1.5.1 Statement of Intent

The Council will maintain liaison with the adjacent territorial authorities, the Waikato Regional Council (WRC), the Department of Conservation (DOC) and other organisations where appropriate. Active discussion on resource management issues and information sharing between authorities will be encouraged.

Wherever practicable, any application which requires the consent of two or more local authorities shall be heard jointly by an equal number of elected officials from both organisations at a mutually agreeable time and location. The Council will encourage practices which enable resource consent applications to be considered in a similar manner.

1.5.2 Referral

1. Referral to, and liaison with ,WRC (and DOC where relevant) where :
   
   
   1. The proposed activity involves the discharge of contaminants to air, water or land;
   2. The proposed activity involves taking water from a source other than a public water supply or private well;
   3. The proposed activity involves storing water on natural ground (ie. using dams)'
   4. The proposed activity involves discharging water to any place other than a public sewerage system, stormwater system or private septic or sewerage treatment system;
   5. The proposed activity involves land with slopes greater than 20 degrees;
   6. The proposed activity involves vegetation destruction covering a contiguous area of 1 hectare or more in any 12 month period;
   7. The proposed activity involves earthworks and land disturbance, except cultivation or normal road or track maintenance, involving the disturbance of 1000m³ or more of earth, soil or rock in any 12 month period;
   8. The proposed activity involves any earthwork or land disturbance within 20 metres of any wetland or the bed of any lake or river, associated with the construction of a legal structure;
   9. The proposed activity involves hazardous materials.

 

2. Referral to and liaison with adjacent District Councils (and DOC where relevant) where the following cross-boundary issues are likely to arise:
   1. Generation of traffic to another District;
   2. Air emissions;
   3. Noise;
   4. Water quality from run-off and stormwater discharges;
   5. Natural hazards;
   6. Hazardous substances and contaminated sites.
   7. Network utility services.

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