Part 5 Definitions

Part 5 DefinitionsThe following provisions form part of the regional policy statement, regional and district plan and all definitionsrelating to the coastal marine area are regional coastal plan provisions.

Abbreviations and acronymsThe following abbreviations are used in the Unitary Plan.

Celsius C decibel dB gross domestic product GDP kilometre(s) km litres l metre(s) m metres cubed m3

millimetres mm square metres m2

The following acronyms are used in the Unitary Plan.

AFAAverage floor area

ARIAverage Rain Index

AIALAuckland International Airport Limited

BPOBest practicable option

CFACalculated floor area

COCCertificates of Compliance

CMCACommon Marine and Coastal Area as defined in the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.

CMACoastal Marine Area

CPTEDCrime Prevention through Environmental Design

FARFloor area ratio

GIS

Draft Auckland Unitary Plan - March 2013

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Geospatial Information System

GFAGross floor area

HAILHazardous activities and industries list

HSNOHazardous Substances and New Organisms Act

HNCHigh Natural Character

ITAIndustrial and trade activities

LUCLand use capability

MHWSMean high water springs

MTFARMaximum total floor area

NZCPSNew Zealand Coastal Policy Statement

NZHPTNew Zealand Historic Places Trust

NZTANew Zealand Transport Agency

POALPorts of Auckland Limited

ONCOutstanding Natural Character

ONFOutstanding Natural Feature

ONLOutstanding Natural Landscape

RMAResource Management Act

RUBRural Urban Boundary

QRAQualitative risk assessment

QTNQuality transport network


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RTNRapid transit network

SASite area

SEAsSignificant Ecological Areas

SMAFStormwater Management Area: Flow

TELThreshold Effects Level

VTAVertebrate toxic agent

VOCVolatile organic compound


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Nesting tables

Commerce

Offices

Retail Food and beverage Taverns

Restaurants

Dairies

Show homes

Large format retail Supermarket

Department store

Trade suppliers Building suppliers

Landscape suppliers

Hire premises

Office furniture,equipment and systemsuppliers

Service stations

Markets

Marine retail

Motor vehicle sales

Garden centres

Commercial services Storage and lockup facilities

Veterinary clinics

Funeral directors' premises

Commercial sexual services

Entertainment facilities

Community

Care centres

Cemeteries

Community facilities

Education facilities Community use of education facilities

Emergency services

Healthcare services

Hospitals

Information facilities


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Motor sport activities

Organised sport and recreation

Informal recreation and leisure

Showgrounds

Temporary activities Temporary military training activities

Industry

Industrialactivities

Freight depots Warehousing andstorage

Laboratories

Manufacturing Artisan industries

Lightmanufacturingand servicing

Repair andmaintenanceservices

Wastemanagementfacilties

Wastemanagementfacilities

Refuse transferstation

Recyclingstation

Residential

Dwellings

Home occupation

Visitor accommodation Camping grounds

Boarding houses

Retirement villages

Supported residential care

Rural

Rural commercial services Animal breeding or boarding

Farming Horticulture

Freerange poultry farming

Produce stalls

Intensive farming

Forestry

Conservation forestry

Farm or forestry quarries


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Equestrian centres

Rural industries

Onsite primary produce manufacturing


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AAbrasive blastingCleaning or preparing a surface by forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against it.

Includes:• sweep blasting• vacuum blasting.

Access siteAny separate site used primarily for access to a site or to sites having no legal frontage.

Excludes:• sites 5m or more in width that are not legally encumbered to prevent the construction of buildings.

Accessory activitiesActivities located on the same site as the primary activity, where the activity is incidental to, and serves asupportive function of the primary activity.

Accessory buildingsA building used in a way that is incidental to the use of any other buildings on that site.

Includes:• on a vacant site, a building that it is incidental to any use which may be permitted on that site.

Excludes:• dwellings

Active life of landfillThe period when the landfill accepts refuse and/or waste.

Excludes:• any aftercare or restoration of landfill once refuse and/or waste placement has ceased.

Activities sensitive to aircraft noise (ASAN)Means any dwelling, marae complex, papakāinga, retirement village, supported residential care, educationalfacilities, hospitals and healthcare services with an overnight stay facility.

AerialsThe part of a radio communications or telecommunications facility for transmitting or receiving radio waves thatis not operated by a network utility operator.

Includes:• aerial mountings.

Excludes:• any antenna dish• any supporting mast or similar structure.

AerodromeLand dedicated to aviation activities. Airfield and Airport have the same meaning.

Excludes:


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• private helipads for the use by the occupiers of a property on a noncommercial basis.

AgrichemicalSubstance used to eradicate, modify, or control flora and fauna.

Includes:• animal remedies• vertebrate pest control products• agricultural compounds.

Excludes:• fertilisers• chemicals when used in the treatment of potable water• biocides when used in cooling towers• oral nutrition compounds.

Aircraft operationsIncludes: • landing and takeoff of any aircraft• aircraft taxiing • aircraft flying along any flight path, within the airport zone or an associated designated area • HANA, or MANA• the area of the control zone surrounding the airport

Aircraft noise notification area (ANNA)Means the area identified on the Noise Notification Areasairports overlay by a line formed by the outerextremity of the Ldn60dBA noise contour and the outer extremity of the Ldn55dBA noise contour.

AirfieldLand dedicated to aviation. Aerodrome and airport have the same meaning.

Excludes:• private helipads for the use by the occupiers of a property on a noncommercial basis.

AirportLand dedicated to aviation. Airfield and aerodrome have the same meaning.

Excludes:• private helipads for the use by the occupiers of a property on a noncommercial basis.

Airport authorityThe person or body responsible for establishing, maintaining, operating, or managing an airport or aerodrome.Airport operator has the same meaning.

Air noise boundary area (ANB)Means the area identified as an Air Noise Boundary on the Noise Notification Areasairports overlay by a lineformed by the outer extremity of the Ldn65dBA noise contour

Animal breeding or boardingSites where the primary business is:• breeding or boarding domestic pets; or• keeping, breeding or boarding dogs.

Excludes:


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• keeping of working dogs • keeping of domestic pet cats or dogs.

Animal feedlotsSites where the primary purpose is intensive feeding of livestock on food other than pasture grasses

Includes:• covered feedlots• uncovered feedlots• standoff pads.

Excludes:• concentrated but temporary wintering of stock as part of normal farming operations.

Annual aircraft noise contour (AANC)An Ldn contour published by Auckland International Airport Limited (AIAL) annually as a prediction of noisefrom aircraft operations for the following 12 months, unless otherwise exempted by a rule in the Unitary Plan.The prediction is based on monitoring done in accordance with the Unitary Plan rules.

AntennaAny telecommunications, radio communications or broadcasting equipment that receives or transmits signals.

Includes:• panel antennas• radio frequency units or similar devices• lightning rods, shrouds and ancillary equipment, such as amplifiers, controller boxes and tilt motors. Theseare not subject to any size requirements or height limits.

Excludes:• aerials• Global Positioning System (GPS) antennas smaller than 130mm in diameter and 300mm in height• supporting masts or other structures.

Approved framework planA framework plan that has been granted consent by the council and has commenced under s.116 of the RMA.

Approved works arboristAn approved arborist drawn from a list which is compiled and managed by the council.

Area, feature or site of significance to Mana WhenuaArea, feature or site identified by Mana Whenua as having cultural, historical, mythological or spiritualsignificance.

Archaeological investigationsRecovery of information from an archaeological site using archaeological techniques. These includeinvasive/destructive methods such as excavation or sampling, and noninvasive, repeatable methods such assurvey, recording or remote sensing.

Artificial watercourseManmade watercourses that contain no natural portions from their confluence with a river or stream to theirheadwaters.

Includes:• canals that supply water to electricity power generation plants


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• farm drainage canals• irrigation canals • water supply races.

Excludes:• naturally occurring watercourses.

Artisan industriesSmallscale industrial activities where goods are produced or repaired using manual skill.

If hand tools or mechanical appliances are used, that use must be limited so:• the person making or repairing the goods always has direct control, at every stage, over production; and• goods are not made or repaired repetitively using jigs, templates, moulds, patterns, dies, jolleys, or othersimilar devices designed to produce a predetermined pattern for production run purposes, except that handtools or mechanical appliances can be used to produce the original or first piece.

ArtworksAny visual works of art.

Includes:• sculptures • murals • paving • lighting effects • monuments • fountains • photographs • video • paintings • mosaics.

Excludes:• signs

Automotive and marine suppliersA business primarily engaged in selling automotive vehicles, marine craft, accessories to and parts for suchvehicles and craft.

Includes:• boats and boating accessories • trucks, cars and motor cycles• auto parts and accessories • trailers and caravans • tyres and batteries.

Average floor areaThe average of the horizontal areas measured at 1.5m above all floor levels from the external faces of thebuilding, including all voids and the thickness of external and internal walls

Includes:• sites with a gross site area of 2,000 square metres or less, where the horizontal area at any floor level totalsless than 20 per cent of the site area• for sites with a gross site area greater than 2,000 square metres, where the horizontal area at any floor level


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totals less than 400 square metres.

Excludes:• basement space • approved pedestrian amenities and facilities• voids forming an integral part of an entrance lobby/foyer which is a primary means of public access to abuilding, open to the public and accessed directly from a public place.

Average recurrence interval (ARI)Average time between rainfall events or flow rates which exceed a certain magnitude.

BBackyard incineratorAn appliance primarily used to destroy household waste by burning.

Includes:• using a 44gallon drum to burn household waste.

BasementAny building storey where the greater part of the volume is below mean street level.

Includes:• any space within any building storey where the greater part of the volume of the storey is below the meanstreet level of the lower frontage• any space used for car parking, manoeuvring, or access that occupies a building storey where the greaterpart of the volume is below mean street level of the upper frontage to the midpoint measured horizontallybetween the upper frontage and the lower frontage (see diagram below).

Excludes:• average floor area (AFA) and gross floor area (GFA) for a building on a throughsite

For GFA only it means:• space for stairs, ramps, escalators and elevators • essential to the operation of a throughsite link, or • servicing a floor or that part of a floor used only for car parking or loading

where those spaces occupy a building storey where the greater part of the volume is below mean street level ofthe upper frontage to the midpoint measured horizontally between the upper and lower frontage (see diagrambelow).


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Beach nourishmentPlacing sand or other imported materials on the foreshore or seabed to build up a beach area or mitigatenatural hazards.

Best practicable optionIn relation to a discharge of a contaminant or an emission of noise, means the best method for preventing orminimising the adverse effects on the environment having regard, among other things, to:a. the nature of the discharge or emission and the sensitivity of the receiving environment to adverse effects;b. the financial implications, and the effects on the environment, of that option when compared with otheroptions; andc. the current state of technical knowledge and the likelihood that the option can be successfully applied.

Billboard signAny sign, message or notice conveyed using any visual media which can be seen from a public place(including the coastal marine area) which is used to advertise any business, service, good, products, activitiesor events that are not directly related to the primary use or activities occurring on the site of the sign. Abillboard includes both the sign and any associated frame and supporting device, whether permanent,temporary or movable whose principal function is to support the message or notice. A billboard does notinclude a flag or banner flown over a public place that is subject to the Signs Bylaw, a real estate sign or aposter sign or poster board as defined and controlled in the Signs Bylaw.

Biosecurity tree worksPruning, alteration or removal of any tree or vegetation infected by an unwanted organism as listed in theBiosecurity Act 1993 as part of a forest disease eradication or control programme within an infected area.

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Sites where the primary business is paid board or lodging by people other than family members of the ownersor people in charge. The building(s) in which the boarding house is located is composed of no more than onesite or stratum estate in freehold or leasehold, in one certificate of title.

Includes:• boarding and lodging• lodging alone• accommodation of people who need emergency housing or shelter• communal food preparation and sanitary facilities• accommodation for students.

Excludes:• temporary living places or buildings that form part of a camping ground• hotels• licensed premises• dwellings, excluding the manager's accommodation• tourist complexes• visitor accommodation.

BiosolidsSewage sludges or sewage sludges mixed with other materials that have been treated and/or stabilised sothey can be safely and beneficially applied to land.

Boat launching facilitiesSites where the primary purpose is launching boats.

Includes:• boat launching ramps• cradle launching• rails used to guide boat launching • slip ways• associated vehicle manoeuvring and parking areas.

Excludes:• hardstand areas used for storage or repair of boats• jetties• marina berths and related access.

Boundary adjustmentA subdivision of existing sites that:• maintains the same number of sites, and• alters the boundaries between two or more contiguous sites, and• may result in any one or more of the sites becoming larger or smaller.

BuildingsAny permanent or temporary structure.

Land

Includes:

Type of structure Qualifying dimension or standard

Decks, steps, or terraces Over 1.5m high

Fences or walls Over 2.5m high


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Flagpoles, masts, radio communications ortelecommunication antennas, or lighting poles

Over 7m higher than its point of attachment or basesupport.Crosssectional dimension does not exceed 1.2m

Grandstands, stadia, or other structures that provideseating or standing accommodation (may be open orcovered or enclosed)

Over 1m high

Retaining walls or breastwork Over 1.5m high; orlocated within 1.5m of the boundary of a road orpublic place

Satellite dishes Over 1 metre diameter

Stacks or heaps of materials Over 2m high. Do not exist for more than one month

Freestanding sign Over 1.5m high

Swimming pools or tanks, including retention tanks,spa pools, swirl pools, plunge pools, or hot tubs

Over 1m high.More than 25,000l capacity.Supported directly by the ground or supported notmore than 1m above the ground

Occupiable structures used as a dwelling, place ofwork, place of assembly, or storage, or that are in areserve or camping ground

Over 1.5m high. In use for more than 32 days in anycalendar year

Verandahs, bridges or other constructions over anypublic open space

Above ground level

Excludes:• any scaffolding erected temporarily for construction or maintenance purposes• building interiors • driveways• electric lines and support structures• film sets• manoeuvring areas• parking areas (other than parking buildings) and other paved surfaces• roads• roof mounted chimneys, aerials, and water overflow pipes• scaffolding or falsework erected temporarily for maintenance or construction purposes• parks signs• telecommunication lines and support structures• underground services or installations• wind turbines• water, wastewater and stormwater pipes and support structures.

Coastal marine area

Any covered or partially covered structure, whether or not it is enclosed.

Exclusions for buildings in the CMA:• aerials• marine and port accessory structures and services• marine and port facilities• maritime passenger facilities• flagpoles


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• lift towers• machinery rooms• mechanical wind turbines.

Structures that do not meet the terms above are not buildings.

Building coverageThe part of a site covered by buildings.

Includes:• overhanging or cantilevered parts of buildings• any part of the eaves or spouting that projects more than 750mm horizontally from the exterior wall of thebuilding• accessory buildings.

Excludes:• uncovered swimming pools• pergolas• uncovered decks• open structures that are not buildings.

Building line restrictionA line shown on the title and on the survey plan to:• create a new boundary for the purpose of assessing yards; and• to prevent buildings being erected between the building line restriction and the relevant site boundary.

Building suppliersA business primarily engaged in selling materials for use in the construction, modification, cladding, fixeddecoration or outfitting of buildings.

Includes: • glaziers• locksmiths• and suppliers of: awnings and window coverings bathroom, toilet and sauna installations electrical materials and plumbing supplies heating, cooling and ventilation installations kitchen and laundry installations, excluding standalone appliances; paint, varnish and wall coverings permanent floor coverings power tools and equipment safes and security installations timber and building materials.

Bus depotsSites for bus parking, servicing and repair.

Includes:• accessory administrative offices and facilities.


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CCamping groundsSites where the primary use is short term accommodation. All of the following apply:• by two or more groups of people living independently of each other• where the continuous term of occupancy of each independent group of people never exceeds 50 days in anyone calendar year• where rent, hire, donation, or other reward is collected• which may accommodate tents, caravans, or mobile camping vehicles• which may include cabins or other structures or shelters, some or all of which would not normally complywith the New Zealand Building Code for residential buildings.

Includes:• Shared or communal: entrances water supplies cook houses sanitary fixtures and sanitary conveniences parking areas recreation areas use of other premises and equipment.

Care centresSites where the primary business is any one or more of the following:• children, in addition to the children of the person in charge, aged five years or younger are educated andcared for, and includes: childcare centres, creches, kindergartens, kohanga reo, playcentres and play groups.• children, in addition to the children of the person in charge, aged five years or older are cared for out of schoolhours • elderly people are cared for during the day • people with disabilities are cared for during the day.

Those activities associated with early childhood care must be licensed under the Education (Early ChildhoodServices) Regulations 2008.

Excludes:• Supported residential care.

CarriagewayThe part of a driveway or road formed for the movement of motor vehicles.

CatchpitAn inlet to a stormwater system incorporating a grate and small chamber to separate gross solids fromstormwater prior to connection to a pipe.

CemeteriesSites where the primary purpose is human burial and cremation.Includes:• accessory retail• crematoria• internment and reinternment• funeral services and receptions• mausoleums


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• administration offices and meeting rooms• vehicle parking• landscaping.

Centres and Mixed Use zonesIncludes:• City Centre zone• Metropolitan Centre zone• Town Centre zone• Local Centre zone• Neighbourhood Centre zone• Mixed Use.

Channel clearanceThe clearance of vegetation and debris from river channels and river mouths to maintain efficient water flow,reduce the risk of flooding and erosion, maintain structures, and remove hazards for navigational uses.Includes:• Clearing, cutting or realigning rivers and streams.• Maintenance of land drainage and stormwater systems.

Excludes:• Mangrove removal• Dune vegetation removal.

Cleanfill disposal siteSites where cleanfill material is accepted for disposal. It does not include the short term transport to, storageand use of uncontaminated soil within an earthworks site for the purpose of achieving engineered fill contoursfor a specific development.

Cleanfill materialMaterial that will have no adverse effect on people or the environment when buried.

Includes:• virgin materials such as clay, soil and rock• other inert materials such as concrete or brick that are free of:

combustible, putrescible, degradable or leachable components hazardous substances products or materials derived from hazardous waste treatment, hazardous waste stabilisation or hazardouswaste disposal practices materials that may present a risk to human health liquid waste.

Coastal marine area depositing of materialThe placement of sand, shell, shingle or other natural material in the CMA where the intended design purposeis associated with a beneficial end use.

Includes; • beach nourishment • environmental enhancement • restoration or enhancement of natural coastal defences from coastal hazards.

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• disposal of waste or other matter• hard protection structures

Coastal marine area mineral extractionExtraction of sand, shell, shingle and other natural material from the Coastal Marine Area.

Coastal marine area structureAny building, equipment, device or other facility made by people and which is fixed to land, including theforeshore and seabed covered by water.

Includes:• wharves • jetties• seawalls• buildings, or other structures built on wharves or jetties• moorings• ramps• rafts• pipelines• breakwaters, groynes and other wave attenuation devices• cables and transmission lines laid on, over (including in the air space above) or under the foreshore orseabed.

Excludes:• signs.

Coastal cellA stretch of coast, typically bounded by rock headlands, where there is no significant net loss of sediment bywaves and currents.

Coastal Marine Area (CMA)Has the same meaning as in the RMA as it was in December 2012 except where the line of mean high watersprings crosses a river specified in Appendix 6.4 Schedule of Coastal Marine Area boundaries, the landwardboundary shall be the point defined in the Schedule.

Coastal protection yardA yard measured in a landward direction from Mean High Water Springs (MHWS).

Combined sewer networkThe combined stormwater and wastewater drainage system, which carries both stormwater and wastewaterconnections with a single pipe network.

Commercial servicesBusinesses that sell personal, property, financial, household, private or business services.

Includes:• real estate agent• travel agent• customer banking facilities• dry cleaning• hairdressing.

Commercial sexual servicesMeans the same as in section 4 of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 No. 28 as it was in December 2012.


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Community facilitiesSites where the primary purpose is providing facilities for the wellbeing of the community, generally on a not forprofit basis.

Includes:• arts and cultural centres • places of worship• community centres • halls • libraries • marae • recreation centres • Citizens Advice Bureaux • RSA.

Excludes:• entertainment facilities• care centres• healthcare services,

Communityscale energy generationSystems or equipment that meet one of the following:• generate electricity from renewable sources for an immediate community, or connection into a distributedenergy network; • convert energy resources directly into energy services for the immediate community, without the intermediateneed for electricity such as hot water or space heating.

Includes:• photovoltaic systems• biomass• wind generation• hydro generation.

Community use of education facilitiesThe use of any school for community purposes not directly associated with the primary education function ofthe school facility.

Includes:• classes• meetings of community groups• church meetings• private functions• social, leisure and recreational use• licensed premises• associated parking

Compact mixed use environmentsAn urban area comprising compatible and often complementary activities (often of a mixed residential,business, recreational retail or hospitality nature) generally within the city centre, metropolitan and towncentres and growth corridors.

CompostingThe biological treatment or decomposition of organic material under controlled conditions.


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Conservation forestryManaging forests principally for:• soil and water conservation• waste water disposal or purification• landscape preservation or enhancement• preservation for particular historic or archaeological value• conservation for scientific or ecological value• other nonlogging purposes.

In any conservation forest, logging timber and removing it from the forest must be accessory to the principalpurposes of that forest.

Includes:• planting trees• tending trees.

Excludes:• growing trees for timber production.

Contiguous vegetationVegetation with a continuous or near continuous canopy, or sub canopy or ground cover and any adjacentindividual plants or groups of plants that connect to the continuous area in terms of species, structure orecological gradient but does not include vegetation planted as a crop, garden or pasture

Corner siteA site that complies with the subdivision standards specified in the Unitary Plan, which is located on the cornerof two intersecting roads.

CultivationPreparing soil for the planting of seeds or plants.

Includes:• discing• hoeing• mould boarding• ploughing• ripping• turning and lifting.

Excludes:• direct drilling of seed and notillage practice.• harrowing• production forestry activities.

Cultural impact assessmentA report which documents Mana Whenua cultural values, interests and associations with an area or aresource, the potential impacts of a proposed activity on these values and offers solutions to address theseimpacts. A cultural impact assessment should be prepared with the involvement of Mana Whenua recognisingthat it is the relationship of Mana Whenua with their ancestral lands, water, sites, wahi tapu and taonga that isto be recognised and provided for under section 6(e) of the RMA

CulvertsA pipe with an inlet from a watercourse and outlet to a lake, river, stream or the CMA, designed to conveywater under a specific structure (such as a road).


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Customary useThe extractive use of indigenous plants or animals by tangata whenua for traditional uses including foodgathering, carving, weaving, and rongoa (traditional medicine), according to tikanga.

DDairiesSites where the primary business is selling daily food and grocery requirements.

Excludes:• restaurants• supermarkets.

Dairy effluentEffluent from dairy cows.

Includes:• associated process water• washwater• dairy sludge.

Dairy sludgeThe accumulated organic solids from dairy oxidation ponds, barrier ditches, storage ponds, wintering barns orhardstand areas.

DamA structure intended primarily to retain or control surface water flows.

Includes:• weirs• structures for controlling tidal action• structures for retaining coastal water.

Excludes:• culverts.

DammingImpounding surface water through the use of a dam.

Excludes:• reclamation or drainage which results in the creation of dry land

Day/night level, or day/night average sound level (Ldn)The timeaverage sound level, in decibels, over a 24hour midnight to midnight period, obtained after adding 10decibels to sound levels in the night, from midnight to 7am and from 10pm to midnight.

Dead tree or dead vegetation removalThe pruning, alteration or removal of dead trees, dead wood and dead vegetation provided that it does notinvolve the trimming, alteration or partial or complete removal of any other live protected trees or vegetation andis carried out in accordance with the currently accepted arboricultural practice.

Declamation


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Permanent removal of land so that the area becomes part of the CMA.

Delineated AreaAn area which is available for the exclusive use of a dwelling to which it relates and:a. has an area of at least the relevant zone density b. has vehicle access to the streetc. can accommodate a rectangle measuring 8m by 15md. can accommodate the required outdoor living space and car parking spacese. does not include any part of a common accessway.

Department storeA shop organised into departments that sell goods such as apparel, furniture, appliances, electronics,household goods, toiletries, cosmetics, jewellery, toys and sporting goods, where no one merchandise linedominates

Depositing of materialThe placement of substances in, on, or under the bed of a lake, river, stream or wetland.

Includes:• dredged material • solid matter such as rock, soil, concrete, steel, timber, vessels and refuse.

Excludes: • liquids such as sewage effluent, stormwater and trade wastes.

Dismantle (a feature within a scheduled historic heritage place)To temporarily dissemble or take apart components or fabric of a building or structure for the purposes of laterrestoration in its existing location.

Diversion of stormwaterAltering the natural course of stormwater flow.

DredgingExcavating material from the bed of the CMA and removing the excavated material from the site.

Includes:• maintenance dredging• dredging to provide increased water depths beyond existing approved levels (capital works dredging)• river mouth dredging.

DrillingA method of boring into the ground mainly by rotation, percussion, or hydrovac action.

Excludes:• excavation of pits by digging, blasting or other forms of manual or machine excavation.

Drivethrough facilitySites where the primary business is designed to service customers in their vehicles.

Excludes:• Service stations.

Dune stabilisationSoft engineering works to stabilise dunes.


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Includes:• revegetation • wind fencing• dune reshaping.

Excludes:• hard protection structures included in the definition of foreshore protection works.

DwellingsLiving accommodation, used or designed to be used for a residential purpose and contained within one or morebuildings, and is served by one kitchen which would be identified as a food preparation facility.

A food preparation facility / kitchen shall include all of the following: • means for food rinsing, utensil washing and waste water disposal• space for a refrigerator, or a perishable food storage area capable of being cooled• means for cooking food, and space and a surface for food preparation.

EEasementA specified area of land over which another party has reserved a right of access or use.

Education facilitiesSites where the primary purpose is education.

Includes: • schools • universities • technical institutes • teachers’ colleges • administrative, cultural, health, retail and communal facilities ancillary to the above.

Excludes: • care centres.

Elevation heightThe vertical distance between the lowest visible and highest visible part of a structure viewed from any direction(see diagram below).


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Elite landLand classified as Land use capability class 1 (LUC 1). This land is the most highly versatile and productiveland in Auckland. It is:

• welldrained, friable, and has wellstructured soils • flat or gently undulating • capable of continuous cultivation.

Includes: • LUC1 land as mapped by the New Zealand Land Resource Inventory (NZLRI) • other lands identified as LUC Class 1 by more detailed site mapping • land with other unique location or climatic features, such as the frostfree slopes of Bombay Hill • Bombay clay loam • Patumahoe clay loam • Patumahoe sandy clay loam • Whatitiri soils.

Emergency servicesSites occupied by organisations that respond to and deal with accidents, emergencies, or urgent problemssuch as fire, illness, or crime.

Includes: • police, fire and ambulance stations • administration related to emergency services• vehicle and equipment storage and maintenance • personnel training.

Excludes:


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• healthcare services • hospitals • private security companies.

Emergency tree worksPruning, alteration or removal of any tree or vegetation immediately necessary to avoid any actual andimminent threat to the safety of persons or damage to property or to maintain or restore utility services.

Entertainment facilitiesSites where the primary business is paid indoor recreation, leisure or entertainment.

Includes: • cinemas • bars and nightclubs • theatres • concert venues • gymnasiums.

Entrance stripThe narrower part of a rear site extending back from a road to provide access to the principal part of the site.

Equestrian centreSites where the primary business activity is:

• paid lessons in horseriding • training, racing or showing horses competitively.

Includes: • accessory retail • accessory restaurants

Excludes: • pony clubs.

Equivalent runoffThe same stormwater runoff volumes and rates from a site as would be achieved by a specified percentage ofimpervious surface on that site with the remainder covered in grass. The equivalent runoff is achieved by usingstormwater runoff mitigation techniques and devices to reduce volumes and runoff rates to the requiredequivalent level.

Erosion controlMethods to prevent or minimise soil erosion

Event licenceA licence that is issued by council under its bylaw for trading and events occurring on public land.

ExfiltrationLeakage from a reticulated wastewater network or combined sewer system.

Excludes: • planned or unforeseen discharges from pump stations or overflow points.

Extent of place (of a scheduled historic heritage place)The land/water within a scheduled historic heritage place. The extent of such a place is described in theschedule and shown on planning maps.


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FFabric (of a scheduled historic heritage place)All the physical material of a historic heritage place, including subsurface material, structures, and interior andexterior surfaces, patina of age; fixtures and fittings; and gardens and plantings. All the physical material of ahistoric heritage place, including subsurface material, structures, and interior and exterior surfaces, patina ofage; fixtures and fittings; and gardens and plantings.

Farm drainage canalManmade drainage canal or drain on a farm formed by excavation.

FarmingLand used for horticulture or raising livestock.

Includes: • arable and other forms of farming • facilities for housing and training horses, including those not open to the public • horticulture • pastoral farming • planting trees and groups of trees for non forestry purposes • training horses • viticulture.

Excludes: • intensive farming • any form of racing, show jumping, or other activity which the general public may attend free of charge, or bypayment of an entrance fee • forestry • rural commercial activities • rural industries.

Farming and agriculture suppliersA business primarily engaged in selling goods for consumption or use in the business operations of primaryproducers or in animal husbandry.

Includes: • equestrian and veterinary suppliers • farming and horticultural equipment suppliers • seed and grain merchants • stock and station outlets.

Feature (within a scheduled historic heritage place)A physical entity within a scheduled historic heritage place that is discernible as an individual element withinthe place. A feature can be an archaeological feature, such as pits, terraces or a midden; a building, object orstructure.

FertiliserAny substance described as able to sustain or increase the growth, productivity or quality of plants or animalsthrough the application of essential nutrients to plants or soils in solid or fluid form.

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• substances containing human faecal matter, biosolids, pathogens, or any other agent that could transmitdisease or pests.

Finished floor levelThe level of the finished top surface of the bottom floor of a building.

Flood mitigationWorks that reduce the adverse effects of flood on property and the stream environment.

Includes:• placing of rocks and concrete• walls• riprap and gabion baskets• groynes• stop banks and other structural devices.

FloodplainThe area of land that is inundated by water during a specific ARI flood event.

Determination of whether a site is within a specific flood plain shall be based on either: a. the relevant site being shown in the Auckland Council’s GIS viewer as being within the flood plain of thespecific ARI flood event or b. through the preparation of a site specific report prepared by a suitably qualifiedand experienced person applying accepted methodologies to determine the extent of a floodplain.

Flood sensitive areaThe area bordering the 100 year ARI flood plain which is within 500mm in elevation of the predicted flood level.

Flood vulnerable infrastructureMeans infrastructure assets, services and systems which, in the event of being destroyed, degraded orrendered unavailable for extended periods by a flood event, would have serious consequences for the health,safety, security and economic wellbeing of the Auckland Region.

Includes:• State highways and access points to and from state highways• Rail lines• Metropolitan wastewater treatment plants• Electricity generation plants, major transmission lines and sub stations• Emergency services.

Floor area ratio (FAR)FAR is the relationship between building gross floor area and land area of the site, and is expressed by theformula:

FAR = Gross floor area / Land area of the site

In computing FAR, land area of the site excludes:

• any portion of the site affected by a building line restriction for the purpose of future road widening • any part of the site which is made up of an interest in any airspace above, or subsoil below a road.

Food and beverageSites where the primary business is selling food or beverages.

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• cafes• food halls• restaurants• takeaway food bars.

Excludes:• retail shops• supermarkets.

Foreshore protection worksHard protection structures or soft engineering works to stabilise or prevent erosion or flooding beyond theforeshore of the coast and on lake edges or riverbanks.

ForestrySites where the primary activity is growing trees to produce timber, or where the land cover is principally timbertree species. Forest has a corresponding meaning.

Excludes the planting and growing of:• fruit trees• citrus trees• nut trees• other food producing tree species.

Freerange poultry farmingSites where the primary activity is keeping poultry in stationary or moveable coops where poultry has freedomto move to adjoining areas of open land.

Free standing signAny sign that is mounted on the ground and independent of any other building or structure for is support andincludes any footpath sign.

Freight depotsSites where the primary use is receiving, despatching or consolidating goods in transit by road, rail, air or sea.

Includes:• carrier's depots• courier services• mail distribution centres• trucking depots.

Excludes:• composting plants• refuse transfer stations.

Frequent public transport networkA public transport network supporting fast, highquality, highfrequency services.

Includes:• rail and busway services operating in a dedicated rightofway as a rapid transit service (eg, rail network andNorth Shore busway)• other frequent services, such as ferries, and buses using arterial routes.

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Front siteA site that is not a rear site.

Funeral directors' premisesSites where the primary business is holding funerals.

Includes:• mortuary facilities • funeral chapels

GGarden centresSites where the primary business is the sale plants, trees or shrubs.

Includes sale of: • landscaping supplies• bark and compost• statuary and ornamental garden feature provided their sale is accessory to the sale of plants, trees or shrubs.

Geological featuresLandforms created through geologic processes such as erosion, weathering, deposition and plate tectonics.

Greenfield areas of investigationThose areas council has identified for investigation to confirm their suitability for urban development as shownon Map D1 Development Strategy Map (Auckland Wide) of the Auckland Plan 2012.

Greenfield landLand identified for future urban activities that is not currently developed.

GreenhousesSites where the primary purpose is growing plants (including fungi) inside.

Includes:• glasshouses• plastic houses• shade houses• tunnel houses.

Excludes:• domestic greenhouses ancillary to residential activities.

Green wasteVegetative garden waste material.

Includes:• grass clippings• branches• weeds• leaves.

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The sum of the total floor area of all buildings on a site.

This is measured:• from the exterior faces of the exterior walls, or• from the centre lines of walls separating two buildings or tenancies, or• from the exterior edge of the floor, if there are no walls to measure, or• in accordance with any specific exemptions applying to a protected building.

Includes:• basement space• elevator shafts, stairwells and lobbies at each floor • floor area in interior balconies and mezzanines.• voids except as otherwise provided, where vertical distance between storey levels exceeds 6.0 metres, thegross floor area of the building or part of the building so affected shall be taken as the volume of that airspacein cubic metres divided by 3.6.

Excludes:• basement space used for car parking (including manoeuvring areas, access aisles and access ramps)• floor space in open or roofed outdoor areas, external balconies, or porches, provided no more than 50 percentof the perimeter of these spaces is enclosed. The perimeter of a space shall not constitute an enclosure wherea parapet is no higher than 1.2m, or a railing is not less than 50 per cent open and not higher than 1.4m• nonhabitable floor space in rooftop structures.

Ground levelThe finished level of the ground at the time of the completion of the most recent subdivision in which additionalsites were created, unless stated otherwise in the subdivision consent, except that where no such subdivisionhas occurred since January 1975, ground level shall be deemed to be the finished level of the ground on [insertUP notification date].

In relation to the measurement of the girth of a tree, ground level shall be taken from the uphill side of the treetrunk.

GroundwaterNatural water contained within rock formations below the surface of the ground.

Growth corridorsSpecific corridors or parts of corridors that are selected for urban intensification due to physical or locationalcharacteristics that include;• the intensity of existing development• significant transport movements and passenger transport nodes• capacity for further growth.

Growth corridors are still being identified.

HHabitable roomAny room in a dwelling excluding a kitchen, laundry, bathroom, toilet or any room used solely as an entrancehall, passageway, garage, or other space of a specialised nature occupied neither frequently nor for extendedperiods.

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The partition of land by the Māori Land Court into parcels to be held by owners who are members of the samehapū.

Hard protection structureIncludes a seawall, rock revetment, groyne, breakwater, stop bank, retaining wall or comparable structure ormodification to the seabed, foreshore or coastal land that has the primary purpose or effect of protecting anactivity from a coastal hazard, including erosion.

Hazardous facilitiesSites where hazardous substances are used, stored, handled and disposed of.

Includes:• vehicles used for the transport of hazardous substances.

Excludes:• installations where the combined transformer oil capacity of the electricity transformers is less than 1,000l• fuel in motor vehicles, boats and small engines• gas and oil pipelines that are part of a network utility service• hazardous activities not involving hazardous substances • retail outlets selling domestic scale usage of hazardous substances, such as supermarkets, hardwareshops, pharmacies, garden centres• the incidental use and storage of hazardous substances in minimal domestic scale quantities• the temporary storage, handling and distribution of national or international cargo containers in the portprecinct designed for carriage in a container ship• trade waste sewers• waste treatment and disposal facilities.

Hazardous substanceSubstances defined in section 2 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 as a hazardoussubstance.

Includes any substance with one or more of the following intrinsic properties:

• explosiveness• flammability• a capacity to oxidise• corrosiveness• toxicity (both acute and chronic)• ecotoxicity, with or without bioaccumulation• radioactivity, or

which on contact with air or water, other than air or water where the temperature or pressure has beenartificially increased or decreased, generates a substance with any one or more of the properties given in a.above.

Hazardous wasteWastes exhibiting hazardous characteristics, such as explosiveness, flammability, a capacity to oxidise,corrosiveness, toxicity, or ecotoxicity, or which generate a substance with one or more of these properties oncontact with air or water, which require special care from creation to eventual disposal.

Healthcare facilitiesSites where the primary purpose is providing physical or mental health or welfare services.

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• medical practitioners• dentists, and dental technicians• opticians• physiotherapists• medical social workers and counsellors• midwives• paramedical practitioners• alternative therapists• providers of health and wellbeing services• diagnostic laboratories• accessory offices.

HeightOutside the CMA, it is the vertical distance between ground level at any point and the highest part of thebuilding immediately above that point.

Within the CMA, it is the vertical distance between the highest part of the building or structure above mean sealevel.

Height standards are always a maximum unless otherwise stated. The inclusions and exclusions below applyboth outside and within the CMA.

Excludes:• projections measuring not more than 2m in a horizontal plane in any direction and not more than 1.5m abovethe maximum permitted activity height or daylighting standard for the site • lift wells• lift towers• elevator and stair bulkheads• roof water tanks• solar panels• solar hot water heating systems• wind turbines• cooling towers• chimneys • cranes• derricks• cargo stacking and lifting devices• conveyors• machinery rooms• guy wires• chain link or other open or transparent fences• integral parts of a building such as dormer windows, gable ends, flues, spires, finials• flagpoles, masts, lighting poles, aerials that:

do not exceed an additional one third of the permitted activity height for the site, and are not more than 300mm in diameter, and are within the footprint of the building.


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Height in relation to boundaryThe height of a building relative to its distance from the boundary of a site. The allowable height increases asthe distance from the boundary increases up to the maximum height allowed.

Heritage maintenanceMeans the same as ‘maintenance’ in the ICOMOS NZ Charter as it was in December 2012, that is:

Regular and ongoing protective care of a historic heritage place to prevent deterioration and to retain itshistoric heritage value.

Includes all work required to use, maintain and enjoy existing garden or landscape features.

Maintenance is to be distinguished from repair.

Heritage reconstructionMeans the same as ‘reconstruction’ in the ICOMOS NZ Charter as it was in December 2012, that is:

Heritage Reconstruction means to build again as closely as possible to a documented earlier form, using newmaterials.


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High aircraft noise area (HANA)Means the area identified on the Noise Notification Areasairports overlay by a line formed by the outerextremity of the Ldn65dBA noise contour.

High contaminantgenerating areasSpecific areas that contribute a high proportion of contaminants to the overall site stormwater discharge. Highuse roads are also areas that generate high contaminant loads and are defined elsewhere.

Includes:• access roads and lanes within commercial and industrial sites• carpark areas, and associated accessways that are open to rainfall and carry more than 50 vehicles per day• building roof and external walls cladding using materials that produce high loads of metal contaminants.These but are not limited to unpainted galvanised iron, pure zinc and copper sheeting.

High use roadsa. A motorway, state highway, regional arterial and district arterial road;b. A road that carries more than 10,000 vehicles per day or is modelled to carry more than 10,000 vehicles perday by 2025

Hire premisesSites where the primary business is the hiring of machinery and equipment.

Includes:• servicing and maintenance of hire equipment• storing of hire equipment.

Excludes:• premises for the hire or loan of books, video, DVD, and other similar home entertainment items

Home occupationsSites where an occupation, business or homestay activity occurs which is secondary to the use of the site asa dwelling.

HorticultureSites where the primary business is the production of flowers, fruit, vegetables, and grains.

Includes:• glass houses and shade houses unless these are separately listed• market gardening• orchards.

Excludes:• forestry • garden centres• intensive farming.

HospitalsAn institution that provides for the medical or surgical treatment of persons.

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• helicopter facilities • mortuaries.

HouseboatAny vessel or floating structure designed, fitted and used primarily as a residential dwelling, as opposed to fortransport or recreation.

Excludes:• people living on yachts in marinas.

IImpervious areaAn area with a surface which prevents or significantly retards the soakage of water into the ground.

Includes:• Roofs• paved areas including driveways and sealed/compacted metal parking areas, patios• tennis or netball courts• sealed and compacted metal roads• engineered layers such as compacted clay

Excludes:• Grass and bush areas• Gardens and other landscaped areas• Permeable paving and green roofs

Industrial activitiesThe manufacturing, assembly, packaging, wholesaling or storage of products or the processing of rawmaterials and other ancillary activities.

Industrial laboratoriesSites where the primary use is scientific, industrial, or medical research and monitoring.

Excludes:• the manufacture, or production of radioactive material.

Industrial or trade activity areaThe area of land where a particular Industrial or trade activity is being undertaken, which may result in thedischarge of environmentally hazardous substances associated with that activity onto or into land or water.

The calculation of the Industrial or trade activity area shall be based upon the following:a. exclusion of all areas that discharge lawfully into an authorised trade waste systemb. exclusion of areas that are not used for or affected by the Industrial or trade activityc. exclusion of all indoor or roofed areas which do not discharge onto or in to land or waterd. exclusion of areas used for the storage of inert materials, provided that if suspended solids are generated bythe materials and entrained in stormwater, the stormwater from such storage areas is treated in accordancewith the BPO or is otherwise lawfully authorisede. inclusion of all roof areas onto which environmentally hazardous substances generated by the activity aredepositedf. inclusion of all outdoor storage, handling or processing areas of materials and/or products that maycontribute to the quality or quantity of environmentally hazardous substance discharges (including occasional


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or temporary use of areas)g. inclusion of the area at risk from failure of the largest unbunded container used for the activity that maycontribute to the quality or quantity of environmentally hazardous substance discharges; andh. Inclusion of all areas (including roofs) that contribute runoff to the Industrial or trade activity area.

Industrial zonesIncludes:• Heavy Industry zone• Light Industry zone.

InfiltrationGroundwater entering the stormwater or wastewater network.

Informal recreation and leisureSites for the primary purpose of providing passive recreation, enjoyment or relaxation.

Excludes:• organised sport and recreation

Information facilitiesFacilities for the primary purpose of storing and displaying information relating to particular features andresources of educational, scientific or heritage value about a particular site or sites.

InfrastructureThe basic facilities, services and installations that enable a community to function.

Includes:• airports• airport approach surfaces• bulk water supply and drainage reticulation and associated works• communications facilities and networks• defence establishments• educational facilities• electricity generation, transmission and distribution• health facilities• liquid fuels and gases transmission and distribution • motorways and roads• ports• public parks• public institutions• public transport facilities• railways• solid waste disposal facilities• stormwater facilities• telecommunication facilities• wastewater facilities• air quality and meteorological facilities.

Inner Control Boundary Area (ICB)Means the area identified as Inner Control Boundary Area on the Noise Notification Areasairports overlay by aline formed by the outer extremity of the Ldn60dBA noise contour and the outer extremity of the Ldn65dBAnoise contour.

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Sites where the primary purpose is intensive growing of fungi (eg, mushrooms), livestock, or poultry within abuilding or on animal feed lots with:

• limited or no dependence on natural soil quality on the site• dependence on buildings• food required to be brought to the site.

Includes:• intensive pig farming• intensive poultry farming• poultry hatcheries• animal feedlots.

Excludes:• a kennel for a single dog or one bitch with pups• a shelter for a single animal on a chain• a shelter for any other single animal that is kept as a household pet• greenhouses• shelters for working dogs.

Intensively grazed production landStocking rate equal to or exceeding 18 stock units per hectare.

Intermittent streamStream reaches that cease to flow for some periods of the year

Includes:a. reaches with stable natural pools having a depth at their deepest point of not less than 150mm and a totalpool surface area that is 10m2 or more per 100m of river or stream bed length andb. reaches without stable natural pools.

Excludes:a. ephemeral reaches, which are reaches with a bed above the water table at all times, with water only flowingtherein during and shortly after rain events.

A river reach is ephemeral where it meets at least three of the criteria belowi. it lacks a welldefined channel, so that there is little or no ability to distinguish between the bed and banksii. it contains no surface water, if no rain has occurred in the previous 48 hoursiii. it contains terrestrial vegetationiv. there is no clearly visible organic debris on its floodplain from flood flowsv. there is no evidence of substrate sorting through flow processes.

Iwi or hapū representationThe authority or individual which is mandated to represent a Mana Whenua group for the purposes of theResource Management Act and which is recognised by that group as having authority to do so.

Iwi planning documentDocuments developed by whānau, hapū or iwi which is recognised by the relevant whanau, hapu or iwi as aplanning document and has been lodged with the council. Includes Iwi Management Plans.


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LL10The sound level, measured in decibels, which is equalled for 10 per cent of a measurement period.

Land disturbance activitiesDisturbance of soil, earth or substrate land surfaces.

Includes:• blading• contouring• cutting• earthworks• excavation• filling• ripping • moving• placing • removing• replacing.

Landextensive industrial activitiesManufacturing, construction, wholesale trade, transport, and storage, and ancillary commercial activities.

Land which may be subject to natural hazardsAny land:• within a horizontal distance of 20m from the top of any coastal cliff with a slope angle steeper than 1 in 3 (18degrees) • on any slope with an angle greater than or equal to 1 in 2 (26 degrees) • at an elevation less than 3m above MHWS if the activity is within 20m of MHWS • at an elevation less than 2m above MHWS if the activity is located more than 20m from MHWS • any natural hazard area identified in a council natural hazard register/database or GIS viewer.

LandfillsSites where domestic, hazardous, or industrial waste are accepted.

Includes:• burning landfill gas to generate electricity• construction and demolition landfills• domestic, hazardous or industrial waste disposal• extracting or treating landfill gas• flaring off landfill gas• municipal waste landfills and monofills.

Excludes:• cleanfills.

Landscaped areain relation to any site, means any part of that site being not less than 5 m² in area which is grassed andplanted in trees or shrubs and may include:

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2. areas paved with open jointed slabs, bricks or gobi or similar blocks where the maximum dimension of anyone such paver does not exceed 650mm; or3. terraces or uncovered timber decks where no part of such terrace or deck exceeds more than 1m in heightabove the ground immediately below; or4. pathways not exceeding 1m in width;

where the total land area occupied by the feature in 1, 2 and 3 above does not cover more than 25% of thelandscaped area; but does not include any area which:• falls within the definition of building coverage• is paved with a nonpermeable surface of more than 1m width• is used for the parking, manoeuvring or loading of motor vehicles.

Any part of a landscaped area may be situated over an underground structure with adequate soil depth anddrainage.

Landscape suppliersSites where the primary business is the sale of goods for permanent exterior installation or planting.

Includes:• landscape suppliers• suppliers of: bark and compost clothes hoists and lines conservatories, sheds and other outbuildings firewood garden machinery outdoor recreational fixtures and installations monumental masonry patio furniture and appliances paving and paving aggregates statuary and ornamental garden features swimming pools and spa pools.

Land use capability classes(NZLRI), Land Use Capability Classes (New Zealand Land Resource Inventory2010 – Land Use Capability) Refers to the New Zealand Land Resource Inventory (NZLRI), which considers the five physical factors mostimportant in land management: rock type, soil type, slope, erosion and vegetation and describes land parcelsor map units in these terms. In addition to listing the physical resources of the land, its ability to sustaindifferent land uses is also assessed. This is known as the Land Use Capability (LUC) and consists of threelevels of detail. At a scale of 1:50,000 it allows only indicative planning. It provides a tool for defining boundariesin principle. For decisions at the scale of individual property, more detailed survey using this NZLRImethodology needs to be undertaken.

Land Use Capability (LUC) Classes include:LUC Class 1LUC Class 1 is the most versatile multipleuse land with minimal physical limitations for arable use. It has highsuitability for cultivated cropping (many different crop types), viticulture, berry production, pasture production,tree crops and production forestry e.g. immediately west of the Pukekohe urban area.

LUC Class 2LUC Class 2 is very good land with slight physical limitations to arable use, readily controlled by managementand soil conservation practices. The land is suitable for many cultivated crops, vineyards and berry fields,pasture, tree crops or production forestry.


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LUC Class 3LUC Class 3 has moderate physical limitations to arable use. These limitations restrict the choice of crops andthe intensity of cultivation, or make special soil conservation practices necessary. Class 3 land is suitable forcultivated crops, vineyards and berry fields, pasture, tree crops or production forestry.

LUC Class 4LUC Class 4 land has severe limitations to arable use. These limitations substantially reduce the range ofcrops which can be grown, or make intensive soil conservation and management necessary. Typically, Class 4land is suitable only for occasional cropping (e.g. once in every 5 years or less frequently) although it issuitable for pasture, tree crops or production forestry. Some Class 4 land is also suited to vineyards and berryfields.

LUC Class 5LUC Class 5 is high producing land with physical limitations that make it unsuitable for arable cropping, butonly negligible to slight limitations or hazards to pastoral, vineyard, tree crops or production forestry use.

LUC Class 6LUC Class 6 land has slight to moderate physical limitations and hazards under a perennial vegetative cover.Suitable uses include grazed pasture, tree crops and/or forestry, and in some cases vineyard. Erosion iscommonly the dominant limitations, but it is readily controlled by appropriate soil conservation and pasturemanagement. Class 6 land is not suitable for arable use but it may be cultivated infrequently for pastureestablishment or renewal (e.g. once in every 10 years)

LUC Class 7LUC Class 7 is unsuitable for arble use, and has severe limitations or hazards under perennial vegetation.Consequently it is highrisk land requiring active management to achieve sustainable production. Suitable usesinclude grazing provided intensive soil conservation measures and practices are in place, and in many cases itis more suitable to forestry production.

LUC Class 8LUC Class 8 land has very severe to extreme physical limitations or hazards which make it unsuitable forarable, pastoral, or commercial forestry use.


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Land use capability classes

Percentage of Land Use Capability Classes within the Auckland Region

(NZLRI 2010)

LUC Class % of area in the Auckland Region as per NZLRI. (Note:

0.01% rounding error)

1 0.96

2 12.38

3 14.66

4 17.96

5 Nil

6 39.25

7 11.88

8 2.92

NZLRI LUC Relationship of Land Classes to terminology used in the RPS and Lynn et al. 2009.

Large format retailAny individual shop tenancy with a floor area greater than 450m2, where the tenancy is created by freehold,leasehold, licence or any other arrangement to occupy.

Excludes:• food and beverage premises• trade suppliers.

Largescale wind farmsBuildings, structures, access tracks and turbines used to generate electricity from wind and convey theelectricity to an associated substation in order to supply the wholesale electricity market.

LeachateLiquid that has percolated through, or emerged from, solid waste and contains dissolved or suspended liquids,solids or gases.

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The time averaged sound level (on a log/energy basis).

Less vulnerable activitiesActivities not defined as vulnerable activities.

Licensed premisesSites where liquor is sold.

Light manufacturing and servicingSites in which articles, goods or produce are prepared and/or repaired for sale or rent and apart from requiredparking and manoeuvring, the light manufacturing and servicing activity will be contained entirely within abuilding. These activities will not generally require the use, storage or handling of large quantities of hazardoussubstances nor require air discharge consents.

Excludes:• sales or servicing of motor vehicles.

Light spillLight from both direct and indirect sources, which falls outside an artificially lit area. Measurement of both thehorizontal and vertical components is required.

LivestockAnimals raised for food or other products, or kept for use, especially farm animals.

Includes:• meat and dairy cattle• pigs• poultry• deer• horses• goats• sheep.

LmaxThe maximum sound pressure level measured during a sampling period

Long term parking (nonaccessory)Where:a. the parking is for public use on a long stay basis in excess of 240 minutes (4 hours) between 7am and 6pmMonday to Friday inclusive, but excluding public holidaysb. the parking may also be used outside the times and days set out in a).

LuxThe unit of illumination, being one lumen per m².

MMaimaiA structure used for game bird shooting.

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Major recreation facilitymeans a recreation facility that is significantly greater in size and/or built form than a standard recreationfacility. It is of regional and national importance, and of significant cultural, social or economic value.

Such facilities shall generally have:• an indoor capacity equal or greater than 1000 people, or • a capacity other than indoor equal or greater than 10,000 people

Includes:• Sports stadia • Indoor sports arenas • Showgrounds • Racecourses • Motor racing • Auckland Zoo • Motat

and the following accessory activities:• Education facilities • Healthcare services • Offices and administration • Catering services • Broadcasting facilities.

Mana Whenua values management planA document that articulates the intangible and tangible values of a Māori cultural heritage area, feature or site.The identified spiritual, cultural or historical values indicate the significance of the area, feature or site andguide it’s long term enhancement, protection or maintenance in accordance with the aspirations of ManaWhenua. A Mana Whenua Values Management Plan is a tool to determine the appropriateness of specificdevelopments or projects within the vicinity of the area, feature or site with the stated intentions for the site inmind.

Managed fill disposal siteSites where Managed fill material is accepted for disposal.

Managed fill materialCleanfill type material but where the material may include soils which exceed permitted activity contaminantconcentrations that will not result in any significant adverse effect on human health, surface water orgroundwater quality, including potable water sources.

Mangrove removalPartially or wholly removing, burying or clearing mangroves.

Includes:• pruning mangrove branches• pulling out mangrove seedlings• removing mangroves at the trunk• removing mangrove root systems.

Mangrove seedlingA mangrove with:

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ManufacturingMaking items by physical labour or machinery.

Includes:• assembly of items.

Māori cultural heritageIn the context of natural and physical resources, is a broad concept and includes traditional knowledge anduse, social organisation and arts. It also relates to a person/people, natural or built elements, a site or alandscape, the physical markers and sacred places that are embedded in the whenua and give meaning andcontent to Mana Whenua lives and identity, relationships and dependence with tūrangawaewae on a dailybasis. It also includes the cultural and spiritual values associated the above matters.Cultural heritage is passedon from one generation to the next. Cultural heritage is about who Mana Whenua are as a people, how theyhave shaped the environment and the environment has shaped them.

Includes: • wāhi • wāhi tapu • sites of significance • Māori cultural landscapes • wāhi pakanga • wāhi tohi • urupā• to waka • rakau pito and wāhi pito • taonga • cultural and spiritual associations with these areas, features or sites

Māori cultural heritage alert layerInformation layer containing data about Māori cultural heritage to identify areas where there is, or is a highlikelihood of Māori cultural heritage being present. The data informing the layer is obtained through:• Treaty of Waitangi Settlements• schedules identifying archaeology of Māori origin • Māori cultural heritage identified in iwi planning documents.

Māori land developmentDevelopment on ancestral Māori land which is administered under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (1993), includingMāori land and land administered by governance entity constituted under Te Ture Whenua Maori Act (1993).

Māori cultural landscapesMāori cultural landscapes are characterised by understanding Mana Whenua narratives and the culturalmemory around their areas, features and sites. One of the key indicators of a Māori cultural landscape is theidentification of Mana Whenua settlement patterns, natural resources, or physical and metaphysical markers ofan existing or historical Mana Whenua presence.

Marae complexSites where the primary purpose is the provision of a focal point for social, cultural, and economic activity forMāori and the wider community.

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• overnight accommodation of visitors • events and gatherings • Marae atea • wharenui/wharehui • wharemoe • kauta • wharekai • accessory dwellings • associated community facilities • associated economic activities.

Excludes: • industry.

MarinaA specifically designed facility for accommodation of vessels.

Includes:• berths• gangways• moorings• piers• piles• pontoons• wave attenuation devices• landbased areas for carparking and vessel storage• associated facilities and servicing

Excludes:• buildings.

Marine debrisNatural or manmade material deposited on the foreshore by the sea.

Includes:• driftwood• seaweed• shells.

Marine disposalDisposing of dredged material, or other solid matter onto the seabed within the CMA.

Excludes:• beach nourishment• construction of authorised reclamations.

Marine and port activitiesActivities associated with:• the navigation, anchoring, mooring, berthing, manoeuvring, refuelling, servicing, maintenance and repair ofvessels• embarking and disembarking of passengers• loading, unloading and storage of cargo• operation of associated plant and equipment


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• educational activities associated with these activities• the use of buildings and structures associated with these activities, including accessory offices and seafoodprocessing.

Marine and port accessory structures and servicesStructures and services accessory to marine and port activities and marine and port facilities.

Includes:• fenders• piles• pontoons• gangways• handrails• ramps• canopies• lighting poles• refuse facilities• dingy racks • dingy locker and storage facilities• power and telecommunication cables• water and sewer reticulation• floating oil booms and barriers• vessel fuelling and sewage pumpout facilities• navigational aids.

Marine and port facilitiesFacilities and structures associated with marine and port activities

Includes:• drydocks• slipways• travel lifts• shiplifts• cranes• cargo stacking and lifting devices• conveyors• derricks• gantries• landings• wharves• jetties• piers.


Marine industryThe manufacturing, servicing, repair, transportation, storage of boats and ancillary equipment.

Includes:• ancillary offices • training facilities.


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Marine retailSites where the primary business is the sale or hire of boats, wholesale and retail sale of fish, and accessorygoods and services.

Includes:• Accessory offices.

Maritime passenger facilitiesStructures associated with maritime passenger operations.


Maritime passenger operationsActivities associated with ferries, water taxis and charter boat services.

Includes:• passenger and tourist operations• berthing and maintenance of passenger vessels• vehicular ferry operations• ancillary administration activities including ticket sales• associated freight movement and storage.

MarketsThe use of two or more stalls for the sale of provisions to the public, occurring on a regular basis for not morethan 2 consecutive days at a time. It does not include markets that are organised and run by schools,churches, charities and community groups for fund raising purposes, provided that they do not occur for morethan 6 occasions in any 12 month period.

MastsDedicated free standing poles, towers and similar structures that are:

• fixed directly to the ground, and• designed to support aerials or antennas • erected for the principal purpose of facilitating telecommunications, radiocommunications or broadcasting.

Mean high water springsThe highest level that spring tides reach on average over an 18.6 year tidal cycle. There is no single definitivemethod that can be used to establish MHWS and the method used depends on the particular issue underconsideration and natural characteristics of the location. Further advice on methods of measurement can befound at Ministry for the Environment and Land Information New Zealand websites.

Mean street levelMean Street Level (MSL) is the average level of all points on the surface of the street measured at the centreline of the street parallel to the street boundary of the site. The figure below and the following formula illustratehow MSL should be calculated.


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(ABCD represent the street levels at given points where the street gradient changes. L represents the length ofthe boundary)

For a through site, the mean street level at each frontage applies for half the distance between those frontages.For a corner site which is not a throughsite, the mean street level is the average of all points measured at thecentre lines of the streets parallel to all street boundaries of the site.

A site with three or more frontages will be treated as a throughsite between the highest and lowest frontages.

Metal thermal sprayingSpraying a fine metallic material onto a surface, in a molten or semimolten state, to form a coating.

Includes: • molten metal flame spraying• electric arc spraying• powder flame spraying• plasma arc spraying.

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Has the same meaning as in the Crown Minerals Act 1991 as it was in December 2012.

Mineral explorationHas the same meaning as in the Crown Minerals Act 1991 as it was in December 2012.

Mineral extraction activitiesActivities carried out at a quarry.

Includes:• blasting• excavating minerals• processing minerals by crushing, screening, washing, or blending• storing, distributing and selling mineral products• accessory earthworks• removing and depositing overburden• treating stormwater and waste water• cleanfilling, landscaping and rehabilitation works• recycling or reusing aggregate from demolition waste such as concrete, masonry, or asphalt• accessory buildings and structures• workers accommodation.

Excludes:• CMA mineral extraction

Mineral prospectingHas the same meaning as in the Crown Minerals Act 1991 as it was in December 2012.

Minor infrastructure upgradingMinor infrastructure upgrading means, in respect of network utilities, all minor changes to network utilities,including unless otherwise specified in Part 4.2.1.1.1 Network utilities and energy activity table; minorrealignments; alteration, additions or modifications to all infrastructure; and an increase in the power carrying oroperating capacity, efficiency or security of electricity lines, gas pipelines and telecommunication lines; andreplacement of water, wastewater and stormwater pipes, structures or ancillary services.

Minor utility structureMinor utility structure means any aboveground boxlike structure or enclosure associated with a network utilityor that receives or transmits to or from any part of a network utility including:• electricity junction pillars• substations• transformers• switchgear• gas infrastructure• telecommunications plinths and pillars• cabinetry for stormwater/wastewater networks.

Moderate aircraft noise area (MANA)Means the area identified on the Noise Notification Areasairports overlay by a line formed by the outerextremity of the Ldn60dBA noise contour and the outer extremity of the Ldn65dBA noise contour.

Modifications (to a scheduled historic heritage place)Any work that physically affects the fabric of a scheduled historic heritage place, including any features of thatplace.

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• additions and alterations to buildings.

Excludes: • demolition, substantial demolition, or partial demolition of a feature within a scheduled historic heritage place • destruction of a feature within a scheduled historic heritage place• dismantling of a feature within a scheduled historic heritage place.

MooringsAny weight, pile or article placed in, or on the foreshore or seabed or bed of any lake, river or stream to securea vessel, raft, aircraft, or floating structure.

Includes:• any float, wire, rope, or other device attached or connected to such a weight, pile or article.

Excludes:• an anchor normally removed with a vessel, raft, aircraft, or floating structure when it leaves a site oranchorage• the nonpermanent laying and relaying of buoys.

Motorsport activitiesMotor vehicle racing activities, including any practice activities or any demonstration of the following on sealedor unsealed surfaces:

• car, truck and motorbike racing • speedway racing • go kart racing • jet sprint racing • motocross racing • vehicle drifting events• 4wheel drive vehicle racing• radio controlled car racing• any other activities where demonstrations or tricks are performed involving motor vehicles• administration and meeting rooms to support motor sport activities• parking for motorsport activities• landscaping, barriers and structures which protect or screen motorsport activities.

Motor vehicle salesSites where the primary business is the sale or hire of motor vehicles and caravans.

Includes:• Accessory offices

NNatural stream management areaAny permanent river or stream with predominantly indigenous vegetation cover along a length of not less than600m:• located outside urban areas • with an average total width of vegetation cover of 80m, i.e. an average width of 40m on either side• a minimum total width of vegetation cover of 10m from the stream edge, for a length not exceeding 10 percent of the total reach.Areas cleared for tracks and stream crossings are included in the measurements of vegetation length and


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width.

Navigational aidsAny device to assist navigation of vessels.

Includes:• beacons• buoy• fog signal apparatus• lights• markers• radio devices• signs.

Excludes: • lighthouses.

Net site areaThe total area of a site, excluding any area owned in common, any area subject to a road wideningdesignation, any part of an entrance strip and any access strips or private ways. Easements for water supplyand drainage are not taken into account in this definition.

Network utilitiesAny activity relating to any or all of the following:• distribution or transmission of natural or manufactured gas petroleum or geothermal energy by pipeline• telecommunications or radio communications• transformation, transmission, or distribution of electricity• transmission and distribution of water, (whether treated or untreated), for supply including irrigation• stormwater drainage or sewerage reticulation systems• construction, operation and maintenance of railway lines, tramways and roads; or• construction, operation and maintenance of an airport as defined by the Airport Authorities Act 1966,including the provision of any approach control service within the meaning of the Civil Aviation Act 1990• lighthouse, navigation aids and beacons• meteorological services• a project or work described as a network utility operation by regulations made under the ResourceManagement Act 1991.

Includes:• all structures necessary for operation; and• the operation and maintenance of the network.

Noise eventAn event that exceeds the general noise controls to the level and for the duration specified in the rules.

Noise sensitive land usesActivities sensitive to high levels of noise.

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• class rooms in Education facilities• hospital night wards

Notional boundaryA line 20m from any side of a dwelling, or the legal boundary where this is closer to the dwelling.

OObstacle limitation surfacesAre defined surfaces in the airspace above and adjacent to the aerodrome necessary to enable an aircraft tomaintain a satisfactory level of safety while manoeuvring at a low altitude in the vicinity of the aerodrome. Theobstacle limitation surfaces comprise of: • Approach slopes• Horizontal surface• Transitional surfaces• Conical surface• Procedure turning area surfaces

OffalDead animal matter resulting from normal farm operations.

Includes:• carcasses.

Officesmeans activities conducted within a building and focusing on business, government, professional, medical, orfinancial services and includes the personal service elements of these activities offered to consumers or clientswhere visits by members of the public are ancillary to the main use.

Office furniture, equipment and system suppliersA business primarily engaged in selling goods for officetype use or consumption.

Includes:• computers and related equipment• copiers, printers and facsimile machines• integrated telephone systems and equipment• office furniture, equipment and utensils.

Offsite parking (nonaccessory)Parking on a site which is dedicated to the use of an activity taking place on another site. It provides parkingwhich would have otherwise been required or permitted on that other site or sites.

Onsite primary produce manufacturingRural sites where the primary business is manufacturing goods from primary produce grown on the same siteor:• on other sites in the same ownership• on other sites leased by the owner of the primary site.

Organised sport and recreationActivities that require physical effort and skills, are competitive, have formal rules and are organised withinformal structures. They typically require playing fields, playing courts and field structures.

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• training and practice sessions• clubrooms• public address system• accessory offices• clubs and associated clubrooms e.g. boy scouts, girl guides

Outdoor burningBurning of waste materials in the open.

Includes:• single chamber incinerators• backyard incinerators.

Outdoor living spacesOutdoor areas which are:

• clear of any parking or manoeuvring area, and• set aside for the exclusive use of the occupants of the dwelling to which they relate.

All outdoor living spaces must be clear of any buildings, except for the following:

• pools• building eaves• pergolas, lattice fences or similar open structures • decks and terraces.

OutfallThe endpoint of any pipe, conduit, or drain from which discharges enter a receiving environment.

Outer Control Boundary Area (OCB)Means the area identified as Outer Control Boundary Area on the Noise Notification Areasairports overlay by aline formed by the outer extremity of the Ldn55dBA noise contour and the outer extremity of the Ldn60dBAnoise contour.

Overland flow pathThe natural flow path of stormwater over the ground.

PPacking shedsSites where the primary business is the storing, packing, washing, inspecting or grading eggs, fruit,vegetables, or other natural and unprocessed primary produce.

ParkandrideParking which is purpose designed and provided specifically for users of a public transport network who:

• travel by private vehicle to the park and ride parking area, then• transfer to the frequent public transport network to continue their journey.

The parking is located and designed to support the frequent public transport network

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activities on the site. The parking may be:

• available to members of the public for a charge or fee• reserved or leased.

Excludes:• parking required or permitted accessory to other land uses.

Includes:• short term parking (nonaccessory)• long term parking (nonaccessory)• off site parking (nonaccessory).

Parks field structuresAccessory structures relating to a sport or active recreational activity for a use associated with a park.

Includes:• goal posts• courts• artificial playing surfaces• fences• sideline shelters• skate parks• horse jumps• floodlight poles.

Parks maintenanceMaintenance and repair undertaken within parks.

Includes:• maintenance and repair of any buildings and structures• maintenance and repair of footpaths (concrete, gravel and shell)• track and trail maintenance and repair including remetalling and resurfacing of bush tracks• clearing or reforming drainage channels• retopsoiling, reseeding, sandslitting for parks sports fields and parks• weed management• grass mowing• replacement, repairs, maintenance or upgrading of existing bridges, boardwalks, and culverts• resealing and sealing metal carparks and access drives and internal park roads• maintenance of jetties and boat ramps• ecosystem restoration by replanting and revegetation.

ParticulateA complex mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets, made up of a number of componentsincluding acids (such as nitrates and sulfates), organic chemicals, metals, and soil or dust particles (alsoknown as particulate matter or PM).

Includes:• PM10 • PM2.5.

Permanent river or streamThe continually flowing reaches of any river or stream.


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Pest plant removalPruning, alteration or removal of any tree or vegetation listed as a plant pest within the Auckland Regional PlantPest Management Strategy, Department of Conversation Pest Plants List or the National Pest Plant Accord(excluding research organisms) under the Biosecurity Act 1993

Pig keepingKeeping, raising or breeding on one site not more than:

• five pigs which have been weaned, or • two sows whose progeny are not retained on the site beyond the weaner stage.

Plantation forestrySites where the primary business is growing trees for commercial scale wood production.

Includes:• planting trees• tending trees• felling trees and removing them from the forest.

PM2.5Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 microns or less

PM10Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 microns or less

Potentially contaminatedLand or soil considered likely to be contaminated based on current or former use.

PoultryDomestic fowl kept in captivity to produce meat, eggs, or other products or for sale.

Includes:• chickens• ducks• geese• guinea fowl• pigeons• turkeys• peacocks• doves• pheasants• swans• quail.

Poultry farmingSites where the primary business is keeping, raising, or breeding of no more than 40 poultry birds for eggs ormeat, or live birds, on one site in a rural area, or six poultry birds on one urban site.

Poultry hatcheriesSites where the primary business is the commercial production, processing, incubating, and hatching offertilised poultry eggs.

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Primary feature (of a scheduled historic heritage place)The feature(s) within a Category A or A* scheduled historic heritage place that form(s) the fundamental basis ofwhy it has been scheduled. The primary feature of a scheduled historic heritage place is identified on planning maps.

Prime landLand identified as land use capability classes two and three (LUC2, LUC3) with slightmoderate physicallimitations for arable use.

Factors contributing to this classification are:

• readily available water• favourable climate• favourable topography• good drainage• versatile soils easily adapted to a wide range of agricultural uses.

Principal bedroomThe main sleeping area in a dwelling.

Principal living roomThe main lounge or family room in a dwelling.

Produce stallsSites where farm produce or handcrafts produced on the site are sold.

Includes:• sale of plants• sale of food from ‘occasional food premises’ as defined in s.2 of the Food Hygiene Regulations 1974 as it wasin December 2012.


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Protected root zoneThe circular area of ground around the trunk of a protected tree, the radius of which is the greatest distancebetween the trunk and the outer edge of the canopy. For columnar crown species (excurrent or fastigatespecies), the protected root zone is half the height of the tree.

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Protected root zone B

PruningRemoving primary and secondary branches from the tree’s canopy beyond the definition of tree trimming.

Public amenitiesFacilities established for the convenience and amenity of the public.

Includes:• landscaping and planting• public toilets• seating and picnic tables• bicycle stands• fountains• drinking fountains• rubbish bins• directional signage and information boards• barbeques• lighting


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• shelters• post boxes• plaques• memorials• showers and changing rooms• playgrounds.

Public open spacesLand vested in a local authority or the Crown, and privatelyowned land where public access is legally securedin perpetuity.

Includes:• streets• lanes• squares• parks • reserves and esplanade reserves.

Public placesA place that, at any time, is open to or is being used by the public whether free or on payment of a charge, andwhether any owner or occupier of the place is lawfully entitled to exclude or eject any person from that place.

Public transport facilitiesA facility for passenger movements on/off and between public transport services.

Includes:• Passenger waiting areas• Shelters• Ticketing and other passenger facilities

Excludes:• Servicing and repair of buses.

QQuarries farm or forestryThe extraction of minerals for uses accessory to farming, horticulture, conservation forestry or plantationforestry, where:

• the quarried material is used only on the property of extraction• no extracted material (including any aggregate) is removed from the property of origin• there are no retail or other sales of quarried material.

Includes:• extraction of material for use on the property of origin, for: farm and forestry tracks access ways hardstand areas.


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RRange of flood eventsThe 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 year ARI flood events.

Rear siteMeans a site with frontage of less than 10m to a legal road, except that a site served by a service lane is not arear site.

Receiving watersWater in the CMA or in a continually flowing body of fresh water.

Includes:• rivers• streams• modified natural watercourses.

Excludes:• any artificial watercourse, such as an irrigation canal, water supply race, canal for the supply of water forelectricity power generation, and farm drainage canals.

ReclamationPermanent filling of the CMA or the bed of any lake, river or stream to create dry land.

Excludes: • piles• pylons• boat ramps• rubble mound breakwaters• filling behind seawalls (unless the purpose of the seawall and filling is primarily for the purpose of creatingland) • beach nourishment where the newlycreated land is still subject to the ebb and flow of the tide. • any area of surface water impounded by a dam.

Recycling stationA site where the primary use is recycling of materials for reuse.

Includes:• glass • paper• plastics.

Excludes:• greenwaste• refuse.

Refuse transfer stationA site where the primary use is receiving, storing, collecting, processing and transferring waste materials notgenerated onsite and may includes a recycling station.

Repair (of the fabric of a scheduled historic heritage place)To make good decayed or damaged fabric using identical, like for like, or closely similar materials and


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methods.

Repair and maintenance servicesSites where the primary business is servicing or repairing vessels, vehicles or machinery.

Includes:• automotive mechanics• panel beating.

Research and exploratoryscale investigations for renewable electricity generation activitiesMeans undertaking monitoring and measuring activities of solar, wind, hydroelectricity or geothermal energysources for potential renewable electricity generation activities.

Residential zonesIncludes:• Single House zone• Mixed Housing zone• Terraced Housing and Apartment Buildings zone• Large Lot zone• Rural and Coastal Settlements zone.

Restaurants and cafesSites where the primary business is selling food for consumption on the premises.

Restoration (of the fabric of a scheduled historic heritage place)To return the existing fabric of a historic heritage place to a known earlier state by reassembling and reinstatingexisting components in accordance with known earlier details without introducing new material, and/orremoving additions or accretions that detract from its historic heritage value.

RetailSites where the primary business is selling goods to the general public.

ReticulatedA system of pipes, lines and cables and accessory development owned and operated by a network utilityoperator to supply gas, telecommunications, power, water, or stormwater or wastewater drainage.

Retirement villagesA comprehensive residential development for elderly or retired people, or others requiring care, including: • a retirement village as defined in section 6 of the Retirement Villages Act 2003;• a rest home defined in section 58(4) of the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001;• recreation, leisure, welfare and medical facilities and other nonresidential activities accessory to theretirement village.

Riparian marginAn area of land immediately adjacent to a lake, river, including permanent and intermittent streams, or wetland.

River or streamA continually or intermittently flowing body of fresh water; and includes a stream and modified watercourse; butdoes not include any artificial watercourse (including an irrigation canal, water supply race, canal for the supplyof water for electricity power generation, and farm drainage canal), but excludes ephemeral reaches ofintermittent streams.

River mouth dredgingClearing, cutting or realigning a river channel, river mouth or watercourse used for drainage purposes

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Paved areas that are not part of the road carriage way, carry very low traffic loads and are not high contaminantgenerating areas, but which are required for the safe and efficient functioning of the road network.

Includes: • access to road infrastructure, signage and utility services• maintenance lanes• emergency stopping areas and lanes• vehicle pull over or rest areas• maintenance and service vehicle access and stopping areas.

Road networkConstruction, operation and maintenance of the road network including:• footpaths, footways and footbridges, bridges for roads, tunnels, retaining walls for roads• site access including vehicle crossings• the road carriageway including widening• cycle facilities• road lighting and support structures• traffic and direction signs, road name signs• engineering measures (interactive warning signs, road markings, rumble strips, removal of roadside hazards,barriers, widened road margins, improving skid resistance, improving road geometry on bends and atintersections, fine tuning of signalised intersections, improving visibility at nonsignalised intersections, fencing,speed humps, traffic separators)• public transport systems and supporting ancillary equipment and structures including seats, shelters, realtime information systems and ticketing facilities, bicycle storage and cabinets• traffic control devices (including traffic islands, pedestrian crossings and roundabouts and intersectioncontrols), traffic and cycle monitoring devices, traffic signals and support structures, cabinets and ancillaryequipment associated with traffic signals • devices and structures to implement regulatory controls (nostopping, noovertaking, parking control, buslanecontrols, vehicle restrictions) including speed limit and parking restriction signs, parking meters and pay anddisplay kiosks, speed cameras and red light/traffic cameras and on street parking areas• stormwater drainage, rain gardens, stormwater treatment areas and ponds

RunoffThe uncontrolled flow or channelling of stormwater away from a site as a result of the rate of application beinggreater than the soil’s capacity for absorption.

Rural commercial servicesCommercial services that:

1. have, as their principal function, a clear connection to, or provide services to:• rural production activities, or• aquaculture activities;

and

2. involve the sale of:• rural produce and other products produced by a handcraft industry or home occupation on the same site• rural services that support rural production activities or aquaculture

and

3. may have some form of accessory:• depot, office, base, or storage area, from which the activity is normally operated or commenced.


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Includes:• farm visits• marae visits• portable sawmills• rural topdressing services• servicing, assembling or repair of agricultural or aquaculture machinery or equipment• the services of a trenchers, post rammers, or fencing contractors• aquaculture equipment storage or maintenance.

Excludes:• processing or manufacturing goods or products from material not directly related to or directly derived fromfarming, intensive farming, aquaculture activities, fishing activities, or resources of the site• stock yards that are accessory to farming carried out on the same site• shops for sale or hire of goods• freight or transportation services• storage of vehicles or equipment for hire• sale yards• sawmills• grain silos or feed mills• aquaculture equipment storage or maintenance• meat or poultry processing• dairy factories• processing raw materials derived from farming, forestry, intensive farming, aquaculture activities, fishingactivities, or resources of the site• packing sheds.

Rural industriesIndustries that:

1. have, as their principal function, a clear connection to, or provides services to:• rural production activities, or• aquaculture activities;or

2. use raw materials derived from:• rural production activities, or• aquaculture activities, or• the natural resources on the site other than topsoil or aggregate

and

3. may have some form of:• processing facility• accessory depot• base or storage area, from which the activity is normally operated or started.

Includes:• freight or transportation services• storage of vehicles or equipment for hire• sale yards• sawmills other than portable sawmills• grain silos or feed mills


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• meat or poultry processing• dairy factories• processing raw materials derived from farming, forestry, intensive farming, aquaculture activities, fishingactivities, or resources of the site• packing sheds.

Excludes:• home occupations• shops (sale or hire of goods)• rural topdressing services• processing or manufacturing goods or products from material not directly related to or directly derived fromfarming, intensive farming, aquaculture activities, fishing activities, or resources of the site• stock yards that are accessory to farming carried out on the same site• portable sawmills

Rural urban boundaryThe boundary which defines the maximum extent of urban development to 2040 in the form of a permanent ruralurban interface. It is defined around the following urban areas:• Metropolitan urban area of Auckland, Orewa and Whangaparaoa Peninsula• The satellite towns of Pukehoke and Warkworth • Rural and coastal towns of Beachlands/Pine Harbour, Helensville, KumeuHuapai, Riverhead,Snells Beach/Algies Bay, Waiuku and Wellsford• Serviced villages.

Please see Draft Auckland Unitary Plan Addendum: Part I The Rural Urban Boundary for further information onidentifying the rural urban boundary.

Rural zonesIncludes:• Rural Conservation zone• Countryside Living zone• Rural Coastal zone• Mixed Rural zone• Rural Production zone.

SScheduled historic heritage placeA place that is identified on the schedule of historic heritage places and extents.

Secondary flow pathThe route over land that stormwater will follow when the reticulated stormwater system reaches capacity or isblocked.

Sediment controlMeasures to prevent or minimise the discharge of sediment that has been eroded.

Sensitive activitiesAny dwelling, papakāinga, visitor accommodation, boarding house, retirement village, supported residentialcare, educational facilities, hospitals and healthcare services and care centres

Sensitive receiving environmentsAreas where wastewater overflows undermine identified, important natural or human uses or values in marine,


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http://plan.aklc.govt.nz/Images/RUB%20addendum.pdf

freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Separate phase liquid contaminantsContaminants at concentrations that exceed the soil’s capacity to absorb and retain such that they can bemobilised by natural forces.

Service connectionsPart or all of any structure, pipe, equipment or cable that relates to• radio communication or telecommunication lines; or• wastewater or stormwater treatment or disposal; or• water, gas or electricity

and which serves a dwelling or other building or the occupants of that dwelling or building.

Service stationsA drivethrough facility where the primary business is selling motor vehicle fuels.

Includes the following accessory activities:• retail• car wash facilities• mechanical repair, servicing and testing of motor vehicles and domestic equipment• sale of lubricating oils, kerosene, LPG, or spare parts and accessories for motor vehicles• trailer hire.

Serviced siteA site connected or capable of a connection to a reticulated water and wastewater drainage network.

Serviced villagesA settlement that has access to a reticulated community wastewater service.

Includes:• Bombay• Buckland • Clarks Beach• Clevedon• Glenbrook Beach • Herald Island• Karaka • Kawakawa Bay • Kingseat • Laingholm • Maraetai • Matakana• Omaha• Okura • Parakai • Patumahoe • Point Wells • Stillwater• Waiau Beach• Waimauku• Waiwera • Weiti • Whenuapai


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• Whitford.

Setting (of a scheduled historic heritage place)The surroundings or spatial context within which a historic heritage place is experienced, including sea, sky,land, structures, features, backdrop, skyline and views to and from the place. It is external to the historicheritage place itself. Setting can include landscapes, townscapes, and streetscapes and relationships withother historic heritage places which contribute to the value of the place.

Sewage sludgeSolid waste material generated by the process of human sewage that is untreated.

Short term parking (nonaccessory)Where:a. the parking is for public use on a casual and short stay basis between 7am and 6pm Monday to Fridayinclusive, but excluding public holidays b. any pricing schedule severely penalises parking exceeding 240 minutes (4 hours) during the time periodsset out in a.c. the parking may also be used on a longer stay basis outside the times and days set out in a.

Side or rear building facadeA building facade that is not a street facing building façade.

Signmeans a visual device which can be seen from a public place (including the coastal marine area) or anadjoining property, to attract people’s attention by: • providing directions• giving information• advertising products, businesses, services, events or activities

Includes:• the frame, supporting device and any associated ancillary equipment whose principal function is to supportthe message or notice• murals, banners, flags, posters, balloons, blimps, light projections, footpath signs, hoardings, projections oflights• signs affixed to or incorporated within the design of a building• any advertising matter placed on, affixed to, or located within a shop display window.

Sign heightmeans the distance from the lowest point of the sign to the highest point of the sign. In the case of a freestanding billboardsign it means the distance from ground level immediately below the billboardsign to the topof the billboardsign.

Significant infrastructureBasic facilities, services and installations which:• Are an immediate societal requirement and critical to enabling development• If destroyed, degraded or rendered unavailable for more than one day, would have serious consequences forthe health, safety and social and economic wellbeing of Auckland• Are critical to the longterm wellbeing of society and contributes to Auckland’s liveability (e.g. mattersrelating to cultural and social infrastructure such as the open space and library networks).

Significant surf breakA surf break that is of regional significance, refer Appendix 6.3 Schedule of Surf breaks.

SilageAny plant material harvested while green for fodder and kept succulent by partial fermentation.


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Excludes:• baleage• hay.

Single chamber incineratorA single chamber appliance used primarily for destroying waste through combustion.

Sitea. An area of land which is:

i. composed of one allotment in one certificate of title or two or more contiguous allotments held together inone certificate of title in such a way that the allotments cannot be dealt with separately without prior consent ofthe council; orii. contained in a single lot on an approved survey plan of subdivision for which a separate certificate of titlecould be issued without further consent of the council; being in any case the smaller area of (a) or (b); or

b. An area of land which is composed of two or more contiguous lots held in two or more certificates of titlewhere such titles are:

i. subject to a condition imposed under section 37 of the Building Act or section 643 of the Local GovernmentAct 1974; orii. held together in such a way that they cannot be dealt with separately without the prior consent of thecouncil; or

c. An area of land which is:

i. partly made up of land which complies with (a), (b) or (c) above: andii. partly made up of interest in any airspace above or subsoil below a road; where (i) and (ii) are adjacent andare held together in such a way that they cannot be dealt with separately without the prior approval of thecouncil;

except that in the case of land subdivided under the Unit Titles Act 1972, the cross lease system or stratumsubdivision, 'site' shall be deemed to be the whole of the land subject to the unit development, cross lease orstratum subdivision.

ShowgroundsSites where the primary business is concerts, festivals, carnivals, exhibitions, boat shows and trade shows.

Show homesHouses erected to display the design, construction materials, building techniques, or fittings available topotential buyers.

Includes:• office facilities accessory to the show home• outside living areas and gardens.

Sleeping areasAn area of a building used or likely to be used for sleeping.

Includes:• a hospital night ward • rooms that are used for sleeping but are used for other purposes e.g. hostel rooms, motel or hotel rooms”


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Smallscale energy generationSystems or equipment that:

• generate electricity from renewable sources to meet onsite energy requirements; and/or• convert energy resources directly into onsite energy services, such as hot water or space heating, withoutthe intermediate need for electricity.

Includes:• rooftop wind turbines with a maximum blade diameter of 2.5m• solar hot water heating systems• photovoltaic systems• heat pumps (air, water and ground sources).

Excludes:• hydro generation.

Source controlMeasures designed to prevent the generation of stormwater contaminants and their consequential introductioninto stormwater runoff.

Includes:• bunding around hazardous materials storage sites• a roof over an industrial or trade process area• the removal of lead from petrol• avoiding of the use of high contaminant generating products such as galvanised iron or copper.

Standoff padAn area of sealed or unsealed land, excluding paddocks, where farmed animals are regularly held or fed.

Storage and lockup facilitiesBusinesses that provide facilities to the public for storing possessions.

StormwaterRainfall runoff from land, including constructed impervious surfaces such as roads, pavement , roofs and otherurban areas which may contain dissolved or entrained contaminants, and which is diverted and discharged toland and water.

Stormwater management devicesA device or facility used to reduce stormwater runoff volume, flow and contaminant loads prior to discharge.

Includes:• rain gardens• porous paving• infiltration trenches• sand filters• green roofs• wetlands• ponds.

Stormwater networkA system of stormwater pipes, open channels, devices and associated ancillary structures owned by AucklandCouncil, Auckland Transport or the New Zealand Transport Agency and used for the purpose of conveying,diverting, storing, treating, or discharging stormwater.


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Streetmeans the same as the RMA definition of 'road' as it was in Dec 2012

Street facing building facadeA wall or façade of a building that faces, directly or obliquely, the front boundary or boundaries of the site. Inthe case of a curved or circular wall or building it shall be 45 degrees either side of that point of the wall that isnearest to the front boundary.

StreetscapeThe visual elements of a street, including the road, footpaths, trees, open space and interface to adjoiningbuildings that combine to form the street’s character.

Substantial demolitionDemolition or removal of more than 30 per cent by volume of any building or structure.

Excludes:• dismantling required for the purposes of earthquake strengthening.

SupermarketsAn individual retail outlet that sells, primarily by way of self service, a comprehensive range of:

• domestic supplies such as fresh meat and produce; chilled, frozen, packaged, canned and bottled foodstuffsand beverages; and general housekeeping and personal goods, including (but not limited to) cooking, cleaningand washing products; kitchenwares; toilet paper, diapers and other paper tissue products; pharmaceutical,health and personal hygiene products and other toiletries; and cigarettes and related products; and• non domestic supplies comprising not more than 20 per cent of all products offered for sale as measured byretail floor space, includes magazines and newspapers; greeting cards and stationery; barbecue and heatingfuels; batteries, flashlights and light bulbs; films; DVDs and appliances.

Supported residential careA facility that provides accommodation and fulltime care for the elderly or disabled. The facility must becertified under the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001 and comply with the Health and DisabilitySector Standards 2001.

Includes:• accessory nursing and medical care.

Excludes:• hospitals• retirement villages.

Surface waterAny freshwater waterbody located above the ground surface.

Includes:• lakes• rivers• streams• springs• water impounded by dams• wetlands.

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December 2012.

TTavernsSites where the primary business is the sale and consumption of liquor on the premises.

Telecommunication kioskAny structure intended for public use to facilitate telecommunication and include boxes or booths fortelephone, video or internet services.

Temporary activitiesActivities that: • take place for no longer than the time specified in the rules, and • have a start and end date and time.

Includes: • filming activities on temporary outdoor locations and activities accessory to that filming activity• activities incidental to a building or construction project, such as offices, storage sheds, or constructionworks • Council HazMobile collections • carnivals • concerts • fairs • markets • festivals and events • public meetings • parades • scaffolding erected around buildings to facilitate their construction or maintenance • special events • sporting events • temporary military training.

Temporary military training activitiesTraining activities undertaken by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF):• for short periods, and • on land it does not own or in the CMA.

Includes:• tactical exercises without troops• bridge or route reconnaissance• signals training• navigation training• the discharge of projectiles from naval vessels, aircraft or from defence facilities on land into the air and waterof the CMA• counterterrorism training• military parades, Anzac Day services, and similar events• boating/watermanship exercises• military search exercises• practice section and platoon battle drills• initial military training• vehicle training


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• patrolling• first aid training.

Excludes:• underwater explosives training exercises involving divers.

Total generating capacityThe total rated energy generation capacity of all combustion appliances onsite.

Includes: • steam, electricity, and heat energy generation capacity.

Total rated thermal inputTotal units of energy in megawatts (MW) required to operate all combustion appliances on a site.

Trade suppliersA business engaged in sales to businesses and institutional customers and may also include sales to thegeneral public, and wholly consists of suppliers of goods in one or more of the following categories:

• automotive and marine suppliers • building suppliers • catering equipment suppliers • farming and agricultural suppliers • garden and patio suppliers • hire premises, except hire or loan of books, video, DVD, and other similar home entertainment items • industrial clothing and safety equipment suppliers • office furniture, equipment and systems suppliers.

Transport equipmentEquipment located within state highways and rail corridors to facilitate the movement of vehicles, goods, andpedestrians.

Includes:• parking control devices• passenger shelters• quantity and conveyance infrastructure related to the transport network. • real time passenger information displays• road signage• artworks• street and rail furniture• street lights• tidal flow mechanisms and stormwater treatment• toll and ticketing infrastructure• traffic and pedestrian monitoring cameras• traffic and pedestrian monitoring cameras• traffic and rail lights and associated control structures• underpasses and overpasses• ventilation structures.

Transport storage yardsAreas for storage of materials related to transport activities or transport equipment, including but not limited toequipment, raw products and machinery.

Travel planA plan which sets out how travel demand is to be managed for a particular site or proposal to:


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• maximise the efficient use of transport systems • to promote the use of more sustainable and active modes of transport such as public transport, walking andcycling, and carpooling as alternatives to sole occupancy private cars

A travel plan includes:a. A description of the site and the proposal. b. Details of the physical infrastructure that is or will be established on the site to support the use of walkingand cycling, public transport, carpooling. c. Details of how the travel plan is to be communicated, promoted, implemented and monitoredd. Information about the amount and nature of any onsite parking and how is to be managed to support efficientuse and promote alternatives. e. Expected outcomes.

A travel plan should be prepared in accordance with current best practice guidance adopted by AucklandTransport.

A travel plan is also sometimes referred to as a travel demand management plan.

Treated effluentDairy effluent that has been treated through a minimum specification twopond treatment system.

Tree girthThe circumference of the trunk of a tree measured at 1.4ms above natural ground level. For trees with multipletrunks, such as Pohutukawa, the girth measurement is the collective measurement of all trunks with acircumference of 250mm or more.

Tree alterationAny of the following works on or around a protected tree including roots:• works within the protected root zone • damaging and cutting of any tree.

Other than work defined as:• tree trimming • tree pruning • tree removal.

Tree removalIn relation to trees and vegetation, means the felling or complete destruction of:

• any individual tree, or• clearance of a group of trees or area of bush (including their roots).

Tree trimmingTrimming of the canopy of any tree located within a tree protection overlay or within a road or reserve inaccordance with the relevant land use controls.

Excludes:• roots• works within the protected root zone • pruning.

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UUnconstrained land supplyLand zoned for urban purposes with bulk services infrastructure for water and wastewater in place.

Underwater explosives trainingActivities undertaken for defence purposes in accordance with the Defence Act 1990 that involve the release ofexplosives by divers.

Unformed roadsLand that was legally established as a road prior to 1996 but which is not formed or maintained by AucklandTransport as a public road.

Unserviced villagesA settlements that relies on onsite wastewater treatment and disposal systems.

Urban activitiesActivities, including development, which are expected to occur within urban areas.

Urban activities are characterised by:• the dominance of buildings. Their scale, intensity, visual character, trip generation, design, and appearance,are of an urban character and typically associated with urban areas; and• a reliance on reticulated services, such as water supply and drainage; and• their generation of traffic.

Urban areasThe land included within the urban zones of metropolitan urban area, satellite towns, rural and coastal towns,serviced and unserviced villages.

Urban growthThe expansion, redevelopment, and intensification of urban development.

Urban Rivers and StreamsAll permanent rivers and streams located within the rural urban boundary.

UrupāMāori burial ground.

Includes: • closed Māori burial grounds• open Māori burial grounds.

VVariable image signA sign where the image on or projected by that sign varies more than once in an hour. The image may bechanged by mechanical means or by electrical means.

Vegetation alterationDamaging, cutting or destroying any part of protected vegetation including roots.

Other than work defined as:• tree trimming


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• tree pruning• tree alteration• tree removal.

Excludes the alteration of vegetation planted as a crop, garden or pasture.

Vegetation removalRemoving all forms of exotic and native plants from a site or within the CMA.

Removal mechanisms outside the CMA include:• blading • burning • root raking • tree harvesting.

Excludes:• removing vegetation planted as a crop, garden or pasture.

Vehicle crossingsFacilities for vehicle access between a road carriageway and a site boundary.

Vertebrate toxic agents (VTA)Substances used to eradicate, modify or control vertebrate animals.

VesselsBoats or craft used in navigation in or on the water, with or without propulsion.

Includes:• barges, lighters, or similar vessels• hovercraft or similar craft• submarines or other submersibles• houseboats.

Veterinary clinicsSites where the primary business is animal healthcare.

Includes:• animal hospital treatment.

Visitor accommodationSites where the primary purpose is accommodating tourists and shortstay visitors away from their normalplace of residence. The building(s) in which the Visitor accommodation is located is composed of no more thanone site or stratum estate in freehold or leasehold, in one certificate of title.

Includes:• backpacker lodges• motels and hotels• services or amenities provided onsite for the exclusive use of people staying in the accommodation and theirguests• serviced rental accommodation for visitors offered at a daily tariff or with a pricing structure consistent withshort stay accommodation• timeshare accommodation • homestay accommodation.


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Excludes:• boarding houses and hostels• letting of dwellings, including for holiday purposes.

Vulnerable activitiesActivities where there is permanent occupation of buildings and concentrations of people who are likely to havedifficulty coping with physical threats from flooding and/or limited resilience to the adverse effects of flooding toproperty and their contents.

Includes:• All types of residential development (permanent and temporary, including residential dwellings, visitoraccommodation units, lodges and boarding houses, residential care and retirement units) including associatedentrance lobbies, basements, storerooms and garages, both attached and detached• Childcare facilities• Educational facilities• Healthcare facilities• Places of assembly

WWāhi tapuA place or resource of special, cultural, historic, metaphysical and spiritual importance to Mana Whenua. Wāhitapu – Ko tera wāhi, taonga ranei he wāhi tapu, ara, he tino whakahirahira ki nga tikanga, nga puri mahara, menga wairua a te Mana Whenua.

Warehousing and storageSites used for the receipt, storage, handling and distribution of materials, articles or goods destined for a retailoutlet, trader or manufacturer.

Includes:• direct collection of materials,• articles or goods by traders.

Excludes:• retail.

WashwaterWater that has been used to wash or clean vehicles, structures, machinery or equipment.

Includes:• any cleaning chemicals used• any contaminants mobilised by the process.

Waste management facilitiesSites receiving waste for transfer, treatment, disposal, or temporary storage.

Includes:• refuse transfer stations• recycling station.

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WastewaterLiquid, and liquids containing solids, which is waste from domestic, industrial, or commercial premises.

Includes:• gross solids• sullage (greywater)• toilet wastes• trade wastes.

Wastewater networkA system of wastewater pipes and associated accessory structures to convey, divert, store, treat, or dischargewastewater. The Wastewater network does not include private wastewater reticulation and disposal systems

Water sensitive designAn approach to the planning and design of built environments that supports healthy ecosystems, lifestyles andlivelihoods through the management of all waters. Water sensitive design integrates urban land usedevelopment planning and design with the management of the water cycle in order to:a. utilise and maintain, enhance or restore natural freshwater systems;b. minimise hydrological changes to, and the adverse effects of land use development on, natural freshwatersystems;c. minimise the requirement for hard (constructed) water runoff infrastructure;d. maintain, enhance or restore amenity, open space and other community and cultural values.

Wave attenuation devicesDevices to reduce wave height and dissipate wave energy.

Includes:• rubble breakwaters• floating breakwaters• groynes.

Workers AccommodationA dwelling for people whose duties require them to live onsite.

Works within the protected root zoneCarrying out work within the protected root zone.

Includes:• excavation• deposition of materials• construction activity• installation of services• discharge or dispersal of any toxic substance• placement of any weed control membrane• storage of vehicles, machinery, or materials .

YYardThe part of a site that must be kept clear and unobstructed by buildings from the ground upwards. Yards arealways measured in a horizontal plane and at right angles to the site boundary or other line that substitutes forthe site boundary. A yard control is always a minimum dimension unless otherwise stated.


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Excludes:• eaves of any building and any roof, gutter or downpipe that projects over any yard by not more than 750mm• fire escapes required under the NZ Building Act 1991.

Yards may include the following:

Front yardThe area along the full length of a front boundary of a site that is between:• the front boundary of that site• a building line restriction or• a designation for road widening purposes anda line parallel to that front boundary, restriction or designation.

Side yardThe area along the full length of a side boundary of a site that is between the side boundary and a lineparallel to that boundary.

Includes:• any boundary of a corner site not facing a street.

Excludes:• any portion of a site comprising a front or rear yard.

Rear yardThe area along the full width of a site that is between the rear boundary and a line parallel to that boundary.

Includes:• all yards on a rear site.

Excludes:• all yards on a corner site.


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Māori termsAtuaSupreme being or deity

HapūA number of whānau related through a common ancestor – section of a large kinship group

HuiTo meet, to gather. Meeting

IwiA number of hapū related through a common ancestor

Iwi management plansDocuments prepared by iwi that Councils must consider when developing or amending RMA plans

KaiSustenance (food, water, etc)

Kai o te awaFood from the river

KaimoanaFood from the sea

KaitiakiGuardian

Kaitiaki contactsContacts within iwi and hapū organisations authorised to take RMA and consent application enquiries

KaitiakitangaGuardianship, including stewardship; the processes and practices of looking after the environment.Guardianship is rooted in tradition

KanohiFace, eye

Kanohi ki te kanohiFace to face, eye to eye, in person

KarakiaA ritual recitation often used to open and close meetings

KarangaCeremonial call of welcome that commences the formal pōwhiri process

KaumātuaOne who holds knowledge of tikanga and reo Māori and is recognised by hapū, iwi or organisation

KaupapaTopic, issue

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A philosophical doctrine incorporating the knowledge, skills and values of Māori

KāutaKitchen, cookhouse, cooking shed

KāwanatangaGovernance

KohaUnconditional gift or offering

Kōhanga ReoMāori language nest or Māori early childhood centre

KōiwiHuman bone(s)

KōreroTo talk, to speak

Kōrero o neherāRefers to any ancient history

KorouaElderly man, grandfather

KuiaElderly woman, grandmother

KuraSchool

Mahinga kaiFood gathering places (rivers, bush, sea, gardens etc)

ManaAuthority, status, prestige

ManaakiAn act of hospitality

ManaakitangaHospitality, generosity

Mana atuaSpiritual authority

Mana motuhakeAn individual’s authority to determine his/her own destiny, selfdetermination

Mana tangataAn individual’s personal authority

Mana WhenuaThe people of the land who have mana or customary authority – their historical, cultural and genealogicalheritage are attached to the land and sea

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Visitor, guest

MāoriOne of the hereditary strands of the Austranesian nations, the native people of New Zealand

MaraeThe enclosed space in front of a meeting house where people gather

MataawakaMāori whose authority resides outside the Auckland Council region

MātaitaiFood obtained from the sea

MātaurangaKnowledge

Mātauranga MāoriMāori knowledge

MaungaMountain, mount or peak. Also refers to volcanic cones

MauriLife force

MihiGreeting

Mihi whakatauWelcome speech

Ngā maunga whakahīThe volcanic cones

NoaFree from restrictions of tapu

ŌritetangaEqual rights and opportunities of all citizens as identified in Article 3 of the Treaty of Waitangi

PāMāori settlements and villages

PākehāA New Zealander of European descent

PapakāingaA settlement or village which has whakapapa connections to that land

Papakāinga housingHousing development within a papakāinga

PapatūānukuMother Earth

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Sign post

PōwhiriFormal Māori welcome ceremony

Puna waiFresh water spring or well

RangatahiYounger generation, youth

RangatiraChief

Rangatira ki te rangatiraChief to chief

RangatiratangaAuthority made evident through a person’s chiefly deeds towards others in the interest of hapū and iwi

RanginuiSky Father

RarangaTo weave

RoheRegion, district or area

Rohe moanaMarine region or area

Rongoa / also RongoāMedicine, medication or remedy. Can be used in context of solution to a problem

Taina / also TeinaYounger sibling of the same sex, extends across to cousins of the same sex and generation but in a youngerbranch of the family

Tā Hori Kerei – Ngā Kohinga Taonga WhakahirahiraThe Sir George Grey Special Collections (held by Te Pātaka Kōrero / Auckland Library)

Tāmaki MakaurauThe Māori name for Auckland

TaongaA treasured item. It can be tangible or intangible

Taonga tuku ihoA treasure passed down through the generations, either tangible (whenua etc) or intangible (reo etc)

TangaroaTangaroa is the child of Ranginui and Papatūānuku. God of the sea

Tangata whenuaIndigenous people of the land

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Funeral rite, wake

TapuHaving restrictions, sacred

TapuwaeFootprint

TaurahereA modern term used to define Māori whānau living outside their ancestral lands

Tauranga wakaLanding place of waka

Te Ao MāoriThe Māori World

Teina / also TainaYounger sibling of the same sex, extends across to cousins of the same sex and generation but in a youngerbranch of the family

Te reo MāoriThe Māori language

Te Tiriti o WaitangiThe Treaty of Waitangi which is the document upon which the British and Māori agreed to found a nation stateand build a government

Te Waka AngamuaThe Māori Strategy and Relations Department of Auckland Council

TikangaCustomary lore and practice, Māori protocols

TinanaThe body, main part of something or someone

Tipuna / Tīpuna (pl) / also Tupuna / Tūpuna (pl)Ancestor(s), grandparent(s)

TohungaExpert, specialist

Treaty SettlementsSettlements from negotiations occurring between iwi and hapū and the Crown to redress Treaty of Waitangibreaches

TuakanaElder sibling of the same sex, extends across to cousins of the same sex and generation but in an elderbranch of the family

TūpāpakuCorpse, the body of one deceased

Tupuna / Tūpuna (pl) / also Tipuna / Tīpuna (pl)Ancestor(s), grandparent(s)


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TūrangawaewaeThe place Māori recognise as their foundation, place in the world and home, coming through kinship andwhakapapa

Wāhi taonga / also Waahi taonga

Wāhi tapuSacred ancestral sites and places of significance to iwi, hapū or whānau

Wāhi pakanga / also Wāhi pakangaBattle site

WaharoaMain entrance into a pā or onto a marae complex, gateway

WaioraHealth, wellbeing

Wai punaWater from a spring

WairuaSpirit, soul

WakaAn ancestral canoe that people of Māori descent can trace their origins to. Vehicle or mode of transport

WānangaMāori knowledge, lore and learning of the esoteric kind. A Māori tertiary education institution

WhakapapaGeneology that links Māori to their Māori ancestors. (Io, Rangi & Papa)

WhakatikaTo correct or put right

WhānauFamily, the smallest social unit of Māori groupings

Whare huiMain building or meeting house on a marae complex, may or may not be carved in traditional Māori style

Whare kaiDining hall on a marae complex, restaurant

Whare moeSleeping house

Whare nuiMain building or meeting house on a marae complex. It may or may not be carved in tradional Māori style

Whare tupunaAncestral meeting house on a marae complex, usually carved in traditional Māori style

WhenuaLand, country, earth, ground


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