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22SpecialPurpose­GreenInfrastructureCorridorzone

1.Activitytable

ThefollowingtablespecifiestheactivitystatusofactivitiesintheGreenInfrastructurezone.

Activity / ActivityStatus
Infrastructure
Operationandmaintenanceofexistinginfrastructure / P
Constructionofbelowgroundinfrastructure / P
Constructionofstormwatermanagementdevicesorfloodmitigationworksthataretobe
vestedinthecouncil,orinaccordancewithaprecinctplanoranetworkdischargeconsent / P
Constructionofstormwatermanagementdevicesandfloodmitigationworksthatarenottobevestedinthecouncilorwhicharenotinaccordancewithaprecinctplanoranetwork
dischargeconsent / RD
Constructionofabovegroundinfrastructureinvolvingstructureslessthan25m2insurfacearea,
orinaccordancewithaprecinctplan / P
Constructionofabovegroundinfrastructure,whichisnotinaccordancewithaprecinctplan,or
involvingstructuresgreaterthan25m2inarea / D
Roads,carparkingandassociatedstructuresinaccordancewithaprecinctplan / P
Roads,carparkingandassociatedstructureswhicharenotinaccordancewithaprecinct
plan / D
Development
Maintenanceofexistingbuildingsandgroundsincludinginternalalterationsandadditions / P
Constructionofbuildingstoaccommodatepublicamenities / RD
Demolitionofbuildings / P
Exteriorlighting,forsecurity,safetyandamenitypurposes / P
Fencesandwalls / P
Recreationaltrails,boardwalks,viewingplatforms,walkwaysandcyclewaysexcluding
motorisedvehicles / P
Manawhenua
Customaryuse / P
Community activities
Artworks / P
Informalrecreationandleisure / P
Informationfacilities / P
Publicamenities / P
Organisedsportsandrecreation,butexcludingclubroomsandaccessoryoffices / P
Allactivitiesanddevelopment
Anyactivitywhichisunabletocomplywithlandusecontrolsordevelopmentcontrols / D

2.Land usecontrols

2.1General­ allactivities

1.Activitiesmustnotcompromisetheabilityto:

a.constructstormwatermanagementdevicesinthelocationsspecifiedinaccordancewithaprecinctplanoranetworkdischargeconsent,ifanalternativelocationhasnotbeenapprovedbythecouncil.

b.carryoutoperationalandmaintenanceactivities,bothforstormwatermanagementdevicesandwithinthezoneasawhole.

2.Afterallconstructioniscomplete(includinghardlandscaping),soilwhichhasbeencompactedasaresultofearthworksandvehiclemovementsmustbereconditionedtoaminimumdepthof400mm.

2.2Maintenance, alterations andadditions to buildings

1.Additionsmustnotincreasethegroundfloorareaofthebuilding.

2.3Recreationaltrails,boardwalks,viewingplatforms,walkwaysandcycleways

1.Sealed(impervious)trails,walkwayorcyclewaywidthsmustnotexceed4m.

2.Viewingplatformsmustnotexceedaheightof6mandacoverageof25m2.

2.4Stormwatermanagementdevices

1.Stormwatermanagementdevicesandfloodmitigationworksmustbedesigned,constructed,operatedandmaintainedinawaythat:

a.maintainsandenhancesnaturalfreshwatersystems,includingplantingofriparianmargins

b.integrateswiththedesignofadjoiningpublicopenspaces

c.doesnotcauseorexacerbatefloodinghazards.

3.Developmentcontrols

3.1 Height

1.Buildingsandinfrastructuremustnotexceed6minheight.

3.2Yards

Table1:

Yard / Dimension
Frontyard / 5m
Sideandrearyard / 6m
Riparian / 20mfromtheedgeofpermanentandintermittent
streams
Lake / 30m

3.3Grossfloorarea(GFA)threshold

1.TheGFAofindividualbuildingsmustnotbemorethan50m2.

3.4Imperviousareathreshold

1.Maximumimperviousarea:thelesserof10percentor5000m2

2.Wherethemaximumimperviousareathresholdisexceededrefertoclause1.4oftheAuckland­wide–

Stormwatermanagementrule.

4.Assessment­Restricteddiscretionaryactivities

4.1Mattersofdiscretion

Thecouncilwillrestrictitsdiscretiontothemattersbelowfortheactivitieslistedasrestricteddiscretionaryinthezoneactivitytable.

1.Stormwatermanagementdevices

a.thefunctionalneedtobelocatedintheproposedlocation

b.designofthedevice

c.effectsonfloodhazards

d.landscaping

e.soilcompaction.

2.Buildings

a.effectsonfloodhazards

b.thedesignandlocationofthebuilding

c.landscaping

d.soilcompaction.

4.2Assessmentcriteria

Thecouncilwillconsidertherelevantassessmentcriteriabelowfortherestricteddiscretionaryactivitieslistedabove.

1.Stormwatermanagementdevices

a.Whetherthereisafunctionalrequirementforthestormwatermanagementdevicetobelocatedotherthaninthelocationsidentifiedinstructureplans,precinctplansorthenetworkdischargeconsents.

b.Whetherthedeviceaffectsthefunctionalityofthestormwatermanagementsystem,includingstreamsandriparianareas.

c.Whetheralandscapetreatmentplanhasbeenpreparedthatshows:

i.

ii.

howthevisualeffectsofthedevicewillbemitigatedbylandscaping

themarginsofstreams,pondsandwetlandswillbeplantedinnativevegetation.

d.Whetheranysoilcompactedasaresultofearthworksandvehiclemovementsistobereconditionedtoaminimumdepthof400mm.

2.Buildings

a.Whetherthebuildingadverselyaffectstheprimarypurposeofthezonetomanagestormwaterandfloodhazards,includingtheabilitytoupgradestormwatermanagementdevices(e.g.increasevolumeandtreatmentcapacity).

b.Whetherthebuildingisdesignedandlocatedsoastobeunobtrusiveandsecondarytothestormwatermanagementfunctionoftheland.

c.Whetheralandscapeplanhasbeenpreparedthatshows:

i.

ii.

howthevisualeffectsofthedevicewillbemitigatedbylandscaping

themarginsofstreams,pondsandwetlandswillbeplantedinnativevegetation.

d.Whetheranysoilcompactedasaresultofearthworksandvehiclemovementsistobereconditionedtoaminimumdepthof400mm.