CEDERBERG SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK SPATIAL VISION, GUIDELINES AND PROPOSALS FOR 2017-2022 Cederberg Spatial Development Framework 2017-2022 Cederberg Spatial Development Framework 2017-2022 i How to use the document The Cederberg Spatial Development Framework 2017 - 2022 consists of two parts: Part I provides an overview of the status quo of the Cederberg region and the legislation applicable to development. Part II consists of a SWOT analysis of the status quo, a vision statement, a development proposal and an implementation plan for both settlements (Chapter 4) and rural areas (Chapter 5). It is envisaged that Cederberg will become “An economically prosperous region and sustainable liveable environment for all Cederberg residents.” To achieve this vision for both settlements and rural areas, five objectives and three strategies were adopted: The five objectives and their specific spatial strategies to achieve them are: Spatial Objectives Spatial Strategies Objective 1: Grow (& unlock) economic SS1 Protect Cederberg’s comparative trade advantage prosperity (Conservation & vast Conservation Area, Agriculture based on export produce) [Economic Environment] Grow (change) economic potential & trade advantage (agri- SS2 industry corridors). Stimulate diversification & product development SS3 Strengthen mobility and economic links Develop Cederberg’s competitive advantage (climate & SS4 agricultural production, mountainous landscape, new markets and economic sectors, e.g. tourism) Objective 2: Proximate, convenient and SS5 Protect economic vibrancy equal access SS6 Provide sustainable social infrastructure and services/ utilities to [Economic Environment] facilitate smart growth Provide land for residential and industrial development SS7 Objective 3: Sustain material, physical SS8 Protect safety and security and social well-being SS9 Protect fundamental community resources (air, water & energy) SS6 Provide sustainable social infrastructure and services/ utilities to Cederberg Spatial Development Framework 2017-2022 ii [Social Environment] facilitate smart growth SS10 Manage risk & disaster (man-made and natural) Objective 4: Protect and grow place SS11 Protect heritage resources & place identify identity (sense of place) and cultural integrity SS12 Grow cultural potential SS4 Develop competitive advantage (landscape & conservation), new markets and economic sectors. Objective 5: Protect ecological and SS13 Protect food & water security & apply bioregional classification agricultural integrity SS14 Grow conservation potential and formalise conservation of CBAs and apply coastal management [Biophysical or Natural Environment] Develop competitive advantage (landscape & cultivation), new SS4 markets and economic sectors (e.g. tourism and utilities) Protect and preserve sensitive habitats and enhance Ecosystem SS15 services The three overall strategies to achieve the vision are: To protect resources to ensure their use in perpetuity To change from a functionalist and modernist planning approach to a human and nature centred approach and To grow opportunities to ensure convenient and equal access. All guidelines and proposals have to be read and applied with the vision, objectives, overall strategy and specific spatial strategies in mind. The specific spatial strategies inform the proposals and guidelines as proposed per objective. Cederberg Spatial Development Framework 2017-2022 iii Cederberg Spatial Development Framework 2017 – 2022 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose & Vision The purpose of the Cederberg Spatial Development Framework (SDF) is to guide growth and development in the Cederberg’s municipal area in a sustainable manner. Hence, future growth, development and land use planning will embrace the spatial vision and principles to protect and develop integrated, sustainable settlements and liveable environments and enable economic and social prosperity. The spatial vision for the Cederberg is: “An economically prosperous region and sustainable liveable environment for all Cederberg residents.” Status of the Cederberg SDF The latest Cederberg IDP is the fourth generation review and is effective from July 2017 to June 2022. The Cederberg Spatial Development Framework, with a 20 year horizon and a “core component” of the Cederberg IDP (MSA Section 26(e)), should be seen as a dynamic document that needs to evolve in an ongoing changing social and economic environment within a specific spatial setting. In accordance with Section 3(1) of the Cederberg Municipality: Land Use Planning By-Law, April 2016, the Cederberg SDF was prepared as part of the municipal IDP in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Systems Act (MSA) (Act 32 of 2000). Sections 5- 10 of the Cederberg Municipality: Land Use Planning By- Law guides the content of and procedure to follow to compile or amend an SDF. The approval or adoption of this SDF, will be undertaken in accordance with Section 10 of the Cederberg Municipality: Land Use Planning By-Law. This Cederberg SDF once adopted is then valid for five years1. Values Planning shifted from separate development and modernism with its basis of functionalism to physical, social and economic integration of settlements based on human and nature centred approaches to settlement making. 1 Scope of Work: SPLUMA Section 12; MSA Section 24 (1) & 26 (e) Cederberg Spatial Development Framework 2017-2022 iv A human centred approach ensures that developmental needs and activities of people living in settlements are catered for and, in particular, that opportunities for people to achieve their full potential through their own efforts are maximised. Whilst a nature centred approach recognises that natural systems interact in highly synergistic ways. Natural systems need to be respected if breakdowns in them are to be prevented. Principles and Structural Tools Spatial planning is directed by the Spatial Planning and Land Use Act No 16 of 2013, the principles of which inform all proposals in the Cederberg SDF. Settlements demonstrating desirable spatial element qualities are scaled for pedestrians (neither pedestrians nor vehicles dominate); are compact (with high building densities); are integrated; composite parts reinforce each other; have a strong spatial feel with well-defined public spaces and have complex spatial structures offering choices i.t.o. intensity of interaction, privacy of living conditions, lifestyles, housing options and movement systems. The application of four spatial measures is central to the use of space to create positive settlements: definition, scale, flexibility and intensity. Each spatial measure consists of two opposite measures or structural tools that promote a SPLUMA and LUPA principle as per the table below: Spatial Description Structural Tools & SPLUMA & Measures LUPA Principles Definition In positive environments e.g., public open spaces are Continuity and Discontinuity defined by buildings and other space defining elements (Containment) such as walls and landscaping. The elements create a SPLUMA & LUPA PRINCIPLE: feeling of enclosure in contrast with free standing EFFICIENCY elements in a shapeless sea of space. Scale Refers to the relationship between size, distance and Externalization and Localization height. “Human Scale” is a norm for all development SPLUMA & LUPA PRINCIPLE: planning. SPATIAL JUSTICE Flexibility Refers to the creation of spatial structures that Same and Different (Homogeneity accommodate unexpected change over a period of and Heterogeneity) time. SPLUMA & LUPA PRINCIPLE: SPATIAL RESILIENCE Intensity Refers to the creation of high level support for Denseness and Sparsity (Openness) economic and social goods and services to prosper SPLUMA & LUPA PRINCIPLE: economic activities, enhance conditions for sustainable SPATIAL SUSTAINABILITY public transport systems, use infrastructure effectively Cederberg Spatial Development Framework 2017-2022 v and improved land use, contributing to compact urban areas, reduced transportation and energy use and pollution. The application of structural tools creates man made spatial elements e.g. (i) Centres/ Nodes (Administrative, Educational, Legal and Services) (ii) Nodes (Collective & Specialised Economies, Services, Manufacturing, Tourist Attractions) (iii) Hubs (Economic, Jewellery, Petro Chemical, Logistics) (iv) Routes (Tourist) (v) Axis (Transport) (vi) Corridors (Industrial Development Zones (IDZ), Nature Reserves and Conservancies) (vii) Zones (Tourist, Commercial, Agricultural and Irrigation, Alternative Energy) Performance Qualities Well-performing settlements and regions have the qualities of Liveable Environments and Sustainable Settlements. These qualities are defined and described below: Definition Features and qualities Liveable Environments Liveable environments are recognised by: (Relationship between people and their settlements - present) Economic growth – creation of economic, social, cultural and recreational opportunities; provision of mixed uses; the availability of or A liveable settlement opportunities to create a variety of services, educational facilities, satisfies more than the basic recreational and job opportunities; provision of different housing needs of the communities – typologies and densities. it refers to the extent to which the individual as well Accessibility – easy access to opportunities and facilities - as the community’s needs work/education facilities/housing and recreational facilities are easily for social facilities and health accessible and close together; prioritising the incorporation