The following policies are currently available for public comment:
DRAFT TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY
Telecommunication infrastructure in Cape Town
Executive summary
The following adopted policy documents are available for download:
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTRES POLICY
Private crèches and day-care centres constitute a specific land use category. The Early Childhood Development Centres Policy guides planning officials when they assess applications for the operation of such institutions.
CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY
The Cellular Telecommunication Infrastructure Policy helps planning officials assess and make decisions regarding applications for development of new cell masts and related infrastructure (i.e. where they may be located and how any adverse impact should be mitigated).
INTERIM DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTION POLICY
The City is legally entitled to levy a financial contribution for the provision of bulk engineering infrastructure services when approving development applications that require new roads, stormwater drainage, water, sewage, and electricity infrastructure. The Interim Development Contribution Policy describes these levies and explains how they are charged.
STREET NAMING AND NUMBERING POLICY
When new roads and plots are created through formal subdivision, the City must ensure that the streets are named and that individual erven are numbered, in order to render service accounts and facilitate postal delivery. The Street Naming and Numbering Policy describes the method, standards and acceptability criteria for such proposed names.
STREET RENAMING POLICY
Where historic names of streets, places or buildings need to be changed for whatever reason, the City is required to follow certain procedures, as explained in the Street Renaming Policy.
LAND RESTITUTION POLICY
Metropolitan areas play an important role in land reform in South Africa. The Land Restitution Policy describes this role.
URBAN EDGE GUIDELINES MANUAL
The 'urban edge' defines the borders of the urban part of the city, beyond which no urban development may take place. This is necessary to protect our rural, natural and agricultural resources and forces the city to develop in a more compact and efficient manner. The Urban Edge Guidelines Manual is used by City officials and developers to interpret and apply the Urban Edge Policy.
GATED DEVELOPMENT
POLICY
A “gated” development refers to a physical area or development that is walled or
fenced off from its surroundings and where general public access is monitored,
controlled, restricted or prevented in any way, often by means of gates or booms
at a specific point. The purpose of the Gated Development policy is to set land-use management guidelines for gated development proposals, and to protect Council's integrity of the city’s infrastructure and access-way networks.
NOTIFICATION POLICY FOR LAND USE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
This Notification Policy describes how the department undertakes public participation and advertising of planning and development applications.
MODEL LAND USE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK CONDITIONS
Used by planning officials when assessing development proposals, the guide explains the type of development conditions that may be imposed during the approval of a land use management application.
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