Rural-Residential Land Use Strategy Discussion Document - May

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PART 1: BACKGROUND TO THE PALMERSTON NORTH DISTRICT PLAN AND THE SECTIONAL DISTRICT PLAN REVIEW The current District Plan was prepared in the early 1990s and was made operative in December 2000. The Council is required to review the parts of the District Plan that have not been reviewed in the past 10 Years, pursuant to section 79 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (“the Act” or “RMA”). Recent changes to the Resource Management Act have provided Councils with greater flexibility in how it can review the District Plan. District Plans can now be reviewed in parts or sections, as opposed to one full review every 10 years. ‘Shaping our City’ is the name of the Palmerston North City Council’s Sectional District Plan Review. The Council has decided to undertake a Sectional District Plan Review, which will be carried out in four distinct stages over the next five years. The timeline for the ‘Shaping Our City’ staged review can be viewed at www.pncc.govt.nz (Sectional District Plan Review under Quick Links). This discussion document on rural-residential development is the first step in the preparation of a Rural Residential Land Use Strategy and the review of the Rural Zone section of the District Plan for Palmerston North City. The District Plan The District Plan guides what activities people can carry out on their land and how land can be developed. The District Plan manages significant issues, such as urban growth, and more minor matters, such as how far away an intensive farming activity such as a piggery or poultry shed can be located from a property boundary. There are limitations to what the District Plan can achieve. For example, while the District Plan establishes rules and guidelines for how activities can be established, it is individuals and developers responding to the market conditions who shape where and when development occurs. In addition some of the factors that shape the rural environment and the pattern of development are outside the scope of the District Plan. Examples include: National Infrastructure Projects that are lead by Government agencies such as Transpower or the NZ Transport Agency. The consultation process A District Plan is a community document. It is important to hear all the different points of view at the start of the review process. The Council welcomes comments from everyone - whether they are residents, rural land owners, land development professionals, infrastructure or service providers. This discussion document includes a number of questions to provide a framework for your feedback. A feedback form is included – please answer as many questions as you wish – or simply send your comments to the Council by Friday 24 June 2011. Please feel free to make any additional comments on matters not covered by the questions in the feedback form. Once this consultation period has ended, the Council will assess the information received from the public and other key stakeholders and start to draft the new Rural Residential Land Use Strategy and develop planning provisions that will form the basis of a Proposed District Plan Change. All submissions received will be made available to the public. 2
How to Comment Please send the feedback form and any other comments to: Rural Residential Land Use Strategy: Rural Residential Discussion Document Attention: Team Leader – Governance and Support Palmerston North City Council DX Box PX33319 PALMERSTON NORTH 4442 Alternatively, any comments can be sent via: Fax: 06 355 4115 Email: submission@pncc.govt.nz Deliver: Customer Service Centre Te Manaakitanga o Hineaute Civic Administration Building The Square PALMERSTON NORTH The period for giving feedback closes on Friday 24 June 2011. If you have any queries, or wish to discuss any matters relating to the Rural Residential Land Use Strategy or the Rural Zone Review, please call Cynthia Ward, Senior Policy Planner on 06 356 8199. 3
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