29. Process to be followed

  1. The process followed by a municipality to draft its integrated development plan, including its consideration and adoption of the draft plan, must -
    1. be in accordance with a predetermined programme specifying timeframes for the different steps;
    2. through appropriate mechanisms, processes and procedures established in terms of Chapter 4, allow for -
      1. the local community to be consulted on its development needs and priorities;
      2. the local community to participate in the drafting of the integrated development plan; and
      3. organs of state, including traditional authorities. and other role players to be identified and consulted on the drafting of the integrated development plan;
    3. provide for the identification of all plans and planning requirements binding on the municipality in terms of national and provincial legislation; and d) be consistent with any other matters that may be prescribed by regulation.
  2. A district municipality must -
    1. plan integrated development for the area of the district municipality as a whole but in close consultation with the local municipalities in that area;
    2. align its integrated development plan with the framework adopted in terms of section 27; and
    3. draft its integrated development plan, taking into account the integrated development processes of, an proposals submitted to it by the local municipalities in that area.
  3. A local municipality must -
    1. align its integrated development plan with the framework adopted in terms of section 27; and
    2. draft its integrated development plan, taking into account the integrated development processes of and proposals submitted to it by the district municipality.