ND 2 DRAFT OUTER WEST SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY Annual review 2010/11 OUTER WEST SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2ND DRAFT (NOVEMBER 2009) SDP ANNUAL REVIEW 2010/11: NOVEMBER 2010 Review 1 of 4 November 2010 3 2ND DRAFT OUTER WEST SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY Annual review 2010/11 ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING UNIT FRAMEWORK PLANNING BRANCH CONTACT DETAILS-: Amanda Zungu Tel : 031 311 7194 Fax : 031 311 7279 Email : [email protected] Website -: http://www.durban.gov.za/durban/government/planning/planning-news/new-spatial-development-plans Framework Planning Branch Room 200, 2nd Floor, City Engineers Building 166 K. E. Masinga Road, Durban, 4000. November 2010 2 ND 2 DRAFT OUTER WEST SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY Annual review 2010/11 CONTENTS 3.1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 20 3.2. OVERVIEW ...................................................................... 20 LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................ 6 3.3. SUPPLY ASSESSMENT .................................................. 20 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 7 3.3.1. Environment ........................................................................... 20 3.3.2. Social ..................................................................................... 22 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE OUTER WEST SDP ........................... 7 3.3.3. Economic ............................................................................... 24 1.2 THE SDP PROCESS ......................................................... 8 3.3.4. Infrastructure .......................................................................... 26 3.3.4.1. Roads............................................................... 26 1.3 THE FOCUS OF THE 2010/11 REVIEW............................ 9 3.3.4.2. Rail ................................................................... 26 1.4 THE STUDY AREA ............................................................ 9 3.3.4.3. Sanitation and Water........................................ 27 3.3.4.4. Water ............................................................... 28 2. METROPOLITAN SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT 3.3.4.5. Stormwater ....................................................... 31 APPROACH ............................................................................. 10 3.3.4.6. Electricity and Telecommunications ................. 31 2.1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................. 10 3.3.4.7. Solid Waste ...................................................... 31 2.2. THE SPATIAL NATURE OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS ... 10 3.4. DEMAND ASSESSMENT ................................................ 32 2.2.1. Overlapping Systems of Movement and Activity ......................10 3.4.1. Social Drivers ......................................................................... 32 2.2.2. Metropolitan Levels of Interconnectedness and Exchange .......11 3.4.2. Environmental Drivers ............................................................ 33 2.2.2.1. Open Space as a Primary Structuring Element 11 3.4.3. Economic Drivers ................................................................... 33 2.2.2.2. Metropolitan Movement and Linkage as Primary 3.5. SYNTHESIS OF ISSUES ................................................. 34 Structuring Element ......................................... 11 3.6. DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES ......................................... 35 2.2.3. Local Levels of Interconnectedness and Exchange .................11 2.2.4. EThekwini Integrated Development Plan .................................12 4. APPLICATION OF THE SPATIAL STRUCTURING 2.2.5. Metropolitan Spatial Development Framework .........................12 APPROACH TO THE OUTER WEST ....................................... 36 2.3. METROPOLITAN KEY CHOICES ................................... 13 4.1. STRATEGIC ROLES OF THE OUTER WEST REGION IN 2.4. KEY STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRAMME ................ 15 THE EMA ....................................................................... 36 2.4.1. Develop and Implement a Sustainable and Integrated Spatial Planning System ...................................................................15 4.2. OUTER WEST METRO AND LOCAL SPATIAL 2.4.2. Local Area Plans .....................................................................15 DEVELOPMENT ROLES ............................................... 37 2.4.3. Precinct/ Special Area Plans ...................................................16 2.4.4. Land Use Schemes .................................................................16 4.3. SPATIAL CONCEPT ........................................................ 38 2.5. MUNICIPAL SPATIAL STRUCTURING ELEMENTS ...... 17 5. KEY STRUCTURING ELEMENTS................................. 40 3. STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF THE OUTER WEST .. 20 5.1. OPEN SPACE SYSTEM .................................................. 40 November 2010 3 2ND DRAFT OUTER WEST SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY Annual review 2010/11 5.1.1. Manage Drainage Catchments ................................................40 5.5.10. Inanda Link Road ................................................................... 50 5.1.2. Conserve Riverine Systems ....................................................40 5.5.11. Cato Ridge to Dube Trade Port .............................................. 50 5.1.3. Conserve Functional Ecosystems............................................40 5.5.12. Public Transport ..................................................................... 50 5.1.4. Establish N3 Open Space Corridor ..........................................41 5.6. WASTE DISPOSAL ......................................................... 50 5.1.5. Maintain Smaller Open Space Fragments ...............................41 5.1.6. Incorporate High Priority Undeveloped Land ...........................41 5.7. LAND USE QUANTUMS PER LOCAL PLANNING AREA 5.1.7. Conserve Visual Features .......................................................41 ....................................................................................... 52 5.1.8. Manage Development Impacts ................................................41 5.1.9. Incorporate Climate Change Considerations ...........................41 5.8. LAND USE QUANTUMS SUMMARY .............................. 54 5.1.10. Threats to DMOSS and mitigation ...........................................41 5.1.11. Biodiversity protection and socio-economic development ........41 6. FUNCTIONAL DISTRICTS ............................................ 56 5.2. RESIDENTIAL ................................................................. 43 6.1. CATO RIDGE LOCAL AREA ........................................... 58 5.2.1. Net Densities ..........................................................................43 6.1.1. Key Characteristics ................................................................ 59 5.2.2. Potential Population ................................................................44 6.1.2. Role ....................................................................................... 59 5.3. NODAL HIERARCHY` ..................................................... 45 6.1.3. Planning Rationale: Residential .............................................. 59 6.1.4. Proposed Residential Land Use and Densities ....................... 59 5.3.1. Urban Nodes ...........................................................................46 6.1.5. Planning Rationale: Industrial ................................................. 59 5.3.2. Rural Nodes ............................................................................46 6.1.6. Proposed Mixed Use .............................................................. 61 5.3.3. Industrial Nodes ......................................................................47 6.1.7. Proposed Movement System .................................................. 61 5.3.4. Tourism and Recreation Nodes ...............................................47 6.1.8. Open Space/Environment....................................................... 61 5.4. CORRIDORS AND SPINES ............................................. 48 6.1.9. Services ................................................................................. 61 5.4.1. Development Corridor .............................................................48 6.2. WESTERN SUBURBS LOCAL AREA............................. 62 5.4.2. Tourism Corridor .....................................................................48 6.2.1. Key Characteristics ................................................................ 63 5.4.3. Industrial Corridor ...................................................................48 6.2.2. Role ....................................................................................... 63 5.4.4. Rural Corridors........................................................................48 6.2.3. Planning Rationale ................................................................. 63 5.4.5. Agriculture Corridors ...............................................................48 6.2.4. Proposed Residential Land Use and Densities ....................... 64 5.4.6. Urban Service Corridors ..........................................................48 6.2.5. Proposed Nodal Development ................................................ 65 5.5. MOVEMENT AND LINKAGE ........................................... 48 6.2.6. Proposed Movement .............................................................