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> Article 18
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0. Introductory
provisions
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| 0.3 Civil standards and social objectives | ||
| Article 18-The elements of community life | ||
| 18.1 | The concept of a city | |
| That a city is only truly a city when it can define its boundaries, has a Charter identifying the institution of citizenship and the election of democratically elected representatives and clearly states the rights of a citizen of the city. |
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| That a city is only a city when it has a clear mandate via its Charter to: |
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| 1. maintain its borders as a city; 2. define the land usages and zoning of land defined within the city boundaries; 3. Define the basic activities of commercial trade, markets, distribution and availability of commercial services; 4. administer effectively the provision of essential city services including: power, water, gas, roads, utilities, emergency services, cables and sewerage, transport, garbage collection; 5. have the capacity to raise revenue to pay for the cost of providing these services; 6. administer the approval of building and building codes; 7. plan the rezoning and restructure of certain regions of the city in line with the citizens vision; 8. provide safety and protection to its citizens by means of personal protection of property, personal rights and values. |
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| 18.2 | Key elements of a city community | |
| For the purpose of analysis, measurement and planning a city may be defined by the components that create it called “objects”. The prime city objects by which all human settlement may be defined are: Structure Citizen Resident Residence Building Core Precinct Community Region State Nation Global region |
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| Residence | ||
| A resident is a person living in a particular place for a given period of time. A resident may be a citizen of the country, a tourist or a permanent visitor. |
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| Core | ||
| A core is a central group of buildings |
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| Precinct | ||
| A precinct is a geographical area that is adjacent to a core. The shape and size of a precinct is typically restricted by major geographic and human constructed barriers such as rivers, major transport links, hills and valleys. |
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| Region | ||
| A region is a geographical area that is adjacent to a precinct on the outer areas of a city or larger human settlement. Communities are typically lower density buildings and residences, rural and farming communities. |
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| Community | ||
| A community is an aggregation of one or more cores, precincts and regions. |
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| State | ||
| A state is an aggregation of one or more communities under some common agreement or Charter.. |
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| The general health of a state is dependent upon the general mix and health of its communities. |
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| A happy state cannot exist unless each of its communities are also happy. |
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| Nation | ||
| A nation is an aggregation of one or more states under some common Charter. |
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| The general health of a nation is dependent upon the general mix and health of its states. |
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| A wise and fair national Charter in which the citizens of states may participate in the election of government and the fair management of national resources is the only mechanism by which national happiness can be achieved. |
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| Poorly structured Charters will always lead to injustice and unhappiness as such weakness allow the powerful to exploit the rest of the citizens. No nation can be truly happy when its fundamental structure is weak and corrupt. |
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| 18.3 | Community citizens | |
| A community is founded on its citizens. While buildings may be constructed and fail, while land may be taken and people scattered, a community exists in essence in the heart of those people who choose to come together in the dream of living as one. |
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| Therefore it is the health of the spirit of a community that ultimately determines the health and destiny of a community. |
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