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6.5Temporaryactivities

1.Activitytable

Thefollowingtablespecifiestheactivitiesstatusoftemporaryactivitiesinallzonesandpublicplaces,includingroads.

Thedurationofthetemporaryactivitiesspecifiedbelowincludesthetimerequiredtoestablishandremoveallstructuresandactivitiesassociatedwiththeactivityandreinstatethesitetoitsoriginalcondition.

Alleventsonpubliclandorwatermustobtainaneventlicencefromthecouncil(andpermissionfromAucklandTransportifrequiredforactivitiesonroads)inadditiontoanyresourceconsentrequirements.TheapprovaloftheHarbourmasterisrequiredforeventsinnavigablewater.

Activity / CMA(rcp) / Land(dp)
Temporaryactivitiesinpublicplaces(exceptintheCityCentreand
MetropolitanCentrezones)uptofiveconsecutivedays / NA / P
Temporaryactivitiesinpublicplaces(exceptintheCityCentreand
MetropolitanCentrezones)morethanfiveconsecutivedays / NA / D
TemporaryactivitiesinpublicplaceswithintheareaoftheCityCentreand
MetropolitanCentrezonesforupto21consecutivedays / P / P
TemporaryactivitiesinpublicplaceswithintheareaoftheCityCentreand
MetropolitanCentrezonesformorethan21consecutivedays / RD / RD
TemporaryactivitiesintheAucklandDomain
•forupto12consecutivedays,and
•foruptothreetimesbetween2Octoberand31April / NA / P
TemporaryactivitiesintheAucklandDomainnototherwiseprovidedfor / NA / RD
TemporaryactivitiesinpublicplacesintheCMA(exceptintheCityCentreandMetropolitanCentrezones)upto14consecutivedaysinasix­month
period / P / NA
TemporaryactivitiesinpublicplacesintheCMA(exceptintheCityCentre
andMetropolitanCentrezones)nototherwiseprovidedfor / RD / NA
TemporaryactivitiesincoastalSEAMarine1areasorONFTypeand,B,C,
EandFareas / D / NA
Noiseeventsinpublicplaces / P / P
Noiseeventsonprivateland(exceptsiteswithinresidentialzones) / NA / RD
Noiseeventsonsiteswithinresidentialzones / NA / D
Filmingactivitiesupto30consecutivedays / P / P
Markets­uptosixpersiteannuallyifundertakenbyschools,churches,
charitiesandcommunitygroupsforfundraisingpurposes / P / P
Temporarystorageorstackingofgoodsforuptosixconsecutivemonthsinany24­monthperiodthatarenotmorethan2mhighifplacedwithin2mofa
sitewithintheresidentialzones / NA / P
Theuseofshippingcontainersonasitewithintheresidentialzonesforone
monthinany12monthperiod / NA / P
Temporarystructureslocatedonprivatelandforupto12consecutivemonths
inany24­monthperiodwhenassociatedwithaconstructionsite / NA / P
Temporarystructureslocatedonprivatelandforupto12monthsinany24­monthperiodwhenassociatedwiththeconstructionorrestorationofboats,
caravansandsimilarobjectsforthatperson'srecreationalpurposes / NA / P
Theuseofanyfireworks:
•onanydaybetween5pm­10.30pmexceptNewYear’sDay
•between5pmonNewYear’sEveand1amonNewYear’sDay
•onanydaybetween5pmandmidnightwithaneventlicence / P / P
MilitaryactivitiesonlandunderthecontrolorownershipoftheNewZealand
Defenceforce / P / P
TemporarymilitaryactivitiesonlocationswhicharenotunderNewZealand
Defencecontrolorownership / P / P
Underwaterexplosivestraining / D / NA

2.Developmentcontrols

1.Thefollowingdonotapplytothebuildingsandstructuresassociatedwithtemporaryactivities:

a.thedevelopmentcontrolsofthezonee.g.buildingheightandyards

b.theAuckland­widetransportrulesunlessrequiredelsewhereinthissection.

2.1Noiseevents outsidethe City Centrezone

1.Upto15noiseeventsareallowedinavenueinany12­monthperiodwithnomorethantwonoiseeventsinaseven­dayperiod.Thenoiseeventmust:

a.notexceedsixhours,excludinguptotwohoursrequiredforsoundtestingandbalancingonthedayoftheevent,whichmustnotstartuntil9amandmustbecompletedby7pm

b.notexceed70dBLAeqand80dBAL1exceptwherehighernoiselevelsareprovidedforin2below

c.startafter9amandendby1amonNewYear'sDay,andby11pmatallothertimes.

2.Threeoftheallowablenoiseeventsmaybeupto80dBLAeqand90dBAL1foramaximumofthreehours,excludinguptoonehourrequiredforsoundtestingandbalancingonthedayoftheevent,providedthatthisdoesnotstartuntil9am.

3.Clause1(a)and(b)abovedonotapplytotheAucklandDomainwherethreeoftheallowablenoiseeventshavenonoiselimit.

2.2Noise eventsin theCity Centrezone

1.Upto18noiseeventsareallowedinavenueina12­monthperiodintheCityCentrezoneexceptthatnomorethantwonoiseeventscanoccurwithinaseven­dayperiod.

2.Thenoiseeventsmustcomplywithclause2.1(1)aboveexceptwherehighernoiselevelsareprovidedforbelow.

3.Threeoftheallowablenoiseeventsmaybeupto80dBLAeqand90dBAL1foramaximumofthreehours,excludinguptoonehourrequiredforsoundtestingandbalancingonthedayoftheeventprovidedthisdoesnotstartuntil9amandiscompletedby7pm.

4.Threeoftheallowablenoiseeventsmaynotexceed90dBLAeq(15min)and95dBAL1foramaximumofthreehours,excludinguptoonehourrequiredforsoundtestingandbalancingonthedayoftheeventprovidedthisdoesnotstartuntil9amandiscompletedby7pm.

2.3Measurementofnoiseevents

1.Thenoiselevelsofnoiseeventsmustbemetwhenmeasured1mfromanyadjacentbuildingoutside

thevenuethatisoccupiedduringtheevent.FornoiseeventsintheCityCentrezone,thenoiselevelsmustbemetbothwithinandoutsidethecitycentre.TheLAeqnoiselevelstobemetareincidencenoiselevelsaveragedoverthedurationoftheeventbutarenottoincludesoundtestingorbalancing. Nocorrectionscanbemadetothemeasuredincidentnoiselevel.Crowdnoisemustnotbeincludedinanynoisemeasurement.

2.4Traffic

1.Aneventinaruralzonemustnotgeneratemorethan500vehiclemovementsperdayonadjacentroads.

2.5Temporarymilitarytraining

1.TemporarymilitarytrainingactivitiesarepermittedactivitiesonlocationsthatarenotunderNewZealandDefencecontrolorownershipwherethefollowingcontrolsaremet.

a.Trainingactivitiesatanygivenlocationarelimitedtoaperiodnotexceeding12consecutivedaysinany12­monthperiod.

b.Trainingactivitiescarriedoutintheregionperyearmustnotexceedatotalof100day.

c.Nomorethantwotrainingactivitiesmaybecarriedoutwithina5kmradiusofeachotherwithinany12­monthperiod.

d.Duringanytrainingactivity,theuseofguns,mortarsoranyotherexplosivedevicesmayoccuronlywithinamaximumoftwoperiodsofuptotwoconsecutivedayseach,withaminimumoffourdaysbetweeneachsuchtwo­dayperiodandmustmeetthefollowingrequirements.

Table1

Typeofmilitary
noise / Time(onalldays) / Separationdistancetoanynoisesensitive
landuse
Livefiringofweaponsandsingleormultipleexplosiveevents / 7amto7pm(daytime) / 1500mminimum / Lessthan1500mifconditions(i)and(iii)
belowarecompliedwith
7pmto7am(nighttime) / 4500mminimum / Lessthan4500mifconditions(ii)and(iii)
belowarecompliedwith
Firingofblankammunition / 7amto7pm / 750mminimum / Lessthan750mifconditions(i)and(iii)
arecompliedwith
7pmto7am / 2250mminimum / Lessthan2250mifconditions(ii)and(iii)
arecompliedwith

i.

ii.

iii.

Daytimenoiselevelsmustnotexceedapeaksoundlevelof120dBCwhenmeasuredatorwithinthenotionalboundaryofanyactivitysensitivetonoise.

Nighttimenoiselevelsmustnotexceedapeaksoundlevelof90dBCwhenmeasuredatorwithinthenotionalboundaryofanyactivitysensitivetonoise.

Theactivityisundertakeninaccordancewithanoisemanagementplanpreparedbyasuitablyqualifiedacousticengineerandapprovedbythecouncilatleast15workingdayspriortotheactivitytakingplace.Thenoisemanagementplanmustcontainasaminimum:

•adescriptionofthesiteandactivitiestakingplaceonthesiteincludingtimes,datesanddurationoftheactivities,andthenatureandlocationoftheproposedtrainingactivities

•methodstominimisethenoisedisturbanceforactivitiessensitivetonoiseincludingthelocation,orientationandtimingofnoisyactivities

•amapshowingpotentiallyaffectedactivitiessensitivetonoiseandpredictedpeaksoundpressurenoiselevelsforeachoftheselocations

•aprogrammefornotificationandcommunicationwiththeoccupiersofactivitiessensitivetonoiseatleastsevendaysbeforetheactivityiscommenced

•amethodforfollowingupcomplaintsreceivedbythecouncilduringandaftertheeventandanyproposedde­briefingswithcouncilofficers.

iv.

v.

Mobilenoisesourcesexceptthoseinthetableaboveshallnotexceed90dBLAFmaxduringthedaytime(7amto7pm)and75dBLAFmaxduringthenighttimewhenmeasuredatorwithinthenotionalboundaryofanyactivitysensitivetonoise.

Stationarynoisesourcesexceptthoseinthetableabovemustnotexceedthefollowinglevelswhenmeasuredatorwithinthenotionalboundaryofanyactivitysensitivetonoise.

Table2:

7am­10pm / 55dBLAeq(15min)
10pmto7amonall
days / 45dBLAeq(15min)
75dBLAFmax

vi.

Allhelicopterlandingareasmustcomplywithanoiselevelof60dBALdnwhenthenoiseaffectsactivitiessensitivetonoiseand75dBALdnwhenthenoiseaffectsotheractivities.

3.Assessment­Restricteddiscretionaryactivities

3.1Mattersofdiscretion

Thecouncilwillrestrictitsdiscretiontothemattersbelowfortheactivitieslistedasrestricteddiscretionaryintheactivitytable.

1.TemporaryactivitiesinpublicplaceswithintheareaoftheCityCentreandMetropolitanCentrezonesformorethan21consecutivedays,temporaryactivitiesintheAucklandDomainnototherwiseprovidedfor,temporaryactivitiesinpublicplacesintheCMA(exceptintheCityCentreandMetropolitanCentrezones)nototherwiseprovidedforandnoiseeventsonprivateland(exceptsiteswithinresidential zones)

a.noise,lightingandhoursofoperation

b.trafficandaccess

c.visualamenity.

3.2AssessmentCriteria

Thecouncilwillconsidertherelevantassessmentcriteriabelowfortherestricteddiscretionaryactivitieslistedabove.

1.TemporaryactivitiesinpublicplaceswithintheareaoftheCityCentreandMetropolitanCentrezonesformorethan21consecutivedays,temporaryactivitiesintheAucklandDomainnototherwiseprovidedfor,temporaryactivitiesinpublicplacesintheCMA(exceptintheCityCentreandMetropolitanCentrezones)nototherwiseprovidedforandnoiseeventsonprivateland(exceptsiteswithinresidential zones)

a.Noise,lightingandhoursofoperation

i.Noisefromtheactivityshouldnothaveasignificantadverseeffectontheamenityofsurroundingresidentialproperties.Indeterminingthis,considerationwillbegivento:

•thelocation,durationandtimingoftheactivityandtheday/softheweekonwhichitwilloccur

•themeasurestomitigatenoiseandlightspill

•anyproposedmeasurestomanagelevelsoflowfrequencynoiseorveryloudnoises,particularlyfornighttimeactivities.

b.Trafficgenerationandaccess

i.

ii.

Theextenttowhichthelocation,scaleandintensityoftheactivityandanyassociatedcarparking,includingprovisionforpublictransportwillaffecttheefficiencyoftrafficmovementsandthesafetyofpedestrians.

Theextenttowhichtheactivitywillimpactonotheractivitiesatthelocation,includingtheimpactonpublicaccess.

c.Landdisturbance

i.Disturbancetoanyland,foreshoreorseabedoranydamagetovegetationshouldbeavoided,remediedormitigated.

4.Assessment­Development controlinfringements

4.1Mattersofdiscretion

1.Inadditiontothegeneralmattersofdiscretioninclause2.3ofthegeneralprovisions,thecouncilwillrestrictitsdiscretiontothemattersbelowforthelisteddevelopmentcontrolinfringement.

a.Exceedingthedurationornoiselevelofanoiseevent

i.Noiseeffects.

b.Eventsexceeding500vehiclemovementsonroadsadjacenttotheactivityonasiteintheruralzones

i.Trafficandaccess.

4.2Assessmentcriteria

1.Inadditiontothegeneralassessmentcriteriainclause2.3ofthegeneralprovisions,thecouncilwillconsidertherelevantcriteriabelowforthelisteddevelopmentcontrolinfringement.

a.Exceedingthedurationornoiselevelofanoiseevent

i.Refertotherelevantassessmentcriteriain3.2above

b.Eventsexceeding500vehiclemovementsonroadsadjacenttotheactivityonasiteintheruralzones

i.Refertotherelevantassessmentcriteriain3.2above.