GENERAL
LAND USE ALLOCATION
The
Revised Master Plan delineates areas allocated for various
land uses. The figure shows the areas allocated for:
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Private
residential development, planned residential unit
development by Elyssar and community facilities.
-
Open
space, sports facilities and cemeteries.
-
Light
industrial development and workshops
-
Major
areas of mixed commercial and residential development,
shopping centers and Markets.
-
Government
and institutions
-
Mixed
use development
-
Recreational
leisure and beach developments
A synopsis
of the land areas occupied by each category of land use is
given in table 4.1 the total built up areas estimated for each
type of land use are given in table 4.2.
As
expected, residential development is the predominant use, and
is present in most areas except for Sports City and the
adjacent shopping center, the Golf Club, major institutional
areas, market and workshop areas.
Areas
allocated to roads and pedestrian circulation are substantial
(25.7% of the total land area) and result from the presence of
major expressways and international roads crossing the project
area..
The
proposed allocation of land uses would have a considerable
influence on employment generation. The main centers of
employment will be the Sports City shopping complex and Ouzai
road commercial areas, the leisure facilities in Jnah, major
Government and other institutions in Hay al-Zahra, the
workshop areas and community facilities associated with
planned residential unit developments.
The
elements of the land use framework are amplified in the
following sections of this chapter.
Schedule
of land Areas Allocated by Type of Use
| Land Use |
Area
in ha |
%
of Total Area |
| 1.
Private residential Developments by Elyssar |
185.1 |
31.6 |
| 2.
Planned Residential Developments by Elyssar |
61.7 |
10.7 |
| 3.
Commercial and residential (city wide) |
11.1 |
1.9 |
| 4.
Commercial centers / markets |
7.6 |
1.3 |
| 5. Major
institutional |
22.0 |
3.5 |
| 6. Light
industrial / workshops |
9.6 |
1.7 |
| 7. Mixed
use development |
27.8 |
4.7 |
| 8. Major
Sports facilities |
54.9 |
9.4 |
| 9. Local
open space / cemeteries |
16.5 |
2.8 |
| 10.
Beach development |
25.0 |
4.3 |
| 11.
Maritime domain areas |
14.0 |
2.4 |
| 12.
Circulation (roads + pedestrian) |
150.7 |
25.7 |
| Total |
586.0 |
100.0 |
|
