"Highest Part of the Building" means the highest part of the building structure and parapets, but no account is to be taken of lift, ornamental and water towers, chimneys, machine rooms, turrets or other such projection, provided such projections:

1. Do not exceed a height of 3m above the maximum height permitted in the relevant zone;
2. Do not exceed a floor area equal to 10% of the area of the roof to the storey immediately below such projections.

“High quality soils” means land classified as Class I, II and/or III of the New Zealand Land Inventory Worksheets. 

"Home Occupation" means an occupation, craft, light industry, profession or similar activity that is conducted in conjunction with a household unit for commercial gain and shall include the sale of goods grown, prepared or manufactured on the site from the site or the dismantling and assembling of machinery on the site from the site.

Provided that:

"Home Occupation" does not include "Kennels/Catteries" or beekeeping.

“Home Occupation” may include farmstay accommodation for up to 6 people at any one time.

"Home Occupation Retail Area" means a retail outlet for the sale of produce or goods grown, prepared or manufactured on-site, or of machinery from the site dismantled or assembled on the site.

"Intensive Farming" means mushroom farming, intensive livestock farming including pig farming of more than 10 weaned pigs, rabbit farms, animal feed lots and other activities (whether free range or indoors) which have or require:

1. No dependency whatsoever on the qualities of the soils naturally occurring on the site; or
2. Buildings for the uninterrupted housing and growth of livestock or fungi.
   
   Note : This excludes greenhouses and other buildings used for the growth of vegetative matter.

"Industry" means any industrial activity which involves the manufacture, fabrication, or processing of materials, bulk storage and warehousing, and which are not located on the street front of a specified “Shopping Frontage” excluding activities involving the extraction, processing or packaging of:

1. Meat;
2. Milk;
3. Poultry;
4. Fish;
5. Seafood;
6. Animal by products;
7. Beverages;
8. Produce;
9. Pulped Paper.