059-063 - Auckland Council - Residential Workshop Presentation - Session 1 - Introduction - 22 June 2015

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Residential Topic

Zoning strategy and approach

This presentation only discusses the provisions as notified in the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan.


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Zoning strategy and approach

The Unitary Plan reduces the number of residential zones from 99 to six:

Residential zones in urban Auckland Land area

Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings 5%

Mixed Housing Urban 10%

Mixed Housing Suburban 40%

Single House 32%

Rural and Coastal 4%

Large Lot 9%



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Zoning strategy and the Regional Policy Statement (RPS)

• The residential zoning strategy seeks to achieve a quality compact urban form

(RPS B2.1 – Objective 1) by:

– Enabling higher residential densities within and around centres and within

moderate walking distance of centres and the rapid and frequent service

network or in close proximity to urban facilities (RPS B2.1 – Policy 2).

– Provided that they are adequately serviced by existing infrastructure or

infrastructure can be efficiently upgraded and reverse sensitivity effects can

be managed (RPS B2.1 – Policy 2).

• This policy direction is balanced with other RPS objectives that seek to protecthistoric heritage, historic character and manage flooding risks.


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Location and pattern of residential zones

• The THAB zone generally applies immediately surrounding metropolitan, town and local centres and the

rapid & frequent service network

• Mixed Housing Urban zone applies around the THAB zone and in close proximity to metropolitan, town and

local centres and the rapid & frequent service network

• Mixed Housing Suburban zone provides a transition from Mixed Housing Urban zone to Single House zone• Single House zone is generally applied to serviced settlements and sites covered by the Historic Character

overlay, flood plains, and in some areas with potential reverse sensitivity issues

• Rural and Coastal Settlement, and Large Lot zone generally applied to un-serviced

settlements or to sites with geotechnical issues or high ecological and landscape values



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Transition from high density to low density zones

• The greatest level of development is enabled around the Metropolitan, Town or Local Centre zone or

transport hubs, which transitions to the Mixed Housing Urban, Suburban and Single House zones.

• Where five and six storeys are permitted in the THAB zone, they step down to four storeys at the edgeof the zone to better integrate with the adjoining lower density residential zones.



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• The PAUP applies a lower density zone to areas that have:

• Historic heritage, natural heritage and historic character values

• Reverse sensitivity effects that need to be managed

• Flooding risks.

• This is to ensure that the zone does not create undue development

pressure or increase reverse sensitivity effects in these areas.

Auckland-wide rules & Overlays that impact zoning


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Examples showing the relationship of the zoning strategy

and overlays

Mt Eden – THAB not applied around town

centre because of height sensitive area

Ponsonby – THAB not applied around

town centre because of historic character


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Examples showing the relationship of the zoning strategy

and flooding areas

elmont – Single House zone applied in

flood plan where Mixed Housing Urban

might otherwise apply.

Royal Oak – Single House zone applied

in flood plan where THAB might

otherwise apply.


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Objectives of the residential zones - comparison

All zones Large Lot zone RCS zone Single House

zone

MHS zone MHU zone THAB zone

Housing Choice

Objective 2

A diverse range of

housing provides

choice for

households and

communities to meet

their varied needs

and lifestyles.

Objective 1

Housing choice

within

neighbourhoods is

increased.

Objective 1

Land is used

efficiently to

provide urban

living that

increases housing

supply and

choice.

Objective 1

Land is used

efficiently to

provide urban

living that

increases housing

supply and

choice.

CharacterObjective 1

Development

achieves a

spacious

landscape

character.

Objective 1

Development

achieves a rural and

coastal residential

character.

Objective 1

Development

achieves a low

density suburban

residential

character.

Objective 2

Development

achieves a

suburban

residential

character.

Objective 2

Development

achieves a urban

residential

character.

Objective 2

Development

achieves a urban

residential

character.

Amenity

Objective 1

Auckland’sresidential areas are

attractive

environments with

quality development.

Objective 2

Developmentmaintains the

amenity of

adjoining sites.

Objective 2

Developmentprovides high quality

on-site amenity and

maintains the

amenity of adjoining

sites.

Objective 2

Developmentprovides high

quality on-site

amenity and

maintains the

amenity of

adjoining sites.

Objective 3


quality on-site

amenity and

provides

reasonable

amenity for

adjoining sites.

Objective 3


quality on-site

amenity and

provides

reasonable

amenity for

adjoining sites.

Objective 3


quality on-site

amenity and

provides

reasonable

amenity for

adjoining sites.



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Objectives of the residential zones - comparison

All zones Large Lot

zone

RCS zone Single House

zone

MHS zone MHU zone THAB zone

Infrastructure

Objective 3

Development is of

a density that is

appropriate for

physical and

environmental

attributes of the

site and any

infrastructure

constraints

Objective 3

Development is of a

density that is

appropriate for

physical and

environmental

attributes of the site

and any

infrastructure

constraints

Objective 4

Development

adequately

serviced by

network

infrastructure and

is of a density that

is appropriate for

physical attributes

and infrastructure

constraints.

Objective 4

Development

adequately

serviced by

network

infrastructure and

is of a density that

is appropriate for

physical attributes

and infrastructure

constraints.

Objective 4

Development is of

a density that is

appropriate for

the physical

attributes of the

site and any

infrastructure

constraints.

Non-residential activities

Objective 3

Non-residential

activities contribute

to and support the

amenity of the

neighbourhood

and provideopportunities for

social, economic

and cultural well-

being

Objective 5

Non-residential

activities provide

convenience and

choice for the

neighbourhood

while ensuring theurban residential

character and

amenity of the

area is

maintained.



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Summary of submissions

• A large number of submissions were received in relation to zoning

strategy and approach, including requests to:

• Apply a transit ional zone between the Single House zone and

higher density zones and between the Mixed Housing Urban and

Mixed Housing Suburban zones.

• Delete the Mixed Housing Suburban and Urban zones and createa single Mixed Housing zone.

• Clarify the relationship between the application of the Single House

zone and overlays.


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059-063 - Auckland Council - Residential Workshop Presentation - Session 1 - Introduction - 22 June 2015