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Usually, the building line area (also referred to as a structure restriction area) might be utilized for outdoors parking and landscaping.

Bulk - a colloquial description of the quantum of developable flooring location that may be established on a subject residential or commercial property in regards to the provisions of a statutory land usage plan. (i.e. the sum of the locations of all floorings of a structure on the subject residential or commercial property).
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Coverage - a term typically defined in a land usage scheme which describes the footprint of a building structure on a subject residential or commercial property, seen from directly above the subject residential or commercial property. To put it simply, the coverage is a percentage of the land location of the subject residential or commercial property, originated from determining such area within the boundaries of the external delineation of the footprint of all constructing structures on the subject residential or commercial property seen from directly above the subject residential or commercial property (i.e. a 40% protection on a site of 1000m two will be 400m two of area covered by structures).

CPD - Continued Professional Development

Density - in planning terms, this normally describes the occupational density which might be allowed on a subject residential or commercial property, usually expressed as a variety of home units per hectare of land. As an example, a density of 20 units per hectare on an erf measuring 1000m two will equate into a reliable 2 residence systems that may be put up on the land in question.

DALRRD - Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. This Department is the custodian of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (SPLUMA) and the managing authority of the planning occupation.

EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment, a procedure considered in the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) (NEMA), which treatment is employed to acquire the authorisation of the appropriate ecological authority (either provincial or nationwide), to conduct a specified activity on a subject residential or commercial property as may be regulated in terms of the policies to NEMA.

FAR/FSR - Floor Area Ratio or Floor Space Ratio. A ratio normally expressed as a numerical figure (i.e. 0.5) being an element that might be multiplied with the acreage of a subject residential or commercial property (typically in square metres), the item of which will define the gross floor location that may be set up on the subject residential or commercial property in terms of a land use plan (also typically referred to as "bulk or bulk aspect"). As an example, the FAR of 0,5, when used to a site of 1000m TWO, will equate into a developable gross floor area of 500m ².

General Plan - this is a SG Diagram showing several erven and streets or subdivided erven or farm parts on a single diagram (or a single set of diagrams).

GLA - in particular land usage schemes this is specified as "gross leasable location" or "gross leasable flooring location" or "gross lettable area". Simply put, the location of the building capable of being the topic of a lease contract in between the lessor and the lessee. This will generally leave out non-leasable locations of the building (communal passageways, stairwells, entrance foyers, energy spaces, and so on). Usually, when GLA belongs to a land use scheme, it is typically only relevant to the computation of the required number of parking bays to be supplied on a subject residential or commercial property.

IDP - Integrated Development Plan as contemplated in, inter alia, the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000). This is the operative "organization strategy" of the municipality indicating how it will invest its money (and where). A spatial advancement framework shows the spatial ramifications of the IDP.

Line of No Access - the zoning maps which form part of a land use plan might include a reference to a so-called "line of no gain access to", signifying a line (normally along the border boundary of the subject residential or commercial property) along which no access may be supplied to the subject residential or commercial property from the external roadway system. Typically, such lines of no access use to provincial and national roadways and higher order roads within the local jurisdiction.

LUS - Land Use Scheme as specified in SPLUMA 2013 (comparable to a town scheme).

NEMA - National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998)

Ordinance - might refer to the Town Planning and Townships Ordinance, 1986 (Ordinance 15 of 1986), alternatively the Division of Land Ordinance, 1986 (Ordinance 20 of 1986)

PPA - Planning Professions Act, 2002 (Act 36 of 2002).

PI - Professional Indemnity Insurance

Rezoning - a colloquial description of the procedure of attending to the modification of a land use plan (or any of its arrangements), to change the land usage rights and development constraints appropriate to the subject residential or commercial property.

ROD - a Record of Decision as contemplated in NEMA, being the composed decision handed down by an ecological authority, following an ecological effect evaluation treatment (it might be favorable or negative).

RORA - Removal of Restrictions Act. There are 2 versions specifically:

• The National Removal of Restrictions Act, 1967 (relevant to all provinces other than Gauteng). • Gauteng Removal of Restrictions Act, 1996 (Act 3 of 1996) (just applicable to Gauteng)

R.O.W - this is a yoke and describes a "right of method". To put it simply, it controls gain access to over one residential or commercial property in favour of the next residential or commercial property (comparable to a personal street).

RPL - Recognition of Prior Learning. The principle of taking previous speculative learning into account, notwithstanding that an individual may not hold an accredited tertiary credentials in the relevant field of endeavour.

SAACPP - South African Association of Consulting Professional Planners

SACPLAN - The South African Council for Planners instituted in regards to the Planning Professions Act, 2002 (Act 36 of 2002).

SAPI - South African Planning Institution

SDF - Spatial Development Framework as considered in SPLUMA, 2013 and the City Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000). A visual illustration of the forward looking policy of a municipality (its future desired state of advancement in its location of jurisdiction), being an extension of the community IDP.

SDP - a Site Development Plan. This is a plan normally defined in a land use plan which holistically illustrates the intended advancement on a subject residential or commercial property, showing the position of the proposed structure structures to be erected, access provisions, the provision of parking, landscaping, the imposition of structure lines, the position of thralls and related features. An SDP typically precedes the submission of a structure strategy.

SPLUMA - Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013

Township establishment - an integrated procedure of transforming a residential or commercial property signed up as a farm part( s) into metropolitan land (an area or suburban area) which may include partitioned erven/lots/stands and might consist of streets and public open areas. Simultaneously, the residential or commercial properties located within the ambit of the town will be managed land use rights (zoning) to control and manage making use of land as approved by the decision-making authority.

Splay - this typically refers to the corner part of the crossway in between two roads, with such corner "splayed" to accommodate the curvature of the real road surface area, focused on working out the turning motion of motor automobiles moving from the one roadway to the other at such intersection.

Servitude - in preparing terms, this normally refers to a part of the subject residential or commercial property over which an engineering service (water lines, power line, sewage facilities, etc) are routed and where such services are secured by referral to a servitude diagram (depicting the location so afflicted). Typically, bondage locations may not be encroached upon by constructing structures and the details of such yokes are typically described in a notarial deed of servitude registered in the workplace of the Registrar of Deeds.

SG diagram - a diagram approved by the Surveyor General in regards to the Land Survey Act, denoting the borders of a residential or commercial property or a yoke or other acreage. This may consist of a General Plan of an area or a partitioned location where multiple erven or partitioned parts are assessed one diagram.

Zoning Certificate - a certificate handed down by a town accrediting that a subject residential or commercial property on its records undergoes a specific set of land usage and development controls (zoning provisions). The certificate will normally confirm the land use zoning category under which the subject residential or commercial property is held, with due reference to development limitations such as height restrictions, restrictions, floor area constraints, parking requirements and so forth.