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snippet: Under the 2013 Zoning Scheme, and subsequent Development Management Scheme of the 2015 Municipal Planning By-Law, the old Urban Conservation Areas were designated as Heritage Protection Overlay zoning (HPO). Areas identified in the Environmental Management Framework of the Spatial Development Framework are included in this layer as Proposed HPO. One of the outcomes of the Heritage audit is to assess the Proposed HPO and their proposed boundaries for inclusion on the HPO.
summary: Under the 2013 Zoning Scheme, and subsequent Development Management Scheme of the 2015 Municipal Planning By-Law, the old Urban Conservation Areas were designated as Heritage Protection Overlay zoning (HPO). Areas identified in the Environmental Management Framework of the Spatial Development Framework are included in this layer as Proposed HPO. One of the outcomes of the Heritage audit is to assess the Proposed HPO and their proposed boundaries for inclusion on the HPO.
accessInformation: This database is managed and maintained by the Metro Branch of E&HM. Enquiries and comments regarding grading and heritage information are to be made via email to Heritage.Management@capetown.gov.za or David.Hart@capetown.gov.za.
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description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>The City of Cape Town, in order to fulfil its obligation to sustainable development, must promote economic and social development, as well as promoting the conservation and protection of the natural and cultural environment. The City of Cape Town is a competent local authority in terms of the NHRA. The identification and management of Grade III heritage resources are the responsibility of the competent local authority.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>The Municipal Planning By-Law (2015) (MPBL) was enacted by the City of Cape Town from 1 July 2015 and replaced 2013 Cape Town Zoning Scheme. Included in this By-Law is the concept of overlay zonings. The overlay zoning provides a mechanism to designate either city-wide or localised development management rules to deal with specific concerns, over and above the provisions of a base zoning. One such overlay zone is the </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Heritage Protection Overlay </SPAN><SPAN>(HPO). </SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>The Heritage Protection Overlay within the DMS is the mechanism for the protection of heritage places and areas that are considered conservation worthy in terms of the City’s heritage strategies and the National Heritage Resources Act (Act 25 of 1999) (NHRA). Schedule 3, Division II Item 18 states: “All Heritage Protection Overlay Zones as published in the Provincial Gazette are deemed to be heritage areas in accordance with the NHRA.”</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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tags: ["Proposed HPO","Heritage Protection Overlay","Development Management Scheme","HPO","mechanism for protection of heritage","Urban Conservation Area"]
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