KWE.1 Kamo Walkability Environment

KWE.1 Kamo Walkability Environment Index KWE.1 Kamo Walkability Environment KWE.1.1 Description and Expectations KWE.1.2 Eligibility Rule KWE.1.3 Objectives KWE.1.4 District Wide Note KAP.1 Kamo Activity Precinct Landuse KAP.1.1 Description and Expectations KAP.1.2 Eligibility Rule KAP.1.3 Notification Rules KAP.1.4 Objectives KAP.1.5 Discretionary Activities KAP.1.6 Assessment Criteria for Discretionary Activities KAP.1.7 General Policies KAP.2 Kamo Activity Precinct Subdivision KAP.2.1 Eligibility Rule KAP.2.2 Notification Rules KAP.2.3 Discretionary Activities KAP.2.4 General Policies KMP.1 Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct Landuse KMP.1.1 Description and Expectations KMP.1.2 Eligibility Rule KMP.1.3 Notification Rules KMP.1.4 Objectives KMP.1.5 Discretionary Activities KMP.1.6 Assessment Criteria for Multi-Unit Development KMP.1.7 General Policies KMP.2 Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct Subdivision KMP.2.1 Eligibility Rule KMP.2.2 Notification Rules KMP.2.3 Assessment Criteria for Subdivision KMP.2.4 General Policies KLP.1 Kamo Low Density Living Precinct Landuse KLP.1.1 Description and Expectations KLP.1.2 Eligibility Rule KLP.1.3 Notification Rules KLP.1.4 Objectives KLP.1.5 Discretionary Activities KLP.1.6 General Policies KLP.2 Kamo Low Density Living Precinct Subdivision KLP.2.1 Eligibility Rule KLP.2.2 Notification Rules KLP.2.3 General Policies KWE.Appendix 1 Kamo Activity Precinct Urban Design Guidelines KWE.Appendix 2 Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct Urban Design Guidelines KWE.Appendix 3 Precinct Plan Page 1 of 37

KWE.1 Kamo Walkability Environment KWE.1.1 Description and Expectations Kamo has evolved from a separate township to now being included within the city limits of Whangarei. Kamo has a strong local identity based on its history. Of particular significance was the discovery of coal in 1875, with mining undertaken in the Kamo area until 1955. The excavation of numerous underground tunnels during this period has left a risk of subsidence affecting substantial areas of land, mainly to the east of Kamo Road. In recent years the suburb of Kamo has emerged as one of the fastest growing urban areas within Whangarei District. Kamo is projected to continue its recent high growth and remain the second largest settlement node in the district. In addition to its historic origins, much of Kamo s sense of place can be attributed to its geographic containment, bordered by gentle slopes to the south, west and east, and physical constraints imposed by the railway line and State Highway 1 Bypass. Notable bush-clad landforms beyond provide a rural backdrop to the township. Within the residential areas that form the bulk of the Kamo Walkability Environment, the overall level of amenity is typical of that commonly experienced in other Living Environments within the district. Kamo is also recognised for its village atmosphere offering a variety of local mainstreet retail and community services; easy access to facilities (including schools); volcanic soils; large, well maintained sections and streetscapes; and a mix of housing ages, with older housing tending to be concentrated near the centre of Kamo served by the adjacent grid roading pattern to the east. The remaining housing stock, being primarily single family homes constructed in the 1960s 1980s, tends to radiate outwards, with development characterised by a more curving street pattern and a number of short culde-sacs. The Kamo Walkability Environment (KWE) is generally defined as the walkable catchment around the Kamo commercial centre comprising of a Primary and Secondary Pedestrian Network. It addresses the opportunities and issues associated with growth in the area, with an emphasis on the theme of walkability. The Primary Pedestrian Network (PPN) is confined to the main retail street frontages within the Kamo shopping centre and is supported by provisions to enable a lively pedestrian and cycling oriented environment with active retail frontages. The Secondary Pedestrian Network (SPN) comprises streets which are in close proximity to the Kamo shops, schools and recreation areas and are located on frequently used walking routes. The strength of this combination of factors within walking distance makes streets fronting onto the PPN and SPN suitable for residential intensification. It is anticipated that these pedestrian networks will receive prioritization in terms of surface quality and ongoing maintenance. The KWE contains the Kamo Activity Precinct (KAP) and the Kamo Medium (KMP) and Low Density (KLP) Living Precincts, collectively providing for: a limited extension to the commercial centre of Kamo, mixed use development in the Kamo Activity Precinct, medium density residential development in suitable areas served by the pedestrian network, and controlled intensification of low density areas within the balance of the Environment. Growth is supported in the KWE by providing for mixed use development (combining commercial and residential activities) within the Kamo Activity Precinct. In the Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct amalgamation of existing sites is encouraged to enable multi unit development in accordance with specified urban design guidelines. A range of housing types and styles is anticipated. Development will make use of existing infrastructure and enable more people to live within walking distance of services. Development will be managed to ensure the risk of subsidence is not increased. It is expected that any potential changes to existing amenity levels (such as higher ambient noise levels and reduced front yard landscaping) resulting from further residential intensification will be gradual and confined primarily to locations within the Medium Density Living Precinct. Such changes will be off-set by advantages gained from increased neighbourhood activity and vitality; an emphasis on quality urban design; more active frontages and increased passive surveillance; a greater range of housing options; reduced home maintenance costs; and better utilization of existing public facilities (such as parks and walkways). Kamo Road will continue to provide a main street shopping experience with a high level of pedestrian activity. The compact form of a commercial area will be retained and new commercial activities Page 2 of 37

KWE.1 Kamo Walkability Environment outside of this area will be discouraged. There is an expectation that over time existing industrial businesses in the KWE will relocate. Land has been rezoned for this purpose in Springs Flat. KWE.1.2 Eligibility Rule The following shall form the basis of assessment for resource consent applications in the Kamo Walkability Environment: The Objectives in the KWE; The Objectives, Policies and provisions set out in the Kamo Activity Precinct, Kamo Medium Density Living Precint, and Kamo Low Density Living Precinct Landuse and Subdivision sections; The Open Space Environment provisions; The Resource Area provisions; and District Wide provisions. KWE.1.3 Objectives 1. The Kamo Walkability Environment offers a safe and effective pedestrian and cycle network connecting recreational, educational, community and shopping facilities. 2. The Kamo Walkability Environment provides opportunity for high quality medium and low density living within walking distance of the Kamo Activity Precinct. 3. The Kamo Walkability Environment contains a mainstreet commercial area that provides for a range of residential, commercial and community activities. 4. People who are able to live in close proximity to, and within, the Kamo Activity Precinct in a manner that does not restrict commercial operations. 5. The risk of land subsidence in mining hazard areas is not increased by land development in the Kamo Walkability Environment. 6. Adequate servicing for anticipated intensification is provided within the Kamo Walkability Environment. KWE.1.4 District Wide Note A number of provisions that currently apply in the Living 1 and Business 3 Environments will be addressed on a District-wide basis as part of the review of the District Plan. In the interim regard be given to the following: In the Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct and Kamo Low Density Living Precinct refer to Living 1 Environment Rules in regards to: Hazardous Substances Network Utility Operations Signs Artificial Lighting Noise Construction Noise Vibration Electromagnetic Radiation Outdoor Storage Aerials and Aerial Support Structures Page 3 of 37

KWE.1 Kamo Walkability Environment In the Kamo Activity Precinct refer to Business 3 Environment Rules in regards to: Hazardous Substances Network Utility Operations Signs Artificial Lighting Noise Construction Noise Vibration Electromagnetic Radiation Outdoor Storage Aerials and Aerial Support Structures Activities in the Kamo Activity Precinct, Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct (except for multi-unit development and home occupations) and Kamo Low Density Living Precinct (except for home occupations) are not subject to minimum parking requirements. This note will be deleted when District-wide provisions are inserted into the District Plan. Page 4 of 37

KAP.1 Kamo Activity Precinct - LANDUSE KAP.1.1 Description and Expectations The Kamo Activity Precinct is a compact mainstreet shopping centre on, or in close proximity to, Kamo Road which provides a range of retail, service and community activities. The KAP services one of the fastest growing urban areas in the District and is bordered by schools, recreation areas, churches and identified mining hazard areas. Opportunities are provided to meet these demands while retaining the mainstreet character and compact form of the centre. KAP.1.2 Eligibility Rule 1. Activities not requiring consent as a discretionary activity shall be a permitted activity. 2. Industrial activities are non-complying activities within this Precinct. 3. Car Parks located between building frontage and road boundaries of sites fronting the Primary Pedestrian Network are prohibited activities within this Precinct. KAP.1.3 Notification Rules 1. Land use proposals that meet any of the following discretionary activities must be publicly notified: a. Construction or alteration of a building or buildings that exceed 500m². b. Construction or alteration of a building or buildings that exceed 11 metres in height. c. Any activity that results in more than 200 traffic movements being generated per site, per day. 2. All other land use proposals are subject to the notification test of the RMA. KAP.1.4 Objectives 1. To ensure the KAP is a compact multi-functional vibrant centre providing a mix of commercial and residential activities. 2. To accommodate commercial activities within the KAP while retaining active street frontages on the Primary Pedestrian Network. 3. To accommodate well designed larger format food and/or grocery retailing within the KAP. 4. To contain commercial activities within the KAP to avoid encroachment into residential areas. 5. To ensure a high quality pedestrian focused streetscape. 6. To ensure new developments are designed in accordance with sound urban design principles. KAP.1.5 Discretionary Activities 1. Construction or alteration of a building or buildings: a. That exceed 500m² GFA. b. That exceed 11 metres in height. c. Within 3 metres of Living Environments. d. On a site that borders a Living Environment that do not meet the specified daylight angle for the adjacent Living Environment. e. That provide for 3 or more individual commercial activities on a site. f. That provide for 2 or more residential units on a site. Page 5 of 37

KAP.1 Kamo Activity Precinct - LANDUSE 2. Construction or alteration of a building or buildings on sites fronting the Primary Pedestrian Network: a. With more than 15 metres of street frontage, or 30 metres of street frontage for a corner site. b. Setback less than 1.5 metres from the road boundary. c. With less than 55% of their ground floor building frontage in clear glazing. d. Without a continuous verandah along the entire frontage (excluding vehicle access), forming a continuous line of shelter with adjacent verandahs: i. With clearance of less than 3 metres or exceeding 4 metres above the footpath. ii. With a setback less than 600mm from the kerb. 3. A residential unit or units: a. At ground floor level fronting the Primary Pedestrian Network. b. On a site that fronts the Primary Pedestrian Network and does not provide pedestrian access (e.g. a front door) from the residential unit to the Primary Pedestrian Network. c. With living areas above ground floor level: i. With 1 bedroom and not containing an outdoor living court of at least 6m² and at least 2 metres depth. ii. With 2 or more bedrooms and not containing an outdoor living court of at least 10m² and at least 2.4 metres depth. d. With living areas at ground floor level and not containing an outdoor living court of at least 20m² and at least 4 metres depth. 4. Any activity that results in more than 200 traffic movements being generated per site, per day. 5. Any new vehicle crossings across the Primary Pedestrian Network. 6. Any activity that fails to provide access, and/or parking in accordance with requirements in Whangarei District Council s Environmental Engineering Standards 2010. KAP.1.6 Assessment Criteria for Discretionary Activities When assessing resource consent for discretionary activities (KAP 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3) Council will consider: 1. Whether an urban design statement has been provided, by an appropriately qualified person, that the development is designed in general accordance with the KAP Urban Design Guidelines contained in Kamo Walkability Environment Appendix 1. 2. Whether the proposal has been through Council s Urban Design Panel process. 3. Whether the benefits of having a supermarket locate within the KAP outweigh the failure to meet some of the provisions of the KAP. Council reserves the right to review the urban design statement. KAP.1.7 General Policies 1. To retain the compact nature of the KAP by providing for a range of sizes of commercial activities within the centre. 2. To accommodate larger format food and/or grocery retailing where it is designed, as far as possible, to meet the provisions of the KAP. 3. To provide for compatible development by restricting building height. 4. To provide for mixed use development (e.g. office, retail and residential) within the KAP. Page 6 of 37

KAP.1 Kamo Activity Precinct - LANDUSE 5. To promote active street frontages by ensuring residential units are not established at street level fronting the Primary Pedestrian Network while ensuring that pedestrian access (e.g. a front door) is provided from the street frontage. 6. To retain the fine grain character of KAP by limiting the width of buildings fronting the Primary Pedestrian Network. 7. To avoid adverse effects on amenity, pedestrian safety, road safety and efficiency and parking from significant increases in traffic. 8. To ensure infrastructure and engineering is designed in accordance with Whangarei District Council s Environmental Engineering Standards 2010. 9. To encourage high quality development by requiring that new development is designed in accordance with sound urban design principles and the KAP Urban Design Guidelines contained in Kamo Walkability Environment.Appendix 1. Page 7 of 37

KAP.2 Kamo Activity Precinct - SUBDIVISION KAP.2.1 Eligibility Rule 1. Activities not requiring consent as a discretionary activity shall be a controlled activity. KAP.2.2 Notification Rules 1. Subdivision proposals are subject to the notification test of the RMA. KAP.2.3 Discretionary Activities 1. Any subdivision resulting in an allotment with a net site area of less than 100m 2 ; or 2. Any subdivision undertaken under the Unit Titles Act 2010, resulting in a unit title allotment with a net site area of less than 50m 2. 3. Any subdivision resulting in allotments: a. With a frontage of less than 6 metres. b. With a frontage of more than 15 metres on the Primary Pedestrian Network. c. That are not provided with connections to Council maintained services (water, wastewater, stormwater, roading) within their net site area. d. That are not provided with a connection to an electrical supply system at the boundary of the net site area. 4. Any subdivision where: a. More than 8 allotments have shared access to the road. KAP.2.4 General Policies 1. To ensure infrastructure and engineering is designed in accordance with Whangarei District Council s Environmental Engineering Standards 2010. 2. To ensure the road layout and access onto the site as part of any subdivision is designed to avoid remedy or mitigate any adverse effects on the surrounding road and pedestrian network. 3. To ensure subdivision provides for a range of allotment sizes that are appropriate to the character of the KAP. 4. To encourage high quality development by requiring that new subdivision and development is designed in accordance with sound urban design principles and the KAP Urban Design Guidelines contained in Kamo Walkability Environment Appendix 1. Page 8 of 37

KMP.1 Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct - LANDUSE KMP.1.1 Description and Expectations The areas recognised as suitable for medium density housing are located adjacent to the identified pedestrian network, surrounding the Kamo Activity Precinct. They are in close proximity to open space, both for outlook and use. They occupy relatively flat and stable land which is largely free from natural hazards and include some of the area s oldest housing served by a grid road pattern close to the KAP. Further intensification of development in these areas will provide a range of housing options and enable more people to live within walking distance of the Kamo Activity Precinct and associated open space, public transport, community facilities, shops, cafes and entertainment. It is expected that any potential changes to existing amenity levels (such as higher ambient noise levels and reduced front yard landscaping) resulting from further residential intensification will be gradual. Such changes will be off-set by advantages gained from increased neighbourhood activity and vitality; an emphasis on quality urban design; more active frontages and increased passive surveillance; a greater range of housing options; reduced home maintenance costs; and better utilisation of existing public facilities (such as parks and walkways). KMP.1.2 Eligibility Rule 1. Activities not requiring consent as a discretionary activity shall be a permitted activity. 2. Commercial activities (excluding home occupations) are non-complying activities within this Precinct. 3. Industrial activities are prohibited activities within this Precinct. 4. Home occupations that trigger three or more of the discretionary criteria KMP 1.5.10(a)-(g) are non-complying activities. KMP.1.3 Notification Rules 1. Land use proposals that are non-complying activities must be publicly notified. 2. Land use proposals that meet any of the following discretionary activities must be publicly notified: a. A building or buildings that exceed 11 metres in height. b. Home occupations that generate more than 20 traffic movements per day, per site. 3. All other land use proposals are subject to the notification test of the RMA. KMP.1.4 Objectives 1. To provide for a range of housing options in the Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct enabling more people to live within walking distance of the Kamo Activity Precinct. 2. To allow for increased residential density by providing for multi unit development. 3. To ensure residential development is designed in accordance with sound urban design principles. 4. To protect the amenity of the neighbourhood, while optimising privacy and amenity within and between sites. KMP.1.5 Discretionary Activities 1. A building or buildings that: a. Exceed 11 metres in height. Page 9 of 37

KMP.1 Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct - LANDUSE b. Is setback less than 2 metres from the boundary with a site zoned Kamo Low Density Living Precinct. c. Is proposed for a rear site and is setback less than 3 metres from other boundaries, allowing for one 1.5 metre setback. d. Does not meet the specified daylight angles in Appendix 11, except in relation to the road boundary. 2. A building or buildings on a front site setback less than 4 metres from the rear boundary or 2 metres from the road boundary comprising: a. Up to two multi-storied residential units. b. Up to three or more single storey residential units. 3. A building or buildings on a front site setback less than 6 metres from the rear boundary or 2 metres from the road boundary comprising: a. Three or more multi-storied residential units. 4. Any building that is set back from the top of the bank of any river that has a width of less than 3 metres, less than: a. 5 metres where the dominant slope is 8 degrees. b. 10 metres where the dominant slope is greater than 8 degrees and less than 15 degrees. c. 20 metres where the dominant slope is more than 15 degrees. 5. Residential unit or units that provide: a. For three or more residential units on a site. b. Living areas above ground floor: i. With 1 bedroom and not containing an outdoor living court of at least 6m 2 and at least 2 metres depth. ii. With 2 or more bedrooms and not containing an outdoor living court of at least 10m 2 and at least 2.4 metres depth. c. Living areas at ground floor level and not containing an outdoor living court of at least 20m 2 and at least 4 metres depth. 6. Deleted refer to Historic Heritage Chapter 7. Any fence on a road boundary: a. Higher than 1 metre; or b. Less than 50% visually permeable above 1 metre in height (up to maximum height of 2 metres). 8 Any additional vehicle crossings onto the pedestrian network. 9. Impervious area greater than 60% of the site. 10. Home occupations that: a. Generate more than 20 traffic movements per day, per site. b. Have car parking between the residential unit and the road. c. Do not provide the following required parking spaces: i. 1 in addition to that of the residential unit, ii. Plus 1 per employee, Page 10 of 37

KMP.1 Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct - LANDUSE iii. Plus 1 in circumstances where clients visit the site. d. In addition to the principal operator have more than two other persons engaged in the activity. e. Exceed the use of 15% of the total GFA of all buildings on the site. f. Have a total area of signage greater than 0.25m 2, per site. g. Have illuminated or moving signage. 11. Home occupations that trigger three or more of the discretionary criteria in 10(a)-(g) above are to be considered as non complying activities. 12 Places of assembly that open for visitors, clients or deliveries before 0800 or after 2200, other than religious observances outside of these hours for a maximum of 4 days per year. 13. Any activity that fails to provide access and/or parking in accordance with requirements in Whangarei District Council s Engineering Standards 2010. KMP.1.6 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA FOR MULTI UNIT DEVELOPMENT 1. When assessing resource consent for multi unit development: Council will consider: a. Whether an urban design statement has been provided, by an appropriately qualified person, that the development is designed in general accordance with KMP Urban Design Guidelines contained in Kamo Walkability Environment Appendix 2. b. Whether the proposal has been through Council s Urban Design Panel process. 2. Council reserves the right to review the urban design statement. 3. It is a requirement that the following minimum parking is provided: a. 1 parking space per studio or one bedroom residential unit. b. 2 parking spaces per two or more bedroom residential unit. KMP.1.7 General Policies 1. To protect residential amenity by preventing the operation of commercial activities. 2. To provide for compatible development by restricting building height. 3. To encourage subdivision and land use to be undertaken concurrently as part of a comprehensive design process. 4. To enable quality multi unit development by providing for amalgamation of existing sites, while respecting neighbourhood amenity. 5. To promote interaction between building frontages and the street by encouraging the location of buildings close to the road boundary and with no restrictions on daylight angles to the road boundary. 6. To promote interaction between developments and avoid compromising the safety and efficiency of the pedestrian network by limiting the number of vehicle crossings. 7. To protect and enhance neighbourhood and residential amenity through compliance with bulk and location provisions and design in accordance with KMP Urban Design Guidelines contained in Kamo Walkability Environment.Appendix 2. Page 11 of 37

KMP.1 Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct - LANDUSE 8. To allow privacy and amenity for neighbours by providing rear setbacks for buildings. 9. To avoid adverse effects on amenity, pedestrian safety, road safety and efficiency and parking from non residential activities. 10. To ensure infrastructure and engineering is designed in accordance with Whangarei District Council s Environmental Engineering Standards 2010. Page 12 of 37

KMP.2 Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct - SUBDIVISION KMP.2.1 Eligibility Rule 1. All subdivision proposals shall be considered as a discretionary activity. KMP.2.2 Notification Rules 1. Subdivision proposals are subject to the notification test of the RMA. KMP.2.3 Assessment Criteria for Subdivision When assessing resource consent for subdivision Council will consider: 1. Whether an urban design statement has been provided, by an appropriately qualified person, that the development is designed in general accordance with the relevant KMP Urban Design Guidelines contained in Kamo Walkability Environment Appendix 2. Council reserves the right to review the urban design statement. KMP.2.4 General Policies 1. To encourage subdivision and land use proposals to be undertaken concurrently as part of a comprehensive design process. 2. To avoid, remedy or mitigate the effects of subdivision on the amenity of the medium density residential area. 3. To ensure subdivision and development is designed and located to enhance the walkability and cycling accessibility of Kamo. 4. To require all subdivisions to be designed in general accordance with the relevant KMP Urban Design Guidelines contained in Kamo Walkability Environment Appendix 2. 5. To ensure infrastructure and engineering is designed in accordance with Whangarei District Council s Environmental Engineering Standards 2010. Page 13 of 37

KLP.1 Kamo Low Density Living Precinct - LANDUSE KLP.1.1 Description and Expectations This Precinct covers areas that are within the walkable catchment of the Kamo Activity Precinct and abut the identified pedestrian network. Additional residential development opportunities in these areas are limited because they may: Have steeper topography; Have a higher risk of land instability; Be within an identified Mining Hazard Area; Be located further from the Kamo Activity Precinct and associated facilities. The overall level of amenity is typical of that commonly experienced in other Living Environments within the district. It is expected that there will be a slight increase in residential density through the provision of minor household units encouraging more people to live within walking distance of the Kamo Activity Precinct. KLP.1.2 Eligibility Rule 1. Activities not requiring consent as a discretionary activity shall be a permitted activity. 2. Commercial activities (excluding home occupations) are non-complying activities within this Precinct. 3. Industrial activities are prohibited activities within this Precinct. 4. Home occupations that trigger three or more of the discretionary criteria KLP 1.5.12(a)-(g) are non-complying. KLP.1.3 Notification Rules 1. Land use proposals that are non-complying activities must be publicly notified. 2. Land use proposals that meet any of the following discretionary activities must be publicly notified: a. Home occupations that generate more than 20 traffic movements per day per site. 3. All other land use proposals are subject to the notification test of the RMA. KLP.1.4 Objectives 1. To protect and enhance the amenity of the KLP. 2. To protect the identified pedestrian network. 3. To provide for a limited increase in residential density in the KLP allowing more people to live within walkable distance of the Kamo Activity Precinct. 4. To ensure the risk of land subsidence is not increased by development in the KLP. KLP.1.5 Discretionary Activities 1. Net site area of less than 500m². 2. A building or buildings: a. That exceed 8 metres in height. b. That does not meet the specified daylight angles in Appendix 11, excluding to the road boundary. Page 14 of 37

KLP.1 Kamo Low Density Living Precinct - LANDUSE 3. A residential unit or units: a. That provides for more than one residential unit and one minor residential unit per site. b. With a separation distance of less than 3 metres from any other detached residential unit. c. With a separation distance of less than 6 metres where there is an outdoor living court between the residential units. d. With living areas above ground floor and not containing an outdoor living court of at least 10m² and at least 2.4 metres depth. e. With living areas at ground floor level and not containing an outdoor living court of at least 20m² and at least 4 metres depth. 4. A minor residential unit: a. At ground floor level and not containing an outdoor living court of at least 20m² and at least 4 metres depth. b. Above ground floor and not containing an outdoor living court of at least 6m² capable of containing a circle of 2 metres in diameter. 5. Any habitable buildings set back less than: a. 4.5 metres from the road boundary. b. 3 metres from other boundaries, allowing for one 1.5 metre setback. 6. Any non-habitable building or non-habitable room of a building (e.g. garage, carport, lean-to) set back less than: a. 4.5 metres from the road boundary. b. 1.5 metres from any other boundary, allowing for a nil setback for a maximum building length of 7.5 metres on any single boundary for a maximum total building length of 10.5 metres on all boundaries. c. 2.5 metres from a habitable room on any other site. 7. Any building that is setback from the top of the bank of any river that has a width of less than 3 metres, less than: a. 5 metres where the dominant slope is 8 degrees. b. 10 metres where the dominant slope is greater than 8 degrees and less than 15 degrees. c. 20 metres where the dominant slope is more than 15 degrees. 8. Any fence on a road boundary: a. Higher than 1 metre; or b. Less than 50% visually permeable above 1 metre in height (up to a maximum height of 2 metres). 9. Any additional vehicle crossings onto the secondary pedestrian network. 10. Deleted refer to Historic Heritage Chapter 11. Impervious area greater than 60% of the site. 12. Home occupations that: a. Generate more than 20 traffic movements per day, per site. b. Have car parking between the residential unit and the road. c. Do not provide for the following required parking: Page 15 of 37

KLP.1 Kamo Low Density Living Precinct - LANDUSE i. 1 in addition to that of the residential unit; ii. iii. Plus 1 per employee; Plus 1 in circumstances where clients visit the site. d. In addition to the principal operator have more than two other persons engaged in the activity. e. Exceed the use of 15% of the total GFA of all buildings on site. f. Have a total area of signage greater than 0.25m², per site. g. Have illuminated or moving signage. 13. Home occupations that trigger three or more of the discretionary criteria 12(a)-(g) above are to be considered as non-complying activities. 14. Places of assembly that open for visitors, clients or deliveries before 0800 or after 2200, other than religious observances outside of these hours for a maximum of 4 days per year. 15. Any activity that fails to provide access and/or parking in accordance with requirements in Whangarei District Council s Engineering Environmental Standards 2010. KLP.1.6 General Policies 1. To protect residential amenity by preventing the operation of commercial activities. 2. To avoid compromising the safety and efficiency of the pedestrian network by limiting the numbers of vehicle crossings. 3. To protect and enhance neighbourhood and residential amenity through compliance with bulk and location provisions. 4. To allow for a limited increase in residential density by providing for one residential unit and one minor residential unit per site. 5. To avoid adverse effects on amenity, pedestrian safety, road safety and efficiency and parking from non-residential activities. 6. To ensure that all matters relating to infrastructure and engineering shall be designed in accordance with Whangarei District Council s Environmental Engineering Standards 2010. Page 16 of 37

KLP.2 Kamo Low Density Living Precinct - SUBDIVISION KLP.2.1 Eligibility Rule 1. All subdivision proposals shall be considered as a discretionary activity. KLP.2.2 Notification Rules 1. Subdivision proposals result in lots with a minimum net site area of less than 500m 2 (excluding around legally established residential unit/s) must be publicly notified. 2. All other subdivision proposals are subject to the notification test of the RMA. KLP.2.3 General Policies 1. To provide for subdivision resulting in lots of sufficient size to protect and enhance the amenity of the KLP. 2. To support existing pedestrian network and cycle connections through the Precinct. 3. To ensure the road layout and access into the site as part of any subdivision is designed to avoid remedy or mitigate any adverse effects on the surrounding road and pedestrian network. 4. To ensure that a minor residential unit remains on the same lot as its primary residential unit. 5. To ensure principal and minor residential units share vehicle crossings and vehicle access to avoid compromising the local pedestrian network. 6. To ensure that all matters relating to infrastructure and engineering are designed in accordance with Whangarei District Council s Environmental Engineering Standards 2010. Page 17 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 1 Kamo Activity Precinct Urban Design Guidelines Urban Design Guidelines for Commercial and Mixed Use Activities in the Kamo Activity Precinct Explanation: The objectives of the Kamo Activity Precinct encourage a mix of commercial and residential activities designed in accordance with sound urban design principles set in a high quality pedestrian focused streetscape. The following urban design guidelines have been developed to assist in meeting these objectives and to provide further clarification of policies contained in Kamo Activity Precinct.1. The first section of the guidelines addresses new commercial development within the precinct and the importance of recognising the interaction of built form with the public realm with particular regard to the network of Primary Pedestrian Routes identified on the Kamo Walkability Environment Precinct Plan. The second section provides guidelines aimed specifically at mixed use development, comprising a combination of compatible commercial activities and residential activities. Collectively the guidelines seek to promote a lively, pedestrian-focused local centre while providing acceptable levels of amenity for residents within the precinct. It is recommended that proposals for new medium or larger scale commercial or mixed-use development within the Kamo Activity Precinct are referred to Council s Urban Design Panel at an early stage of design (as a prelude to lodgement of any associated resource consent application) for review of relevant urban design issues including related Kamo Activity Precinct policies and the following urban design guidelines. While not having statutory decision making powers, the role of the Urban Design Panel is to provide independent and professional urban design advice and evaluation on key development proposals that may have significant urban design implications due to scale, public nature, activity or location. 1. Commercial Development 1.1 New Commercial Development To support the objectives and policies of the Kamo Activity Precinct, commercial development should: a. Define and engage with the primary pedestrian network. b. Integrate with the scale and form of the surrounding built environment. c. Support the walkability of the primary pedestrian network. d. Integrate signage with architectural detail and proportions. 1.2. Defining and Engaging with the Primary Pedestrian Network In order to reinforce the importance of the primary pedestrian network to the Kamo Activity Precinct, development should: a. Be built hard up to the street boundary to enable streets to be well contained and defined by the buildings that surround them. b. Be contiguous with neighbouring buildings to create a continuous built edge along the primary pedestrian network. c. Avoid new vehicle crossings over the footpath by establishing shared access arrangements to rear service and/or parking areas. d. Ensure service areas are screened from public view, preferably located to the rear of properties away from street frontages. e. Activate the street by locating activities at ground level that interact with, engage visually and entice passersby. Page 18 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 1 Kamo Activity Precinct Urban Design Guidelines f. Ensure ground floor premises have floor to ceiling heights of not less than 3.5 metres. g. Design walls with sufficient articulation, rhythm and detail to attract and hold the human eye. h. Have ground level windows and doors opening up to the street with large areas of clear glazing. i. Avoid blocking views into ground level premises with signage, screening, corporate colours or window displays over or behind clear glazing. j. For all above-ground premises or apartments, provide access to front doors via lobbies with a main entrance on the street frontage. 1.3 Integrating with Local Urban Form and Scale To create a cohesive and attractive Kamo Mainstreet environment with a strong sense of place, development should: a. Be designed to reflect the scale and rhythm of the traditional Kamo streetscape and associated small shop-front premises by not exceeding a maximum street frontage width of 15 metres within the primary pedestrian network. b. Where larger buildings are proposed these should be designed in a manner that appears as two or more adjoining buildings, each not wider than 15 metres. c. Be built up to two storeys in height along the primary pedestrian network. A consistent two storey street frontage along the primary pedestrian network will help to establish a consistent street edge to contain the street. For single storey development, consider an extended parapet above verandah level. d. Where buildings exceed two storeys, recess upper storeys a minimum three metres behind the street frontage. e. In the case of supermarkets or other medium to large scale retail formats with ground floor areas of 500m 2 and above, restrict frontage to a maximum 4 metre width to the primary pedestrian network, with the remainder of the premises sleeved by smaller scale specialty retail fronting the street. f. Respond to how a building is seen from all sides, avoiding bland, unarticulated areas of wall surface. g. Consider horizontal alignment of facade massing and detail to ensure new buildings complement the massing and detail of existing neighbours. h. Reinforce the street corner condition of any building with a special architectural gesture or element, using robust materials, highlighting its pivotal location. Corner features or elements above two storeys need not be set back from the street boundary. i. Express wall depth through clearly articulated window and door reveals. j. House and/or conceal all machinery and building services in an architecturally attractive manner. 1.4 Supporting the Walkability of the Primary Pedestrian Network To preserve and expand the pedestrian focus on the primary pedestrian network development should: a. Avoid vehicle-based retail activities locating adjacent to the Primary Pedestrian Network. Page 19 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 1 Kamo Activity Precinct Urban Design Guidelines Vehicle-based retail activities include all drive-through activities where purchases can be made from vehicles, (such as drive through fast food outlets), and activities where vehicles are parked in the premises vehicle courtyard for the duration of the purchase procedure such as petrol stations or drive through banking. b. Locate vehicle access points to rear service yards or carparking away from the Primary Pedestrian Network. c. Promote alternative modes of access to the Kamo Activity Precinct including cycling and public transport by such means as providing bicycle lock-ups for employees or residents, and encouraging businesses to provide staff showers. 1.5 Integrated Signage with Architectural Detail and Proportions To ensure all new signage is well designed, complements and enhances built form, and provides information for the public without dominating or contrasting with built form, development should: a. Ensure that signs are designed to a consistently high standard and complement the architectural qualities, materials, details and colours of the building to which they relate. b. Integrate signage design with building design, including above verandah signage and detail, and below verandah and verandah edge signage platforms. c. Minimise the number of sign posts by combining more than one sign or notice on to any one vertical support. d. Confine corporate colour schemes to a single shop-front width not exceeding 15 metres. e. Restrict above verandah signs to building or premises names in a manner clearly in harmony with the building s architecture. f. Restrict verandah edge signs to names of business premises. g. Confine all short-term notices such as special offers or sales to frontages below verandah height. Above verandah signage can easily dominate built form and clutter the broader streetscape frontage, whereas below verandah signage more comfortably contributes to streetscape vitality and interest. 2. Mixed Use Development Explanation: Mixed use development means combining residential and compatible commercial uses within a single development or in close proximity. The co-location of compatible commercial and residential uses together with local public amenities creates options for people to live, work, play and shop in close proximity. This results in multiple benefits including neighbourhood custodianship from the resident population, personal safety through passive surveillance, convenient amenities and services for residents and increased commercial vitality from the expanded local customer base. In combination these benefits lead to lively and prosperous pedestrian focused local centres that can rapidly become destinations for people from other neighbourhoods. There are two distinct types of Mixed Use Development: i. Vertical mixed use is where different activities occur at different levels of a building. Typically lower floors should have more public uses with more private uses stacked above them. A Page 20 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 1 Kamo Activity Precinct Urban Design Guidelines ii. common mix is to locate retail at ground floor, offices at middle levels and apartments at upper levels. In urban centres whole blocks can be comprised of vertical mixed use. Horizontal mixed use is where adjacent single use buildings contain a range of compatible landuses within the same block and is often used in low rise street- focused neighbourhood centres featuring large format anchor tenants, such as supermarkets. 2.1 New Mixed Use Development To support the objectives and policies of the Kamo Activity Precinct, mixed use development should: a. Co-locate compatible activities using appropriate mixed use typologies. b. Achieve acceptable levels of privacy and noise attenuation for residential uses. c. Enable long term flexibility of use. d. Engage with and activate the public realm. The public realm refers to places the public have common access to including streets, lanes and parks. e. Achieve high levels of private amenity for residents. 2.2 Co-Locating Compatible Activities using Appropriate Typologies To co-locate compatible land use activities in appropriate typologies in the Kamo Activity Precinct mixed use, development should: a. Utilise vertical mixed use building configurations for mixed use development along the Primary Pedestrian Network, with residential uses on upper storeys above commercial uses at ground floor level. b. Utilise predominantly horizontal mixed use formats where not located on the Primary Pedestrian Network. These may take the form of terraced housing, or low rise apartments and should feature the maximum percentage of units possible fronting onto the public realm. c. Avoid co-locating residential uses within close proximity of commercial activities that generate high levels of ambient noise between 9pm and 7am. 2.3 Achieving Acceptable Levels of Privacy and Noise Attenuation for Residential Uses To achieve acceptable levels of privacy and external noise attenuation for residential uses in the Kamo Activity Precinct development should: a. Provide measures to ensure residential visual privacy from public space vantage points with particular regard to Levels 1 and 2 above ground. Mechanisms to ensure privacy include: visually impermeable balustrades, external louvres and/or screening devices. b. Ensure that the external building envelope of residential units in mixed use developments is designed to attenuate external ambient sources of noise in relation to living and sleeping areas of the residential units. Where this noise attenuation requires all windows and doors to be sealed, a satisfactory ventilation system should be provided. c. Where feasible, provide private inner courtyards using other buildings, or solid walls, to protect the space from ambient external noise sources and to enable natural ventilation to units where external walls facing external noise sources are required to have sealed glazing. Page 21 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 1 Kamo Activity Precinct Urban Design Guidelines 2.4 Enabling Long-Term Flexibility of Use To enable long-term flexibility of use, development should: a. Have floor to ceiling heights of 3.5 to 4 metres (for ground level floors) to allow for a wide range of possible uses. b. Have minimum floor to ceiling heights of 2.7 metres (for above ground level storeys) to allow for both commercial and residential uses. 2.5 Engaging With and Activating the Public Realm To create engaging and well articulated active frontages to the street and other public spaces, mixed use development should: a. Configure all new residential units so that they front onto the street or other public open space. b. For ground level residential units, create direct access to front entrances from the street or other public realm space. c. For upper level residential units provide access via shared main entrance lobbies with direct access onto the street or other public open space. These should be separated from commercial tenancy entrances. d. Locate a principal living space (living, kitchen or dining) for all new dwellings with a view directly onto the street or other public space. e. For horizontal mixed use where front private living courts are located between the street edge and residential unit, use a combination of changes in level, low walls or hedges and, where needed, permeable screening for fences higher than 1m. f. Consider creating rear lanes to provide vehicular access to parking for apartments or terraced housing, to enable unimpeded street frontages. g. Avoid locating parking areas and garaging along street frontages. Consideration should be given to providing communal parking areas, discretely located on the site. 2.6 Achieving High Levels of Residential Amenity for Occupants To ensure residential units attain a sufficiently high standard of amenity so as to contribute positively to the Kamo Activity Precinct as a place to live, visit and do business, residential development should: a. For upper level residential units, use frequent vertical circulation cores serving optimally 2, and up to a maximum of 4, residential units per floor to avoid lengthy internal corridors or external horizontal circulation via conjoined decks or breezeways. b. Aim to enable cross ventilation for all residential units within an apartment building. This is best achieved by dual aspect apartment layouts which also deliver daylight and outlook from two directions. Internal courtyards can also achieve this purpose. c. Single aspect residential units should not exceed 7 metres in depth and should not be oriented to south or west. d. Achieve a minimum front-to-front 12 metre separation of residential units across streets or lanes, where possible. e. Provide a back-to-back separation distance of 20 metres, where possible, for acceptable levels of privacy between upper level residential units. f. Incorporate additional measures such as external screens or louvres fitted to balconies, decks or living spaces to ensure privacy from neighbours while maintaining outlook and daylight where optimal back-to-back separation (20 metres) cannot be achieved. Page 22 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 1 Kamo Activity Precinct Urban Design Guidelines g. For upper level units, provide balconies or roof terraces with a minimum area of 10m² and a minimum depth of 2.4 metres for residential units of 2 or more bedrooms; and 6m² with a minimum 2 metre depth for single bedroom residential units. Studio apartments need not have private balconies or terraces provided there is a shared outdoor space available. All balconies should: - Be directly accessible from a living area. - Be positioned to receive direct sunlight for at least 3 hours of the day in mid winter. - Be located on the north, west or eastern side of the dwelling. h. For residential units with living areas on ground floor, provide a private open space area of not less than 20m 2 with a minimum dimension of 4 metres that opens directly off a main living area. Such spaces should: - Be positioned to receive direct sunlight for at least 3 hours of the day in mid winter. - Have a flat surface area with a maximum gradient of 1 in 12. - Be free of all obstructions including clothes lines (these should be provided for outside the 20m 2 required area). - Be shielded from prevailing winds. - Enable visual privacy from public space and neighbours. - Not be located on circulation routes / access path to unit. Page 23 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 2 Kamo Medium Density Precinct Urban Design Guidelines Urban Design Guidelines for Multi-Unit Residential Development in the Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct Explanation: The objectives of the Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct support the provision of a range of housing options enabling more people to live within walking distance of the Kamo Activity Precinct and associated facilities. They also seek to ensure that such residential intensification is designed in accordance with sound urban design principles. To assist in meeting these objectives and to provide further clarification of policies contained in Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct.1, the following urban design guidelines are relevant to residential intensification in the Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct, particularly in respect of multi-unit developments. The guidelines include specific guidance for new housing typologies envisaged for the Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct (small detached houses, duplexes, terrace houses, and apartments). It is strongly recommended that proposals for residential intensification are referred to Council s Urban Design Panel at an early stage of design (as a prelude to the lodgement of any resource consent application) for review of relevant urban design issues including related Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct policies and the following urban design guidelines. While not having statutory decision making powers, the role of the Urban Design Panel is to provide independent and professional urban design advice and evaluation on key development proposals that may have significant urban design implications due to scale, public nature, activity or location. 1. Neighbourhood Integration and Site Design 1.1 Appropriate Site Sizes To achieve appropriate site configurations with sufficiently wide street frontages to accommodate intensive housing layouts (including small detached houses, duplexes, terrace houses and low rise apartments), that maximise the percentage of dwelling units fronting onto the street (or other public realm space), development should: a. Use methods such as amalgamation of adjacent sites to provide sufficient street frontage to enable multi-unit typologies fronting the street network. b. Consider extending the public street network in the case of larger areas of land with deep lot layouts by introducing home streets (which provide additional street frontage) and/or rear lanes (which provide private vehicle access to units fronting the street network). These small street typologies may be in either public or private ownership. c. Avoid rear lots as these do not encourage walkability and can result in poor amenity outcomes. d. Restrict driveways and right-of-ways to serving a maximum of two lots. Refer to section 3 (Residential Building Typologies) for additional guidelines specific to small detached houses, duplexes, terrace houses, and apartments; and section 4.(Minor Residential Street Typologies) for guidelines specific to rear lanes and home zones. 1.2 Comprehensive Integrated Design To deliver living environments where the relationship of buildings to both public and private open space, the immediate neighbours and the wider neighbourhood is dealt with as a coherent whole through an integrated design process including, where applicable, subdivision layout, development should: a. Address the planning and location of residential units and open spaces together in a manner that enhances the character of the locality and optimises liveability and amenity for residents without adversely affecting neighbours. Page 24 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 2 Kamo Medium Density Precinct Urban Design Guidelines b. Be designed to achieve occupant and neighbour requirements for visual and acoustic privacy. 1.3 Positive Open Space To define and shape public and private outdoor spaces through placement and articulation of buildings, development should: a. Utilise built form to create positive open spaces between and around buildings. b. Position buildings in close proximity to the street edge, with the bulk of open space amenity areas located to the rear. c. Treat streets, including minor residential streets (whether public or private), as open space. This can be achieved by: - Controlling vehicle speed through reduced carriageway widths. - Using varied pavement treatment/thresholds. - Incorporating planting. - Using building height to create enclosure. 1.4 Addressing the Public Realm/Street To deliver engaging, safe and community orientated streets and other public open spaces such as parks, development should: a. Ensure site design and building layouts enable new residential development to front onto streets, or other public spaces. b. For ground level units, provide direct access to front entrances clearly visible from the street or other public space. c. For upper level units, provide a shared main entrance lobby with direct access to the street or public space. d. For dwellings fronting the street, locate a primary internal living space (living, kitchen or dining) with a view directly onto the street or public space providing passive surveillance over the public realm. e. Avoid solid fences or walls that would present a bland, unfriendly frontage to the street. Generally, front fences should be no higher than 1 metre. f. Minimise the number and width of vehicle access points and associated footpath crossings. g. Consider the creation of rear lanes for terraced housing or small house typologies, to provide vehicular access, while enabling unimpeded pedestrian oriented street frontages. Refer to section 4 (Minor Residential Street Typologies) for guidelines specific to rear lanes. Refer to section 4 (Minor Residential Street Typologies) for guidelines specific to rear lanes. 1.5 Public Fronts and Private Backs To achieve a desirable balance between active frontages contributing to and articulating the streetscape and required levels of domestic privacy with secluded and secure indoor and outdoor living spaces, development should: a. Be set out so that fronts of residential units face the fronts of other residential units across the street, and backs of residential units face backs of residential units across rear yards or shared semiprivate courtyards. Page 25 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 2 Kamo Medium Density Precinct Urban Design Guidelines b. Achieve a minimum front-to-front 12 metre separation of residential units across streets or lanes, where possible. c. Provide a back-to-back separation distance of 18 metres, where possible, for acceptable levels of privacy between upper level residential units. d. Incorporate additional measures such as external screens or louvres fitted to balconies, decks or living spaces to ensure privacy from neighbours while maintaining outlook and daylight where optimal back-to-back separation (18 metres) cannot be achieved. 1.6 Communal and Private Open Space To ensure each residential unit has easy access to private and/or communal open space for outdoor living and recreation, quality outlook, visual privacy and daylight access, development should: a. Locate the principal open space for each unit (whether courtyard, deck or balcony) to the north, west or east of the unit, to ensure reasonable exposure to direct sunlight over a substantial portion of its surface for at least 3 hours a day in mid winter. b. Locate the private open space for each unit so that it is directly accessible from a principal internal living space. c. Ensure communal open space can be overlooked by a living dining or kitchen area to ensure passive surveillance. d. Ensure communal open space is located so as to be easily accessed from residential units. 1.7 Solar Orientation To ensure adequate solar exposure to all residential units and their principal private open space areas, particularly in terms of amenity and energy efficiency, development should: a. Position every unit to enable good solar exposure to at least one principal internal living area with a minimum of 2 hours a day of direct sunlight in mid winter. b. Avoid single aspect units facing south. c. Consider use of adjustable external screens or louvres to west facing living areas. 1.8 Carparking To avoid on site carparking and garages becoming overlying dominant features impacting negatively on the streetscape and resident amenity, development should: a. Locate carparking and garages to the side, back or below multi-unit development, and avoid parking forecourts between the street edge and building frontage. b. Avoid the repetition of multiple garage doors along the street frontage or shared spaces within developments. c. Position common accessways and carparking at least 1.5 metres from the windows of the main habitable areas of that unit, unless its floor level is more than 0.9 metres above the paved surface. d. Ensure any open carparking can be viewed from the residential unit/s it is allocated to. e. Provide lock-up on-site storage for bicycles at ground or basement level to encourage use of bicycles for transport in preference to cars. Page 26 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 2 Kamo Medium Density Precinct Urban Design Guidelines 1.9 Landscape Design To optimise the benefits of landscaping for the purposes of, mitigating the visual impact of built form, providing visual amenity for residents and neighbours, improving microclimate, maximising benefits of outdoor spaces for outdoor living and recreation and contributing to stormwater retention, development should: a. Incorporate any existing large trees into the overall site layout, to impart immediate character and amenity to the development and enhance its identity. b. Incorporate into the site layout trees of a scale commensurate to the scale of built form proposed and ensure deep earth zones with sufficient soil volumes for large trees. c. Favour the use of indigenous and endemic species to reinforce the neighbourhood s sense of place. d. Incorporate any natural watercourses or feature landforms in the development where practical, and consider opening historic watercourses where these have been culverted. e. Where landscaping and built structures are integrated, (such as green roofs, green walls and courtyards above parking areas), coordinate the design of the structure and the landscaping to ensure the long term health of planting. 2. Building Design 2.1 Articulate the Frontage To express the building frontage in a manner that compliments the character of the neighbourhood, and positively contributes to the safety, amenity and visual character of the street, development should: a. Relate to the visual characteristics of buildings that determine the prevailing character of the street and local neighbourhood. b. Respond to the way buildings will be viewed from all sides. c. Articulate street corners with strong architectural elements. d. Clearly articulate building entrances, to make them engaging, safe and well-lit intermediary spaces between public and private space, that are clearly visible from the street. e. Provide direct entry from the street to vertical access cores for above ground level apartments. f. Utilise multiple entrances to multiple vertical access cores for larger apartment blocks with wide street frontages to enhance the level of activity at the street edge and reduce the need for long internal corridors. g. Consider recessing elements such as windows and balconies to create visual depth. h. Vary the articulation of balconies to avoid over repetition by such means as recessing, projecting, screening, and revealing. i. Consider sun-shading devices and adjustable privacy screens that, in addition to their practical value, can add texture and visual interest to a facade. j. Provide a living area or kitchen within dwellings with a window facing, and a view out, over the street or other public space, to ensure natural surveillance and visual interest. k. Avoid solid walls or fences above 1 metre above footpath level between the front boundary and the building. Portions of walls above 1 metre high should be visually permeable (constructed from a material not less than 60% visually permeable). Page 27 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 2 Kamo Medium Density Precinct Urban Design Guidelines l. Where front yards contain the principal private open space for a residential unit (as is appropriate for ground level units facing a street to the north) refer to 2.4c below for appropriate boundary treatment. m. Consider hedges and/or green walls to conceal solid components of front walls or fences and to soften and articulate building frontages. n. Consider suitably large trees in front yards to break up the impact of built form and provide shade in summer. 2.2 Massing and Scale To assimilate multi-unit development with the grain and character of existing neighbourhoods, and to mitigate the visual effect of larger buildings on the local context, development should: a. Break up the visual mass of larger building forms by creating a number of distinct visual units and expressing larger buildings as a series of distinct smaller buildings abutting one another. b. Vertically modulate buildings by breaking them down into a series of distinct vertical components to reduce the impact of wide, elongated building mass. c. Consider the modelling of multi-unit building form to achieve a sense of individual identity and address for each unit. d. For terrace housing in excess of three units, develop two or more unit types to avoid excessive repetition. e. For groups of small new houses, avoid repeating the same house design alongside its immediate neighbours. 2.3 Roof Level Design To recognise the roof as a key component of design and architectural expression, contributing to both the performance and function of the building and the character of its context, development should: a. Treat roof forms as a considered aspect of the overall building form achieving a visual finish to the body of the building. b. Maximise opportunities for roofs to deliver one or multiple functions from: - Communal and or private outdoor space. - Green roofs for improved sustainability, food cultivation and urban biodiversity. - Efficient installation of renewable energy technology such as solar panels c. Integrate service elements (service plant, lift overruns, vent stacks) into the roof design to minimise visual intrusion and create clean roofscapes. 2.4 Private Open Space To ensure that private open spaces that are of an appropriate size and relationship to the units they are allocated to, while providing a suitable combination of outlook, direct sunlight and privacy for occupants and neighbours, development should: a. For units with living areas at ground floor level: Provide a private open space area of not less than 20m 2 with a minimum dimension of 4 metres that opens directly off a main living area. Such spaces should: - Be positioned to receive direct sunlight for at least 2 hours of the day in mid winter. - Have a flat surface area with a maximum gradient of 1 in 12. Page 28 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 2 Kamo Medium Density Precinct Urban Design Guidelines - Be free of all obstructions including clothes lines (these should be provided for outside the 20m 2 required areas). - Be shielded from prevailing winds. - Enable visual privacy from public space and neighbours. - Not be located on circulation routes / access path to unit. b. For units with living areas above ground floor level: Provide balconies or roof terraces with a minimum area of 10m 2 and a minimum depth of 2.4 metres for dwellings of 2 or more bedrooms, 6m 2 with a minimum 2 metre depth for apartments of 1 bedroom for a single bedroom apartment. Single space studios need not have balconies or roof terraces provided there is a shared outdoor space available. All balconies should: - Be directly accessible from a living area. - Be positioned to receive direct sunlight for at least 3 hours of the day in mid winter. - Be located on the north, west or eastern side of the dwelling. - Achieve an acceptable level of visual privacy for the occupants and should not overly detract from the privacy of neighbours private open spaces. c. For ground level units where the principal ground level private open space complying with a. above occurs at the front of a residential unit between the building and the street (or other public space), to avoid conflict between providing acceptable levels of privacy while avoiding high blank walls facing the street, consider: - Raising the front yard above footpath level by at least 500mm. In this case a solid front wall up to 1m high above the yard level is acceptable for a maximum four fifths of the unit s street frontage; or - Where front yards cannot be raised 500mm above ground level, provide front fences or screens up to 1800mm above footpath level for up to three fifths of the unit s street frontage. These should not be less than 50% visually permeable for portions of fences or screens above 1 metre. d. Protect the privacy of private open spaces from being directly overlooked by careful positioning, distance, screening devices or landscaping. 2.5 Shared Open Space To offset a shortfall in the size of open spaces for individual units, or for units intended for communal living (such as housing for the elderly, student housing or papakāinga) where a single shared space may be of greater benefit than independent private open space, development should: a. Consider aggregating open space for shared use (that can be in addition to private open space for individual units) that: - Has direct and easy access to all units served. - Is primarily available to residents through access controlled by its location, planning and design. - Is sunny with some out-look beyond the site. - Incorporates a combination of features (such as a casual play area; shade trees and/or structures; seating, tables and BBQs; permeable surfaces; communal gardens; children s play equipment; and pool) in landscaping for communal outdoor spaces. Page 29 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 2 Kamo Medium Density Precinct Urban Design Guidelines 2.6 Storage and Utility Space To provide convenient and discrete space for utility and storage functions for all units, development should: a. Provide, for each residential unit not supplied with a lockable garage, a secure weatherproof storage area, accessible from the outside at ground floor level with a minimum internal dimension of 2 metres in height and a minimum volume of 3m3 for units with two or more bedrooms and 1.5m3 for single bedroom or studio units. b. Provide sufficient, suitably screened outdoor storage space to locate rubbish and recycling receptacles, (either associated with each unit or as a shared storage space) which is: - Sufficiently large for rubbish and re-cycling requirements of all dwellings. - Located or screened so as to be visually unobtrusive and not dominate the main entrance to any units. - Positioned and ventilated to avoid significant smell nuisance to any dwelling. - Conveniently accessible from the dwelling or dwellings served. c. Provide space at the street edge conveniently located for collection of rubbish and recycling without cluttering or obstructing the footpath. d. Provide suitable space for open air laundry drying, accessible from each unit but not within the principal private open space. The space should be located or screened to enable clothes lines to be concealed from the street or public space and to receive sun during mid-winter. If balconies are the only open air space available to a unit, provision should be made for discreet open air drying on the balcony. 3. Residential Building Typologies 3.1 Small Detached Houses This typology is characterised by small, individual residential units on small lots, often incorporating zero lot boundaries, which enable buildings to be positioned along a boundary. For the purpose of this guideline small detached houses on small lots relate to residential units under 100m 2 and/or lots below 250m 2. By comparison, minor residential units (as defined in Part B of the District Plan) have a maximum gross floor area of 70m 2. The option of building small individual houses on small lots can enable significant intensification of standard suburban sections, in particular where zero-lotting is used along a side boundary, enabling one edge of the house to be built right up to that boundary. By designing to incorporate a high level of amenity with positive social dynamics including active street frontages, sunny outdoor courtyards and good indoor-outdoor flow, small houses can become well integrated into existing suburban Page 30 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 2 Kamo Medium Density Precinct Urban Design Guidelines neighbourhoods, catering to a range of people including the elderly, young couples, and single parents. Guidelines Specific to Small Detached Houses : a. Design layouts for small houses on small lots comprehensively prior to any subdivision. b. Set out small houses with frontages to the street or other public space. c. Arrange one of the long edges of the house to be positioned on a side boundary, preferably the south or east, to enable the best use of the site resulting in optimal orientation for sun. This is referred to as zero lotting. d. Provide a principle private open space as per guideline Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct 2.4a. e. Group external storage units, rainwater tanks and clothelines together where practicable and locate within the rear or side yard of the small house lot. f. Avoid on-site car parking becoming overly dominant on the streetscape by: - Limiting vehicle entrances, parking and garages facing. - The street to a single car or garage width. - Limiting the number of car-parks or garages side by side along the street frontage to two. - Considering the use of rear service lanes to provide access to on-site car parking. - Considering provision of carparking in small groups to the rear of the houses. 3.2 Duplexes This typology is characterised by two houses sharing a common party wall. As with small houses with zero lot boundaries, duplexes offer another way of increasing density on conventional sections, while retaining many of the amenity characteristics of individual residential units on individual sections. Guidelines Specific to Duplexes: In addition to the general guidance set out above, a. Set out duplexes with frontages to both units facing the street or other public space. Page 31 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 2 Kamo Medium Density Precinct Urban Design Guidelines b. Provide a principal private open space to each house as per guideline Kamo Medium Density Living Precinct 2.4. c. Group external storage units, rainwater tanks and clothelines together where practicable and locate within the rear or side yard of the combined lot. d. Avoid on-site car parking becoming overly dominant on the streetscape by: - Limiting vehicle entrances, parking and garages facing the street to a single car or garage width per unit. - Limiting the number of number of car-parks or garages in a row along the street frontage to two. - For groups of duplexes, consider the use of rear service lanes to provide access to on-site car parking or provide car parks in small groups to the rear of the units. 3.3 Terrace Houses This typology is characterised by a group of residential units side by side and joined together by party walls. This format is widely successful in many parts of the world and is characterised by the rows of units fronting onto streets and other public spaces. Typically each terrace house is two storeyed and occasionally three storeyed, with living areas at ground level enabling direct access to courtyard space to the front, rear or occasionally to an internal courtyard. This format is particularly effective when set out in conjunction with service lanes which provide access to on-site parking without breaking up the continuity of the principal street frontage and footpath. The challenge with introducing this typology lies in ensuring variety of expression to avoid the sameness that can arise from unmitigated repetition of a unit type. Guidelines Specific to Terrace Housing: a. For terrace housing in excess of three units in a row, develop two or more unit types to avoid excessive repetition. b. Provide a principal private open space to each house as per guideline Kamo Medium Density Living Precint 2.4. c. Group external storage units, rainwater tanks and clothelines together where practicable and locate within the rear or side yard of the combined lot. d. Avoid on-site car parking becoming overly dominant on the streetscape by: - Limiting vehicle entrances, parking and garages facing the street to a single car or garage width. Page 32 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 2 Kamo Medium Density Precinct Urban Design Guidelines - Limiting the number of number of car-parks or garages side by side along the street frontage to two. - For groups of duplexes, consider the use of rear service lanes to provide access to on-site car parking or providing carparking in small groups to the rear of the units. 3.4 Apartments This typology is characterised by a group of residential units stacked vertically sharing access, parking and communal space. Guidelines Specific to Apartments: In addition to the general guidance set out above, To optimise safe and efficient access, sustainable design performance and internal amenity for apartment residents, apartment buildings should: a. Incorporate frequent vertical circulation cores serving optimally 2 (and up to a maximum of 4) apartments per floor to avoid lengthy internal corridors or external horizontal circulation via conjoined decks or breezeways. b. Enable cross ventilation for all apartments within an apartment building. This is best achieved by dual aspect apartment layouts which also delivers daylight and outlook from two directions. Internal courtyards can also achieve this purpose. c. Be of a suitable depth to facilitate sunlight access for internal amenity and sustainable design performance. Dual aspect apartments are typically between 9 metres and 12 metres in depth. Single aspect apartments should not exceed 7 metres in depth and should not occur where restricted to southerly or westerly orientations. 4. Minor Residential Street Typologies 4.1 Rear Lanes Rear lanes are shared lanes that provide access to garages and parking spaces at the rear of properties. They are typically associated with attached housing, and while they are primarily intended to provide vehicular access, they can also function as communal shared space. Rear lanes benefit the neighbourhood by enabling the principal street frontage to dwellings to be unencumbered by vehicle crossings, driveways and on-site parking. Page 33 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 2 Kamo Medium Density Precinct Urban Design Guidelines Guidelines Specific to Rear Lanes: a. Use single level construction/ shared surfaces (no kerbs) to indicate equal status between pedestrians and cars. b. Incorporate minor residential units in the form of lofts over garages to provide visual surveillance over lanes. c. Use semitransparent fencing to rear yards to enable passive surveillance. d. Design back lanes with width of between 6 and 8 metres. e. Gated access for security. f. Use variation in surface treatment and planting to provide visual interest. g. Create connectivity with existing street network avoiding cul-de-sacs. h. Create clear sightlines through avoiding doglegs and short street lengths. 4.2 Home Zones Homezones are small communal lanes that take on the role of street. Unlike rear lanes homezones function as the front address for some if not all of the units they serve. The physical layout of a homezone is typically a shared street configuration that encourages low vehicle speeds below 20km/h without the need for signage, resulting in a safe public space for residents to gather or children to play. Page 34 of 37

KWE.APPENDIX 2 Kamo Medium Density Precinct Urban Design Guidelines Guidelines Specific to Homezones: a. Design buildings to ensure positive street frontage and overlooking of homezone. b. Place house frontages in close proximity to street edge, incorporating clearly articulated entrances. c. Use single level construction/ shared surfaces (no kerbs) to indicate equal status between pedestrians and cars. d. Design street elements and landscaping to encourage slow vehicular movement by constricting widths of vehicular path. e. Create gateway treatments at entrances including feature planting and/or more prominent architectural form. f. Design homezones with street width of between 8 and 10 metres. g. Create connectivity with existing street network avoiding cul-de-sacs. h. Create clear sightlines through avoiding dog-legs and short street lengths. Page 35 of 37

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