Rural-Residential Land Use Strategy Discussion Document - May

oundaries are shown separately on a survey plan; or any parcel of land or building or part of a building
that is shown or identified separately on a survey plan; or any unit on a unit plan; or any parcel of land
not subject to the Land Transfer Act 1952.
Minimum lot size - Means the total area of the lot allowable, less the area used for access, where the lot
concerned is linked to a public road via a single or shared access strip.
Nodes or cluster developments - Clustering of residential allotments within the rural environment to
retain and preserve the open visual character and expanse of rural areas. Sometimes called ‘hamlets’
this pattern of land development is recognised as one option for meeting demands for rural lifestyle
subdivisions.
Overlay/Rural Residential Overlay Area – The land area which is identified on the District Planning
maps as ‘Rural Residential Area’ and graphically illustrated on the Rural Zone, through horizontal hatched
lines (hatching overlay). The land parcels within this area are potentially suitable for subdivision for rural
residential living, subject to meeting the specific rules in Section 7 Subdivision. The Rural Residential
Area covers (overlays) a large area of the Rural Zone, and serves to clearly identify where the opportunity
for subdivision down to 1 ha allotments is allowed. This provision is sometimes referred to as the Rural
Residential Overlay or Overlay Area.
Private infrastructure systems – These systems include private water bores, domestic water and
wastewater (grey water) or stormwater systems designed to serve rural households in rural areas.
Production Forestry – Means the planting, replanting, cultivation, management and extraction of exotic
trees in forests or tree plantations and indigenous forestry specifically planned and grown for harvest.
This includes the processing of the timber on the site by use of a portable sawmill provided this does not
occur for a period exceeding 6 months in any calendar year. This does not include shelter belt planting.
Resource consent – has the meaning set out in section 87 of the Resource Management Act 1991.
A consent can generally be described as a permission (usually a written application) required from a
Regional Council or a territorial authority or local authority, to carry out an activity under the Resource
Management Act 1991 and includes all conditions to which the consent is subject.
Reticulated services – Means publicly or privately owned network utility infrastructure and generally
includes water supplies, pump stations, wastewater sewers and stormwater reticulation services to service
residential households and new residential areas.
Reverse sensitivity - Reverse sensitivity arises where a new incompatible activity is introduced into an
environment which has the potential to limit the operation of existing activities.
Rural lifestyle block - Rural land used primarily for farming activities and usually containing a dwelling,
comprising an area of about four hectares.
Rural residential area - Land which is identified in the District Planning Maps for rural residential living,
for example, Moonshine Valley Area and Aokautere Rural Residential Area.
Subdivision – Subdivision is defined in the section 281(1) of the Resource Management Act 1991 to
mean the division of an allotment by various means including cross-lease, unit titles and for leases which
are for 20 years or longer (including renewals).
Zoning - A system of land use regulation whereby land is mapped into zones which separate one set of
permitted land uses from another.
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Obtained from: www.qp.org.nz/pubs/wine-industry-example-reverse-sensitivity.pdf
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Obtained from: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/zoning?cx=partner-pub-
0939450753529744%3Av0qd01-tdlq&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=zoning&sa=Search#906
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