City Map and Zoning Viewer
Use the City of Cape Town’s Map and Zoning Viewer to access spatial details across the metro.
About the City Map Viewer
With map identity and a navigation, zooming and panning facility, our map viewer offers easy access to spatial details across the metro.
The map viewer uses layers to create different features on the map. This includes City facilities, properties, districts, zoning, active Building Development Management (BDM), Land Use Cases and more. These layers can be switched on and off using the layer list menu available on the map.
Zoning name changes in the MPBL
The Municipal Planning Amendment By-law, 2025 came into effect on 1 October 2025. One of the key changes is the renaming of zoning categories, as follows:
- Single Residential 1: Conventional Housing (SR1) is now Residential 1: Conventional Housing (R1)
- Single Residential 2: Incremental Housing (SR2) is now Residential 2: Incremental Housing (R2)
While the new names are legally in effect, the Planning Viewer is still being updated to reflect the changes. All references to SR1 and SR2 applications, documents, or maps should be interpreted as R1 and R2.
How to view zoning information
In order to view zoning information for an area, you will need to make sure that the following layers are ticked on the layer list in order to view the zoning data:
All properties are colour coded according to the zoning scheme. The key can be viewed from the zoning dropdown checkbox in the layer list menu.
Zoning information is scale dependent, meaning that once the correct layers have been ticked, you must zoom in until the zoning becomes visible.
Zoning Viewer Guide
See the
Zoning Viewer Guide for more information on how to view zoning information.
One-stop Shop User Manual
The virtual One-stop Shop Manual is available to assist with Section 137 and Section 118 applications. Use the guide to make contact with the relevant districts.
Quick Help Guide
If you are a new user, use the
Quick Help Guide to assist you with navigating the City Map Viewer’s other features and functions.
Refuse Collection Beats Guideline
You can use our
Refuse Collection Beats Guideline to find your refuse collection day.
Please note
All cadastral is to be verified at the Office of the Surveyor General. Proposed converted zones shown may be subject to Overlay Zone provisions, which allows a mechanism where additional rights or restrictions may apply, in addition to the base zone provisions.
Zoning extract
Zoning is to be verified by means of an Official Zoning Extract. Click on the link below and follow the step-by-step process to apply.
Please be aware that no part of this data map may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without written permission from the
Development Management Department of the City of Cape Town.
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