How are road access guidelines used in development?

It is important to recognise that these Guidelines should be used in the development of urban and rural spatial development frameworks, structure plans and arterial access management plans. It is neither the intention, nor considered desirable, that the Guidelines be used in support of isolated ad-hoc access applications.

Is the road access guidelines precedence over polices?

Attention should rather be directed to the overall plans in place, and such policies contained therein, and that these plans be periodically reviewed and adjusted to meet changing demands. These Guidelines should not take precedence over the polices contained in such approved plans. R F PETERSEN Pr Eng

How are road access standards in the Cape?

Policies pertaining to access standards have been influenced by the rural situation where higher operating speeds are evident. Hence, the 500m spacing in the Cape (650m in the former Transvaal), provided that adequate sight distance was available, formed a basic standard, which was often transposed into the urban situation.

What makes the westerncape road access guidelines different?

That which distinguishes these guidelines from most others, is that it uses a simplified categorisation approach when defining theroad, the development environment and the desired access, and uses selected criteria to facilitate the decision-making process.

Can a property have access to a road?

But understand that having a road near the property doesn’t necessarily mean you have access to it. We have seen a property that did not have access to a paved road, just feet from the property line, because an adjacent landowner owned a small strip of land that blocked access to the road.

What’s the difference between road access and deeded access?

Or, there is no road to the property at all. In general, access falls into three legal categories: one is public access, one is undeeded access, and one is deeded access. Public access is the least complicated. The property either touches a government maintained road or it doesn’t.

How are land condominiums used to convey property?

The land condominium is established by preparing the fee simple owners and recording a Declaration of Condominium and Condominium Plats among the Land Records. Upon recordation, separate tax identification numbers are assigned to each of the land condominium units and these units can then be conveyed to third parties.

Can a driveway from public street be an access easement?

In addition, some may assume a driveway from the public street is part of their property, only to find that it crosses land owned by a neighbor. Access easements are not uncommon and are used to grant someone the right to cross land owned by another party, like that driveway over the neighbor’s land.