The Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan - Chapter K 5.13: Gulf Harbour

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5.13Gulf Harbour

Theactivities,controlsandassessmentcriteriaintheunderlyingzoneapplyunlessotherwisespecifiedbelow.

1.Activitytable

TheactivitytableoftheunderlyingzoneapplieswithintheGulfHarbourprecinctunlessotherwisespecifiedintheactivitytablebelow.

2.Notification

1.Thecouncilmustpubliclynotifyresourceconsentapplicationsfordevelopmentthatdonotcomplywiththedevelopmentcaplandusecontrolinclause3.1.1below.

2.Thecouncilwillconsiderrestricteddiscretionaryactivityresourceconsentapplicationsforframeworkplans(includingamendmentstoanapprovedframeworkplanorareplacementframeworkplan)withouttheneedforpublicnotification,howeverlimitednotificationmaybeundertaken,includingnoticebeinggiventoanyowneroflandwithinthesub­precinct(s)whohasnotprovidedtheirwrittenapproval.

3.Land usecontrols

1.ThelandusecontrolsintheunderlyingzoneapplyintheGulfHarbourprecinctunlessotherwisestatedbelow.

3.1Developmentcap

1.Thetotalamountofdevelopmentmustnotexceedthefollowing:

a.fortheGulfHarbourprecinctcollectively:

i.

ii.

2913dwellings

338visitoraccommodationrooms.

b.forsub­precinctA:

i.

ii.iii.iv.

7000m2combinedtotalgrossfloorareaforretail,commercialservicesandentertainmentfacilities

100bedspacesinsupportedresidentialcarefacilities100dwellings

38visitoraccommodationrooms.

c.forsub­precinctB:

i.

ii.

2000m2combinedtotalgrossfloorareaforretail,commercialservicesandentertainmentfacilities

1000m2combinedtotalgrossfloorareaforoffices.

2.Developmentthatdoesnotcomplywithclause3.1.1aboveisanon­complyingactivity.

3.2Maximumdensity

1.Wheremorethanonedwellingonasiteisproposedinsub­precinctsB,CandD,thenumberofdwellingsonthatsitemustnotexceedthelimitsspecifiedbelow:

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2.Developmentthatdoesnotcomplywithclause3.2.1aboveisadiscretionaryactivity.

3.3Frameworkplans

1.NewbuildingordevelopmentmustnottakeplacewithinacomprehensivedevelopmentareaidentifiedinPrecinctPlan1unlessitcomplieswithanapprovedframeworkplan.

2.Newbuildingordevelopmentthatdoesnotcomplywithclause3.3.1aboveisanon­complyingactivity.

3.Whereanapplicantelectstoprepareanew,oramended,orreplacementframeworkplan,theresourceconsentapplicationshall:

a.applyonlytolandwithinasub­precinctthattheapplicantistheownerof,ortositesinmultipleownershipwherethelandownersmakeajointapplication

b.complywiththecontrolsspecifiedforthisprecinct

c.complywiththegeneralrulesandinformationrequirementsapplyingtoframeworkplansspecifiedinclause2.6ofthegeneralprovisions

d.seekconsentforthefollowing:

i.

ii.

roads(includingstreetandpedestrianconnections)openspace.

3.4Sub­precinctA–locationofdwellings

1.Dwellingsmustnotlocateonthegroundfloor.

2.Dwellingsthatdonotcomplywithclause3.4.1aboveareadiscretionaryactivity.

3.5Sub­precinctF–retention of open space

1.Thelandwithinsub­precinctF:

a.mustberetainedasopenspacebymeansofacovenantorlikemechanismacceptabletothecouncil

b.mustnotbeusedforpurposesotherthangolfcoursepurposes.

2.Developmentthatdoesnotcomplywithclause3.5.1aboveisanon­complyingactivity,exceptthatthefollowingwillbeassessedasdiscretionaryactivities:

a.buildingsforthegolfclub,drivingrangetees,agolfschool,andtohousemachineryandequipmenttoservicethegolfcourse.

4.Developmentcontrols

1.ThedevelopmentcontrolsintheunderlyingzoneapplyintheGulfHarbourprecinctunlessotherwisespecifiedbelow.

2.Unlessotherwisestated,developmentthatdoesnotcomplywithclauses4.1or4.2belowisadiscretionaryactivity.

4.1Sub­precinctA­height

1.Buildingsinsub­precinctAmustnotexceed12minheight.

2.Buildingsbetween12mand15minheightwillbeassessedasarestricteddiscretionaryactivity.

3.Buildingsmayexceed15minheightforupto50percentofthebuildingcoverage,providedthattheextraheightdoesnotexceed22m.Thiswillbeassessedasadiscretionaryactivity.

4.2Sub­precinctB­height

1.Buildingsinsub­precinctBmustnotexceed5storeysinheight.

4.3Sub­precinctA­site coverage

1.Themaximumbuildingcoverageis50percentofnetsitearea.

5.Subdivisioncontrols

ThesubdivisioncontrolsintheAuckland­widerules–SubdivisionapplyintheGulfHarbourprecinctunless

otherwisespecifiedbelow.

5.1Frameworkplans

1.SubdivisionmustnottakeplacewithinacomprehensivedevelopmentareaidentifiedinPrecinctPlan1unlessitcomplieswithanapprovedframeworkplan.

2.Subdivisionthatdoesnotcomplywithclause5.1.1aboveisanon­complyingactivity.

3.SubdivisionthatdoesnotcomplywithanapprovedFrameworkPlanisanon­complyingactivity.

6.Assessment­Restricteddiscretionaryactivities

6.1Frameworkplans

6.1.1Mattersofdiscretion

Whenassessingaframeworkplan,amendmentstoanapprovedframeworkplanorareplacementframeworkplanasarestricteddiscretionaryactivity,thecouncilwillrestrictitsdiscretiontothefollowingmatters:

1.theprovisionofroadsandstreetscape

2.indicativenumbersanddensitiesofhouseholdunitsandthelocationofdwellings,includingsitelayout

3.withinsub­precinctB,thetype,formandscaleofbuildings,thenatureandscaleofproposedactivitiesandtheirrelationshiptothewaterareasoftheharbourandmarina

4.withinsub­precinctA;integrationofnewdevelopmentwiththeexistingcommercialcentre;therelationshipbetweenbuildings,activities,neighbouringsites,publicamenityareasandthewaterway;thetype,formandscaleofbuilding

5.theprovisionofpedestrianlinkages

6.theprovisionofpublicopenspace,includingwhererelevant,neighbourhoodreserves,esplanadesandpedestrianwalkways

7.conservationvaluesandlandscape

8.provisionofinfrastructure.

Assessmentcriteria

Whenassessingaframeworkplan,amendmentstoanapprovedframeworkplanorareplacementframeworkplanasarestricteddiscretionaryactivity,thecouncilwillapplythefollowingassessmentcriteria:

1.Whetherthelayoutanddesignofroadswill:

a.ensureappropriateconnectionstoexistingandfutureroads

b.respondtothesite’sexistinglandform,vegetation,views,naturalwatercourses(forthepurposesofstormwaterrunoff)andareasofpublicopenspace

c.accommodatesafetrafficspeedsandsightlinesforallroadusers(pedestrians,cyclistsandmotorists)

d.providesufficientwidthtoaccommodateexpectedtrafficgeneration,parking,services,footpaths,cycleways(wherepracticable)andamenitylandscaping,andcomplywiththerelevantcodeofpractice.

e.promoteaconsistentdesignthemewhichwillensurehighamenityvalues

f.haveregardtothefuturedesignrelationshipbetweentheroad,adjoininglandandadjacentprecincts

2.Whetherfuturedevelopmentsiteshavebeenidentifiedinamannerthat:

a.respondstothecontextwithinwhichthedevelopmentsiteistobelocated,includingroads,openspace,pedestrianlinkages,viewsandnaturalfeatures

b.isappropriatetothetypeandformofhousing(i.e.whetherforsingleunithousingdevelopmentorintegrateddevelopment),havingregardtotheoveralllimitof2913dwellings,andinsub­precinctB,thedesirabilityforhouseholdunitstogenerallybelocatedonlevelsotherthangroundlevel

c.isinaccordancewiththepolicies

d.hasregardtotherelationshipwithexistingdevelopedareas

e.givesconsiderationtothesize,shapeandaspectofthelandanditssuitabilityforfuturedevelopment,withparticularregardtotherelationshipofthesitetotheroadandadjoiningsites

f.integratesthedevelopmentofsiteswiththerelevantsub­precinctasawhole

g.promotesacommunityidentity,suchasthroughprovisionofdesignprocessesandguidelines.

3.Theextenttowhichthetype,formandscaleofbuildings,thenatureandscaleofproposedactivities,theirrelationshiptothewaterareasoftheharbourandmarina,andtheirrelationshiptotheexistingcommercialcentreandpublicamenityareasgiveeffecttotheobjectivesandpoliciesfortheGulfHarbourprecinct.

4.Whetherpedestrianlinkageshavebeenidentifiedwhichwillensure:

a.internal(tothesub­precinct)linkagesbetweendevelopmentsites

b.externallinkagestonaturalfeatures,reserves,publicopenspaceandadjoiningprecinctsand,whererelevant,tosub­precinctsAandB

c.thesitinganddesignofpedestrianpathwayssothattheyareaccessible,visibleandsafe.

5.Whetherprovisiontobemadeforpublicopenspace:

a.hasregardtotheexistingprovisionofpublicopenspaceinthevicinityandproposedprovisionforpublicopenspace

b.willmeetthelikelyopenspaceneedsoftheprecincttobeserved

c.servestheneedsofthecommunity,withreferencetosize,shape,aspectandintendedformofdevelopment

d.enablessunaccess

e.hasregardtotheneedforshelter

f.enablesretentionofviews

g.promotessafety(surveillancefrompublicstreetsanddwellings)

h.isanappropriateshapetoaccommodatechildren’splayequipment

i.withinsub­precinctB,ensuresprovisionforandmaintenanceofpublicaccess,useandenjoymentofwaterways,berthingfacilities,andthewateredge(includingbeachandpromenades),withsuchprovisiontobeprotectedbycovenantsorotherlegalmechanismsapprovedbythecouncil

j.withinsub­precinctA,ensuresprovisionforandmaintenanceofpublicaccess,useandenjoymentofthewateredge,bandrotundaandpromenades,withsuchprovisiontobeprotectedbycovenantsorotherlegalmechanismsapprovedbythecouncil

6.Whetherthelocationandextentofneighbourhoodreservesisconsistentwithand/orcomplementarytotheneighbourhoodreservenetwork,andmustbeconsideredhavingregardtothe:

a.relationshipoftheneighbourhoodtootherreservesandopenspaces,existingandproposed

b.distanceandaccessibilityoftheneighbourhoodreservetousers

c.qualityofthereserveintermsofitspotentialtobeusedforstructuredandunstructuredactivities

d.relationshipofthereservetothesurroundingstreetandsitelayoutsuchthatthepersonalsafety,surveillanceandconvenienceofusersispromoted

e.opportunitiestolinkopenspacenetworks,communityfacilitiesandpublicservices

f.sizeofthepopulationthatwillbeservedbytheneighbourhoodreserve

g.presenceofotherneighbourhoodreservesinthevicinity(e.g.landadjoiningornearbytoexisting

neighbourhoodreservesmayobviatetheneedtoprovideadditionalland,inwhichcaseacashcontributionshallberequired).

7.WhetherfeaturesofnaturalandhistoricheritagesignificancewithintheGulfHarbourprecinctarerecognisedby:

a.retainingandprotectingnative,significantexoticorhistorictrees

b.retainingbushandtreeswherethisisnecessarytoachievetheplannedcharacterofeachsub­precinct

c.retainingsofaraspracticable,bushandtreesthatcontributesignificantlytoecologicalorhabitatvaluesandamenityvaluesorenhancethecharacterofthearea

d.undertakingearthworks,excavationsandtheremovaloftopsoil,onlywhereandtotheextentnecessarytoprovidefortheactivitiesforwhichthelandistobeused

e.designingthelayoutofsitesandbuildingssothatwatercoursesorwetlandswhichareecologicallysignificant,andlandformswhichcontributetoamenityvaluesorthecharacterofthelocalityaredisturbedtotheleastpracticableextent

f.protectingplacesorfeatureswhicharelistedforprotectionbecauseoftheirhistoric,archaeologicalorculturalvalue,orwhicharerecognisedashavingsignificanceinthoserespectsduringthecourseofdetailedplanningordevelopment

g.Whetherexistingnaturalfeaturessuchasstreams,thecoastandvegetationhavebeenidentified,andnaturalfeaturesareprotectedorenhanced,bymethodssuchasprecinctdesigncriteriaorcovenants.

8.Whethertheavailabilityandcapacityofexistinginfrastructureincludingroadsandin­groundservices,andtheproposedmethod(s)ofservicingthedevelopmentaresatisfactoryhavingregardtothetype,intensityandscaleofdevelopmentproposed.

7. Precinct plans

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