Queenstown Lakes District Council Proposed District Plan – Stage 3 Notified

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The Queenstown Lakes District controlled activity in the Operative District Plan. Council has recently notified Stage  Commercial Recreation and Recreation 3 of the District Plan Review. activities are proposed to have a non- Submissions close 18 November complying activity status as opposed to a discretionary activity in the Operative District 2019. Plan.  Residential Activities are proposed to be a Stage 3 is on the Industrial Zones, prohibited activity compared to the Operative Township/Settlements Zones, Wahi Tupuna, Three District Plan where one residential unit per site Parks Commercial Zone, new Residential Design was permitted. Guidelines and Business Mixed Use Zone Design Guidelines. A high-level summary of the main points to Township/Settlement Zones note are set out below.  Makarora  Hawea Industrial Zones  Albert TownGlenorchy  Arrowtown – Bush Creek Road  Kinloch  Queenstown – Glenda Drive  Kingston  Wanaka – Ballantyne Road Main points to note / key changes in Main points to note about the Industrial Zones are: Township/Settlement Zones are:  A new General Industrial Zone will replace the  Albert Town and Hawea are rezoned to Lower Density Suburban Residential Zone from the current various industrial zones with a single current Township Zone. The Lower Density zone. Suburban Residential Zone will have a  QLDC wants to exclude and restrict non- permitted denisty of one residential unit per 2 industrial type activities from these areas 450m compared to the Operative Township 2 including office, retail, commercial and other Zone which has a minimum lot size of 800m . non-industrial type activities, with the exception  A Visitor Accommodation subzone is added at Kinloch. activities of this nature that are ancillary to  Additional commercial precincts added at industrial and service activities. Kingston formalise existing commercial  The previous situation under the Operative activities at Kingston. District Plan was that an activity was permitted  Limits are placed on gross floor area of if it complied with all the site and zone individual retail and office activities in standards and was not listed with any other Commercial Precincts within Township/Settlement Zones. activity status.  Building heights within the Commercial Industrial and Service activities along with  Precincts are amended to allow for additional Office, Retail and Commercial activities which 1.5m building height. are ancillary to Industial and Service activities are proposed to be listed with a permitted activity status. Buildings are proposed to be a

restricted discretionary activity as opposed to a

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Wāhi Tūpuna 100 Ballantyne Road – Wanaka Wāhi Tūpuna are places important to Ngāi Tahu for It is proposed to rezone the site to Open Space and their ancestral significance and values. Areas identified Recreation – Active Sport and Recreation Subzone include: from Ballantyne Road Mixed Use Zone so that sports  All of Lakes Wakatipu, Wanaka and Hawea fields can be constructed on the site. including foreshore and islands.

 Most rivers and foreshore in the District. Residential Design Guidelines  Dart and Rees Valleys, Glenorchy area. These will cover new development within the Low  Bob's Cove, Closeburn Station, Wilsons Bay, Density, Medium Density and High Density Zones. Alpine Retreat Anybody with an interest in construction or development  Top of Fernhill, Ben Lomond, Queenstown Hill within the Low Density, Medium Density and High  Areas around Arthurs Point Density Zones should review these design guidelines as  Kingston and surrounds development will be required to be consistent with the  North-western hillsides of Lake Wanaka, guidelines. Glendhu Bay and surrounds, Makarora Valley

and township and 'The Neck' between Hawea Business Mixed Use Zone Design Guidelines and Wanaka These will cover new development within the Business  Eastern and Western Hillsides of Lake Hawea Mixed Use Zones. Anybody with an interest in construction or development in the Business Mixed Use The Wāhi Tūpuna chapter will impose new rules within Zone should review these design guidelines as Wāhi Tūpuna areas including rules related to: development within this zone will be required to be  Farm buildings consistent with the design guidelines.  Minimum setbacks from waterbodies  Earthworks Variation to Frankton Road Height Control  Subdivision Height rules are changing on sites within the yellow box  Energy generation below.

Three Parks Area – Wanaka The current Three Parks Special Zone is going to

become a mix of:  A new Three Parks Commercial Zone enabling large format retail  Business Mixed Use Zone along the main street which enables a wide range of activities with a strong urban design focus.  High Density Residential with specific site coverage requirements where the Tourism and Community Subzone is located in the special

zone.  Removal of the outline development plan provisions and introduction of specific density standards.

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Variations to Open Space and Recreation Zones There are variations to Open Space and Recreation Zones around Queenstown Town Centre, additional noise standards, additional rules around building design, amendments to rules relating to buildings on jetties, car-parking and changes to rules around natural hazard risks in the Open Space Zone.

Peninsula Bay and Wyuna Station Lifestyle Zone Policy Changes related to subdivision and development.

Further details of the notified Stage 3 provisions and mapping programme can be obtained from the QLDC website.

Want to know more? If you have any questions about Stage 3 of the Queenstown Lakes District Plan Review, please contact our specialist Resource Management Team.