Red Tape
Ald. Belinda Walker:
City Meets Business – 15th May
Context
• Changing city
• Tough economic
climate
• Legal Clarification:
What is municipal
planning?
• Challenge of planning for
first and third world
Keeping the Balance
Flexibility and
Responsiveness
(ambiguity)
Clear and
Predictable
Regulations
(rigidity)
Blockages
• Resolving Different Departmental Views
• Appeals!
• Identify where the real blockages occur vs
perceived blockages
Other: Lobby for Change
Our System: Fix It
Legislation
• National: SPLUMB
• Provincial: LUPO – LUPA
• City:
– SDF and IZS
– Policies:
• Densification/Urbanisation Policy
and tall buildings
– Bylaws
Sky bridges
E systems
e- Applications
1. Film Permits
2. Informal Trading
Permits
3. Outdoor Advertising
4. Building Development
and Land Use
Environment
Transport
Land Use
Land Use
Heritage
Sanitation
Roads
Water
Fire
Processes
• Delegate decision
making to
appropriate level
Staff – ‘Can do’
Attitude
• Manage Bottlenecks:
– Monitor
performance by
department
It’s Not my
Job
Thank You
Especially to the Chamber of Commerce