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.
The Hamilton City District Plan defines Industrial activities as follows:
There are areas within the Industrial Zone that provides for Light Industrial activities:
When building within an Industrial Zone in Hamilton City there are some key rules to follow to make sure you comply with to avoid requiring a Resource Consent.
Throughout the Zone the following are permitted activities provided they comply with Rules:
The following are permitted activities provided they comply with Rules:
The following are permitted activities provided they comply with Rules:
20 metres except as follows:
No part of a building may penetrate a height control plane rising at an angle of 45 degrees (except for the southern boundary where it is measured at 28 degrees) starting at an elevation of 3m above the boundary of any adjoining Residential, Special Character or Open Space Zones.
Within the Amenity Protection Area or Rotokauri Employment Area: Max. 75%
Outside the Amenity Protection Area: No Maximum site coverage.
Other factors that have standards for permitted activities include Building Setbacks, Permeable Surfaces, Service and Outdoor Storage Areas
From experience, XL is aware a lot of industrial land may have been developed on contaminated or HAIL land.
The Hamilton City Plan may have rules and policies in place for contaminated land.
XL Structural will be able to assist you with your project to ensure you are not breaching these requirements.
The Hamilton City Plan has rules and policies in place for the various Zones for car parking. Industrial Activities require 1 park per 120m2 of gross floor area along with 1 bike park per 15 FTE staff members. They require one accessible park for 3000m2 of floor area and along with 1 loading space per development or 1 per 3000m2 of floor area. 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. XL 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.
City Plans can be challenging to navigate, we would recommend reaching out to the XL Structural team who will be happy to conduct a concise and detailed preliminary planning review for your project.
You can find the full Hamilton City Plan here.