Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa March 2013

COMMERCIAL as well as the estimated traffic f low into and out of the proposed development and the surrounding node • The estimated electricity, water, sanitation, refuse consumption demand and the proposed bulk requirements and bulk supply sources for such supplies • Consideration of the health and safety aspects of the proposed development and requirements to meet the needs for any existing environmental impacts and any potentially threatened habitats • An analysis of the air quality and resources needed to maintain such air quality, the geology of the site, the topography of the site • Various other environmental considerations such as: soil protection and safety, surface and underground water, flora and fauna, pollutants and contaminants, potential litter and waste matter that would be created by the proposed development • An analysis of the impact upon surrounding communities which the proposed development might have as well as the heritage considerations pertinent to the site • A description of the economic impact of the proposed development as well as an analysis of the population indicators that the proposed development might produce • A c o m p r e h e n s i v e s c h e d u l e o f recommendations to mitigate any and all loss and damage that the proposed development might produce • A conclusionary finding An EIA report takes many months to complete and must satisf y the relevant local authority and provincial government department (responsible for environmental affairs) that such proposed development shall be performed to the ultimate benefit of the environment and the community within which such developmentis situated. Certain proposed developments may be exempted from certain components or even all the components of an EIA: the extent to which a property developer needs to research and report on a proposed development’s environmental impact is termed the (EIA’s) scoping. Typically, developers submit an initial, limited report to the provincial department responsible for environmental affairs, indicating the extent of the proposed development. T he rele v a nt prov i nc ia l gover n ment department then provides the property developer with the scope of the required report. This www.reimag.co.za scoping requirement determines the number of aspects (from the list contained above) that must be investigated and reported upon. A property developer then needs to investigate the possible impact of his or her proposed development upon the environment according to the scope required by the relevant provincial department and convince such department that adequate safeguards shall be implemented to protect the environment and the community from any negative impact which may arise from the proposed development. The second critical application is the town planning application A series of documents are circulated within the relevant local authority. These documents include an application form, a motivating memorandum, a copy of the deed of transfer, a layout plan, a power of attorney, the bondholder’s consent, consent of the mineral rights holders, title deed(s) report, the cadastrial survey, geotechnical survey, environmental impact study, engineering survey, traff ic analysis and bulk services survey. The process followed within the local authority and in conjunction with the property developer is as follows: • The local authority or council advertises the application in order to invite comment and objections • The application is circulated to the various internal and external municipal departments so as to determine various conditions which must be adhered to during development and the bulk service contributions required for the purposes of the development • If no objections are received, the local authority is permitted to take a decision to permit the development • If objections ar ????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????+??$?=???????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)????????????????)Q?????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????() Q%=8?MQ@?9U5 H)-d?IMU1P?MQ((?(?(?(?(?(?(?(?(?(??(??(??(??(??(??(??(??()!?????????????????????????)?????????????)!?????????????????????)????????????????????????)?????????????????)?????????????)!?????????????????????)????????????????????????)????????)!????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)!???10??????????????????)?????????????????????)????????????????????????)???????????)!??????????????????????)???????????????????????)?????????????????????????)??????????????????????????(????????????????????)!???????????????????????????????)????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)!?????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)????????)!?????????????????????????)??????????????????????)???????????????????)??????????)!?????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)???????????????????)!??????????????????????????????)!????????????????????????)???????)!??????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)!??????????????????????????)??????????????????????)!??????????????????????)?????????????????)!??????????????????????????)?????????????????????????)????????)!??????????????????)?????????()IM=UI L) ???????? ???????)5????????M?I????????%9YMQ=H((??((0

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