Proposed Plan Change 17 – Miscellaneous

Notice is hereby given that the Hurunui District Council proposes Plan Change 17 to the Hurunui District Plan pursuant to clause 5 of the First Schedule to the Resource Management Act 1991.

Proposed Plan Change 17 makes a number of separate and miscellaneous changes that have been identified by the Council as being necessary to correct anomalies in the District Plan or to provide greater certainty when assessing activities for compliance.  In general, the changes are corrections of inconsistencies in the Plan and changes to schedules as a result of resource consent processes.  Additionally, there are changes to clarify rule interpretation and to include site-specific changes requested by the community.  The proposed changes are:

1. An additional definition is provided to clarify the interpretation of the standards relating to vehicular access;
2. The interpretation of the Hanmer Basin Design Standards is clarified.
3. A rule is added that provides for the construction of a single dwelling as a permitted activity on selected General Management Zone titles in Cheviot;
4. Rules requiring a community sewage system are clarified;
5. The activity status for minimum area requirement is made consistent for land use and subdivision rules;
6. The status of unspecified activities is clarified for urban areas and the Hanmer Basin;
7. Rural stock underpasses are exempted from road setbacks;
8. An additional notable tree is scheduled and mapped, the location of one listing is corrected, and two listings are removed;
9. Clarifies the extent of viewing points for buildings and structures on ridges;
10. Visitor accommodation in rural areas is provided for;
11. Inland Scenic Route 72 is re-classified as a Strategic Arterial road; and
12. Concerts are included in temporary activities.

The proposed Plan Change, the Section 32 Report and the submission forms are available at any Council Service Centre and Library located at Amberley, Cheviot, Culverden and Hanmer Springs, or can be downloaded as below.

Further submissions

The closing date for further submissions was 29 June 2009 at 5.00pm.

Decision

The decision was publicly notified on 2 September 2009.  Any person who made a submission on the plan change may appeal the Council’s decision to the Environment Court within 30 working days of receipt of the notice of decision.  The procedure for lodging an appeal is set out in Clause 14 of the First Schedule to the Resource Management Act (1991).  The appeal must be set out as per Form 7 in the regulations to the Act.  Further information on this can be found on the Environment Court website at

http://www.justice.govt.nz/environment/legislation-and-resources/forms.asp. 

The address of the Environment Court is 83 Armagh St (corner Durham St) or PO Box 2069, Christchurch 8140, phone 03 962 4170, fax 03 962 4171.

Please direct any enquires to Jan Weaver at the Council’s Amberley Office.

The plan change documents are in pdf file format and you will need Adobe PDF Reader to view them. 

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