Hauraki Gulf Islands District Plan Text Part 10A: Land Units
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Part 10a - Land units: objectives, policies and activity tables Part 10a Land units: objectives, policies and activity tables Contents Page 10a.1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 3 10a.2 Landform 1 (coastal cliffs) ....................................................................... 4 10a.3 Landform 2 (dune systems and sand flats)............................................ 6 10a.4 Landform 3 (alluvial flats)....................................................................... 10 10a.5 Landform 4 (wetland systems) .............................................................. 14 10a.6 Landform 5 (productive land) ................................................................ 16 10a.7 Landform 6 (regenerating slopes)......................................................... 20 10a.8 Landform 7 (forest and bush areas)...................................................... 24 10a.9 Island residential 1 (traditional residential).......................................... 27 10a.10 Island residential 2 (bush residential)................................................... 33 10a.11 Commercial 1 (Oneroa village) .............................................................. 36 10a.12 Commercial 2 (Ostend village) .............................................................. 44 10a.13 Commercial 3 (local shops) ................................................................... 50 10a.14 Commercial 4 (visitor facilities)............................................................. 54 10a.15 Commercial 5 (industrial)....................................................................... 57 10a.16 Commercial 6 (quarry)............................................................................ 61 10a.17 Commercial 7 (wharf) ............................................................................. 65 10a.18 Matiatia (gateway) ................................................................................... 68 10a.19 Rural 1 (landscape amenity) .................................................................. 84 10a.20 Rural 2 (western landscape) .................................................................. 89 10a.21 Rural 3 (Rakino amenity)........................................................................ 92 10a.22 Open space 1 (ecology and landscape)................................................ 95 10a.23 Open space 2 (recreation and community facilities)........................... 98 10a.24 Open space 3 (Rangihoua Park).......................................................... 101 10a.24a Open space 4 (marae)........................................................................... 108 10a.25 Conservation ......................................................................................... 110 10a.26 Pakatoa .................................................................................................. 114 10a.27 Rotoroa .................................................................................................. 119 Auckland Council District Plan - Hauraki Gulf Islands Section - Operative Page 1 Part 10a - Land units: objectives, policies and activity tables Diagrams Page Figure 10a.00 Waiheke Retirement Village, Ostend.............................................30 Figure 10a.0 Oneroa Village.................................................................................39 Figure 10a.1 Matiatia.............................................................................................71 Figure 10a.1a Matiatia - financial contribution.....................................................78 Figure 10a.2 Onetangi Road area ........................................................................86 Figure 10a.3 Rangihoua Park.............................................................................107 Figure 10a.4 Pakatoa ..........................................................................................119 Figure 10a.5 Rotoroa ..........................................................................................127 Annotations key [DRx] indicates where the content is affected by decision report x Underlined content to be inserted. Struck through content to be deleted. where this annotation appears next to a figure, this indicates that the figure has been amended or deleted, or a new figure inserted. [APx] indicates content is affected by Appeal x. Plan modification annotations indicates where content is affected by proposed plan modification x. x refer to plan modification folder or website for details. indicates where the content is part of plan modification x, which is x subject to appeal. Underlined content to be inserted. Struck through content to be deleted. Page 2 Auckland Council District Plan - Hauraki Gulf Islands Section - Operative Part 10a - Land units: objectives, policies and activity tables 10a.1 Introduction This part of the Plan contains the objectives, policies, activity tables and some rules applying to land identified on the planning maps as being in a land unit. Each land unit also identifies issues, and a strategy for how those issues will be addressed and the objectives and policies achieved. The division into land units has been done by grouping land according to common physical, locational, and development characteristics. The land units have been grouped as follows: Land unit Description grouping Landform 1-7 These land units apply to particular types of landform, ranging from coastal cliffs and slopes, to forest and bush. The landform land units apply on Waiheke, Great Barrier, Ponui and Pakihi. Island residential There are two island residential land units. They apply to residential 1-2 development on smaller sites on Waiheke and Rakino. Commercial 1-7 These land units provide for a range of commerical activities from local shops to quarrying. These land units may be based around a particular location (ie Ostend or Oneroa) or a particular type of activity (ie local shops, wharf, or industrial). Five of the commercial land units apply only on Waiheke. Commercial 6 (quarry) applies to a quarry on Waiheke, a quarry on Great Barrier and to Karamuramu Island. Commercial 7 (wharf) applies to wharves on Waiheke, Great Barrier and Rakino. Matiatia (mixed The Matiatia land unit provides for mixed use development in a specific location use) on Waiheke. Open space 1-4 Open space 1 and 2 provide for particular types of recreation activity - local parks and esplanade reserves, and community facilities and sports parks. Open space 1 applies on Waiheke and Great Barrier. Open space 2 applies on Waiheke, Great Barrier and Rakino. Open space 3 (Rangihoua Park) and 4 (marae) focus on particular locations on Waiheke. Rural 1-3 Rural 1 and 2 apply on Waiheke. Rural 3 applies only on Rakino. Conservation This land unit applies to land used for conservation activities. It applies to Department of Conservation land, to the Whakanewha Regional Park owned by the Auckland Regional Council on Waiheke and to some privately owned land. Other islands Specific island based land units apply to Rotoroa and Pakatoa in recognition of the particular characteristics of these islands, including past activities and opportunities for future development. In this part, the land units appear in the same order as given in the above table. Auckland Council District Plan - Hauraki Gulf Islands Section - Operative Page 3 Part 10a - Land units: objectives, policies and activity tables 10a.2 Land unit - Landform 1 (coastal cliffs) 10a.2.1 Introduction This land unit is applied to steep, exposed coastal cliffs and offshore islets and stacks. Coastal cliffs is characterised by: • A steep, rugged, wild and dynamic landscape which defines the coastal margins. • Visual prominence due to its exposed coastal location. • Sparse vegetation, including cliff associations and unprotected remnant gully vegetation. • Instability, exposure, and varying degrees of erosion. • An absence of buildings or structures. Overall, coastal cliffs have high natural character values and a rugged, visually prominent landscape. 10a.2.2 Resource management issue The significant resource management issue which needs to be addressed in the Plan is: • How to protect the natural character and visual prominence of the coastal cliffs from the adverse effects of activities and buildings. 10a.2.3 Objectives 1. To protect the natural character and visual prominence of the coastal cliffs from the adverse effects of activities and buildings. 2. To, where possible, enhance or restore, the natural character and visual prominence of the coastal cliffs. 3. To protect coastal cliffs from the adverse effects of natural hazards. Policies 1. By protecting the coastal cliffs from modification by activities and buildings. 2. By requiring new sites to be of a size and nature that avoids adverse effects on the natural character, landscape values, and the visual prominence of the land unit. 10a.2.4 Resource management strategy The visual prominence and natural character value of this land unit is so high, that the resource management strategy is to not specifically provide for activities and buildings to occur at all and to require a large minimum site size for subdivision within the land unit. Rural property management plans are provided for as a discretionary activity in recognition of the long term management approach to development for a whole site that is expected from these plans. Some sites contain a range of different landform land units. It is therefore appropriate for