Bay Council’s Spluma By-law approval major step towards improved planning and compliance
Published: April 03, 2023<< BACK TO NEWS
The approval of the Spatial Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) By-law by the Council of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is a major step towards compliance with national legislation.
Executive Mayor Retief Odendaal
said this means that municipal officials, responsible for spatial planning and
land use management, now have clear directives on how the national legislation
must be implemented locally and goes a long way in ensuring that Nelson Mandela
Bay truly is open for business.
"We were way behind since the SPLUMA
Act came into effect almost eight years ago, this by-law simultaneously repeals
outdated planning and land use management directives.”
"Today’s decision not only brings
us up to speed, it is also the end of an exhaustive participation process to
ensure that critical role-players were able to provide input.
"Several media platforms were
also used to announce the by-law and its importance to enable the municipality
plan developments and the growth of our city more strategically.
Mayoral Committee Member for
Human Settlements, Cllr Tukela Zumani said the By-law determines timeframes to
developers and the municipality alike, as well as clearly spelling out the
steps necessary to avoid bottlenecks and unnecessary delays in land use and
planning applications.
"We are relatively small compared
to most other metropolitan municipal areas, providing us with the golden
opportunity to plan developments better in order to avoid the pitfalls some of
our major cities currently struggle with.
"The By-law further guides the
implementation of a Municipal Planning Tribunal and its coordination amongst
others,” MMC Zumani said.
Council gave the City Manager
authority to ensure that the By-law is published in the Eastern Cape Gazette.
On the date of publication, the new legislation will come into effect.
Ends
Issued on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality by
Media Management Officer Kupido Baron (0827802726 / 0415061500 / kbaron@mandelametro.gov.za /
@kupidobaron).
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