Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act No. 16 of 2013)Chapter 2 : Development Principles and Norms and Standards8. Norms and standards |
| (1) | The Minister must, after consultation with organs of state in the provincial and local spheres of government, prescribe norms and standards for land use management and land development that are consistent with this Act, the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000), and the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act. |
| (2) | The norms and standards must— |
| (a) | reflect the national policy, national policy priorities and programmes relating to land use management and land development; |
| (b) | promote social inclusion, spatial equity, desirable settlement patterns, rural revitalisation, urban regeneration and sustainable development; |
| (c) | ensure that land development and land use management processes, including applications, procedures and timeframes are efficient and effective; |
| (d) | include— |
| (i) | a report on and an analysis of existing land use patterns; |
| (ii) | a framework for desired land use patterns; |
| (iii) | existing and future land use plans, programmes and projects relative to key sectors of the economy; and |
| (iv) | mechanisms for identifying strategically located vacant or under-utilised land and for providing access to and the use of such land; |
| (e) | standardise the symbology of all maps and diagrams at an appropriate scale; |
| (f) | differentiate between geographic areas, types of land use and development needs; and |
| (g) | provide for the effective monitoring and evaluation of compliance with and enforcement of this Act. |
| (3) | The Minister may, in consultation with or at the request of another Minister responsible for a related land development or land use function and after public consultation, prescribe norms and standards to guide the related sectoral land development or land use. |