Auckland Council District Plan Hauraki Gulf Islands Section Operative 2013 Proposed plan modification no. 1: Plan Change

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1 Page 1 Auckland Council District Plan Hauraki Gulf Islands Section Operative 2013 Proposed plan modification no. 1: Plan Change Date of public notification: 31 May 2013 Closing date for submission: 1 July 2013 Date of decision: 15 September 2014 under section 73 of the Resource Management Act 1991 File no. Part A: Amendment to planning map 1 sheets 30 and 31 Add the viewshafts B1, B2, B3,,,,,,,, and as shown Add the 6.5m Height Sensitive areas as shown Scale: 1:65,000 Billy Goat Point Sheet 30 Sheet 31 H a u r a k i G u l f Motutapu Island Sandy Bay Administration Bay Whites Beach Boulder Bay Gardiner Gap McKenzie Bay Rangitoto Island Islington Bay R a n g i t o t o C h a n n e l Coast Guard Bay M o t u k o r e a C h a n n e l B3 B2 Motukorea (Browns Island) Emu Point Emu Bay M o t u i h e B1 B2 B3 B1

2 1 Text Amendments All proposed text is shown as underlined and any text that is to be deleted is shown with strikethrough. 1.1 Amendments to Part 2 Resource Management Overview Environment The islands all lie within the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, and are spread over a large area of the Hauraki Gulf. They are a significant part of Auckland City, and are all subject to the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act 2000 ( the HGMPA ), which recognises the regional and national significance of the Hauraki Gulf. The islands contain substantial natural and physical resources which include location, climate, topography and landscape. In particular, the landscape values inherent in the natural environment of the islands contribute to the unique identity of this part of the city. The landscape values include the: varied coastline rugged interior volcanic landforms bushed slopes sweeping white sand beaches on north and eastern coastlines visual amenity ridgelines bays and coastal headlands with significant areas of native bush and shrubs catchments including; extensive wetland, watercourse and estuarine systems significant and extensive wildlife habitats and ecological corridors ecosystems. 1.2 Amendments to Part 3 Strategic Management Areas 3.4 Other islands' strategic management area Objective To provide for recreation, conservation and other activities, including agriculture and horticulture, while ensuring the protection of the historic heritage, natural character of the landscape, ecosystems, visual amenity and the natural features of the other islands. Policies 1. By protecting and, where appropriate, enhancing the natural features, such as wetland systems, indigenous vegetation, wildlife habitats and coastal and other ecosystems of the other islands. 2. By protecting the natural character of the landscape and visual amenity of the other islands, including views to and between volcanic cones. 3. By providing for the use and development of land for public open space and conservation and recreation activities. 2

3 4. By providing for a range of activities, including agriculture and horticulture, to occur where these activities are of an appropriate nature, scale, form and location. 5. By recognising and providing for the relationship between Ngati Rehua and Ngati Paoa and their ancestral lands, water, sites, waahi tapu and other taonga. 6. By protecting the historic heritage of the other islands. 1.3 Amendments to Part 7 Heritage 7.7 Types of heritage items The specific provisions for each of the heritage types are set out in separate topics in this part of the Plan as follows: archaeological sites buildings, objects, properties and places of special value conservation areas ecologically significant sites geological items Maori heritage sites trees. Volcanic cones 1.4 Add new section to Part 7 Heritage 7.15 Volcanic Viewshafts Views of the Rangitoto and Motukorea (Browns Island) volcanic cones are valued by residents and visitors to the Hauraki Gulf, and their scenic amenity and heritage value contributes much to the character of Auckland. Geological items and landforms are protected by the Plan, but views to and from these features also need protection. The maximum height for a particular site is usually below the height permitted by the volcanic viewshaft protection. Where viewshafts are below the maximum height, it may be necessary to impose special height limits. Height Sensitive Areas (HSA) are areas of land beneath volcanic viewshafts where the height of the development permitted by the underlying zone breaches the floor of the viewshaft, or land located on the slopes and surrounds of volcanic cones where height is controlled to protect the visual integrity of the cone. Height Sensitive Areas have been applied to the slopes of Rangitoto and Browns Island to protect the visual integrity of these volcanic cones. The height sensitive areas have been set at 6.5m, the same as the maximum height limit for the Conservation Land Unit. 3

4 1.5 Add new issue to Part 7 Heritage Resource management issue The potential loss of views to and between volcanic landmarks within the Hauraki Gulf Islands. 1.6 Add new objective and policies to Part 7 Heritage Objective To protect the visual and physical integrity and values of the volcanic features of the Hauraki Gulf Islands, and to protect significant views to and between volcanic cones Policies 1. Ensure that the overall contribution of the Hauraki Gulf s volcanic features to the landscape character of Auckland is maintained, including physical and visual connections to, and views between, the volcanic cones. 2. Avoid the introduction of buildings or structures within viewshafts defined on the planning maps and above the specified building heights in the Height Sensitive Areas to protect views to and between the maunga/volcanic cones. 1.7 Add new rules to Part 7 Heritage Rules for Volcanic view shafts Permitted activities 1. Buildings and structures located within a volcanic viewshaft which breach the floor of the viewshaft but do not exceed the height of the HSA. 2. Additions or alterations to existing buildings or structures within a volcanic viewshaft, which breaches the floor of the viewshaft but does not exceed the height of the HSA Non-complying activities 1. Buildings and structures or any additions or alterations to existing buildings or structures within an HAS which exceeds the height of the HSA. 4

5 1.8 Amend numbering to Part 7 Heritage Interpretations and Definitions Glossary of Maori terms Additional information about heritage 5