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 | ||
| 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
| February 2023 |
| Maintenance Schedule 6 Feb 2023 - 10 Feb 2023 |
| January 2023 |
| Maintenance Schedule 30 Jan 2023 - 3 Feb 2023 |
| Maintenance Schedule 23 Jan 2023 - 27 Jan 2023 |
| Maintenance Schedule 9 Jan 2023 - 13 Jan 2023 |
| November 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 28 Nov 2022 - 2 Dec 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 21 Nov 2022 - 25 Nov 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 14 Nov 2022 - 18 Nov 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 7 Nov 2022 - 11 Nov 2022 |
| November 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 28 Nov 2022 - 2 Dec 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 21 Nov 2022 - 25 Nov 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 14 Nov 2022 - 18 Nov 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 7 Nov 2022 - 11 Nov 2022 |
| May 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 30 May 2022 - 01 June 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 23 May 2022 - 23 May 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 16 May 2022 - 22 May 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 09 May 2022 - 13 May 2022 |
| April 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 25 Apr 2022 - 29 Apr 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 18 Apr 2022 - 22 Apr 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 11 Apr 2022 - 15 Apr 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 04 Apr 2022 - 08 Apr 2022 |
| March 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 28 Mar 2022 - 01 Apr 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 21 Mar 2022 - 25 Mar 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 14 Mar 2022 - 18 Mar 2022 |
| Maintenance Schedule 07 Mar 2022 - 11 Mar 2022 |
