PRODUCT
E4. CONTEXT, ROLE & ISSUES
E4.1. SECTOR PLANS • Undertake a strategic review of what has previously been analysed and identified as key challenges and opportunities in the key relevant sector plans so that the findings can be incorporated into the following analysis chapters.
Sector plan analysis
summary Concise and strategic,
summarise into maximum 2 pages and incorporate it into the analysis chapters E4.2. BIOPHYSICAL
ANALYSIS • Identify legacy, current and future challenges to the province’s biophysical
environment that the RSDF needs to address, with particular attention to their spatial implications.
• Summarise and spatialise the key findings into a provincially scaled diagrammatic mapping of the key biophysical challenge areas.
• In addition biophysical development opportunities also need to be identified to inform the RSDF proposals.
Biophysical Challenges and opportunities Chapter and mapping
Maximum 2 pages of text with maps (status quo maps preferably in GIS format, synthesis maps in simplified conceptual format)
E4.3. SOCIO-ECONOMIC
ANALYSIS • Identify legacy, current and future challenges in the province’s socio-economic environment that the RSDF needs to address, with particular attention to their spatial implications.
• Summarise and spatialise the key findings into a provincially scaled diagrammatic mapping of the key socio-economic challenge areas.
• In addition socio-economic development opportunities also need to be identified, to inform the RSDF proposals.
Socio-Economic Challenges and opportunities Chapter and mapping
Maximum 2 pages of text with maps (status quo maps preferably in GIS format, synthesis maps in simplified conceptual format)
E4.4. BUILT
ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS
• Identify legacy, current and future challenges to the province’s built environment that the RSDF needs to address, with particular attention to their spatial implications.
• Summarise and spatialise the key findings into a provincially scaled diagrammatic mapping of the key built environment challenge areas.
• In addition built environment development opportunities also need to be identified, to inform the RSDF proposals.
Built Environment Challenges and opportunities Chapter and mapping
Maximum 2 pages of text with maps (status quo maps preferably in GIS format, synthesis maps in simplified conceptual format)
E4.5. KEY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES & SPATIAL IMPLICATIONS
• Synthesise the biophysical, socio-economic and built environment analysis into key issues and identify their spatial implications for the province.
• Synthesise the province’s priority spatial development challenges that the RSDF needs to address
• Synthesise the priority spatial development opportunities that need to be unlocked.
Synthesis conclusion
chapter 1 page summary paragraph,
simple language
NOTE: Refer to Table 1.2 in section 1.4.2.4. (Pg 20 - 22 of Part 1) for a more in-depth discussion on the scope and focus of the 3 analysis themes at a regional scale.
REF NO. ELEMENT EXPLANATION DELIVERABLES NATURE OF THE PRODUCT
E5. SPATIAL PROPOSALS E5.1. FINAL SPATIAL
VISION &
CONCEPT
• Explain the spatial future aspired to in the region and a conceptual framework for the achievement of this vision that is grounded in a coherent spatial logic.
Final Vision Statement, spatial Concept and diagram
Clear, simple diagram and 1 page supporting statement
E5.2. SPATIAL
STRATEGIES • Articulate how the spatial concept is to be achieved through developing spatial strategies that encompass measures to:
1. Protect threatened or scarce spatial assets (i.e. conservation strategies)
2. Bring about spatial change (i.e. ‘brownfields’ development strategies)
3. Initiate new development (i.e. ‘greenfields’ strategies).
“Protect”, “Change” and
“New” strategies and their associated maps and diagrams
1 map per strategy with clear legend and 1 page summary of the key proposals
E5.3 COMPOSITE RSDF PROPOSALS
• Consolidate the RSDF proposals by reflecting desired land use patterns
throughout the region and prioritise spatial development interventions. RSDF composite map
and supporting text Short and Concise text, with map showing desired land use depicted in Spatial Planning Categories (SPCs)
E6. IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK
E6.1 SPATIAL POLICIES • Explain a coherent suite of spatial policies to be applied by all spheres of government in planning and managing the region’s urban and rural land holdings.
Suite of required policies 2 – 3 pages summary of all policies or could be contained in Annexure if a separate stand alone document is required E6.2 SPATIAL
GUIDELINES • Provide guidance to:
- Address the specific regional issue that gave rise to the preparation of the RSDF
- Municipal planning that is consistent with the national and provincial spatial agendas.
- Land assembly in urban and rural contexts - Regional development priorities.
- Urban growth management, inclusive of the role of urban edges.
Suite of required
guidelines 2 – 3 pages summary of all guidelines or could be contained in Annexure if a separate stand alone document is required
E6.3 SPATIAL FRAMEWORK FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT
• Identify spatial targets for public investment in urban and rural development programmes, as well as spatial priorities for addressing socio-economic backlogs and unlocking economic development opportunities.
Capital Investment Framework Section in Implementation chapter in RSDF report
3 – 5 pages with summarised text or tables and supporting spatial maps where required (preferably in GIS format)
E6.4 SPATIAL GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK
• Establish the basis for cooperative spatial governance within the region in line with the objectives and priorities encapsulated in the RSDF’s proposals.
Spatial Governance Framework Section in Implementation chapter in RSDF report
Documentation of proposals and recommendations, organograms of institutional arrangements and the required implementation action plan
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4. Guidelines for Municipal Spatial Development Frameworks
4.1. SPLUMA MSDF Mandate
SDFs are frameworks that seek to influence the overall spatial distribution of current and future land use within a municipality in order to give effect to the vision, goals and objectives of the municipal Integrated development Plan (IDP).
While SDFs along with sector plans are integral to a complete IDP, it should be noted that SDFs are also integrative instruments of municipal management. In this commonality some confusion has arisen regarding the respective roles and content of SDFs and IDPs. The essential distinction lies in the focus of SDFs on spatial considerations while IDPs deal with the full scope of municipal management including budgeting, institutional resourcing, etc. An SDF has a longer time horizon than an IDP and therefore the SDF should provide the long- term spatial context for the IDP. The SDF is more than the spatial representation of the sector plans of IDP, it needs to set the spatial strategy. The key spatial plan of the SDF and the spatial perspective as well as the short term (5 year) spatial priorities should be incorporated in the IDP as the SDF sector plan.
Local municipalities have the functions and powers referred to in sections 156 and 229 of the Constitution which include municipal planning, municipal
infrastructure and municipal facilities, and municipal fiscal powers and functions but excluding those functions and powers vested in the District municipality in whose area they are located in. Municipal planning includes all spatial planning and development control within their respective municipal boundary. Part E of SPLUMA sets out the preparation and content requirements of MSDFs – as tabulated in Table 4.1.
4.2. MSDF Process
4.2.1. Planning Timeframes
Figure 16 illustrates the planning timeframe within which MSDFs are developed. At the municipal level Integrated Development Plans, which include budget projections, financial and sector plans, are set every five years correlating with political terms of office in local government. SPLUMA, however, recognizes the need for a ‘longer term spatial development vision’ (i.e. ten to twenty years) which can be adopted by the different municipal sectors to create long-term sector strategies in successive IDPs.
This approach identifies sector plans that coincide with political terms of office so that each elected council can develop the part of the vision they champion while still maintaining consistency in their achieving overall objectives. The SDF, as a long-term vision, should be reviewed every five years to examine whether the context and priorities remain the same. The SDF may be rewritten in the case of a change of context is found at the time of review.
4.2.2. Process Guidelines
Table 4.2 sets out guidelines for the preparation of a MSDF. The procedural steps are visually represented in the process diagram (see Figure 17).
“A municipal spatial development framework must assist in integrating, coordinating, aligning and expressing development
policies and plans emanating from the various sectors of the spheres of government as they apply within the
municipal area”
SPLUMA Chapter 4 Part A 12 (2) (b)
Part 4
Guidelines for Municipal Spatial Development
Frameworks
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Table 3.1 MSDF Legislative Requirements
DRDLR Spatial Development Framework Guidelines
SPLUMA
CLAUSE REQUIREMENT HOW HOW AND WHERE GUIDELINES
FACILITATE THIS
20 (1) The Municipal Council of a municipality must by notice in the Provincial Gazette adopt a municipal spatial development framework for the municipality.
Notify, develop and adopt the MSDF in accordance with SPLUMA Regulations and MSDF Guidelines
All MSDF Guidelines
20 (2) The municipal spatial development framework must be prepared as part of a municipality’s integrated development plan in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Systems Act.
Develop the MSDF as part of the IDP process and ensure for alignment and compliance with legislative requirements
P.1.2. Policy Context - outline the spatial directives emanating from the national, provincial and municipal spatial policy review
20 (3) Before adopting the municipal spatial development framework contemplated in subsection (1) and any proposed amendments to the municipal spatial development framework, the Municipal Council must—
(a) give notice of the proposed municipal spatial development framework in the Gazette and the media;
(b) invite the public to submit written representations in respect of the proposed municipal spatial development framework to the Municipal Council within 60 days after the publication of the notice referred to in paragraph (a);
(c) consider all representations received in respect of the proposed municipal spatial development framework.
Public notification of the intent to develop and adopt the MSDF.
Allow for public to submit written representations and consider all received.
SE1.2. Notification
SE3.3. Advertisement of Draft MSDF - make the draft MSDF publicly available for comment through publishing the draft MSDF online and at public facilities and prepare a record of all comments received
21 (a) A MSDF must give effect to the development principles and
applicable norms and standards set out in Chapter 2 Base vision and proposals on the 5
SPLUMA principles. E3. Policy Context & Vision Directives – set out a draft vision informed by SPLUMA principles 21 (b) A MSDF must include a written and spatial representation of a
five-year spatial development
plan for the spatial form of the municipality
Develop a short term vision statement E3. Policy Context & Vision Directives – set out a vision for the municipality that will guide long term strategic planning
E5.1. Final Spatial Vision 21 (c) A MSDF must include a longer term spatial development vision
statement for the municipal area which indicates a desired spatial growth and development pattern for the
next 10 to 20 years
Develop a longer term vision statement E3. Policy Context & Vision Directives – set out a vision for the municipality that will guide long term strategic planning
E5.1. Final Spatial Vision 21 (d) A MSDF must identify current and future significant structuring and
restructuring elements
of the spatial form of the municipality, including development corridors, activity spines and economic nodes where public and private investment will be prioritised and facilitated
Analyse the spatial structure of the municipal area and identify spatial proposals on achieving restructuring and the proposed spatial form
E4.4. Built environment analysis
E5.2. Spatial Proposals – what needs to change and where is new development required
E6.3. Capital Investment Framework - identify key spatial priorities
SPLUMA
CLAUSE REQUIREMENT HOW HOW AND WHERE GUIDELINES
FACILITATE THIS
21 (e) A MSDF must include population growth estimates for the next five
years Determine population growth based
on census data and areas where this growth is most significant
E4.3. Socio-economic analysis - look at demographic trends and population projections 21 (f) A MSDF must include estimates of the demand for housing units
across different socio-economic categories and the planned location and density of future housing
developments
Determine housing need and identify areas for future growth where residential is included
E4.3. Socio-economic analysis - determine current housing need
E5.2. Spatial Strategies – identify where new housing development should take place and identify the desired densities and typologies
21 (g) A MSDF must include estimates of economic activity and employment trends and locations
in the municipal area for the next five years
Analyse business and industry trends and identify future growth areas where economic activity can be promoted
E4.3. Socio-economic analysis - analyse economic and employment trends
E5.2. Spatial Strategies – set out spatial proposals on where new development should be taken place 21 (h) A MSDF must identify, quantify and provide location requirements
of engineering infrastructure and services provision for existing and future development needs for the next five years
Discuss current infrastructure capacity with municipal engineers and determine future densities that must inform future infrastructure planning
E5.2. Spatial Strategies – identify where new development should take place and identify the desired densities and typologies
SE2.1. Conduct Focus Group meetings and engage with municipal departments
21 (i) A MSDF must identify the designated areas where a national or provincial inclusionary
housing policy may be applicable
Identify future inclusionary housing areas
and develop a supporting policy E5.2. Spatial Strategies – identify where new development should take place and identify the desired densities and typologies
E6. Implementation Framework – inclusionary housing policy
21 (j) A MSDF must include a strategic assessment of the environmental pressures and opportunities within the municipal area, including the spatial location of environmental sensitivities, high potential agricultural land and coastal access strips, where applicable
Analyse the biophysical environment of
the municipal area E4.2. Biophysical analysis
21 (k) A MSDF must identify the designation of areas in the municipality where incremental upgrading approaches to development and regulation will be applicable
Delineate areas where incremental
upgrading could be implemented E5.2. Spatial Strategies - designate areas where incremental upgrading approaches to development and regulation should be applicable
21 (l) Identify the designation of areas in which:
(i) more detailed local plans must be developed
(ii) shortened land use development procedures may be applicable and land use schemes may be so amended
Identify and initiate the required
precinct plans that will give effect to the implementation of the spatial proposals Identify the implications of the SDF proposals for the LUMS
E5.3. Spatial Strategies - Stipulate the implications of the SDF proposals for the LUMS
E6.3. Capital investment Framework - identify areas where more detailed local plans are required
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Figure 16. Municipal Spatial Planning Timeframes
SPLUMA
CLAUSE REQUIREMENT HOW HOW AND WHERE GUIDELINES
FACILITATE THIS
21 (m) Provide the spatial expression of the coordination, alignment
and integration of sectoral policies of all municipal departments Encourage the revision of sector plans
based on the SDF spatial proposals P5.2. Sector Plan Alignment - Facilitate follow- up discussions with the relevant municipal departments to discuss alignment interventions required to ensure that proposals are incorporated into all relevant sector plans.
21 (n) Determine a capital expenditure framework for the
municipality’s development programmes, depicted spatially Develop a capital investment framework that
will support the spatial proposals E6.3. Capital Investment Framework - spatially depict the development budgeting priorities and programmes for the municipality
21 (o) Determine the purpose, desired impact and structure of the
land use management scheme to apply in that municipal area Develop guidelines for the LUMS of the
municipality E6.2. Guidelines – develop LUMS Guidelines
21 (p) Include an implementation plan comprising of:
(i) sectoral requirements, including budgets and resources for implementation
Break down the spatial proposals according to implementation requirements - what inputs needed are needed from other departments, how much and what kind of funding is needed, where can which resources be applied to ensure for implementation
E6.3. Capital Investment Framework - identify implementation requirements with regard to roles, responsibilities and time frames
21 (p) (ii) necessary amendments to a land use scheme; Break down the spatial proposals according to its implications for rezoning and other land use management requirements to align the LUMS with the spatial proposals
E6.2. Guidelines – identify any required amendments to the LUMS
21 (p) (iii) specification of institutional arrangements necessary for
implementation; Set out specifics around future institutional
requirements with regards to possible management teams or forums and the associated members, actors and departments
E6.3. Capital Investment Framework - identify the required institutional arrangements (private, public and intergovernmental)
21 (p) (iv) specification of implementation targets, including dates and monitoring
indicators;
Set up a monitoring and evaluation action plan according to the targets set out during the spatial proposals phase that are in alignment with the DRDLR Spatial Planning Outcomes targets
ME1. - ME5. Monitoring and Evaluation Process - Baseline review as well as target determination, establishment and alignment
21 (p) (v) specification, where necessary, of any arrangements for
partnerships in the implementation process Set out specifics around future partnerships required to ensure for the implementation of the spatial proposals
E6.3. Capital Investment Framework - identify the required institutional arrangements (private, public and intergovernmental)
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