1.4.19 Solid Waste

Council shall have regard to the degree to which the operation applies waste reduction and/or waste minimisation techniques.

1.4.20 Subdivision (excluding Rural zone subdivision)

In addition to the general assessment criteria for discretionary and non-complying resource consent applications the following criteria shall be considered for discretionary subdivision consent applications.

1. Development Suitability
   The Development Suitability Criteria in Section 1.2.

 

2. Urban Design
   The New Zealand Urban Design Protocol and the National Guidelines for Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles for all subdivisions within the Residential, Business and Industrial Zones.

Advice Note: The Council has prepared Urban Design Guidelines to provide direction in the approach sought.

1.4.21 Subdivision - restricted discretionary activities in Precinct F

1. For restricted discretionary activity subdivision consent applications provided for in Table 6.1.1. Council has restricted its discretion to the consideration of the following matters (refer 2. below for assessment criteria) and may impose conditions of consent in relation to these:
   1. Structure Plan
   2. Design and Layout
   3. Development Suitability
   4. Activities with Resource Consents
   5. Servicing
   6. Future Urbanisation
   7. Geotechnical matters
   8. Natural Hazards
   9. Remediation of soil contamination and verification of effective completion of works
   10. Earthworks, silt and sediment control
   11. Transportation
   12. Maintenance of the opportunity for a Neighbourhood Node (as identified on a structure plan).
   13. Development Contributions under Section 7 and the Local Government Act 2002
   14. Reverse sensitivity

 

2. Applications for restricted discretionary activity Resource Consent for subdivision will be assessed against the following criteria.
   1. Structure Plan
      Whether the subdivision is consistent with the relevant Structure Plan (refer Appendix 9) and does not preclude the achievement of the structural elements identified therein.

    

   2. Design and Layout
      1. Whether the subdivision is in general accordance with the relevant Structure Plan and subdivision design assessment criteria (below), and/or whether the subdivision gives appropriate consideration to the design and layout of reserves, walkways and cycle ways and street design, including connections to neighbouring properties, and avoids, remedies or mitigates adverse effects on the State Highway network.  Conditions may be imposed to ensure access to adjoining sites is maintained through either the street network or the provision of walkways and cycle ways, particularly where community facilities, reserves and other residential or commercial areas are located nearby.
         Road, reserve and access networks design assessment criteria
         
         • The layout and design of roading and open space networks as indicated on a relevant structure plan should achieve connectivity within and between neighbourhoods.
         • Road patterns should be logical and contribute to the legibility of the area and should maximise convenient access to arterial and collector roads, schools, reserves, neighbourhood node, employment and a town centre.
         • Road layouts should provide for flexibility of access.
         • Neighbourhood nodes (where provided on a structure plan) should be located on a collector road and adjoin or be opposite a reserve.
         • Safe pedestrian and cycle routes should be integrated with road and reserve design and should match desired lines.
         • Layouts should retain existing mature trees, preferably in reserves or road reserves, where these contribute to existing site amenity.
         • Layouts should implement identified pedestrian walking trails and provide appropriate hard and soft landscaping designs.

          

         Block size, lot type and orientation design assessment criteria
         • Blocks should be of a scale and shape to achieve a permeable street layout.
         • Blocks and lots should be designed to enable future dwellings with good solar access.
         • As many lots as possible should front onto and be accessed directly from a legal road.  Rear lots should generally be avoided.
         • A variety of lot sizes should be provided.
         • Lots should generally have a depth that is twice the width of the lot.
         • Lots intended for comprehensive housing developments, where within the Comprehensive Housing Development Overlay, should be of an appropriate size, shape and orientation and should have adequate frontage with a road to support the development of housing in general accordance with the relevant design assessment criteria and provide for the development of infrastructure and roads illustrated on the relevant Structure Plan.

          

         Roads and accessways design assessment criteria
         • Road cross-sections should be appropriate to the nature of the service they provide and also reflect urban design legibility considerations in addition to transport engineering.
         • Local traffic management measures such as road narrowing, tightened intersection corners, chicanes, raised table pedestrian crossing points and material differentiation should be applied to limit the speed of vehicles on local roads to enhance safety, movement and amenity for pedestrians and cyclists.
         • Collector roads shall be designed to manage traffic speeds.
         • A consistent palette of traffic management tools should be used in a given development area or neighbourhood.
         • Generous street tree planting should be provided on all roads.
         • Street trees and landscaping with slender trunks and foliage above 1.5 to 1.8m should be utilised with consideration to utility assets above and underground, on-going maintenance, the life-cycle and the effects on adjoining building sites and properties.
         • Where jointly owned private ways or right of ways are required, they should be generous in width and if passing between adjacent lots, be short and avoid sharp bends, and comply with section 6.2.3 and the MPDC Development Manual 2010.
         • For roads with identified parking bays, the position of parking bays should be designed with recognition of the likely position of driveway crossings onto lots.

          

         Reserve design assessment criteria
         • Reserves should be distributed in general accordance with the locations shown on a Structure Plan.
         • Reserves should generally be reasonably flat, and be designed and located to provide a focal point for the neighbourhood.
         • Reserves associated with neighbourhood nodes should be larger than other local reserves in recognition of their central community function.
         • Clear sight lines into all areas of reserve should generally be available from public roads (as a first priority) or nearby dwellings.  Reserves should generally be fronted by two public roads.
         • Consideration to be given to the potential of the reserve design with cultural heritage of Ngati Haua.
         • Trees and any structures should be positioned for winter shelter and summer shade, to maximise the focal qualities of any reserve, and to reinforce any linkages from the reserve to other areas.
         • Reserves should be located and designed to retain any existing significant vegetation.
         • Reserves should have relatively low maintenance planning.
         • Adjoining drainage reserves for stormwater infrastructure should be designed and located to avoid adverse effects on the use and function of recreation reserves.

       

      2. Whether the subdivision provides for the natural, vegetation (including individual trees) or heritage and cultural features of the site that are protected, or warrant protection or enhancement and the use of legal instruments such as covenants to secure protection.

    

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