Where Council has reasonable grounds to believe a site which lies outside of the hazard areas may be subject to any natural hazard Council will require any persons proposing to use, develop or subdivide the site to provide a report from a suitably qualified engineer or other person confirming that the site can be safely developed without adverse effects either on or off the site.

Explanation

Larger areas of the District which are prone to risk from natural hazards have been mapped on the planning maps. However there are some sites in the District which will have escaped attention in the development of the plans which will be unsuitable for development or which will require protection measures. Council will retain the discretion to require site investigations to confirm suitability of the site where it has reasonable grounds to believe the site may be prone to natural hazards disturbance.

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