RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY 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	     	

ACTIVITY STATUS TABLES AND ACTIVITY SPECIFIC STANDARDS	
Compliance	Rule	Comments	
Y	N	N/A			
Permitted activities	
			14.5.1.1 Permitted activities
Is the activity provided for as a Permitted activity? 
Refer rule for list.	     	
			14.5.1.1 Activity specific standards
Does the activity comply with all relevant activity specific standards?
Refer rule for details.	     	
Other activity classifications	
			14.5.1.2 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.
	     
	
			14.5.1.3 Restricted discretionary activities
	New buildings and alterations or additions to existing buildings (incl accessory, fences, walls) that result in:  
•	3 or more units; or 
•	1 or 3 units on a site smaller than 300m2 GFA (prior to subdivision); or
•	1 or 2 units resulting in res floor area more than 500m2; or
•	Over 40m2 of a building used for other activities.
Except on any site located within the Riccarton Wastewater Interceptor Overlay (until completion of infrastructure).
	Retirement villages 
	Boarding house
	Student hostels owned or operated by an education activity with 7 to 9 bedrooms 
	Convenience activities - refer rule
	Retail activity with frontage only to public access ways in Sumner Master Plan Overlay 
	Integrated family health centres - refer rule
	Salvation Army Addington Overlay - refer rule
  Care facility
	Any other activity prescribed in this rule as a restricted discretionary activity because it doesn't comply with the specified standards.	     
	
			14.5.1.4 Discretionary activities
	Student hostels (secondary or tertiary) with more than 10 bedrooms
	Show homes 
	Integrated family health centres - refer rule
	Redevelopment of brownfield areas for mixed use at 25 Deans Ave (saleyards)
	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.	     
	
			14.5.1.5 Non-complying activities
	Activities and buildings breaching 14.5.2.3 where height over 14m, unless otherwise specified in rule
	Sensitive activities and buildings, and fences within setbacks from National Grid transmission lines or support structures.
	Sensitive activities and buildings and fences within setbacks from specified electricity distribution lines or support structures. 	     

BUILT FORM STANDARDS	
Compliance	Rule	Comments	
Y	N	N/A			
			14.5.2.1 Site density - No density standard	     	
			14.5.2.2 Tree and garden planting
Min 20% of the site
Min 1 tree/250m2 gross site area or part thereof, with at least 1 tree adjacent to street boundary.
Trees must be min 1.5m at planting
Calculated over entire site for multi-unit residential complexes, social housing, OHP groups, and retirement villages.
Sumner Master Plan Overlay - permitted commercial activities are excluded from this rule. 
Salvation Army Addington Overlay - landscape and planting plan required. 	     	
			14.5.2.3 Building height 
11m, provided there is max 3 storeys - all buildings except those in Overlay areas and RMD Zone in CL Zone (St Albans)
Refer rule for details of heights in Overlay Areas.
Refer definition of height for permitted exemptions.	     	
			14.5.2.4 Site coverage
Max 50% of net site area covered by buildings.
For multi-unit residential complexes, social housing complexes, retirement villages and OPH unit groups, it is calculated over the net site area of entire complex/group.	     	
			14.5.2.5 Outdoor living space:
2 or more bedroom units:
•	30m2/unit, 16m2 private
•	4m min dimension at ground level or 1.5m if on balcony
•	4m min communal space accessible by all units
•	At least one private space accessible from a living area of the unit
•	Mix of private, communal, ground level or balcony
•	Min 50% at ground level for entire site.
1 bedroom units or studios on ground floor:
•	16m2 private space/unit
•	4m min dimension when provided at ground level
1 bedroom units or studios entirely on upper floor:
•	16m2 private space/unit
•	6m2 min balcony area, 1.5m min dimension
•	Mix of private, communal, ground level or balcony
Ground level space must not be occupied by access or parking.
Salvation Army Addington Overlay - ODLS must be communal, with 10m2/unit
NB: Rule doesn't apply to residential units in retirement village.	     	
			14.5.2.6 Recession plane 
Refer Appendix 14.16.2 for relevant angles. Note the different angles for Overlay areas.
Permitted intrusions:
•	Gutters/eaves up to 0.2m
•	Solar panels up to 2m length per boundary
•	Single gable end - refer 14.16.2
•	Chimneys, poles, masts, lift shaft, stair well, roof water tank - refer 14.16.2
•	In FMA the exemptions in Rule 5.4.1.3 apply (for activities P1-P4 in Table 5.4.1.1b)	Boundary rule if not adjoining public land
     	
			14.5.2.7 Setback from internal boundaries and railway lines:
4m from rail corridor boundary for buildings, balconies, decks on sites adjacent to or abutting designated rail corridor.
Where neighbouring ground floor habitable space window within 1m of boundary, setback is 1.8m from that window for min length of 2m either side
1m from boundary adjoining an access (except for the exemptions below).
No setback for:
•	Accessory building - up to 10.1m total length of parts of the building within 1m of boundary (unless window on neighbouring site)
•	Buildings that share a common wall along an internal boundary
1m for all other buildings.	Boundary rule for internal boundaries not adjoining public land
     	
			14.5.2.8 Setback and distance to living area windows and balconies, and living space windows
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.
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 
     	
			14.5.2.9 Road boundary setback
Standard setback - 2m, except as below.
Garages:
•	door does not tilt/swing outwards facing a road - 4.5m
•	door tilts/swings outwards facing a road - 5.5m
•	door does not tilt/swing outwards facing a shared access - 7m from door to furthest formed edge of shared access
•	door tilts/swings outwards facing a shared access - 8m from door to furthest formed edge of access.
Front façade for residential units fronting roads:
•	Garages and accessory buildings (excl basement parking and pools) must be min 1.2m further from road boundary than front façade of any ground level habitable space in the unit – setbacks apply where garage doors do not tilt or swing outwards – otherwise 5.5m applies	Not a boundary rule as requires setback from access / road is a public boundary
     	
			14.5.2.10 Street scene amenity and safety - fences
Max height of fence within the required building setback from boundary of local road:
•	1.8m where at least 50% visually transparent
•	1m where less than 50% transparent
Max height of fence within the required building setback from boundary of collector or arterial road = 1.8m
Doesn't apply to internal boundaries between residential, commercial or industrial zones. 
Parking areas must be separated from road boundaries,  open space and adjoining residential zoned sites by a fence of 1.8m if 50%+ transparent, or 1m if not.
NB: Exterior wall of building is not a fence or screening structure.	     	
			14.5.2.11 Building overhangs
Max 800mm horizontal projection by any internal floor area located above ground level (beyond the ground level GFA).	     	
			14.5.2.12 Minimum unit size
Min net floor area (includes toilets and bathrooms, but excludes carparking, garages and balconies):
•	Studio = 35m2
•	1 bedroom = 45m2
•	2 bedrooms = 60m2
•	3+ bedrooms = 90m2
Does not apply to units in a retirement village.	     	
			14.5.2.13 Ground floor habitable space
Where permitted height limit 11m or less:
•	Units fronting a road or public space must have habitable space at GL
•	At least 50% of all units must have habitable space at GL.
Each required habitable space must have min floor area of 9m2, min internal dimension of 3m, and be internally accessible to the unit.
Where permitted height limit over 11m:
•	Min 50% of the GFA must be occupied by habitable spaces and/or indoor communal living space (may incl pedestrian access to lifts, stairs, foyers)
Does not apply to units in a retirement village.	     	
			14.5.2.14 Service, storage and waste management spaces
a. Multi-unit residential complexes and social housing complexes only:
 i. Each residential unit shall be provided with at least 2.25m2 with a minimum dimension of 1.5 metres of outdoor or indoor space at ground floor level for the dedicated storage of waste and recycling bins;
ii.  each residential unit shall be provided with at least 3m2 with a minimum dimension of 1.5 metres of outdoor space at ground floor level for washing lines; and
iii, the required spaces in a. and/or b. for each residential unit shall be provided either individually, or within a dedicated shared communal space.
This rule does not apply to residential units in a retirement village.	     	
			14.5.2.15 Water supply for fire fighting
All residential units - via the reticulated system and in accordance with Code of Practice. 	     	

AREA SPECIFIC RULES - 14.5.3	
Compliance	Rule	Comments	
Y	N	N/A			
14.5.3.1.1 Area specific permitted activities	
			Is the activity provided for as a Permitted activity? 
Refer rule for list.	     	
14.5.3.1.2 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	     	
14.5.3.1.3 Area specific restricted discretionary activities	
				Retail activity with frontage only to public access ways in the Sumner Master Plan Overlay 
	Development in Areas A, B and C of the Commercial Local Zone / RMD in the Commercial Local Zone (St Albans) ODP 
	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.	     	
14.5.3.1.4 Area specific discretionary activity	
			D1
Retail and commercial activity in the Sumner Master Plan Overlay without frontage to public access ways identified in the overlay (App 14.16.6).	     	
14.5.3.2 Area specific built form standards	
			14.5.3.2.1 Area specific development plans
Applies to: 
•	RMD Higher Height Limit and Site Density Overlay at Deans Ave
•	RMD Wigram in Fig 6
•	RMD in Sumner Master Plan Overlay 
Refer rule for details.	     	
			14.5.3.2.2 Road boundary garage and building setback
Applies to sites: 
•	With frontage to Bealey Ave, Fitzgerald Ave, Deans Ave (south of Blenheim Rd)
•	Within the Sumner Master Plan Overlay Refer rule for details. 	     	
			14.5.3.2.3 Building height
   Commercial Local Zone (St Albans) ODP, Area A = 14m     (note 14.5.2.3 does not apply within this area)
   Accommodation and Community Facilities Overlay:
Non-residential activities only 11m, or 12m for that part of the building where a pitched roof of at least 22 degrees is provided.	     	
			14.5.3.2.4 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.	     	
			14.5.3.2.5 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	     	
			14.5.3.2.6 Landscaped areas
1. 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 and 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 2m length of road boundary excluding driveway/pedestrian access	     	
			14.5.3.2.7 Site density
Character Area Overlay:
400m2 RMD Zone within CAO
500m2 CAO - Character Area 8 - Beverley	     	
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.	     	

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
     	
			Is the application for a ‘residential activity’ for the purpose of the notification decision, as defined in s95A?
•	An activity that requires resource consent under a regional or district plan and that is
•	associated with the construction, alteration, or use of 1 or more dwellinghouses and is
•	on land that, under a district plan, is intended to be used solely or principally for residential purposes (i.e. Residential and Papakainga zones)	Not applicable to PIMs
     	

GENERAL COMMENTS: