The maintenance cycle is the number of times the maintenance activities are executed per facility at a specific time during peak or dormant seasons
Below is a table of the maintenance cycle for all mandated public open spaces subject to budget allocation:
| Day to Day operations |
Category |
Yearly Cycle Periods per facility |
Quarterly per facility |
| Horticulture Maintenance |
Flagship Parks |
48 cycles |
12 cycles |
| Developed Parks |
12 cycles |
12 cycles |
| Main Arterials |
4 cycles |
1 cycle |
| Landscaped islands and town entrances |
12 cycles |
3 cycles |
| 761.58 hectares active & 450 hectares passive cemeteries |
24 cycles |
6 cycles |
| Cemeteries Horticulture Maintenance |
Active/Flagship Cemeteries |
24 cycles |
6 cycles |
| Passive Cemeteries |
8 cycles |
2 cycles |
| Conservation Areas Maintenance |
Johannesburg Botanical Garden (JBG) |
48 cycles |
12 cycles |
| Nature reserves (Flagship) |
48 cycles |
12 cycles |
| Nature reserves (undeveloped) |
3 cycles |
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| Ridges and koppies |
4 cycles |
1 cycle |
| Bird sanctuaries |
12 cycles |
3 cycles |
| Conservation & research farm |
48 cycles |
12 cycles |
| Zoo Management & Maintenance |
Zoo Horticulture Maintenance |
48 cycles |
12 cycles |
| Bio-Aquatics & Ecological Areas Maintenance |
Wetlands rehabilitated |
5 wetlands varies |
| Number of areas of reeds controlled |
4 areas varies |
| River trails cleaned/rehabilitated |
240 hectares varies |
| Areas cleaned of alien invasive plants from water bodies (mainly water lilies and hyacinth) |
4 areas varies |
| Alien vegetation |
50 hectares varies |
| Tree Management & Maintenance (Arboriculture) |
Turnaround time of fallen trees removed |
Within 10 hours of logged call |
Weekly Maintenance Schedule
