Volume II - The Northern Cape Provincial Spatial Development ...

Northern Cape PSDF
Volume 2
Office of the Premier &
Department of Rural Development & Land Reform
BOX 3
SUMMARY OF KEY SETTLEMENT ASPECTS
December 2011
a) District and local SDFs should incorporate place-specific guidelines for architecture and
landscaping premised upon historic design precedents and vernacular.
b) Formulate guidelines for the preparation of a provincial climate-neutrality strategy in terms of
international best practice.
c) Indicate actions to be taken by municipalities to enhance the status of settlements as it
relates to development potential and human needs.
d) Indicate investment typologies required by the various municipalities and settlements.
e) Planning and design of industrial and mining infrastructure have to be undertaken in
accordance with dedicated design criteria.
f) Provide a spatial plan for bulk services and infrastructure for settlement priorities.
g) Provide a spatial plan for settlement development priorities.
h) Provide a spatial premise and rationale for decision-making as it relates to the appropriation
of government funds.
i) Provide a spatial premise and rationale for decision-making as it relates to the private sector
investment in development.
j) Provide broad guidelines for improvement of subsidised housing –municipalities must adopt
such guidelines in their SDFs. These guidelines must be mandatory.
k) Provide framework for performance management of municipalities and settlements.
l) Provide spatial structuring elements to facilitate sustainable urban development.
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