RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN &
RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN DENSITY TRANSITION ZONE
	
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Y	N	SITE CHARACTERISTICS	Comments	
		Heritage Item/Setting on or adjacent to site (incl PC13)	     	
		Protected tree on or adjacent to site (incl public realm tree)	     	
		Designation	     	
		Flood Management Area:
	Within Fixed Minimum Floor Level Overlay
	Outside Fixed Minimum Floor Level Overlay
    High Flood Hazard Management Area
    Flood Ponding Area
    Waimakariri FMA
    Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere or Wairewa/Lake Forsyth FMA	     	
		Liquefaction Management Area	     	
		Slope Instability Management Area
	Cliff Collapse
	Rockfall
	Mass Movement
	Remainder	     	
		Within or shares a boundary with a Proposed Residential Heritage Area (PC13)	     	
		Character Area Overlay	     	
		Overlay areas - other	     	
		HAIL site	     	
		Electricity Transmission Line Corridor	     	
		Airport noise contours	     	
		Water body	     	
		Sensitive activity near road/rail – refer rules in Ch 6.1.7	     	
		Coastal hazard – refer City Plan	     	

RMA ACTIVITY & APPLICATION TYPE ASSESSMENT:	
Y	N	N/A	RMA provision	Comments	
			Is this a ‘boundary activity’, as defined in s87AAB?
•	The only DP rules infringed are ‘boundary rules’
•	The infringed boundary is not a public boundary
 Note: A boundary activity will only be permitted if all information required by s87BA is provided, including written approval from owners of adjoining allotments.	     	
			Is this a Fast track application as defined in s87AAC?
•	A controlled activity (but no other activities) under the Plan. Does not include subdivision.
•	Electronic address for service provided
•	Must be non-notified and no s104 hearing	Not applicable to PIMs
     	

ACTIVITY STATUS TABLES AND ACTIVITY SPECIFIC STANDARDS	
Compliance	Rule	Comments	
Y	N	N/A			
Permitted activities	
			14.4.1.1 Permitted activities
Is the activity provided for as a Permitted activity? 
Refer rule for list.	     	
			14.4.1.1 Activity specific standards
Does the activity comply with all relevant activity specific standards? Refer rule for details.	     	
Other activity classifications	
			14.4.1.2 Controlled activities
	Residential units with more than 6 bedrooms (includes sleepouts)
	Any other activity prescribed in this rule as a controlled activity because it doesn't comply with the specified standards.	     
	
			14.4.1.3 Restricted discretionary activities
	Residential units in the RS zone on a net site area between 400 and 450m2
	Residential units in the RSDT zone on a net site area between 300 and 330m2 
	Social housing complexes over four units.
	Multi-unit residential complexes in the RSDT zone over four units. 
	Boarding house
	Student hostels owned or operated by an education activity with 7 to 9 bedrooms 
	Convenience activities - refer rule
	Integrated family health centres - refer rule
	Animal shelter at 14 and 18 Charlesworth Street
	Market gardens where site coverage exceeds 55%
	Within the 50dBA Air Noise Contour - residential activities not provided for as permitted or controlled, education activities, pre-schools or health care facilities. 
	Any other activity prescribed in this rule as a restricted discretionary activity because it doesn't comply with the specified standards.	     
	
			14.4.1.4 Discretionary activities
	Student hostels with more than 10 bedrooms
	Show homes 
	Integrated family health centres - refer rule
	Multi-unit residential complexes in the RS zone.
	Any other activity prescribed in this rule as a discretionary activity because it doesn't comply with the specified standards. 
	Any activity not otherwise provided for as a permitted, controlled, restricted discretionary, non-complying or prohibited activity.	     
	
			14.4.1.5 Non-complying activities
	Non-residential activity on a site with frontage to Memorial Ave or Fendalton Road
	Residential units in the RS zone on a net site area less than 400m2
	Residential units in the RSDT zone on a net site area less than 300m2 
	Activities and buildings with site coverage exceeding 40% (breaching 14.2.3.4) - except as below. 
	Multi-unit residential complexes, social housing complexes and OPH units with site coverage exceeding 45% (calculated over the whole net site area). 
	Sensitive activities, buildings and fences within setbacks from National grid transmission lines or support structures.
	Sensitive activities, buildings and fences within setbacks from specified electricity distribution lines or support structures. 	     

BUILT FORM STANDARDS	
Compliance	Rule	Comments	
Y	N	N/A			
			14.4.2.1 Site density -
450m2 in RS zone; 330m2 in RSDT zone	     	
			14.4.2.2 Tree and garden planting
Multi-unit residential complex and social housing only 
Min 20% of site to have landscape treatment including 1 tree for every 250m² gross site area or part thereof (prior to subdivision) 
At least 1 tree to be planted adjacent to street boundary
All trees to be not less than 1.5 meters at time of planting	     	
			14.4.2.3 Building height 
8m
Minor dwelling units in the RS zone 5.5m and single storey
929 Ferry Rd – Woolston fire station Lot 1 DP72727 20m	     	
			14.4.2.4 Site coverage
Max 35% of net site area for all activities except as below.
Max 40% of net site area of the entire site for multi-unit residential complexes, social housing complexes, OPH unit groups all single storey.
Market gardens 55%
Retirement villages 45% 
Excludes fences, walls, retaining walls; eaves and overhangs up to 600mm from the wall; uncovered pools up to 800mm above GL; decks, balconies, bay windows, etc no more than 800mm above GL if uncovered, or if covered and/or more than 800mm above GL the max total area per site is 6m2.	     	
			14.4.2.5 Outdoor living space:
RS zone - 90m2 and 6m minimum dimension
RSDT zone - 50m2 and 4m minimum dimension
Multi-unit residential complexes, social housing complexes, OPH units - 30m2 and 4m min dimension
Readily accessible from a living area.
Must not be occupied by: building, access or parking other than: outdoor pool, accessory building less than 8m2, part of building without walls on at least ¼ of its perimeter and occupying no more than 30% of the ODLS area. 
NB: Rule doesn't apply to residential units in retirement village.	     	
			14.4.2.6 Recession plane - Appendix 14.15.2
Permitted intrusions:
•	Gutters/eaves up to 0.2m
•	Solar panels up to 2m length per boundary
•	Single gable end - refer 14.15.2
•	Chimneys, poles, masts, lift shaft, stair well, roof water tank - refer 14.14.2
•	In FMA the exemptions in Rule 5.4.1.3 apply (for activities P1-P4 in Table 5.4.1.1.b)	Boundary rule if not adjoining public land
     	
			14.4.2.7 Setback from internal boundaries and railway lines:
4m from rail corridor boundary for all buildings, balconies, decks on sites adjacent to or abutting railway lines,.
1m from boundary adjoining an access (except for the following).
5m for two storey buildings where the internal boundary of the site adjoins Avonhead cemetery (except where 14.4.2.7 viii applies) 
3m for two storey buildings with high set windows on second floor facing the cemetery where the internal boundary of the site adjoins Avonhead Cemetery 
1m for all other buildings except the following
No setback for:
•	Accessory building - up to 10.1m total length of parts of the building within 1m of boundary
•	Decks/terraces at or below ground floor level
•	Buildings that share a common wall along an internal boundary	Boundary rule for internal boundaries not adjoining public land
     	
			14.4.2.8 Minimum setback for balconies and living space windows from internal boundaries
Balconies above ground floor level = 4m
Where wall at first floor level or above is located 1m-4m from an internal boundary, any living space window on this wall must have permanently obscured glazing.
For retirement village - only applies to internal boundaries of site of entire village
Rule doesn't apply to windows at angle of 90º or greater to the boundary. 
Refer definition of window, balcony and explanation of permanently obscured glazing.	Boundary rule if not adjoining public land
     	
			14.4.2.9 Road boundary setback
Standard setback - 4.5m
Garage where door faces road or shared access - 5.5m from shared access or road kerb
Exclusions (do not apply in Character Area overlay):
Garage where:
•	Side walls parallel to road boundary and max 6.5m in length;
•	Side walls facing road contain a window with min dimension of 0.6m;
•	Space between side wall and road boundary contains 2m+ wide landscape strip with at least 2 trees able to reach 4m at maturity; and 
•	Access to garage is located adjacent to side boundary, a landscape strip of 0.6m+ width and planting with species reaching 1.5m at maturity alongside boundary up to the line of the existing residential unit. 
NB: Visibility splay rule prevails and planting not required if any conflict with that rule.
Single garage with:
•	Door facing road boundary, accessed off local road;
•	Width of garage max 3.6m;
•	Sectional door with automatic opener, unless more than 3.5m from road boundary; and 
•	No part of door extends beyond boundary when opening or shutting. 	Not a boundary rule as requires setback from access/kerb or public road boundary
     	
			14.4.2.10 Street scene amenity and safety - fences
Max height of fence within the required building setback from road boundary = 1.8m
Doesn't apply to internal boundaries between residential, commercial or industrial zones. 	     	
			14.4.211 Water supply for fire fighting
All residential units - via the reticulated system and in accordance with Code of Practice. 
	     	
			14.4.2.12 Service, storage and waste management spaces
Multi-unit residential complexes and social housing complexes, for each residential unit:
•	2.25m2 with 1.5m min dimension waste storage space at ground floor level (indoor or outdoor)
•	3m2 with 1.5m min dimension outdoor ground level washing line space
provided either individually or within dedicated shared space	     	

AREA SPECIFIC RULES - 14.4.3.1	
Compliance	Rule	Comments	
Y	N	N/A			
14.4.3.1.1 Area specific permitted activities	
			Is the activity provided for as a Permitted activity? 
Refer rule for list.	     	
14.4.3.1.2 Area specific controlled activities	
			C1
Character Area Overlay
       Where visible from the street; located between road boundary and main residential unit; or involving changes to front façade of main residential unit:
	Relocation of a building on to the site
	Erection of new buildings and alterations or additions to existing buildings, accessory buildings, fences and walls associated with that development
Excludes: fences 1m or less in height; accessory buildings located to the rear of main residential unit and less than 5m in height; fences on side or rear boundary, except where that boundary is adjacent to a public space; or rear sites or those located in private lanes in CA4 -Beckenham Loop.	     	
14.4.3.1.3 Area specific restricted discretionary activities	
				Service stations in the Accommodation and Community Facilities Overlay
 Any other activity prescribed in this rule as a restricted discretionary activity because it doesn't comply with the specified standards.	     	
14.4.3.1.4Area specific discretionary activities	
			Any activity prescribed in this rule as a discretionary activity because it doesn't comply with the specified standards.	     	
14.4.3.1.5 Area specific non-complying activities	
			Any activity prescribed in this rule as a non-complying activity because it doesn't comply with the specified standards.	     	
14.4.3.2 Area specific built form standards 	
			14.4.3.2.1 Site density
2000m2  - Peat Ground Condition Constraint Overlay and Existing Rural Hamlet Overlay
1 residential unit/allotment existing at June 1995 - Stormwater Capacity Constraint Overlay
600m2 - RS Zone within Character Area Overlay
400m2 - RSDT Zone within Character Area Overlay (except CA8)
500m2 - Character Area Overlay - Beverley	     	
			14.4.3.2.2 Building height
 Prestons Rd Retirement Village Overlay:
6.5m single storey (until 31.12.2018)
13m "health facility" area (until 31.12.2018)
(PRRVO only ground level taken as level of ground existing when filling or excavation for new buildings on the land has been completed)
 Accommodation and Community Facilities Overlay:
Non-residential activities only 9m, or 12m for that part of the building where a pitched roof of at least 22 degrees is provided.
See permitted height exceptions contained within the definition of height.	     	
			14.4.3.2.3 Site coverage
Peat Ground Condition Constraint Overlay, Stormwater Capacity Constraint Overlay, and Existing Rural Hamlet Overlay: Residential activities with garages 40%/300m2 whichever lesser
Prestons Road Retirement Village Overlay 40% (calculated over net site area of entire complex) - until 31.12.2018
Accommodation and Community Facilities Overlay - Non-residential activities: 45%	     	
			14.4.3.2.4 Outdoor living space Prestons Road Retirement Village Overlay
Older persons housing unit 30m2/3m min dimension accessible from living area	     	
			14.4.3.2.5 Internal boundary setbacks
Peat Ground Condition Constraint Overlay, Stormwater Capacity Constraint Overlay, and Prestons Road Retirement Village Overlay
Refer rule for details	Boundary rule if not adjoining public land
     	
			14.4.3.2.6 Russley Road/Memorial Ave setback from zone boundary
Minimum building setback of 5m where eastern boundary of RS zone abuts Industrial Park zone.	     	
			14.4.3.2.7 Noise insulation
Applies to:
•	Area adjacent to SH75 (Southern Motorway) between Annex & Curletts Roads
•	Area adjacent to SH75 (Curletts Rd) between the intersection with SH73 and Lincoln Rd
•	Peat Ground Condition Constraint Overlay
•	Existing Rural Hamlet Overlay
Refer rule for details. 
Non-complying activity if breached.	     	
			14.4.3.2.8 Building types and limits Prestons Road Retirement Village Overlay
Refer rule for details
	     	
			14.4.3.2.9 Outdoor living space West Wigram 
Orientation of outdoor living space - refer rule for details. Non-complying activity if breached.	     	
			14.4.3.2.10 Use of the site and buildings Prestons Retirement Village Overlay
Refer rule for details	     	
			14.4.3.2.11 Daylight recession planes
Prestons Road Retirement Village Overlay Diagram A Appendix 14.16.2
Accommodation and Community Facilities Overlay  - non- residential activities Diagram C Appendix 14.16.2	Boundary rule if not adjoining public land
     	
			14.4.3.2.12 Maximum continuous building length
Accommodation and Community Facilities overlay
Maximum continuous building length - New buildings up to 15m, and additions up to 10m for:
•	Guest accommodation;
•	Community facility;
•	Pre-school;
•	Education facility;
•	Health care facility;
•	Place of assembly; and
•	Veterinary care facility.	     	
			14.4.3.2.13 Building setbacks from road boundaries
Accommodation and Community Facilities overlay - non-residential activities: 3m	     	
			14.4.3.2.14 Front entrances and façades 
Accommodation and Community Facilities overlay
Buildings for:
•	Guest accommodation;
•	Community facility;
•	Pre-school;
•	Education facility;
•	Health care facility;
•	Place of assembly; and
•	Veterinary care facility.
 Pedestrian access directly from road frontage
 Minimum 30% glazing on road frontage at ground floor
 Minimum 20% glazing on road frontage on elevations         above ground level
	     	
			14.4.3.2.15 Building overhangs 
Accommodation and Community Facilities Overlay - non-residential activities: no internal floor area located above ground floor level shall project more than 800mm horizontally beyond the gross floor area at ground level	     	
			14.4.3.2.16 Fences and screening
Accommodation and Community Facilities Overlay - non-residential activities: no storage within any required 2m strip along road frontage, screening provided so outdoor storage not visible from 1.8m above ground level on any adjoining road or site.	     	
			14.4.3.2.17 Landscaped areas 
Accommodation and Community Facilities Overlay - non-residential activities 
All sites - areas adjoining the road frontage:
 min 1 tree per 10m road frontage/part thereof
 min 2m planted strip
Sites adjoining residential, conservation, open space zones:
 min 1 tree per 10m shared boundary/part thereof
2. Character Area Overlay:
  Landscape strip (combination tree and garden planting)   min width 3m length of road boundary excluding driveway/pedestrian access	     	
14.5.3.2 PC13 Residential Heritage Area - Area specific built form standards (immediate legal effect)	
			14.5.3.1.3 RD15 
Activities not meeting RHA built form standards in 14.5.3.2	     	
			14.5.3.2.3 Building height
-	Heaton, Wayside, Wigram, Macmillan – 7m, plus 2m for roof
-	Piko/Shand and North St Albans subdivision – 5.5m
-	Shelley/Forbes and Englefield Avonville – 5m
-	Chester St East/Dawson and Inner City West – 11m	     	
			14.5.3.2.7 Number of res units per site
No more than 2 residential units per site	     	
			14.5.3.2.8 Setbacks
Road boundary setbacks:
-	Heaton, Wayside, Wigram, North St Albans, Piko/Shand – 6m where existing house relocated forward, or 8m where not retained
-	Shelley/Forbes and Englefield Avonville, Chester St East/Dawson and Inner City West – min 3m, max 5m
-	Macmillan Avenue – 5m

Internal boundary setbacks:
-	Heaton, Wayside, Wigram – 3m
-	North St Albans, Piko/Shand – side 2m & 3m, rear 3m
-	Shelley/Forbes and Englefield Avonville, Chester St East/Dawson and Inner City West – side 1m & 3m, rear 3m
-	Macmillan Avenue – side 3m, rear 3m	     	
			14.5.3.2.9 Building coverage
Englefield Avonville – 40%
All other RHAs – 35%	     	
			14.5.3.2.10 Outdoor living space per unit
Continuous area within the net site area.
Heaton, Wayside, Wigram – 80m2
All others – 50m2	     	
9.3.4.1 Heritage chapter rules for PC13 Residential Heritage Areas (immediate legal effect)	
			9.3.4.1.1 P12 
Demolition or relocation of a neutral or intrusive building	     	
			9.3.4.1.1 P13 
New road boundary fences or walls up to 1.5m in height	     	
			9.3.4.1.3 RD6 
New buildings and alteration to building exteriors.
New or alteration to road boundary fences and walls, over 1.5m in height.
Excludes buildings less than 5m high located to rear of main res unit; and neutral or intrusive buildings exterior alterations not visible from the street.	     	
			9.3.4.1.3  RD7
Demolition or relocation of a defining or contributory building (except if a heritage item RD3, D1, D2 or NC1 apply instead)	     	
			9.3.4.1.3  RD8
New building 5m+ in height in HDZ or RVA zones sharing a boundary with a site in an RHA	     	

CHAPTER 7 - TRANSPORT RULES	
Compliance	Rule	Comments	
Y	N	N/A			
7.4.2 Rules	
			7.4.2.1 P1   7.4.3.1 Minimum number of car parks 
As per Table 7.5.1.1 in Appendix 7.5.1
Permitted reductions are in Appendix 7.5.14.	     	
			7.4.2.1 P1   7.4.3.1 Minimum dimension of car parks
Where car parks are available to the general public, Appendix 7.5.1 Table 7.5.1.3	     	
			7.4.2.1 P1  7.4.3.1 Mobility car parks 
Buildings with GFA > 2,500m2 and other activities where standard parks are provided (except residential developments with less than 3 units), Appendix 7.5.1 Table 7.5.1.2	     	
			7.4.2.1 P2  7.4.3.2 Minimum number of cycle parking facilities
All activities, Appendix 7.5.2.	     	
			7.4.2.1 P3  7.4.3.3 Minimum number of loading spaces
All activities where standard car parks are provided, Appendix 7.5.3. 	     	
			7.4.2.1 P4  7.4.3.4  Manoeuvring for parking and loading areas 
On-site manoeuvring area for all activities with a vehicle access Appendix 7.5.6
On-site vehicle manoeuvring area to ensure forward movement off site - all activities with access to arterial road; access to collector road where 3 or more parking spaces provided; access to 6 or more parking spaces; access to a heavy vehicle bay	     	
			7.4.2.1 P5  7.4.3.5 Gradient of parking and loading areas 
Non-residential activities with vehicle access.	     	
			7.4.2.1 P6  7.4.3.6 Design of parking and loading areas
Lighting - non-residential activities with parking/loading areas used during darkness.
Formed, sealed, drained and marked out - any urban activity except residential with less than 3 car parks; sites with access off unsealed road; temporary activities. 	     	
			7.4.2.1 P7   7.4.3.7 Access design
Access standards - all activities with vehicle access, Appendix 7.5.7.
Queue space - 4 or more car parks or residential units, Appendix 7.5.8.
Pedestrian warning system or visibility splay Appendix 7.5.9 - access to urban road serving more than 15 car parks or more than 10 HVM per day, and/or on key pedestrian frontage.	     	
			7.4.2.1 P8  7.4.3.8(a) Provision of vehicle crossings
All activities with vehicle access to road or service lane.	     	
			7.4.2.1 P8 7.2.3.8 (b) & (c) Design of vehicle crossings
Arterial road or collector road with speed limit 70km/hr or more, and rural selling places, Appendix 7.5.10		
			7.4.2.1 P8 7.2.3.8(d) Spacing of vehicle crossings
On roads with speed limit 70 km/hr or more, Appendix 7.5.11 Table 7.5.11.1	     	
			7.4.2.1 P8 7.2.3.8(e) Maximum number of vehicle crossings
All activities Appendix 7.5.11 Table 7.5.11.2.	     	
			7.4.2.1 P8 7.2.3.8(f) Distance between vehicle crossings and intersections
All activities Appendix 7.5.11 Table 7.5.11.4	     	
			7.4.2.1 P8 7.2.3.8(g) Sightlines for crossings on rural roads Appendix 7.11 Fig 7.15	     	
			7.4.2.1 P9 7.4.3.9 Location of buildings and access in relation to road/rail level crossings	     	
			7.4.2.1 P10 7.4.3.10 High trip generators - as specified in rule.	     	
7.4.2.2  Controlled activities	
			C1
Any activity not complying with 7.4.3.10 High trip generators where:
-	The land use is otherwise permitted in the zone; and
-	Does not exceed the thresholds in Table 7.4.4.19.1; and
-	Access not obtained from state highway, major arterial, or crosses railway line; and	     	
7.4.2.3  Restricted discretionary activities 	
			RD1  
Any activity that doesn't comply with standards in rule 7.4.3 or requires consent under 7.4.3.10 except where provided for as a controlled activity	     
	
7.4.2.5 Non complying activities	
			NC2
Any building/structure that exceeds 2.5m in height within
i. 12m of centre line of 110kV or 220kV National Grid transmission line
ii.  10m of centre line of 66kV National Grid transmission line 	     	

GENERAL RULES	
Compliance	Rule	Comments	
Y	N	N/A			
Natural hazard rules - Chapter 5 DP	
			Flood hazard rules – Chapter 5.4	     	
			Liquefaction management rules – Chapter 5.5	     	
			Slope Instability rules – Chapter 5.6	     	
Other provisions	
			Hazardous substances – Chapter 4	     	
			Noise – Chapter 6.1	     	
			Outdoor lighting – Chapter 6.3	     	
			Aircraft Protection – Chapter 6.7	     	
			Water Body setbacks Chapter 6.6	     	
			Sign rules – Chapter 6.8	     	
			Licensed premises/sale of alcohol - Chapter 6.9	     	
			Earthworks – Chapter 8.9	     	
			Indigenous biodiversity – Chapter 9.1	     	
			Landscapes and natural character – Chapter 9.2	     	
			Historic Heritage – Chapter 9.3	     	
			Trees – Chapter 9.4	     	
			Ngai Tahu values – Chapter 9.5	     	
			Coastal environment – Chapter 9.6	     	
NES – Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health	
			Applies if site has been used for a HAIL activity, and proposed activity involves disturbance of soil, change of land use, subdivision, removal of fuel storage tank, or soil sampling.
Preliminary Site Investigation may be required.	     	

GENERAL COMMENTS: