Volume 2: planning maps

Firstly, the maps are sorted into the part of the Plan that they relate to (as in Volume 1), that is:

• Part II Land
• Part III Coastal Marine Area
• Part IV Rivers and Lakes [no current maps]
• Part V Water
• Part VI Discharges

Secondly, the maps are sorted into the following groups within each Part:

• 1A. Area and Zone Maps (in Part II)
• 1B. Area Maps (in Parts III and VI)
• 2. Special Maps (in Parts II, III, V and VI)

There are subsections within these two groups, as set out below.

Area and Zone Maps (in Part II)

Different types

There are two maps for each geographic part of the District:

• The “Area Map”, which is left-facing in the printed copy. This displays the various areas such as Slope Instability Risk Area and also point features, such as protected trees and heritage buildings.
• The “Zone Map”, which is right-facing in the printed copy. This displays the zoning for each property. In addition, legal roads are zoned. Roads are zoned according to the land immediately adjoining. The zoning is taken to the official centreline of the road. Note that this is not always the midpoint of the road.

Different scales

The Area/Zone maps are a series of maps at different scales as shown on the Part II Map Locator.

• 1:50,000 and 1:100,000
  • Cover the whole District.

Some smaller scale maps refer to maps at a larger scale. These are:

• 1:25,000 Series
  • Covers the three main urban centres in the District and their surrounding areas. Covers those parts of the District where there is more intensive settlement.
• 1:10,000 Series
  • Covers all of the settlements in the District other than the three main towns.
• 1:5,000 Series
  • Covers the Takaka, Motueka and Richmond urban areas.
• 1:1,000 to 1:10,000 – Designations only
  • Some designations, which are not clearly displayed on the Area maps in the regular series above, are shown here.
  • Please refer to Part II, Appendix 1 of the Plan text for further details.

Area Maps (in Parts III and VI)

These cover the following:

• Part III:
  • Mooring Area
• Part VI:
  • Aquifer Protection Area
  • Special Domestic Wastewater Disposal Area
  • Wastewater Management Area

Special Maps

These maps show the extent of additional rules which are not shown on the Area/Zone maps.

Zone Maps

On the Zone maps (in Part II), note the following:

The zone the property is in. Only one zone applies to any piece of land.
There are some rules that deal with properties close to the boundaries between zones, so it is useful at this stage to note from the maps if the property is near a zone boundary.

Area Maps

On the Area maps (in Parts II), note the following:

(a) Any areas that apply to the property. A property may be in more than one area; for example, all properties in St Arnaud are in a Landscape Priority Area and in a Land Disturbance Area 1.

(b) Any symbols on the property, for example heritage buildings or designations. Note the numbers attached to the symbols, where applicable.

View the legend for the Zone and Area maps:

• Part II - Area-Zone Legend (29-07-2017) (pdf 197 KB) 

NOTE: Be sure to check for the presence of any cultural heritage site on the following cross-reference. This will refer you to the relevant Cultural Heritage Sites map(s) at the end of Part II.

• Part II - Cultural Heritage Sites Cross-Reference (31-01-2015) (pdf, 29 KB) (pdf 29 KB)

Special Maps

On the Special maps (Parts II to VI), note any of the following features, if applicable:

• In Part II: Road hierarchy, landscape units in the coastal Tasman area, high fire-risk areas, specifieid stormwater flood flowpaths (in Richmond Intensive Development Area), and cultural heritage sites
• In Part III: Aquaculture Management Areas, natural ecosystem values, and river mouth and coastal marine area boundaries
• In Part V: Various water management zones and areas, and soil areas
• In Part VI: Wastewater and Aquifer Protection Areas, water classifications, Fire Sensitive/Ban Areas, obstacle limitation surface (Nelson Airport).

Protected Trees

The location of protected trees is identified by the letter 'T' and the tree number. Where possible, the tree number is located on the property where the tree is located. In some cases due to the small scale of the map, the tree number is not directly on the property, but is as close as possible.

Please refer to Schedule 16.13B for details of protected tree locations.

Land Disturbance Areas 1 and 2

The maps show the location of Land Disturbance Area 2. Land Disturbance Area 1 is not shown on the maps. It applies over all land in the District other than in Land Disturbance Area 2.

Rural Residential Zone locations (Subdivision Rules)

Please refer to Figure 16.3C in the text of the Plan for specific subdivision rules that apply in relation to the named Rural Residential zone locations.

Assumed Mean High Water Springs

Mean High Water Springs (MHWS) is a mobile boundary between dry land and the coastal marine area, and its location on the planning maps is indicative because the boundary changes naturally.

The line of MHWS as shown on the maps has been revised in November 2008 based on the best available information.

Rivers

In some places, rivers are not accurately displayed. The dataset for rivers was unable to be altered in the last revision. In some places this results in the river covering the zoning for a property.