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1 CULTMATRIX CC DRAFT HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT : TSHWANE BRT LINE 1 CULTMATRIX 2009 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. REPORT CONTEXT .. 3 GENERAL 3 REPORT 3 Background to the REPORT .. 3 PURPOSE OF THE 3 HISTORY OF THE 4 LEGAL CONTEXT OF THE 4 4 Section 38 of the 5 Section 35 of the 6 Section 36 of the 6 Section 34 of the 6 Section 37 of the 6 NEMA .. 6 Church Square, Pretoria, Development Amendment Act (House of Assembly) (Act 35 of 1988) .. 6 PLANNING CONTEXT OF THE 7 City of Tshwane Spatial Development Strategy 2010 and Beyond (February 2007) .. 7 The City of Tshwane policy and guidelines on the design quality of hard urban spaces and landscape elements (April 2005) .. 7 City of Tshwane Inner City Development and Regeneration Strategy (2006).. 8 The Re Kgabisa Tshwane 8 City of Tshwane Integrated Transport Plan 9 The Mabopane-Centurion Development Corridor.

2 10 Marabastad Integrated Urban Design 11 Paul Kruger Street Spine Development Framework .. 11 Urban Conservation Framework of the Pretoria Inner City Integrated Spatial Development 12 DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA IN TERMS OF SECTION 38 OF THE 12 PROPERTY 12 13 IMPLEMENTING 13 ENVIRONMENTAL 13 HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT 13 2. DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT .. 14 DEVELOPMENT SITE/AREA 14 FIGURE 1: General location of the route of the Line 1 14 DESCRIPTION OF DISTINGUISHING SITE 14 Environmental features .. 14 Heritage 15 Surrounding 15 DEVELOPMENT 15 3. HERITAGE IMPACT CONTEXT .. 18 CULTURAL LANDSCAPE 18 HERITAGE CONTEXT 19 Soshanguve corridor .. 19 Mabopane Freeway corridor .. 19 DF Malan Drive 20 Marabastad and Pretoria CBD corridors .. 20 DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT 20 EXPECTED IMPACT 21 Soshanguve corridor .. 21 Mabopane Freeway corridor .. 21 DF Malan Drive 21 Marabastad and Pretoria CBD corridors.

3 21 4. HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT .. 22 Definitions and assumptions .. 22 CULTMATRIX CC DRAFT HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT : TSHWANE BRT LINE 1 CULTMATRIX 2009 2 Limiting/Restricting 22 Field work .. 23 Desktop study .. 23 GENERAL ISSUES OF SITE AND 23 CONTEXT .. 23 Property features and characteristics .. 23 Heritage resources on the 24 Property history and associations .. 24 SUMMARISED IDENTIFICATION AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT OF AFFECTED HERITAGE RESOURCES AT BRT 25 SUMMARISED IMPACT ASSESSMENT AFFECTING HERITAGE RESOURCES AT BRT 25 SUMMARISED RECOMMENDED IMPACT MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS AT BRT 26 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC 29 PUBLIC 30 IDENTIFICATION OF RISK 30 KEY MITIGATION AND ENHANCEMENT MEASURES BEFORE 30 KEY MITIGATION AND ENHANCEMENT MEASURES DURING 30 CONSIDERATION OF 30 KEY UNCERTAINTIES AND RISKS THAT MAY INFLUENCE ACCURACY AND CONFIDENCE OF IMPACT 30 FINAL 30 APPENDIX 1: SOCIO-CULTURAL HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT AREA.

4 32 Pre-colonial settlement .. 32 Colonial settlement and urban development .. 32 Transport 34 APPENDIX 2: INFORMATION SOURCES USED IN THIS 38 38 38 38 AERIAL 39 39 APPENDIX 3: GLOSSARY OF TERMS .. 40 APPENDIX 4: STANDARDIZED SET OF CONVENTIONS USED TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF PROJECTS ON INDIVIDUAL HERITAGE FEATURES .. 43 CULTMATRIX CC DRAFT HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT : TSHWANE BRT LINE 1 CULTMATRIX 2009 3 1. REPORT CONTEXT General notes REPORT structure The structure of this REPORT is based on: SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES AGENCY, Heritage Impact Assessment: Notification of intent to develop (form) DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF THE WESTERN CAPE, 2005, Guideline for involving heritage specialists in EIA processes (document) DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AFFAIRS AND TOURISM, Integrated Environmental Management Guidelines SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES AGENCY, 2006, Minimum standards: Archaeological and palaeontological components of impact assessment reports (unpublished).

5 WORLD BANK, Environmental Assessment Sourcebook Update No 8, September 1994: Cultural Heritage in Environmental Assessment. Best-practice HIA reports submitted by Cultmatrix and other heritage consultants 2. This REPORT is informed by the National Heritage Resources Act (25/1999) (NHRA) and is consistent with the various ICOMOS charters for places of cultural significance. 3. Recommendations contained in this application do not exempt the applicant from complying with any national, provincial and municipal legislation or other regulatory requirements, including any protection or management or general provision in terms of the NHRA. 4. Rights and responsibilities that arise from this REPORT are those of the applicant and not that of Cultmatrix cc. Cultmatrix cc assumes no responsibility for compliance with conditions that may be required by SAHRA in terms of this REPORT .

6 5. Cultmatrix assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any loss or damages that may be suffered as a direct or indirect result of information contained in this application. Any claim that may however arise is limited to the amount paid to Cultmatrix for services rendered to compile this REPORT . Background to the REPORT The City of Tshwane approved the provision of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Phase 1 and its operational plan in 2008. Phase 1 consists of two lines, Line 1 and Line 2. Line 1 starts on the Soshanguve side of the Mabopane railway stations and turns around at the Pretoria railway station. Line 2 starts in Mamelodi and turns around at the Boom-DF Malan Station in Boom Street. The two lines overlap in Paul Kruger, Boom and Bloed streets and at the Pretoria railway station. Gudani Consulting the EIA consultants appointed by SANRAL, requested Cultmatrix to investigate any impacts on heritage resources and to submit to SAHRA a HIA REPORT for purposes of authorising the proposed construction of Line 1 and the overlaps with Line 2.

7 Purpose of the REPORT REPORT category Aim SAHRA office submitted to Requested SAHRA response - - Screening The aim of the screening investigation is to provide an informed heritage-related opinion about the proposed development by an appropriate heritage specialist. The objectives of this investigation are to screen potential heritage issues through a site inspection, to develop a broad understanding of heritage policy-related CONTEXT , to review any existing data on the history and heritage significance of the site, to check if the site has any formal heritage status, to discuss the - - CULTMATRIX CC DRAFT HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT : TSHWANE BRT LINE 1 CULTMATRIX 2009 4 REPORT category Aim SAHRA office submitted to Requested SAHRA response proposed development with heritage contacts and to scan the development proposals. The result of this investigation is a brief statement indicating potential heritage impacts/issues and the need for further investigation.

8 - - - - - - Scoping (basic assessment) The aim of the scoping investigation is to analyse heritage issues and how to manage them within the CONTEXT of the proposed development. The objectives are to assess heritage significance (involving site inspections and basic desktop and archival research); to identify the need for further detailed inputs by heritage specialists, to consult with local heritage groups and experts, to review the general compatibility of the development proposals with heritage policy and to assess the acceptability of the proposed development from a heritage perspective. The result of this investigation is a heritage scoping REPORT indicating the presence/absence of heritage resources and how to manage them in the CONTEXT of the proposed development. - - SAHRA Gauteng (final REPORT to include public participation process REPORT ) Approval of development - - Full HIA (draft for public participation) The aim of the full HIA investigation is to analyse and recommend heritage management mitigation measures and monitoring programmes.

9 The objectives are to analyse heritage issues, to research the chronology of the site and its role in the broader CONTEXT , to undertake a comprehensive assessment of heritage significance, to analyse the nature and scale of the proposed development, to consult with local heritage groups and experts as part of the broader EIA stakeholder engagement process, to establish the compatibility of the proposed development with heritage and other statutory frameworks and to assess alternatives in order to promote heritage conservation issues. - - History of the REPORT This REPORT is the second draft HIA REPORT and has been preceded by a first draft REPORT based on an earlier conceptual plan and alignment. Legal CONTEXT of the REPORT The legal triggers for this HIA are grounded in three different acts. Summary ACT COMPONENT IMPLICATION RELEVANCE COMPLIANCE S 34 Impacts on buildings and structures older than 60 years Buildings in CBD will not be physically affected.

10 Streets, pavements and kerbstones in CBD may be physically affected through road widening. Authorisation through final HIA submission to SAHRA. No separate permit applications. S 35 Impacts on archaeological and palaeontological heritage resources Possible hidden (buried) features, old tram tracks and water furrows below streets in CBD Monitor during construction work as recommended in final HIA REPORT S 36 Impacts on graves None present - S 37 Impacts on public monuments Kruger statue on Church Square will not be physically affected - NHRA S 38 Developments requiring an HIA Development is listed activity Full HIA NEMA EIA Regulations Activities requiring an EIA Development is subject to an EIA HIA is part of EIA CULTMATRIX CC DRAFT HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT : TSHWANE BRT LINE 1 CULTMATRIX 2009 5 Church Square, Pretoria, Development Amendment Act (House of Assembly) (Act 35/1988) Entire act Demolitions, alterations, new work and other changes within protected precinct (bordered by Andries, Pretorius, Bosman and Vermeulen streets) Must be authorised by Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Inform Department and City of Tshwane.