Residential Subdivisions                 [Previous Page]

What Are the Requirements for Subdividing?
What about Right of Ways?
Are There Any Standards To Be Met For Existing Houses?
How Much Does it Cost?
How Long Does It Take?
Definitions
Where Do I Go From Here?

 

What Are the Requirements for Subdividing?

 The subdivision standards are designed to ensure residential buildings and activities can readily be accommodated on a lot, in a manner than enables the performance standards for residential activities to be met. 

The standards (requirements) for general lot subdivision in a residential zone are:

Minimum Net Lot Area Green field  450m2
  Infill   350m2
     
Minimum Shape Factor All situations 15 x 10 metre rectangle excluding any yard requirements
     
Minimum Frontage  Front and Rear Lots 3.5 metres
     
Variety of Allotment Size In any Subdivision containing four or more allotments Half the allotments shall have an area greater than 700m2

 

If you can not meet one or more of the standards above, then your proposed subdivision would be a “Discretionary Activity”.

NOTE: This information is intended as a guide only for standard subdivisions, for full details see the Hauraki District Plan.

What about Right of Ways?

Rights of Way are needed if more than one lot uses a driveway.  The area of a Right of Way is not to be included in either of the minimum net lot areas.

Right of Way Standards are: Number of Allotments
  1-3 4-5
1.      Access width (min)  3.5m 6.0m
  Carriageway width (min) 2.8m(one way) 4.8m(two way)
  Access length (max)   40m 40m
       
2. Internal access serving more than one lot shall be separated from all living courts and service courts  by a fence not less than 1.2m in height.
   
3. Formation shall be in accordance with Part 3 of the Code of Practice for Urban Land Subdivision (NZS 4404:1981) For example, properly formed with a sealed permanent surface.
   
4.  Service Strip width (min) 1-3 lots 0.3m either side of internal access.
    4-5 lots 0.6m either side of internal access
     
  One of the strips shall be reserved for electricity supply service.

 

Are There Any Standards To Be Met For Existing Houses?

Existing houses need to show how they can meet all the Performance Standards in the District Plan.  The following Performance Standards are of particular relevance:

Outdoor Living Court Minimum Area 60m² plus 10m² for each additional bedroom over 2
Minimum Dimension Can contain an 8 metre diameter circle.
Outdoor Service Court Minimum Area 20m²
Minimum Dimension 3m
Parking     2 spaces for each dwelling or unit
Yards (excluding Ngatea) Front Yard   4.5m
Other Yards 1.5m
Yards (in Ngatea) Front Yard  7.5m
Other Yards 1.5m  
Site/zone Coverage Sewered  45% of the site
Unsewered 30% of the site 
Density(Minimum area required for:) Single Dwelling (infill lot) 350m²
Single Dwelling (other) 450m²
Multiple Dwelling 350m²/unit
Domestic Effluent Disposal for unsewered sections Minimum Area 2500m²
Minimum Dimension 30m 

Other standards are: Height & Daylight Control; Privacy & Separation; Setback from Public Drains, Lakes, Floodways, Rivers & Streams; Floor Levels; Erosion Hazard Protection Lines (Whiritoa Beach); Sewerage Pond Buffer Areas; Vehicle Access and Crossings; Design of Parking, Access & Turning Areas; Water Supply; Stormwater Drainage; Telephone & Power; Roads; and Drains.

 

If you cannot meet one or more of the standards for Rights of Way and existing houses, then your proposed subdivision would be a "Discretionary Activity".

If you can meet all the standards discussed above and in the district plan, then your proposed subdivision would be a "Controlled Activity".  

 

Definitions

Controlled Activity: require a Resource Consent.  Council must grant and may impose conditions. 

Discretionary Activities: require a Resource Consent.  Council can grant, grant with conditions or decline. 

Non-Complying Activities: require a Resource Consent. Council can grant, grant with conditions or decline.

 

Where Do I Go From Here?

If you wish to look further into subdividing, it may be appropriate to see a surveyor.  Surveyors are listed in the yellow pages of the Telephone Book.