The following performance standards shall apply along with those general provisions outlined in Section 1.

6.2.1 Roading Access

1. Road Widening
   
   Where part of the land being subdivided is required for road widening or for other street purposes or for other works, the subdivision shall be designed as though such land had been dedicated prior to the time of subdivision.
2. Access to be Provided
   
   Every owner or occupier shall provide vehicular access to their property for parking and/or loading from a formed legal road or over land by mutual right of way or service lane. For design and location of access points see Transportation, Section 9.
   
   
   1. Access Lots or Private Ways
      
      Rural and Rural-Residential Zones
      
      The minimum width of any access lot or private way shall be 9 metres provided that Council may require additional width for the provision of drainage or other services and batter slopes if the access is either raised or cut into a hill side.
      
      The carriageway width shall be at least 4.5 metres wide over the full length of the access lot, widening out to 6.0 metres for the first 20.0 metres from the road boundary to facilitate construction of an approved entrance onto the public road to facilitate safe entry/exit to the lots. Construction of the access lot or right of way shall be as approved by Council.
      
      The maximum length of an access strip or a private way shall be 1,000 metres. No access lot or private way shall serve more than six allotments, and if 3 or more lots are served then the access lot or private way shall be sealed.

       

      Residential, Business and Industrial Zones
      
      The minimum width of one access lot or private way shall be 3.5 metres. Width requirements for access serving more lots shall be as follows :

      2 - 3 lots	4.0 metres
      4 - 6 lots	5.0 metres
      more than 6	The minimum requirements shall be in accordance with Appendix 7.

   
   Note - The formation and construction of all access lots, private ways and streets shall be in accordance with NZS4404:1981 Code of Practice for Urban Subdivision.

 



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