Buller District Council - Industrial Zone Planning Rules
The below guidance is our knowledge of the rules and regulations and is provided to assist you in your assessment and early planning but does not constitute official or legal advice.
When building an Industrial Building in Buller District there are some key rules to follow to make sure you comply with to avoid requiring a Resource Consent.
To help you understand the requirements a brief description is noted below
PERMITTED ACTIVITIES
Any activity in the Industrial Zone is permitted if it falls within the standards for each category in Table 5.5. It must also comply with the District Wide rules in Part 7.
INDUSTRIAL ZONE STANDARDS except Sergeants Hill Industrial Area
Boundaries
Front Yards 5 metres
Rear and Side Yards 10 metres (except where property joins another zone)
Building Height
Maximum building height is 35 metres, provided that no building shall encroach on a recession plane at an angle of 35 degrees measured from a point 2.5 metres above ground at the boundary of any Commercial or Residential Zone.
Site Coverage
Maximum site coverage is 75%.
SERGEANTS HILL INDUSTRIAL AREA STANDARDS
Boundaries
Front yards 20 metre setback from State Highway 67 and 5 metre setback from all other roads.
Rear and side yards Refer to INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Building Height
Maximum building height is 20 metres
Site Coverage
Maximum site coverage is 75%.
Concept Plan
Any industrial or commercial activity, development or subdivision in the Sergeants Hill Industrial Area shall be undertaken generally in accordance with the Concept Plan
(shown in Part 5.2.6.7)
Other factors in Site Standards for permitted activities include
Access, blasting, esplanade strips, glare, noise, parking, planting, recession plans, service/storage areas, signs and stormwater disposal
Other rules applicable to Industrial Zones in the Buller District Plan
HAIL and Contaminated Land
From experience, Attika is aware a lot of industrial land may have been developed on contaminated or HAIL land.
The Buller District Plan has rules and policies in place for contaminated land.
Attika will be able to assist you with your project to ensure you are not breaching these requirements.
Carparking
The Buller District Plan has rules and policies in place for the various Zones for car parking and landscaping. If providing car parking you will still need to comply with
NZS 4121:2001 and provide 1 accessible car park per 1-20 spaces.
It is also important to consider the surrounding environment and where your staff working within your new building will park if limited spaces are provided.
There are also minimum dimensions for car parks depending on the layout you choose to use on your site, along with turning circle and road width requirements. Attika can work through the best car park layout for your site with you.
These are the main rules that your building needs to comply with to avoid needing a resource consent, it is important to understand there may be further rules to comply with.
District Plans can be challenging to navigate, we would recommend reaching out to the Attika team who will be happy to conduct a concise and detailed preliminary planning review for your project.
You can find the Buller District Industrial Section here.
You can find the Buller District Rules Section here.
