Technical draft 1: SDP / EMF Southern District (H) - for comment and discussion only August 2009 1 Technical draft 1: SDP / EMF Southern District (H) - for comment and discussion only August 2009 2 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 LEGAL STATUS AND VALIDITY .............................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 KEY COMPONENTS OF THE DISTRICT SDP AND EMF ............................................................................................ 2 1.4 PROCESS ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.5 STUDY AREA ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 2. DIRECTIVES ............................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PLANNING INFORMANTS ............................................................................................ 5 2.2 METROPOLITAN AND DISTRICT PLANNING INFORMANTS ...................................................................................... 5 2.3 LOCAL AREA PLANS ............................................................................................................................................. 6 2.4 PLANNING POLICY RATIONALISATION .................................................................................................................. 9 3. THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT ............................................................................................................................ 10 3.1 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES ...................................................................................................... 10 3.1.1 Natural environment and resource base ................................................................................................... 10 3.1.3 Settlement patterns .................................................................................................................................... 30 3.2 SYNTHESIS OF KEY ISSUES ................................................................................................................................... 40 3.2.1 Inconsistent attention to preserving and enhancing the natural and cultural environments .................... 40 3.2.2 Residential predominance within isolated urban enclaves, linked to carrying capacity constraints. ....... 40 3.2.3 Existing infrastructural capacity on Main Road corridor ........................................................................ 41 3.2.4 Poor east-west accessibility ...................................................................................................................... 41 3.2.5 Few opportunities for social inclusion ...................................................................................................... 42 3.3 STRATEGIC SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES .......................................................................................... 44 4. VISION, OBJECTIVES AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK .......................................................................... 46 4.1 DRAFT SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT VISION .............................................................................................................. 46 4.2 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................................................ 47 4.2.1 Spatial strategy 1: Enhance the value of the natural and rural environment and green spaces .............. 47 4.2.2 Spatial strategy 2: Establish an integrated grid based movement system ............................................... 48 4.2.3 Spatial strategy 3: Consolidate and intensify development in the accessibility grid ................................ 49 4.2.4 Spatial strategy 4: Direct urban growth and promote compact, integrated development ....................... 51 4.2.5 Spatial strategy 5: Develop more great people places ............................................................................ 52 4.2.6 Consolidated SDP Conceptual Framework .............................................................................................. 53 5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK ............................................................................ 55 5.1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................... 55 5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES ...................................................................................................... 56 5.2.2 Biodiversity ............................................................................................................................................... 57 5.2.3 Rivers, Wetlands and Groundwater .......................................................................................................... 58 5.2.4 Coastal Areas ............................................................................................................................................ 60 5.2.5 Heritage and Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................. 61 5.2.6 Economic Resources ................................................................................................................................. 62 5.2.7 Settlement Areas and Growth Pressures ................................................................................................... 63 5.2.8 Pollution and Waste Management ............................................................................................................ 65 6. INTEGRATED SDP AND EMF .......................................................................................................................... 67 6.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 67 6.2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT ZONES AND LAND USE DEVELOPMENT INFORMANTS .............................. 67 6.2.1 ZONE 1: Hydrological Zone .................................................................................................................... 70 6.2.2 ZONE 2: Coastal and Dune Zone ............................................................................................................ 77 6.2.3 ZONE 3: Conservation and Biodiversity Priority Zone ........................................................................... 81 6.2.4 ZONE 4: Cultural and Recreational Resources Zone .............................................................................. 86 6.2.5 ZONE 5: Natural Economic Resources Zone .......................................................................................... 90 6.2.6 ZONE 6: Urban Uses and Utilities Zone ................................................................................................. 95 6.3 NEW DEVELOPMENT AREAS ............................................................................................................................... 98 6.3.1 Hout Bay ................................................................................................................................................... 98 6.3.2 Southern Suburbs ...................................................................................................................................... 99 6.3.3 Far South ................................................................................................................................................ 103 6.3.4 Smaller Development Areas .................................................................................................................... 105 6.4 URBAN RESTRUCTURING AND MAJOR UPGRADING .......................................................................................... 107 Technical draft 1: SDP / EMF Southern District (H) - for comment and discussion only August 2009 i 6.4.1 Open space system .................................................................................................................................. 107 6.4.2 Transport infrastructure ......................................................................................................................... 109 6.4.3 Intensification and major land use change ............................................................................................. 113 6.4.4 Public facilities and public space ........................................................................................................... 116 6.4.5 Housing: Informal Settlement Upgrade ................................................................................................. 117 6.5 COMPOSITE DISTRICT SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ....................................................................................... 120 7. IMPLEMENTATION: LOCAL ACTION AREAS .............................................................................................