In Relation to Site Specific Changes, Regional Policy Statement, and Rural Urban Boundary Submissions

 

This is an important one if you have submitted in relation to the following with the Unitary Plan:

Now it is dealing with site specifics as well as changes to the Rural Urban Boundary. I am not sure if this is dealing with whole-scale rezoning of a large area such as I did with Manukau City Centre and immediate surrounds. I might send an email to the Hearings Panel for clarification.

 

If you have submitted on site specific provisions in the Unitary Plan (including the Rural Urban Boundary) then I highly recommend reading the Procedural Minute as embedded below

 

It is noted that Council has developed a spatial mapping tool to illustrate sites that have been asked for a zone or schedule change from the Proposed Unitary Plan. The Hearings Panel are looking at using the tool in the following circumstances:

I see Point 19-iii looks at both site specific and wider change requests like mine in regards to the Manukau Super Metropolitan Centre zone.

 

Finally the following directions were issued by the Panel to Council on the following matters:

More as the reports come through and are published here: http://www.aupihp.govt.nz/

 

 

An example of an area wide rezone (as well as new zoning provisions) can be seen below as an extract from my own Unitary Plan Submission

Renaming the Residential and Business Zones in Manukau and Manukau City Centre

Relief Sort	Map Reference	Replaces existing Draft Unitary Plan Zone
Super Metropolitan Centre Zone	A	Metropolitan Centre
Mixed Use Zone	B	General Business Zone (flanking Canvendish Drive between Lambie Drive and Great South Road, and Great South Road between Te Irirangi Drive and Gladding Place)
Residential Intensive Medium Density Zone, Residential Standard Medium Density Zone Residential Classic Medium Density Zone.	B	Mixed Housing Suburban Zone
Residential Classic Medium Density Zoneand existing Neighbourhood Centre Zone	C	Mixed Housing Zone Suburban
Mixed Use Zone	D	General Business Zone and Light Industry at northern end of Manukau

 

Note: All other zones within the four Manukau Map References including existing Mixed Use Zone on the previous map remain as is.

 

Source: As below

 

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