The Plan Change would primarily allow for greater intensification of existing residential areas, loosening some bulk and location controls and providing for Comprehensive Housing Developments in the Medium Density and General Residential Zones.
A Comprehensive Housing Development means “four or more residential units, designed and planned in an integrated manner, where all required resource and subdivision consents are submitted together, along with plans of the proposed development. The land on which the proposed residential units are to be sited must form a separate, contiguous area.”
When looking at the new residential zone provisions, you may notice some parts of the operative residential chapters are missing. The good news is they haven’t really disappeared, but have just been moved to a different chapter under the new National Planning Standards format. This is a template that the Government requires us to move our plan into. If these sections have been moved it means they are not part of the Residential Zone Plan Review, and therefore remain unchanged.
Here’s a summary of the parts of the operative residential chapter that are not being reviewed through PC44, and which section of the District Plan they will be moved to:
Operative District Plan Provisions – Residential Environment Chapter
| National Planning Standards Version
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Kinloch Development Controls and Performance Standards and Structure Plan Rules
| Part 4 – Area-Specific Matters → Development Areas → Kinloch Development Area
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Nukuhau Development Controls and Performance Standards and Structure Plan rules
| Part 4 – Area-Specific Matters → Development Areas → Nukuhau Development Area
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Lake Ohakuri Development Zone Rules
| Part 4 – Area-Specific Matters → Development Areas → Lake Ohakuri Development Area
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Pukawa C Development Zone rules
| Part 4 – Area-Specific Matters → Development Areas → Pukawa C Development Area
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Whareroa North Rules
| Part 4 – Area-Specific Matters → Development Areas → Whareroa North Development Area
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New Residential Rules
| Part 3 – Domains and Topics → Subdivision
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Subdivision Rules
| Part 3 – Domains and Topics → Subdivision
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Signage, Earthworks, Noise, Light, Odour and Temporary Activities Policies and Rules
| Part 3 – Domains and Topics → General Matters
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Parking loading and Access, and Stormwater Policies and Rules
| Part 3 – Domains and Topics → Energy, Infrastructure and Transport
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