DRAFT ACTONVILLE WATTVILLE RAIL RESERVE URBAN DESIGN PRECINCT PLAN Metropolitan Spatial Planning Division City Planning Department City of Ekurhuleni GAPP Consortium Ekurhuleni Urban Design Precinct Plans CONTACT DETAILS CLIENT Metropolitan Spatial Planning Division City Planning Department City of Ekurhuleni tel: +27(0)11-999-4026 email: [email protected] web: www.ekurhuleni.gov.za PROFESSIONAL TEAM GAPP Architects and Urban Designers tel: +27 11 482 1648 email: [email protected] web: www.gapp.net Royal HaskoningDHV tel: email: web: Kayamandi Development Services tel: +27 12 346 4845 email: [email protected] web: www.kayamandi.co.za Submitted: 10 June 2019 2 GAPP Consortium Ekurhuleni Urban Design Precinct Plans TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 REGIONAL OVERVIEW .................................................................... 27 3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 27 3.2 HISTORIC OVERVIEW OF ACTONVILLE ................................. 27 CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................. 2 3.3 REGIONAL CONTEXT AND STATUS QUO ............................... 28 3.3.1 Institutional Boundaries ....................................................... 28 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................. 3 3.3.2 Locality and Accessibility ..................................................... 28 LIST OF DIAGRAMS .................................................................................. 9 3.3.3 Regional Open Space Systems and Natural Features ....... 29 3.3.4 Surrounding Land Uses and Facilities ................................. 29 LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................... 12 3.4 REGIONAL KEY FINDINGS ....................................................... 29 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS...................................................................... 13 4 PRECINCT AND SURROUNDS CONTEXT AND STATUS QUO .... 45 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................... 14 4.1 SITE LOCALITY AND EXTENT .................................................. 45 AIM ........................................................................................................ 14 4.2 BUILT FORM AND ACTIVITY PATTERN CONTEXT AND APPROACH .......................................................................................... 14 STATUS QUO ........................................................................................ 46 REGIONAL STATUS QUO .................................................................... 14 4.2.1 Overview .............................................................................. 46 BUILT FORM AND ACTIVITY PATTERN STATUS QUO ...................... 14 4.2.2 Built Form Response, Characteristics and Key Features of ROADS AND TRANSPORT STATUS QUO .......................................... 15 the Precinct ........................................................................................ 46 OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT STATUS QUO .......... 16 4.2.3 Land Ownership .................................................................. 47 SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS QUO ...................................................... 16 4.2.4 Servitudes ............................................................................ 47 INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES STATUS QUO .......................... 17 4.2.5 Zoning and Land Legal Status............................................. 47 POLICIES, PLANS AND PROJECTS OVERVIEW ............................... 17 4.2.6 Land Use and Key Activities (Land Use Budget) ................ 48 WARD PRIORITIES .............................................................................. 17 4.2.7 Cultural and Heritage Features ........................................... 51 CONTEXT AND STATUS QUO CONCLUSION .................................... 17 4.2.8 Key Findings – Built Environment and Activity Pattern ....... 51 PRECINCT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT .............................................. 17 4.3 ROADS AND TRANSPORT CONTEXT AND STATUS QUO ..... 58 PRECINCT DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ....................................... 18 4.3.1 Existing National and Provincial Road Network .................. 58 FOCUS AREAS ..................................................................................... 20 4.3.2 Proposed National and Provincial Road Network ............... 58 1.1 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY ............................................... 23 4.3.3 Existing Local Road Network ............................................... 58 INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES, MANAGEMENT AND 4.3.4 Traffic Volumes .................................................................... 59 DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION ...................................................... 23 4.3.5 Existing Railway Network .................................................... 59 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................... 24 4.3.6 Airports and Airfields ........................................................... 60 4.3.7 Bus and Mini-bus Taxi Network ........................................... 60 2 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 25 4.3.8 Pedestrian Movement Network and NMT ........................... 61 2.1 BACKGROUND .......................................................................... 25 4.3.9 Parking ................................................................................. 62 2.2 AIM.............................................................................................. 25 4.3.10 Key Findings – Roads and Transport .................................. 62 2.3 APPROACH ................................................................................ 25 4.4 OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT CONTEXT AND 2.4 WHY A PRECINCT PLAN? ......................................................... 26 STATUS QUO ........................................................................................ 66 2.5 STRUCTURE OF REPORT ........................................................ 26 4.4.1 Regional Open Space system ............................................. 66 4.4.2 Undermining and Dolomite .................................................. 66 3 GAPP Consortium Ekurhuleni Urban Design Precinct Plans 4.4.3 Environmental Sensitivity .................................................... 66 5.4.2 Wattville CBD Proposed Urban Renewal ............................ 98 4.4.4 Local open space system .................................................... 66 5.5 THE COE URBAN DESIGN POLICY .......................................... 98 4.4.5 The Glenshaft Pan .............................................................. 67 5.6 DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AND PRIVATE SECTOR 4.4.6 Key Findings – Open Space and Natural Environment....... 68 DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................. 101 4.5 SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT AND STATUS QUO ................ 71 5.6.1 Carnival Node .................................................................... 101 4.5.1 Overview .............................................................................. 71 5.6.2 Human Settlements ........................................................... 101 4.5.2 Areas of Intervention ........................................................... 71 5.7 KEY FINDINGS – DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, PLANS AND 4.5.3 Impact of the Precinct Initiatives .......................................... 71 PROJECTS .......................................................................................... 106 4.5.4 Conclusion ........................................................................... 72 5.8 WARD PRIORITIES .................................................................. 108 4.5.5 Community Facilities and Public Amenities ........................ 72 5.8.1 Ward Priorities 2017 / 2018 ............................................... 108 4.5.6 Conclusion ........................................................................... 72 6 CONTEXT AND STATUS QUO CONSOLIDATION ....................... 110 4.6 INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES CONTEXT AND STATUS QUO 73 6.1 CONTEXT AND STATUS QUO CONCLUSION ....................... 116 4.6.1 Overview .............................................................................. 73 7 PRECINCT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT........................................ 117 4.6.2 Water ................................................................................... 73 4.6.3 Stormwater .......................................................................... 73 7.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 117 4.6.4 Electricity ............................................................................. 73 7.2 PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES: UNDERPINNINGS OF THE 4.6.5 Sewer .................................................................................. 74 PRECINCT PLAN ................................................................................ 117 4.6.6 Waste Management ............................................................ 74 7.2.1 Regional Principles and Guidelines ................................... 117 4.6.7 ICT and Telecommunications .............................................. 76 7.2.2 Precinct Principles and Guidelines .................................... 117 4.6.8 Key Findings - Infrastructure and Services ........................