Waipa 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 within an Industrial Zone in the Waipa 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 in each zone I have broken down the key permitted activities and rules below for each different zone.
Note: There are Area specific rules that may also apply to your project, the XL Structural Architectural Team are available for guidance in the rules of the Waipa District Plan.
Permitted Activities
Permitted activities are various over the district, to view the list from the District Plan click here.
Performance Standards
Setback Yards
Minimum building setback from road boundaries
The minimum building setback from road boundaries shall be 5m, except in the following locations:
Minimum building setback from internal boundaries
The minimum building setback from internal site boundaries that adjoin any zone other than the Industrial Zone shall be 5m, except in the following locations:
Provided that no building or eaves shall encroach into any access, driveway, or other vehicle entrance.
Minimum building setback from internal boundaries: Hautapu Industrial Structure Plan Area
Provided that no building or eaves shall encroach into any access, driveway, or other vehicle entrance.
Building setback from water bodies: Bond Road North Industrial Structure Plan Area
Building setback from water bodies: Bardowie Industrial Precinct Structure Plan Area
Maximum Height
The maximum height of buildings shall be 20m, except in the following locations where the maximum height shall be:
Building and Site Layout
There are various other rules for Performance Standards to adhere to for permitted activities such as landscaping and screening, building colour, noise, internal insulation noise, construction noise, signs and earthworks
Other rules applicable to ALL industrial zones in Waipa District Plan
HAIL and contaminated land
From experience XL is aware a lot of industrial land may have been developed on contaminated or HAIL land. The Waipa District Plan has 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.
Carparking
The Waipa 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. XL can work through the best car park layout for your site with you.
These are the main rules which 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. Waipa District Plan 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 Waipa District Plan here