Business: Commercial and Industrial

The following provides an overview of what this chapter is about and key outcomes sought. To view the chapter in its entirety please download the chapter from the attached pdf.

Please note this chapter should be read in conjunction with the Kaipara District Council Engineering Standards 2009. You can view the Engineering Standards 2009 in the More Info section of the website. A copy of the Kaipara District Council Engineering Standards 2009 is also available to view at council offices or on CD by request.

Introduction

This Chapter contains Rules for land identified for business purposes within the Kaipara District. The Chapter has two separate subzones – the Commercial Zone and the Industrial Zone.

The Commercial Zone incorporates the existing commercial areas of the District and provides for businesses designed to serve the business and retail needs of the community. Commercial activities are generally comprised of shops, offices and retail which are of a scale and design compatible with pedestrian streetscapes and the surrounding community and residential areas. This District Plan seeks to manage the effects of new activities in these areas, so that they are compatible with these existing activities.

Many of the commercial centres in the District have developed as business strips along main roads (the state highways) such as Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto, Paparoa and Ruawai. In addition, Victoria Street and Normanby Street are key commercial areas in Dargaville. Mangawhai has developed with two commercial centres, one at the Mangawhai Village and one at Wood Street, Mangawhai Heads.


Business: Commercial - Mangawhai	Business: Industrial - Maungaturoto

The Kaipara District has a strong dairy farming, agricultural and horticultural economic base. Industrial activities support this wider rural activity and are important for the community’s social and economic wellbeing. These activities, generally dominate the Industrial Zone. These activities are likely to generate higher noise, odour, ground and water discharges, heavy vehicle movements and dust than other activities in the District (e.g. processing operations). Key industries in the District include the Fonterra milk processing plant at Maungaturoto, and the Silver Fern Farms meat processing plant at Dargaville.

Other growing industries include manufacturing and fabrication activity in Kaipara, particularly at Dargaville, Maungaturoto and Kaiwaka. In Mangawhai industrial activity generally supports the surrounding residential community as well as boutique primary production operations like chocolates, olives and wines.

How to Use This Chapter of the District Plan

This Chapter does not specify what land uses can or cannot be done in these Zones. Instead it sets ‘standards’ to make sure that the effects of activities are within an acceptable level for the Business Zones (and where appropriate for the Overlay environments).

As long as the standards specified in this District Plan are met, landowners have flexibility on what they do on their property. However, if someone wants to exceed or infringe the standards, they will need to apply to Council for approval to do the work (i.e. they need to lodge a resource consent application). Council has an opportunity to approve or decline the consent and to set some conditions on how the activity is done. This Chapter also seeks to make sure that subdivision has adequate servicing, including roading to avoid, remedy or mitigate effects on the rural environment.

Before you use this Chapter of the District Plan, check:

	That the property for development / subdivision is located in this zone (Map Series 1);
	If the property has an environmental overlay on it (Map Series 1); and
	If the property has a special site, area, feature or management unit on it (Map Series 2) (if it does, you need to look at the relevant Chapter for that site, area, feature or unit first).

Business Outcomes

A range of business activities will continue to be provided for in and around existing settlements in order to meet the social and economic needs of the District’s communities.
A range of new business activities will be established across the District while avoiding, remedying or mitigating any adverse effects on the environment, particularly harbours, lakes and coastal environments.
A means of wastewater disposal will be available which is of satisfactory capacity and design to protect the health and safety of the community and to avoid significant adverse effects on the sensitive receiving environments (e.g. water quality in the harbours).
The collection and disposal of stormwater from each lot will be provided for in a manner that avoids significant adverse effects on the environment, including the inundation of the land being subdivided and adjoining land, as well as the contamination of water resources.
Safe, efficient and convenient vehicular access will be provided to each site.