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8.1 Activity Table


All activities not listed in the Activity Table are deemed to be non-complying unless otherwise provided for.
Key

P: Permitted

RD: Restricted Discretionary
D:Discretionary
C: Controlled N/C: Non Complying  
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ZONES
  Roads
Activity Kaitiaki (Conservation), Identified Significant Features Res & Rural Res. Bus. Ind Rural Pub.
Res.
Formed
Roads
Unformed Roads
1. Electrical lines for conveying electricity at a voltage up to and including 110kV with a design capacity up to and including 100 MVA per circuit, telecommunication lines and aerials up to 1 metre high including their support poles:                
  • new overhead lines and extension in length of overhead lines. Provided that:
D D C C P D    
  • within the road reserve of formed roads in the Residential, Business and Industrial zones such facilities shall be discretionary;
            D  
  • within the road reserve of formed roads in the Rural zone such facilities shall be permitted
            P  
  • new underground lines and extension in length of underground lines.
P P P P P P P  
P P P P P P P  
2. Underground telecommunication lines and cables (new lines; extension in length of lines; upgrading by increasing capacity of cable.) D P P P P P P    
3. Temporary overhead electrical and telecommunication lines to construction sites or short term recreational venues subject to Council being formally notified of the route, voltage/type of telecommunications link and date by which it will be removed. P P P P P P P  
4. Overhead electrical lines including support pylons and structures (new lines; extension in length of lines) for conveying electricity at voltage in excess of 110kV and telecommunication lines forming part of the same facility. D D D D D D D  
5. Upgrading of existing overhead electrical lines for conveying electricity in excess of 110kV. D P P P P P P  
6. Card Phone and Coin Phone Boxes D P P P P P P  
7. Single transformers and associated switching gear conveying electricity at a voltage up to and including 11 kV not exceeding a gross floor area of 4m2 and a height of 2 metres. D P P P P P P  
8. Transformers, substations and switching stations (new, upgrading and additions thereof) conveying electricity at a voltage up to and including 66kV and ancillary buildings not exceeding 30m2 gross floor area. D D P P D N/C N/C  
9. Substations and Switching Stations (new, upgrading and additions thereof) conveying electricity at a voltage including and in excess of 110kV with a N/C D P P D N/C N/C  
10. Electrical Depots for maintenance, upgrading, alteration, construction or security of lines or pylons provided they are situated within a substation property. N/C N/C D P D N/C N/C  
11. Radio, telecommunication and Council depots and workshops. N/C N/C D P N/C N/C N/C  
12. Telephone exchanges. N/C D P P P N/C N/C  
13. Radio and telecommunication masts up to and including 20 metres in height together with associated :
  • antennas and dishes not exceeding 5 metres in diameter.
  • aerials not exceeding 6 metres in height and 75mm in diameter.
  • weather radar
  • guy wires
  • lightning rods
  • wooden or steel support poles
  • provided that the total height of the mast and associated equipment shall have a maximum height of 26 metres. The mast shall have a maximum diameter of 1350mm.
  • Small buildings not exceeding 30m2 of gross floor area.
D D P P P D D  
14. Radio and telecommunication aerials up to 4 metres in length satellite and microwave dishes and antenna not exceeding 5 metres in diameter attached to any building or structure D D P P P D D  
15. Radio and telecommunication masts and microwave towers over 20m in height together with associated satellite and microwave dishes and antennas not exceeding 5m in diameter, aerials, guy wires, wooden and steel poles and buildings greater than 30m2 gross floor area. D D D D D D D  
16. Radio and telecommunication ancillary equipment shelters up to 3m in height and 4m2 gross floor area. D P P P P P P  
17. One telecommunication aerial not exceeding 1200mm in height mounted to comply with Section 3 and one satellite receiving dish up to 1200mm diameter mounted to comply with Section 3. P P P P P P P  
18. Underground pipelines conveying water, stormwater, wastewater and associated pumpstations (with above ground dimensions less than 50m2 gross floor area) and gas distribution pipelines at a pressure not exceeding 2,000 kilopascals including aerial crossings of bridges, structures or streams and ancillary equipment including regulator stations but not compressor stations. D P P P P P P  
19. Underground gas distribution pipelines at a pressure that does exceed 2,000 kilopascals including aerial crossings of bridges, structures or streams and ancillary equipment including compressor compounds with compressor houses. D D D D D D D  
20. Trig Station/Beacons D P P P P P N/C  
21. Water and irrigation races, open drains, channels and necessary incidental equipment and water quality monitoring devices. N/C P P P P D P  
22. Meteorological enclosures and buildings not exceeding 30m2 gross floor area; automatic weather stations and single anemometer masts provided that the anemometer mast does not exceed a height of 10 metres; voluntary observer sites; associated microwave links. D P P P P N/C N/C  
23. Meteorological buildings greater than 30m2 gross floor area. N/C D D D D N/C N/C  
24. One windmill per property provided that the total height of the pole and span of the blade complies with the restrictions for the zone. N/C D D D P N/C N/C  
25. Windmills, wind power generators. D N/C N/C D D N/C N/C  
26. Biogas produced by anaerobic fermentation of waste not exceeding 4m3 per day. N/C N/C P P P N/C N/C  
27. Geothermal, natural gas, biomass and coal fired generators of electricity or co-generation plants. N/C N/C N/C D N/C N/C N/C  
28. Flood control dams, gates, stopbanks and necessary incidental equipment. D D D D D D N/C  
29. Hydro-electric power stations including dams and tail races etc. N/C N/C N/C N/C D D N/C  
30. Operation and maintenance of existing public roads and State highways. P P P P P P P  
31. New public roads (exclusive of subdivision), service lanes and carparks and closure thereof. N/C D D D D N/C N/C  
32. New public roads as part of a subdivision. N/C C C C C N/C N/C  
33(a) Regular stock movement within the berm of a formed road.             D  
33(b) Regular stock movement along the road carriageway of a formed road             N/C  
33(c) Regular stock movement across* the road carriageway (including the adjacent proportion of berm) of a formed road.
Also see 2.2.9.13
            P
subject to Councils Stock Movement bylaw
 
33(d) Regular stock movement within an unformed road               P
34. New State highways, grade separation structures and flyovers N/C D D D D N/C D  
35. New railway Network and ancillary equipment N/C D D D D N/C N/C  
36. Solid Waste Management and disposal sites including the disposal of hazardous substances (private and public) and composting. N/C N/C N/C N/C D N/C N/C  
37. Recycling operations N/C N/C D D D N/C N/C  
38. Helipads N/C N/C D D D N/C N/C  
39. Water Reservoirs N/C D D P D D N/C  
40. Water supply catchments, water treatment plants. D N/C N/C P P D N/C  
41. Sewage and wastewater treatment plants (exclusive of septic tanks) treated waste disposal sites, including composting, stormwater treatment device. N/C D D D D N/C N/C  
42. All network utilities in existence at November 1996 and their operation and maintenance. P P P P P P P  
43. Nautical aids and beacons subject to the approval of the Maritime Safety Authority and/or the WRC. D P P P P D N/C  

* For the purposes of this table “across” means an alignment at 90 degrees to the formed carriageway plus or minus 10
metres in each direction.

 

Advice Notes:

  1. Formed roads in all locations are able to accommodate certain utilities as specified above.
  2. Council has received designations which are listed in Schedule 4.
  3. Where the use of any public reserve is proposed the applicant shall be responsible for gaining approval from the administering agency.



Objectives/Policies
2.4.1 O1 P1
2.4.2 O1 P1
2.4.3 O1 P1
2.4.4 O1 P1
2.4.5 O1 P1
3.1.2.2 O1 P1, P2, P3, P4
3.7.2.1 O1 P1, P2
3.7.2.4 O1 P1

 

 

Explanation

Works and Network Utilities are essential to maintain the environmental quality and quality of life considered acceptable within the District.

 

The main method of achieving this is by listing specific works and network utility activities and the status that is appropriate to the zones in which they are proposed.

 

Criteria for assessing discretionary activities are listed in Section 1, General Provisions.