District Plan - Proposed (December 2013)

District Plan - Proposed (December 2013)

 

Please Note: This Plan has now been superceded by the Proposed District Plan - Appeals Version.


The Proposed District Plan was notified for public consultation on 13 December 2013.

Over 1,200 people made submissions regarding the Proposed District Plan, totalling over 12,000 submissions points.

Hearings were held during September 2014 - May 2015.  During the hearings process, Council sought a Variation (Variation 1 - Natural Character) to reintroduce natural character objectives, policies, rules and overlay maps into the Proposed District Plan. Public consultation was invited during November - December in 2015 and the hearing took place 25-26 February 2016.

Proposed District Plan - notified for public consultation on 13 December 2013

The following provisions have legal effect:

  • Section 29 Biodiversity Rules 1 - 4.
  • Section 31 Historic Heritage: Archaeological Sites, Maori Cultural Sites, Heritage Items and Heritage Areas Rules 1 - 8, and the associated schedules in Appendix 1.
  • Section 34 Natural Hazards: Rule 4 and Table 2, and the associated Flood Hazard Maps.
  • Section 38 Rule 8 and Rule 10

These rules also have a green line down the right hand side of the planning text to indicate that they have legal effect.

The rules in the other sections do not have legal effect until the Council releases its decisions on submissions. However, the Council can have regard to these sections when processing a resource consent under the Operative District Plan rules.

Click here for the Proposed District Plan Planning Maps.

Introduction

Overlay Issues

District-wide Issues

Area Issues

Special Provisions

Overlay Rules

District-wide Rules

Zone Rules

Appendices 

These are available in the full electronic version of our District Plan - click here to find the following appendices:

  • Appendix 1 - Historic Heritage Schedule 
  • Appendix 2 - Designations Schedule 
  • Appendix 3 - Significant Tree Schedule 
  • Appendix 4 - Subdivision Design Principles 
  • Appendix 5 - BS5252 Colour Chart 

Proposed District Plan's Referenced Technical Documents

The technical documents referenced in the Proposed District Plan can be downloaded from the links below:

Due to matters of copyright, Council is not able to provide copies of New Zealand standards (prefix NZS). These can be obtained from Standards New Zealand (at your cost): www.standards.co.nz or phone 0800 782 632.

  • SNZ PAS 4509:2008 New Zealand Fire Service firefighting water supplies code of practice 
  • NZS 2107:2000 Acoustics - Recommended design sound levels and reverberation times for building interiors
  • NZS 6803:1999 Acoustics - Construction noise
  • NZS 2772:Part 1:1999 Radiofrequency fields Part 1 – maximum exposure levels – 3 kHz to 300 GHz
  • NZS 1547:2012 On-site domestic wastewater management
  • NZS 2890.6:2009 Off-street parking for people with disabilities
  • NZS 6807:1994 Noise management and land use planning for helicopter landing areas.

Note: A District Plan works in combination with other regional and national plans, policies, standards and laws. You may need to take them into account when applying for resource consent. Our resource consent planners can inform you about this.

Proposed District Plan Evaluation Report

The Council evaluated whether the Proposed District Plan's objectives, policies and methods are the most appropriate way for our district to achieve sustainable management of natural and physical resources. The Evaluation Report documents these assessments done during the Plan's development. The Report is also called a 'Section 32' Report, from its requirement in Section 32 of the Resource Management Act. It is a useful document to find out why the Council made changes to the previous District Plan.

How to use the Section 32 pdf, (302 KB)

Part I - Introduction pdf, (691 KB)
Introduction, Section 32 Report Structure, Table of Contents, Resource Management Act Requirements for Section 32, Methodology of Evaluation, Key Dates Draft Plan, Key Dates Proposed Plan, Legal Review, Decision Making Process.

Part II - Statutory and General pdf, (1,150 KB)
Structure of Report, Acts of Parliament, Hauraki Marine Park Act 2000,Hauraki Treaty of Waitangi Settlement Act, National Policy Statements and Environmental Standards, Statutory Background, District Policies and Plans, Key Policy Direction for Plan Review, Council Direction, Monitoring and Technical Reports, Explanation of New Plan Provisions/Plan’s Approach to Certain Activities.

Consultation –Draft Plan to Proposed Plan

Part III - A - Consultation
Plan User Group Feedback, Settlement Development and Growth, Significant Trees, Natural Hazards, Planning Maps and Zoning Requests, Historic Heritage, Coastal Environment, Plan Change 3: Natural Hazards - Flooding.

Part III - B - Consultation pdf, (2.6 MB)
Archaeological Sites and Sites of Significance to Maori, Structure Plans and Site Development Plans, Minor Units, Festival and Events, Visitor Accommodation, Forestry, Earthworks, Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act, Contaminated Land, Thames Urban Development Strategy, Light Spill, Indigenous Biodiversity, Landscape, Tangata Whenua, Transport, Mining, Subdivision, Conservation Lot Subdivision.

Part III - C - Consultation pdf (1.2 MB)
Water Supply –Demand, Kopu to Thames Gateway Area, Matarangi Structure Plan, Sailor’s Grave Site Development Plan, Earthworks in Flood Hazard Areas, Rezoning Requests Whitianga, Pauanui, Hahei; Financial Contributions, Future Coastal Protection Line, Heritage, Visitor Accommodation, Pauanui Airfield Height Protection.

Part IV - A - Overlay Policies and Rules, pdf (1.4 MB)
Biodiversity, Coastal Environment, Historic Heritage, Landscape and Natural Character, Natural Hazards, Significant Trees.

Part IV - B - District Wide Policies and Rules pdf, (1.4 MB)
Contaminated Land and Hazardous Substances, Financial Contributions, Mining Activities, Settlement Development and Growth, Subdivsion, Tangata Whenua, Transport, Utilities.

Part IV - C - Area Policies and Zone Rules pdf, (945 KB)
Comnmercial Area, Commercial Zone, Gateway Zone -Industrial Area, Industrial Zone, Light Industrial Zone, Marine Service Zone- Recreation Area, Recreation Active Zone, Recreation Passive Zone, Conservation Zone- Residential Area. Village Zone, Coastal Living Zone, Residential Zone, Low Density Residential Zone, Waterfront Zone, Extra Density Residential Zone- Rural Area, Rural Zone, Rural Lifestyle Zone.

Part IV - D - Special Purpose Provisions pdf, (691 KB)

Appendix - Part I pdf, (1.4 MB)
Legal Review, Comments and Changes made to Proposed Plan

Appendix - Part II pdf, (607 KB)
Statutory and Technical Background: Noise, Cross Boundary.

Appendix - Part IV A pdf, (1.2 MB)
Statutory and Technical Background: Indigenous Biodiversity, Coastal Environment, Historic Heritage, Landscape and Natural Character, Natural Hazards, Significant Trees.

Appendix - Part IV B pdf, (861 KB)
Statutory and Technical Background: Contaminated Land and Hazardous Substances, Mining Activities, Settlement Development and Growth, Subdivison,Tangata Whenua, Transport, Utilities.

Appendix - Part IV C pdf, (521 KB)
Statutory and Technical Background: Commerical Area, Industrial Area, Recreation Area, Residential Area, Rural Area.

Appendix - Part IV D pdf, (821 KB)
Statutory and Technical Background: Site Development Plans,Structure Plans,Site Specific Activities.

 

 


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