Rural Residential Land Use Strategy - Palmerston North City Council

GLOSSARY
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RURAL RESIDENTIAL LAND USE STRATEGY [ Glossary ]
Ancillary Activities – Means an activity or service
which is related to, or supports the principal activity
on a site, or the specialised function of an area or
zone.
Block Pattern/Cadastral Pattern – A technical term
associated with land survey and the subdivisions
process and which also describes the size, location
and layout of lots and general form of development
which emerges through the process of land
development.
Density - A term that describes the intensity of
building on a particular site or in a particular zone, as
defined within the District Plan. For example, in the
Rural Zone, the density of development is primarily
controlled through the minimum lot size rule.
Development Capacity - Means the permitted
number of household lots/dwellings that a site or
an area is able to accommodate at current densities
(intensity), as defined within the District Plan.
Development Criteria - Criteria used to assess the
suitability of development, generally in terms of its
effects on the environment, and compliance with
objectives, policies and rules of the District Plan.
Development Pattern - The subdivisional and land
use pattern (or activities) taking place in an area or
location.
Household - Defined as one person usually living
alone, or two or more people usually living together
and sharing facilities in a private dwelling (e.g
cooking facilities, bathroom and toilet facilities, and
living areas).
Infrastructure – the same meaning as infrastructure
in the RMA 1991.
Intensification – Means subdivision, use and/or
redevelopment of areas within existing, urban areas.
Landbank - Specific blocks of land that are zoned
for development. This term is often used in relation
to growth forecasts and monitoring reports, notably
the uptake of residential and industrial zoned land.
Lot and Allotment - As per the definition of
“Allotment” in Section 218(2) of the Resource
Management Act 1991, including: any parcel of land
under the Land Transfer Act 1952 that is a continuous
area and whose boundaries 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.
Farmparks or Ecoparks - A specifically designed
farm (or forest park) within rural areas where the
design of the allotments and dwelling sites are each
individually located to ensure the least impact on the
rural environment and rural landscape values.
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