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Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act No. 32 of 2000)

Chapter 5 : Integrated Development Planning

Part 2 : Contents of integrated development plans

26. Core components of integrated development plans

 

An integrated development plan must reflect—

(a) the municipal council’s vision for the long term development of the municipality with special emphasis on the municipality’s most critical development and internal transformation needs;
(b) an assessment of the existing level of development in the municipality, which must include an identification of communities which do not have access to basic municipal services;
(c) the council’s development priorities and objectives for its elected term, including its local economic development aims and its internal transformation needs;
(d) the council’s development strategies which must be aligned with any national or provincial sectoral plans and planning requirements binding on the municipality in terms of legislation;
(e) a spatial development framework which must include the provision of basic guidelines for a land use management system for the municipality;
(f) the council’s operational strategies;
(g) applicable disaster management plans;
(h) a financial plan, which must include a budget projection for at least the next three years; and
(i) the key performance indicators and performance targets determined in terms of section 41.