National Environment Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act, 2008 (Act No. 24 of 2008)Chapter 6 : Coastal ManagementPart 3 : Municipal coastal management programmes49. Contents of municipal coastal management programmes |
| (1) | A municipal coastal management programme must— |
| (a) | be a coherent municipal policy directive for the management of the coastal zone within the jurisdiction of the municipality; and |
| (b) | be consistent with— |
| (i) | the national and provincial coastal management programmes; and |
| (2) | A municipal coastal management programme must include— |
| (a) | a vision for the management of the coastal zone within the jurisdiction of the municipality, including the sustainable use of coastal resources; |
| (b) | the coastal management objectives for the coastal zone within the jurisdiction of the municipality; |
| (c) | priorities and strategies— |
| (i) | to achieve the coastal management objectives of the municipality; and |
| (ii) | to assist in the achievement of the national and provincial coastal management objectives as may be applicable in the municipality; |
| (iii) | to address the high percentage of vacant plots and the low occupancy levels of residential dwellings; |
| (iv) | to equitably designate zones as contemplated in section 56(1)(a)(i) for the purposes of mixed cost housing and taking into account the needs of previously disadvantaged individuals; |
| (v) | to address coastal erosion and accretion; and |
| (vi) | to deal with access issues. |
| (d) | performance indicators to measure progress with the achievement of those objectives. |
| (3) | A municipal coastal management programme may include— |
| (a) | a programme of projected expenditure and investment by the municipality in coastal management infrastructure or in order to implement any coastal management programme; |
| (b) | a description of specific areas within the coastal zone that require special coastal management, and management strategies for those areas; |
| (c) | estuarine management plans; and |
| (d) | any other matter that may be prescribed. |