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ZONING PRESENTATION

MATJHABENG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

BACKGROUND

• PART OF LAND USE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• MANDATED IN TERMS OF ORDINANCES

• REQUIRED IN TERMS OF WHITE PAPER ON SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT

• REQUIRED IN TERMS OF SPATIAL LAND USE MANAGEMENT ACT

• LEGAL DOCUMENT – EQUIVALENT TO A BY-LAW

WHAT IS A TOWN PLANNING SCHEME?

• TOOL USED BY A GOVERNING AUTHORITY TO MANAGE LAND

DEVELOPMENT

• FORMALLY APPROVED IN TERMS OF RELEVANT LEGISLATION

• CONSISTS OF A MAP AND A SET OF REGULATIONS

• PREPARED BY LOCAL OR METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES AND DISTRICT

MANAGEMENT AREAS

• WHY:

• STATUTORY REQUIREMENT

• STRATEGIC REASONS

DEFINITIONS OF ZONING

• DIFFER FROM SCHEME TO SCHEME

• DETERMINE WHAT EXACTLY IS INCLUDED/ INCLUDED IN A LAND USE, WHAT IS A STOREY,

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN FLOOR AREA

TPS MAPS

• INDICATES

• PROPERTY DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING ALL PORTIONS OF A PROPERTY

• POSSIBLY PUBLIC SERVITUDES

• ZONING OF EACH PROPERTY

• LAND USE

• DENSITY (USUALLY ONLY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES)

• LINES OF NO ACCESS

• POSSIBLY SPECIAL BUILDING LINES

• FORMAT, COLOURS ETC ACCORDING TO LOCAL REGULATIONS

• USUALLY CAPTURED AS A LAYER ON THE GIS WHERE AN ELECTRONIC DATA BASE EXISTS

• MAY INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS (ANNEXURE / SCHEDULE)

TPS MAPS

LAND USE/ZONING TABLE

DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS

• COVERAGE

• HEIGHT –

• HEIGHT ZONES

• HEIGHT MEASURED

• METRES ABOVE (NATURAL GROUND LEVEL)

• STOREYS

• BASEMENTS MAY (NOT) COUNT AS A STOREY

• FAR/ FSR

• GLA: GROSS LEASABLE AREA VS FLOOR

AREA/SPACE RATIO

• DENSITY

• UNITS PER HA

• DWELLING PER XM²

• PARKING

• BUILDING LINES/ BUILDING RESTRICTION

AREAS / SET-BACKS

• LOADING & OFF LOADING

• LANDSCAPING

REZONING / ZONING / RESERVATION

THE FOLLOWING MUST ACCOMPANY AN APPLICATION FOR REZONING / ZONING / RESERVATION:

MOTIVATING MEMORANDUM OR REPORT: BASIC INFORMATION NEEDED FOR REZONING / ZONING / RESERVATION:

1. Application Form (signed) and prescribed fees 2. Motivation Report (see next column) 3. Title Deed(s) 4. Geo-technical Report and flood lines (Signed and if necessary) 5. Traffic Impact Statement / Study (Signed and if necessary) 6. ROD issued by the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (if

applicable according to NEMA) 7. Service Provision Report 8. Locality Map:

North direction/point

Indicate or highlight specific property

Scale

Adjacent development/properties

Street names 9. Zoning Map:

Date and Plan number

North direction/point

Erf zonings

Legend

Flood line 1:50 and 1:100 (signed by an Engineer even if not applicable)

Existing servitudes 10. Zoning Schedule (Afrikaans and English) 11. Site Layout Plan (e.g. for group housing, townhouses, etc.) 12. Bond Holder’s Consent 13. Power of Attorney (if using a consultant) 14. Comments of the Local Municipality (Consent or Council Resolution) 15. If the land is situated in the area of a Local Municipality, the application

shall be lodged simultaneously to the Local Municipality and the Provincial Government. Proof thereof must also accompany the application.

16. Give an undertaking to defray any such expenses of the Provincial Administration in excess of the relevant amount so deposited.

(List of adjacent owners for administration purposes when necessary)

1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION 1.1 Introduction

The application

The purpose of the application

(Special Power of attorney)

Local Authority (Description) 1.2 The site

Property description (street addresses or description to identify property for advert purposes)

Property Size

Land use (existing structures on the site) 1.3 Description of the locality

Surrounding land uses 1.4 Ownership

Registered Owner

Title Deed 1.5 Zoning

Present zoning

Proposed zoning

Present use

Proposed use 2. NEED AND DESIRABILITY 3. PUBLIC INTEREST 4. ORDERLY PLANNING

Impact on infrastructure 5. MOTIVATION IN TERMS OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE

DEVELOPMENT FACILITATION ACT 6. MOTIVATION IN TERMS OF THE IDP /SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT

FRAMEWORK 7. CONCLUSION 8. SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT

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