Floodable Areas - Maintenance of Stopbanks and Drains (District Plan Changes 2019)
Engagement has concluded. Thank you for your feedback.
Council will consider this as part of its decision-making process.
What will happen next?
- Once we have taken into account all of the feedback, we will prepare the changes to the District Plan and associated reports to explain the reasons for the preferred solutions.
- When we notify the Plan Changes, there will be a formal submission process (lasting 20 working days). We will then release a summary of the submissions to start a formal further submission process (lasting 10 working days).
- Hearings are anticipated for autumn 2020. Decisions will be released shortly after that.
Council will be publicly notifying a number of new Plan Changes in the second half of 2019. Plan Changes are a formal proposal to change the District Plan in order to solve resource management issues facing the District. Before we notify these changes, we would like to get your views on the issues we are facing right now and what options we have for solving them.
There are nine proposed District Plan changes:
Accommodation for Seasonal Workers – Review of Provisions
Cleanfill Activities in the Rural Zone
Floodable Areas – Maintenance of Stopbanks and Drains
Frost Protection Fans
Home Enterprises – Sale of Goods
Noise Standards within Industrial Zones
Post-Harvest Zone – Review of Provisions
Rural Contractors Depots – Separation Distances
Walkways, Cycleways, Bridleways and Similar Trails Projects – Review of Provisions.
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Floodable Areas - Maintenance of Stopbanks and Drains:
A change is proposed to clarify that resource consent is not required for earthworks within a Floodable Area if carried out for the purpose of maintaining flood control assets (e.g. clearing drains).
For the other proposed District Plan changes - Click on 'Related projects' to find out more.
What will happen next?
- Once we have taken into account all of the feedback, we will prepare the changes to the District Plan and associated reports to explain the reasons for the preferred solutions.
- When we notify the Plan Changes, there will be a formal submission process (lasting 20 working days). We will then release a summary of the submissions to start a formal further submission process (lasting 10 working days).
- Hearings are anticipated for autumn 2020. Decisions will be released shortly after that.
Please have your say no later than 4pm, Monday 24 June 2019.
