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Chris Hani District MunicipalityLUKHANJI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
March 2014
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feasibility and review of housing plan for UNIFOUND 750UNIFOUND 750
Feasibility and Review of Housing Plan
UNIFOUND 750UNIFOUND 750
March 2014
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CNdV africa (Pty) Ltdenvironmental planning, urban design, landscape architecture
17 New Church Street Cape Town 8000Tel; 021 424-5022 Fax: 021 424-6837
Kantey & TemplerPO Box ....., East LondonTel; 041 373-0738
IQ Vision110 Sarel Cillier Street Strand 7140Tel; 021 853-3902
EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 31-33 Phillip Frame Road ChiselhurstTel: +27 (0) 43 711 9735
LUKHANJI LOCAL MUNICIPALITYPrivate Bag X7111, Queenstown, 5320
Tel: (045) 807-2606
Fax: (045) 807-2637
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CONTENTS
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.1.2 Purpose of the Report
2.1.2 Background of this Report
2.1.3 Terms of Reference
2.1.4 Background to Settlement
2.2 Status of Housing Project and Waiting List
2.3 Land Identification and Ownership
2.4 Engineering
2.5 Environment
2.6 Geo-tech
2.7 Distribution of Social Facilities
2.8 Current Spatial Development Framework
2.9 Future plans of other Sector Departments
2.10 Approval by Council
2.11 Summary and Recommendations
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.1 .1 Locality Plan
Figure 2.1.2 Aerial Photograph
Figure 2.1.3 Visual Survey
Figure 2.2.1 Statistical Background
Figure 2.3.1 Cadastral Layout
Figure 2.4.1 Engineering
Figure 2.5 .1 Environment
Figure 2.6.1 Geo-tech
Figure 2.7.1 Distribution of Social Facilities
Figure 2.8.1 Current Spatial Development Framework
LIST OF ANNEXURESAnnexure 1: OwnershipAnnexure 2: Title DeedAnnexure 3: S.G. Diagram
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GLOSSARY
Informal Site: A Site occupied by a household or to which a household has customary rights, e.g. Permission to occupy (PTO, no longer formally in use) or community agreement via a meeting of elders including headman or chief.
Formal Site: A site occupied by a household or to which a household is entitled to have a registered right recorded at the Deeds Registry with a title deed and surveyors diagram and/or registered General Plan. However, in many instances title deeds have not been issued nor ownership registered.
In-Situ upgrade project: Formalising of tenure and installation of services and possibly also construction of a subsidised dwelling on land on which people are already living. Generally refers to a project larger than one unit.
Greenfields project: New project site which there has been no formal or informal settlement, industry, infrastructure to date. Project sites are often outside of existing urban development.
Infill Project: New project site within existing urban development usually on under utilised or vacant land and which often can help to promote physical integration between spatially isolated parts of the settlement.
Rectification projects: Repair or rebuilding of defective existing houses built through one or other government housing program.
Erven: The plural of ‘erf’ meaning plots of land each registered as an ‘erf’ in a deeds registry and forming part of a registered General Plan.
Plots: The plural of ‘plot’ meaning unregistered pieces of land informally laid out.
Portion: A plot of land forming part of a proposed or approved (by LM Council) subdivision layout but which has not yet been registered by the Surveyor General as a general plan and for which erf numbers have not yet been registered.
ACRONYMS
BLMC Biodiversity Land Management ClassCBA Critical Biodiversity AreaECBCP Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation PlanECDHS Eastern Cape Department of Human SettlementEIA Environmental Impact AssessmentGP General PlanHSP Human Settlement PlanLM Local Municipality MHSP Municipal Human Settlement PlanSA South AfricaSANBI South African National Biodiversity InstituteSDF Spatial Development Framework
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INTRODUCTION 2.1
2.1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT
The purpose of this report is to describe the key elements to be taken into account when assessing the feasibility of UNIFOUND 750 as a Human Settlement Project and to recommend whether it should be approved or not.
2.1.2 BACKGROUND TO THIS REPORT
This report is one of twelve Human Settlement Project feasibility reports for Lukhanji Municipality. It is designed so that it can be part of a single document that includes the other eleven projects.
2.1.3 TERMS OF REFERENCE (Part C.3 Scope of work Tender No. SCMU11-12/13-A0240)
The project terms of reference for the feasibility report are summarised as follows:
Ascertain the feasibility of the project within each MHSP. The study shall reveal the developmental opportunities and constraints in relation to:
1.Determination of housing demand and potential beneficiary status2.Land identification and ownership3.Availability of bulk services and confirmation of capacity4.Environmental conditions;5.Geo-technical conditions6.Alignment with Municipal Spatial Planning7.Visual survey (area visits)8.Future development plans of other sector departments 9.Provision of recommendation and proposals to ECDHS
2.1.4 BACKGROUND TO SETTLEMENT
Registered Owner: Unknown
Property Description: Enquiry will be made to S.G. Office
Title Deed Restrictions: Pending Enquiry at S.G. Office (See Annexure 2)
Servitudes: None (See Annexure 3)
Site Size: 79.58 Ha
• The Unifound 750 project is a urban project located in Mlungisi, Queenstown within Lukhanji Municipality.
• Lukhanji is the main administrative and industrial centre of Lukhanji Municipality, see Fig. 2.1.1
• Unifound is an informal settlement situated on … see Fig. 2.1.1 and 2.1.2.
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Locality Plan Figure 2.1.1
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Aerial Photograph Figure 2.1.2
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STATUS OF HOUSING PROJECTS AND WAITING LISTS 2.2
UNIFOUND 750
Population (… SDF 20...)
Population (2011 Census)
Ex. Units (… SDF 20...)
No. Households (at 4/hh)
Proposed Units (EC DHS)
Waiting List (Lukhanji LM)
Figure 2.2.1 Statistical Background
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LAND IDENTIFICATION AND OWNERSHIP 2.3
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Cadastral Layout Figure 2.3.1
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ENGINEERING 2.4
BULK SERVICES Existing Services
....
INTERNAL SERVICES Existing Services
....
GEOTECHNICAL CONDITIONS....
EXISTING INTERNAL SERVICES ARE ADEQUATE AND REQUIRE NO UPGRADING
Await K&T
TOP STRUCTURE....
TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT...
ROADS AND ACCESSIBILITY...
THE PROJECT IS FEASIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS.
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Engineering Figure 2.4.1
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ENVIRONMENT 2.5
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Environment Figure 2.5.1
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GEO-TECH 2.6
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Geo-tech Figure 2.6.1
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DISTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL FACILITIES 2.7
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Distribution of Social Facilities Figure 2.7.1
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CURRENT SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 2.8
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Current Spatial Development Framework Figure 2.8.1
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APPROVAL BY COUNCIL 2.9
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 2.10
2.10.1 SUMMARY 2.10.2 RECOMMENDATIONS