PublicFacilityinlaro•PoliceStation•MagistrateCourtsCustomaryCourt•LocalGov

ernmentSecretariat•PrisonService⚫EducationAuthorityetc.EducationalFacilityi
nIlaro.Haroisblessedwithschoolswherepre-
primary,primary,secondaryandtertiaryeducationcanbeobtained.Higherinstitution
soflearninginclude:theegbadoteacherstrainingcollege.Ilaro,andthefederalpolytec
hnicllaro,foundedinSeptember,1979.Thereareseveralprivatelyownedpre-
primaryeducationandkindergartenschoollocatedandspreadwithinthellarotown.Th
efederalpolytechnicHaralsohasthepolytechnicstallprimaryandsecondaryschoolsI
nfrastructuralFacilityinIlaroMeansoftransportationisprimarilybyroad.However,t
hereisalocomotiverailwaylinelinkingthetowntoLagosandAbeokutaviaIfojunction
andalsototheterminusoftheLagoslforailtrunklineIdogo"3.2RESEARCHDESIGN
Inordertomakethisresearchefficientandensurethatidentifiedproblemhasbeensolve
daresearchprocesswasevolveddesignedandintroduced.Itisaknownfactthatplannin
gacontinaanddynamicprocesstheresearchexercisecommencedwiththeidentificatio
nofpossibleplanningproblemwhichwasassociatedwiththetopic(Assessmentofsolid
wastegenerationandmanagementinurbanmarketareainIlaroOgunstate)afterwhic
htherewasaformulationofaimandmeanofachievingthe2REPORTON

RESIDENTIALLAYOUTDESIGNFOROKE-ELA,IPARI-
ODAAREA,ILARO,YEWASOUTHLOCALGOVERNMENTAREA,OGUNS
TATE.

PreparedBy:

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 Supervisors

SUBMITTEDTOURBANANDREGIONALPLANINNGDEPARTMENT,SCH
OOLOFENVIRONMENTALSTUDIES
FEDERALPOLYTECHNICILARO
OGUNSTATE.

TABLEOFCONTENT
1.0 Introduction
2.0 TheSite
2.1Conceptualframework
3.0Location
4.0SiteEnvironment
4.1 PhysicalCharacteristics
4.2 ExistingLandUse
4.3DeficienciesofTheSite
4.2Existingfacilities
5.0Landusesubdivision
6.0Implementation
6.1Finance
6.2Developmentcontrol

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7.0Conclusion

1.0 INTRODUCTION
Residentiallayoutdesignplanisaninstrumentortoolsdesigntoguidethefuturedev
elopmentofaregioneitherurbanorruralforaparticularperiodoftime.
Theproposingforaresidentiallayoutdesignplanistoguidethepresentandfuturede
velopmentofsurulerequarters,ilar9o.
Theaimofresidentiallayoutdesignplanistoenhancedevelopmentandalsothespat
ialdevelopmentinanenvironmentandtoencouragespatialphysicalplanningofthestudy
wherebyimprovingthelivingstandardofthepeople.

Therearebasicfactorstobeputintorecognizewhenembarkingonresidentiallayoutdesig
nplan.
Thefactorincludes:-
(1) Circulation
(2) Developmenttrend

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 (3) Physicalstructure
(4) Population

2.0 THESITE
2.1.1CONCEPTUALFRAMEWORK
ALTERNATIVEA
TheconceptadoptedforthisprojectisthesectorialmodelwhichwaspropoundedbyHame
rHoytin1939,analternativetoconcentriczonemodelwhichisinpreshaperatherinformof
ringsandwedgeshape.
Sectormodelisamodelofinternalstructuresofcitiesinwhichseveralsocialgrouparearran
gedaroundaseriesradiatingfromtheneighbourhoodcentre.(Seeplate1)

AdvantagesofSectorialConcept
 Itconsidersorganizationofthecitysocialeconomicstructure.
 Itallowsanoutwardprogressionofgrowth.

DisadvantagesofSectorialConcept
 Itlackstheideabasedonlandtopography

2.1.2CONCEPTUALFRAMEWORK
ALTERNATIVEB
TheconceptadoptedforthisprojectisconcentricmodelwhichisalsoknownasBurger’sco
ncept.Themodelistheoriticalmodeltoexplainurbanstructure.Itwaspropoundedbyasoc
iologistcalledEarnestBurgessintheyear1926.Theideabehindthismodelisthatcityrows
outwardfromacentralareawithseriesofrange.Thesizeoftherangemayvary,butordersal
waysremainthesame.
Themodelisthepositioncorrelationofsocio-

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economicstatusofhouseholdwithdistancefromtheneighbourhoodcentre(NC).
(Seeplate2)

PLATE1

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PLATE2
3.0 GEOGRAPHICALLOCATIONOFTHESTUDYAREA

Thesiteissituatedwithinilaro,yewasouthLGA,Ogunstateandwithanaveragerain

fallGeographicallythesiteisboundedonthenorththeOyoprovinceonthesouthbyLagosa

ndtheeastbytheEgbadivisionandonthesouthisdefined…….

Presentlythesubjectsitecanbeaccessedthroughtheroad(ndojiroad)comingfromoldmot
orparkgoingtosaboanditcanalsobeaccessedthroughndojiroadcomingfrompowerline.
Suitablelandmarksare
-Newoba’spalace
-Postoffice
-Saintjosephcatholicchurch

4.0 SITEENVIRONMENT

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4.1 PHYSICALCHARACTERISTICS

Climate

Theclimateofmysitefollowstropicalpattern,withtherainyseasonbeginningfrom
MarchandendinNovemberandfollowbydryseason.

Topography

Thetopographyofmysiteisrelativegentleslopeandtheterrainfavorableincarryin
goutphysicaldevelopmentsuchasRoad,Buildingandotherdevelopments.Italsosupport
sdrainagepattern

EconomicActivitiesoftheSite

Theeconomiccharacteristicofthepeopleofsurulerequartersisbasedongovernme
ntworkers.

4.2 EXISTINGLANDUSE

Theexistinglandusesofsurulerequartersisgroupedinto

-Residentiallanduses

-Commerciallanduses

-Publiclanduses

-Institutionallanduses

4.3 DEVELOPMENTDEFICIENCY

Theconstraintofsurulerequarterssettlementisthatitlacksindustries,thegovernmentisn
otgivingaseriousattentionontheexistinginfrastructurefacilities.Andmostofexistinginf
rastructurefacilitiesisnotadequateandtheyaresub-standard.

4.4 EXISTINGFACILITIES

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 TheinfrastructuralfacilitiesinSurulerequartersincludes,

Postalagency

Church

School

Bornewater,

Telecommunication,e.tc.

5.0LANDSUBDIVISION
5.0.1 PROPOSEDFACILITIES

Thefacilitiesproposedforthelayoutdesignplanincludesciviccentre,petrolfillingstation
,shoppingcentre,refusedump,postalagencyhealthcentre,commercialbank,placeofwor
ship

5.0.2 PROPOSEDLANDUSE

Landuseproposedinthemasterincludescommercial,residential,industrial,agricultural,
public-use,circulatione.t.c.

5.0.3ResidentialLandUse

Thetotallandareaallocatedforresidentialdevelopmentis118hectaresofland.Thereside
ntialdevelopmentcomprisesof3densitiesi.eHighdensity(Lowincomeearner)with49.3
hectaresofland,mediumdensity(Mediumincomeearner)with35.9hectaresoflandofLo
wdensity(Highincomeearner)with32.8hectaresofland.

5.0.4IndustrialLandUse

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Theproposedindustriallandusescoveronlylightindustrieswith0.75hectaresofland.

5.0.5CommercialLandUse

Thecommercialactivitiesinvolvetheexchangeofgoodsandservices.Thestudyareaisac
ommercialorientedanditimprovestheeconomicactivitiesofthesettlementandincreaset
helivingstandardoftheinhabitant.Theproposedcommercialcoveredatotallandareaof3.
96hectares.Itcomprisesofshoppingcentre,commercialmarket,bankse.t.c.

5.0.6 Circulation

Circulationservesasaneasyaccessibilityintovariouslanduse.Thecirculationrangesfro
mmajorroad,minorsAccessandFootpad.Thecirculationcoveredatotallandareaof2.07h
ectares.

5.0.7 PublicUSE

Thepublicuseincludeselectricity,water,telecommunicationfacilitiesthatenhan
cethestandardlivingoftheinhabitantofthestudyarea.Theexistingfacilitiesneedtobeupg
raded.ThefacilitiesproposedforincludeHealthcentre,postalagencyandfirestationwitht
otallandareaof2.75Hectares.

PROPOSEDLANDUSEANALYSIS(ALTERNATIVEA)

LANDUSE HECTARES PERCENTAGE(%)

Residential 8.95 42.76
Commercial 3.96 18.90
Publicuse 2.75 13.12
Industrial 0.75 3.57
Circulation 3.96 9.88
Recreation 0.58 2.76

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Openspacel 0.62 2.95
Institution 1.27 6.06
Total 20.95 100
(Seeplate3)

6.0 IMPLEMENTATION
Themeanstoexecutetheplanisusuallyoneofthosethingsthatwillalwayscometothemindofany
planneraftercarryinghisproposals.Theimplementationofanurbanplanthatwillformorbeameasurefor
theeconomic,social,commercial,andphysicaldevelopmentofthestudyarearequireslegal,financialan
dadministrativebacking.
Thereisneedforadministrativebackingfortheplan.Theboardthatwillcheckandmonitoreverys
tageofdevelopmentandensureplanningstandard,regulationandeffectthecontrolofdevelopment.

6.1SOURCEOFFINANCE
Theimplementationoftheplanrequireshugeamountofcapital.However,theinstit
utionoragencyconcernedmustbehighlyresponsivetodemandforeffectiveimplementat
ion.

6.2 MONITORINGREVIEW
Thesettlementisadynamicone,hencetheneedforustoaccommodatevariablesofo
urtimeduringthecourseoftheproject.Themonitoringexpectedwillhelpreviewtheperfor
manceofthepolicyinrespectofitseffectiveness,efficiencywhichoughttobecarriedoutb
yIlaroZonalPlanningOffice.

7.0CONCLUSION
Themasterplan(proposal)shouldbemonitoredandfullyimplementedasproposedinthisreporto
wingtothefactthatplanningisacontinuousprocess,dynamicandneverstatic.Itisaimedatimprovingphy
sical,social,andeconomicconditionofanycommunity,regionorstate,etc.

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PLATE3PLATE4

PLATE5

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