The District Plan consists of Text and Planning Maps

The Rotorua District Plan consists of text and planning maps.   The planning text is divided into Twenty (20) Parts.   Planning Maps indicate the location of the various zones within the District and the various designations to which specific parts of the text apply.
 
All Twenty Parts of the Plan and all the relevant Planning Maps are able to be accessed on the web.   Parts One to Nineteen (1-19) are accessed under Rotorua District Plan.   There are some 115 Planning Maps including the Legend and Street Indexes that are of relevance to Parts 1-19.

In addition to the provisions contained in Parts One to Nineteen, the Transitional District Plan (text and planning maps) contains provisions relating to signage that are relevant.   The Transitional Plan provisions are not available on the web.

Part Twenty is accessed under Lakes A Zone.
 
It is drawn to the Reader's attention that the Planning Maps for Part Twenty contain some features that are not commonly used by other Councils.   An explanation of these features and how to use the Planning Maps is outlined in the section below entitled 'navigating the planning maps'.  Also refer to other related links relating to the Lakes A Zone Design Guide for Buildings - Sept 2002 and Lakes A Zone Revegetation Guide - August 2004 documents

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Title Page 49KB

Declaration and Common Seal 99KB

Table of Contents and Guide 152KB

PART 01 Introduction to Resource Management 88KB

PART 02 Resource Consents 89KB

PART 03 Monitoring and Review 44KB

PART 04 Significant Resource Management 117KB

PART 05 Maori Development 55KB

PART 06 Tourism 198KB

PART 07 Residential 319KB

PART 08 Commercial 549KB

PART 09 Industrial 108KB

PART 10 Rural Resources 380KB

PART 11 Reserves, Waterbodies and Heritage 229KB

PART 12 Transportation 148KB

PART 13 Natural Hazards 83KB

Part 14 Hazardous Substances 476KB

PART 15 Utility Services 108KB

PART 16 Subdivision and Development 646KB

PART 17 Schedules 238KB

Part 18 Appendices

          A - B 1,159KB

C - F 630KB

G 509KB

H - M 187KB

N 849KB
      
O - Z 443KB

Appendix AA

Rotorua City Design Principles Part 1 1,801KB

Rotorua City Design Principles Part 2 1,626KB

Rotorua City Design Principles Part 3 1,476KB

PART 19 Definitions 670KB

 

The Lakes A Zone - Part Twenty

Part Twenty (20) which became Operative on 9 December 2005, relates to the Lakes A Zone and consists of two volumes of text and a set of planning maps.  In addition there is a full text version of Rule 1.1.  Rule 1.1 in Section 8 of Volume 1 refers to various provisions of the District Plan contained in Parts 1-19 that apply within the Lakes A Zone.  However, it is only those provisions within Parts 1-19 as they existed at the time the Lakes A Zone (as Variation 12) was notified that apply within the Lakes A Zone. 

There have been various amendments to Parts 1-19 since 13 May 2000 when the Lakes A Zone was notified due to Variations and Plan Changes which do not apply within the Lakes A Zone.  It is for this reason  that the full text version of Rule 1.1 is now contained as a separate document as part of the Operative version of the Lakes A Zone.  Rule 1.1 contains some specific provisions that would be relevant for proposals and should also be referred to.

Volume 1 - Sections 1 - 10

Declaration and Common Seal 99KB

Table of Contents 31KB

Part 1-7 Significant Issues - Objectives Policies 1,172KB

Part 8 Rules 1-18 317KB

Part 8 Rules 19-43 351KB

Part 9 Assessment Criteria 284KB

Part 10 Definitions 352KB

 

Volume 2 - Section 11 - Appendices

Index to Appendices 16KB

Appendices 1.0 - 11.0 657KB

Appendix 12.0

Part 1 1,252KB

Part 2 965KB

Part 3 1,366KB

Part 4 1,213KB

Part 5 1,185KB

Part 6 1105KB

Part 7 985KB

Part 8 874KB

Appendices 13.0 - 14.0 996KB

Appendix 15.0         

Part 1 719KB

Part 2 624KB

Part 3 608KB

Part 4 570KB 

Appendices 16 - 18 244KB

Rule 1.1 (full text version) 871KB
 

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If you have any enquiries, please contact our planning department at the following email address: planenquiry@rdc.govt.nz

Related Links:
Lakes A Zone Design Guide for Buildings - Sept 2002

Lakes A Zone Revegetation Guide - August 2004