Planning

Our Masterplan

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Functional Roles

• Spatial Planning & Zoning: Formulating and enforcing local layout plans and the overall District Master Plan to guide organized growth across all 29 wards.

• Development Control: Reviewing architectural blueprints, issuing development permits, and conducting site inspections to ensure construction safety and regulatory compliance.

• Land Administration: Managing council-owned land, processing subdivisions, handling lease agreements, and facilitating change-of-land-use applications.

• Environmental & Hazard Management: Collaborating with the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and civil protection units to ensure developments are climate-resilient, particularly in flood-prone low-lying areas.

Key Projects & Initiatives

• District Master Plan (2024–2039): Implementation of the recently prepared statutory framework that dictates land requirements, housing, and infrastructure for the district’s 134,000+ residents over the next 15 years.

• Cabora Bassa (Mukuyu) Gas Project Facilitation: Providing the spatial framework, zoning, and layout planning to accommodate the logistics, processing, and housing demands generated by the ongoing Invictus Energy hydrocarbon exploration.

• Centenary and Muzarabani Growth Point Upgrades: Modernizing internal road layouts and surveying new commercial and residential stands to elevate the district’s primary business centers.

• Mavhuradonha Wilderness Conservation Zoning: Managing the spatial and ecological boundaries of the 600-square-kilometer mountainous wilderness to balance eco-tourism with strict environmental preservation.

• Flood-Resilient Settlement Layouts: Utilizing advanced geospatial mapping data to design safer, high-ground residential and infrastructure layouts for communities in Lower Muzarabani.