INVITATION FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Mkhondo Local Municipality hereby gives notice, that in terms of Chapter 5 Section 24 (1) of the Spatial Planning and Land use Management Act, Act 16 of 2013 (SPLUMA), read in conjunction with Chapter 3 Section 15 (1) and (2) of the Mkhondo Local Municipality Spatial Planning and Land Use Management By-Law of 2016, that it prepared a draft Land Use Scheme.
In terms of Section 24(2) of SPLUMA a land use scheme must:
(a) include appropriate categories of land use zoning and regulations for the entire municipal area, including areas not previously subject to a land use scheme.
(b) take cognisance of any environmental management instrument adopted by the relevant environmental management authority, and must comply with environmental legislation.
(c) include provisions that permit the incremental introduction of land use management and regulation in areas under traditional leadership, rural areas, informal settlements, slums and areas not previously subject to a land use scheme.
(d) include provisions to promote the inclusion of affordable housing in residential land development;.
(e) include land use and development incentives to promote the effective implementation of the spatial development framework and other development policies.
(f)include land use and development provisions specifically to promote the effective implementation of national and provincial policies.
(g) give effect to municipal spatial development frameworks and integrated development plans
