.1 Introduction .................................................................11 3.1 Statutory framework ......................................................45 5.1.3 The Inclusive City .................................................................. 72 1.1.1. Objective of a Structure Plan................................................ 11 3.1.1. Namibian National Plans ...................................................... 45 5.1.3 The Human Scale City ........................................................... 72 1.1.2. Rationales for the formulation of the structure plan ........... 11 3.1.2. Swakopmund institutional and regulatory framework ........ 46 5.2 General Building Designs and Guidelines ............................. 74 1.1.3. Planning Approach ............................................................... 13 3.2 The aim and objective of the Swakopmund Structure Plan ........49 5.3 Descriptions of urban design principles ............................... 74 1.1.4. Methodology and Project timeline ...................................... 14 3.3 Cost of current housing strategies ......................................50 5.4 Building lines/coverage/bulk (erf-usage) for all land uses as 1.1.5. Document structure ............................................................. 15 3.4 The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) .................................50 described individually below ................................................. 74 1.2 Functions of Swakopmund ...............................................15 3.5 Economy and investments ...............................................50 5.5 Overall land development objectives and development zones ... 75 1.2.1. Historic overview and origin of town ................................... 15 3.6 Planned and ongoing developments ...................................51 5.5.1 Development objectives for Swakopmund: .......................... 75 1.2.2. Role of Swakopmund within the national and regional 3.7 Basic assumptions ..........................................................51 5.5.2 Development zones (Precints): ............................................. 75 framework...................................................................................... 16 3.8 Natural Environmental factors ...........................................51 Chapter 6: Spatial Strategies .................................................... 76 1.2.3. Physical settings of Swakopmund ........................................ 17 3.8.1. Climate ................................................................................. 51 6.1 Transportation systems .................................................. 76 1.3. Swakopmund Townlands boundary....................................17 3.8.2. Precipitation......................................................................... 52 6.1.1 Airport ................................................................................... 76 1.4. Socio-economic drivers of Swakopmund .............................19 3.8.3. Wind..................................................................................... 52 6.1.2 Rail ........................................................................................ 78 1.5. Geography ..................................................................19 3.8.4. Geomorphology, Topography and drainage ........................ 52 6.1.3 Road systems ........................................................................ 79 Chapter 2: Demographic ........................................................ 20 3.8.5. Biodiversity .......................................................................... 54 6.2 Commercial and business ................................................ 81 2.1 Population statistics .......................................................20 3.8.6 The Dorob National Park ....................................................... 54 6.2.1 Large scale mixed-use developments ................................... 82 2.1.1. Employment patterns and income....................................... 22 3.8.7 The Coastline ........................................................................ 55 6.2.2 Small scale mixed use provisions – (i.e. Shop house and House 2.2 Spatial characteristics .....................................................22 3.8.8 The Swakop River .................................................................. 55 shop) .............................................................................................. 83 2.2.1. Industry ................................................................................ 22 3.8.9 Bird Areas.............................................................................. 56 6.3 Residential .................................................................. 87 2.2.2. Economy and Commerce ..................................................... 23 3.8.10 Lichen Fields........................................................................ 56 6.4 Housing Typologies........................................................ 87 2.2.3. Housing ................................................................................ 23 3.8.11 The small-holdings .............................................................. 57 6.5 Public institutions, social services and facilities ...................... 89 2.2.4. Education ............................................................................. 24 3.8.12 Existing Public Open Spaces, Sport Fields and Green Areas 57 6.5.1 Tertiary Institution Site ......................................................... 89 2.2.5. Health ................................................................................... 24 3.8..13 Corridors and connectivity ................................................. 57 6.5.2 Central Tertiary Development .............................................. 89 2.2.6. Heritage................................................................................ 25 3.8.14 Visual features .................................................................... 58 6.5.3 Schools and other institutions .............................................. 89 2.2.7. Tourism, Leisure and recreation .......................................... 25 3.8.15 Waste management and landfill ......................................... 58 6.6 Industries ................................................................... 89 DRAFT SWAKOPMUND STRUCTURE PLAN 2020 -2040 2 6.7 Conservation, heritage and cultural sites ..............................90
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