Frontispiece

• Official name of title of plan
• Date notified / made operative
• Declaration as to being a true copy and being operative [as appropriate]
• Signatures of Mayor / Chairperson and Chief Executive
• Council seal [if appropriate]

Single page at the very front of the plan carrying information on what the plan is to be called, information as to which version of the plan this document is, and the legal status of the plan. The reverse side could carry publishing information and references to other key documents.

Contents Page

Key navigational tools for the plan, need to be easy to find so they are placed up front.

Plan Purpose

• Legislative requirement (mandate) for the plan
• Functions of district and city councils under the RMA (types of matters covered by the plan)
• Strategic overview and linkages to other planning documents

Provides the reader with a quick explanation as to the mandate for the plan, what it can cover by law, and how it fits in with other documents (LTCCP, RPS, other plans, section 32 reports, monitoring reports).

Definitions

Glossary [optional – see note as to status]

Definition of key terms used in the objectives, policies and rules of the plan arranged alphabetically. A glossary of terms defined in legislation may precede or follow the definitions section. If a glossary is included be clear that it does not have the status of being part of the plan but is a resource provided for the benefit of readers (ie, explanatory).

Issues Overview:

• Distribution of issues across the district [optional]
• Relationship between issues.

Short section outlining the origin of issues in the plan and how they interrelate.

This section is considered useful but is not mandatory.

[Tangata Whenua]

[World View]

[Issues]

[Objectives]

[Policies]

Optional separate chapter for those councils that have chosen to have a chapter dealing specifically with tangata whenua values and concerns. This chapter could include either an overview of tangata whenua values and concerns that contains details as to how the plan manages these, or a more fulsome policy framework.

District-wide issues, objectives and policies:

• Cultural and Built Heritage
  • Issues
  • Objectives
  • Policies
• Infrastructure
  • Issues
  • Objectives
  • Policies
• Natural Heritage
  • Issues
  • Objectives
  • Policies
• Transportation
  • Issues
  • Objectives
  • Policies

This section contains the policy framework for issues that are found throughout the region. They are arranged alphabetically. The issues shown are for example purposes only.

Issues, objectives and policies related to specific zones or areas

• Commercial A Zone
  • Issues
  • Objectives
  • Policies
• Industrial Zone
  • Issues
  • Objectives
  • Policies
• Natural Environment Zone
  • Issues
  • Objectives
  • Policies
• Residential A Zone
  • Issues
  • Objectives
  • Policies
• Residential B Zone
  • Issues
  • Objectives
  • Policies
• Residential C Zone
  • Issues
  • Objectives
  • Policies
• Rural A Zone
  • Issues
  • Objectives
  • Policies
• Rural B Zone
  • Issues
  • Objectives
  • Policies

This section contains the policy framework for issues that are limited in their geographic distribution and impact to discrete and identifiable areas of the region.

District-wide Rules

• Cultural and Built Heritage
  • Permitted
  • Controlled
  • Restricted Discretionary
  • Discretionary
  • Prohibited
• Infrastructure
  • Permitted
  • Controlled
  • Restricted Discretionary
  • Discretionary
  • Prohibited
• Natural Heritage
  • Permitted
  • Controlled
  • Restricted Discretionary
  • Discretionary
  • Prohibited
• Transportation
  • Permitted
  • Controlled
  • Restricted Discretionary
  • Discretionary
  • Prohibited

This section of the plan contains rules for managing the issues that apply across the city or district. Rules are arranged under issue or topics alphabetically for ease of reference. Cross-references from rules link back to issues, objectives and policies as necessary.

Zone / area-specific Rules

• Commercial A Zone
  • Permitted
  • Controlled
  • Restricted Discretionary
  • Discretionary
  • Prohibited
• Industrial Zone
  • Permitted
  • Controlled
  • Restricted Discretionary
  • Discretionary
  • Prohibited
• Natural Environment Zone
  • Permitted
  • Controlled
  • Restricted Discretionary
  • Discretionary
  • Prohibited
• Residential A Zone
  • Permitted
  • Controlled
  • Restricted Discretionary
  • Discretionary
  • Prohibited
• Residential B Zone
  • Permitted
  • Controlled
  • Restricted Discretionary
  • Discretionary
  • Prohibited
• Residential C Zone
  • Permitted
  • Controlled
  • Restricted Discretionary
  • Discretionary
  • Prohibited
• Rural A Zone
  • Permitted
  • Controlled
  • Restricted Discretionary
  • Discretionary
  • Prohibited
• Rural B Zone
  • Permitted
  • Controlled
  • Restricted Discretionary
  • Discretionary
  • Prohibited

Zone or area-specific rules are grouped according to each geographic area they are specific to. Each zone or area are listed in alphabetical order to enable them to be found easily in tables of contents etc. The names shown in this document are examples only. Councils are able to select those that best reflect their city or district.

Schedules / Appendices

• Schedule of designations
• Schedule of heritage sites and items
• Significant landscapes
• Statutory Acknowledgements (if any)

The schedules (or appendices) contain information that is too large for, or would interrupt the flow of provisions if placed into policies and rules.

As with other provisions of the plan, they are arranged in alphabetical order as much as practicable. Those shown here are for example purposes only. It is expected that councils will choose their own on an ‘as needed’ basis.

Maps and Structure Plans

• Plan index map
• Large scale maps
  • Maps coveting rural areas of district
  • Maps covering large surfaces of water (eg, harbours)
• Small scale maps
  • Residential areas
  • Commercial areas
  • Hazard maps
• Special policy areas
  • Areas and sites subject to designations
• Structure plans
  • Te Whakatu Residential Growth Area
  • Turewhenua Commercial Park
• Index of streets, roads, and key landmarks (text with associated map number and grid reference)

Maps are in a separate volume to allow them to open alongside plan provisions and printed on paper of a different size.

Maps are arranged so that the largest-scale and more general maps are place first and the smaller-scale and more detailed maps toward the back.