SENIOR MANAGEMENT SERVICE CONFERENCE

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SENIOR MANAGEMENT SERVICE CONFERENCE 29 31
AUGUST 2006
Is the Spatial Development Framework continuing
to support sustainable growth and development in
the Free State. Challenges, constraints and
opportunities.
HENNING STAPELBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
HOUSING SPATIAL PLANNING
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CONSTITUTION 152 Objects of local government

• To ensure the provision of services to
  communities in a sustainable manner.
• To promote social and economic development.
• To promote a safe and healthy environment.
• To encourage the involvement of communities.

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153 Developmental duties of municipalities A
municipality must-
structure and manage its administration and
budgeting and planning processes to give priority
to the basic needs of the community, and to
promote the social and economic development of
the community.
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24 Environment Everyone has the right-

• to an environment that is not harmful to their
  health or well-being
• to have the environment protected, for the
  benefit of present and future generations,
  through reasonable legislative and other
  measures that-
• (i) prevent pollution and ecological
  degradation
• (ii) promote conservation and
• (iii) secure ecologically sustainable
  development and use of natural resources while
  promoting justifiable economic and social
  development.

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• 'environment' means the surroundings within which
  humans exist and that are made up of-
• The land, water and atmosphere of the earth.
• Micro-organisms, plant and animal life.
• Any part or combination of (i) and (ii) and the
  interrelationships among and between them.
• The physical, chemical, aesthetic and cultural
  properties and conditions of the foregoing that
  influence human health and well-being.
• NEMA

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'environment' means the aggregate of surrounding
objects, conditions and influences that influence
the life and habits of man or any other organism
or collection of organisms. Conservation Act
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'''development' means sustainable development,
and includes integrated social, economic,
environmental, spatial, infrastructural,
institutional, organisational and human resources
upliftment of a community aimed
at- (a) improving the quality of life of its
members with specific reference to the poor and
other disadvantaged sections of the community
and (b) ensuring that development serves present
and future generations
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'''sustainable development' means the integration
of social, economic and environmental factors
into planning, implementation and decision-making
so as to ensure that development serves present
and future generations''
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• (i) promote the integration of the social,
  economic, institutional and physical aspects of
  land development
• (ii) promote integrated land development
• promote the availability of residential and
  employment opportunities in close proximity to
  or integrated
• optimise the use of existing resources
  including agriculture, land, minerals, bulk
  infrastructure, roads, transportation and social
  facilities
• (v) promote a diverse combination of land uses
• (vi) discourage the phenomenon of 'urban sprawl'
  in urban areas and contribute to the development
  of more compact towns and cities

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(vii) contribute to the correction of the
historically distorted spatial patterns of
settlement and (viii) encourage environmentally
sustainable land development.
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28 Subject matter of land development objectives

• Land development objectives shall relate to-
• (a) The objectives in relation to access to and
  the standard of services.
• The objectives relating to urban and rural growth
  and form in the area, including objectives in
  relation to-
• the integration of areas settled by low-income
  communities
• the sustained utilization of the environment
• the planning of transportation
• the provision of bulk infrastructure
• the overall density of settlements
• the co-ordination of land development with other
  authorities
• land-use control
• the optimum utilization of natural resources

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MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT MSA
Spatial Development Framework
Disaster management plan
Performance management plan
Financial plan
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Alignment with other plans
IDP
Financial plan
Spatial Development Framework
Disaster management plan
Performance management plan
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ONE CANNOT DEVELOP IN THE AIR
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SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK SDF

• give effect to the principles contained in
  Chapter 1 of the DFA.
• set out objectives that reflect the desired
  spatial form of the municipality
• contain strategies and policies regarding the
  manner in which to achieve the objectives and
  these must-
• (i) indicate desired patterns of land use within
  the municipality
• (ii) address the spatial reconstruction of the
  municipality and
• (iii) provide strategic guidance in respect of
  the location and nature of development
• set out basic guidelines for a land use
  management system
• set out a capital investment framework for
  development programmes
• contain a strategic assessment of the
  environmental influence
• identify programmes and projects for the
  development of land
• be aligned with the frameworks of neighbouring
  municipalities
• provide a visual representation of the
  desired spatial form which representation-

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• must indicate where public and private land
  development and infrastructure investment
  should take place
• must indicate desired or undesired utilization of
  space in a particular area
• may delineate the urban edge
• must identify areas where strategic intervention
  is required
• (v) must indicate areas where priority spending
  is required

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INTEGRATED PLANNING TEAM WORK
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Storm-water - one of the most neglected services
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NORTH
Townhouses
LANGENHOVEN PARK
Single Residential
N 1
23 Townhouse plots Total area 29.65ha at 30 units
per hectare equals 890 units
Business
Electrical substation
Open space
118 single residential plots
BLOEMFONTEIN
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OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SDF
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Infrastructure?
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Sustainability? Happy communities?
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CONSTRAINTS OF SDF

• Lack of expertise at municipalities.
• Lack of human resource capacity.
• Lack of financial means.

• Lack of understanding of the process and then
  in turn the adherence to the legislative
  provisions regarding the process.
• Timely commencement of the process as part of
  the IDP process.
• Providing guidance at the public participation
  sessions.

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• Rapid turn-over of personnel causes problems
  as training has to take part continuously.
• The SDF does not encompass all the elements
  required and in turn does not address all the
  issues.
• Lack of ownership of the IDP and SDF in casu
  by the leadership of the municipalities.

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INTEGRATION
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE GENERAL
INTEREST LAND USE MANAGEMENT
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SECTOR POLICIES PROGRAMMES
COMPONENTS OF LIVEABILITY
MONITOR PRESENT STATE AND CHANGE OVER TIME
Indicators of Liveability
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Alice ''Would you tell me, please, which way I
ought to go from here?'' ''That depends a good
deal on where you want to get to,'' said the
Cat. ''I don't much care where '' said
Alice. ''Then it doesn't matter which way you
go,'' said the Cat.
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An SDF requires hard work and positive dividends
will not happen on their own. Sector departments
and state owned enterprises really have to become
partners and their policies should be in place.
The SDF is a peoples' document and should
serve the communities at large, but this can only
happen if each participant carries its own pail
of responsibility.
Become M A D
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M Motivated
A Attitude
D Dream
INNOVATE OR EVAPORATE
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I THANK YOU
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