Business - Business Park Zone — Auckland
Zone Description
A business park is a location where office-type business activities can group together in a park or campus-like environment. The Business – Business Park Zone enables moderate to intensive office activity and some ancillary services such as gymnasiums, child care and food and beverage outlets. These high amenity and comprehensively planned business areas are located adjacent to the rapid and frequent services network. The zone has limited future application, as the primary location for commercial activities is expected to be within city centres, metropolitan centres and town centres.
Building Standards
| Rule | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum height | 20.5m | Unless otherwise specified in Height Variation Control on planning maps |
| Height in relation to boundary — Residential Single House Zone / Residential Mixed Housing Suburban Zone | 45° angle from 2.5m above ground | Recession plane measured from zone boundary |
| Height in relation to boundary — Residential Mixed Housing Urban Zone | 45° angle from 3m above ground | Recession plane measured from zone boundary |
| Height in relation to boundary — Residential Terrace Housing and Apartment Buildings Zone | 60° angle from 8m above ground | Recession plane measured from zone boundary |
| Height in relation to boundary — Special Purpose Māori Purpose Zone / Special Purpose School Zone | 45° angle from 6m above ground | Recession plane measured from zone boundary |
| Height in relation to boundary — Open Space zones (general) | 45° angle from 4.5m above ground | Applies to north, east, west boundaries |
| Height in relation to boundary — Open Space zones (southern boundary) | 45° angle from 8.5m above ground | Specific to buildings on southern boundary opposite open space |
| Rear yard | 3m | Where rear boundary adjoins residential zone or Special Purpose – Māori Purpose Zone |
| Side yard | 3m | Where side boundary adjoins residential zone or Special Purpose – Māori Purpose Zone |
| Riparian yard | 10m | From edge of all permanent and intermittent streams |
| Lakeside yard | 30m | From lake edge |
| Coastal protection yard | 25m | Or as otherwise specified in Appendix 6 |
| Landscaped area | Minimum 20% of site | Mix of trees, shrubs or ground cover plants including grass |
| Landscape buffer along street frontage | 2m in depth | Between street and car parking, loading, or service areas visible from street; excludes access points |
| Maximum impervious area | 80% of site | General standard for zone |
| Maximum impervious area in riparian yard | 10% of riparian yard area | To support riparian functioning and in-stream health |
| Yard planting requirement | 3m minimum depth | Side and rear yards must be planted for full extent where adjoining residential zones |
| Wind — buildings exceeding 25m height | Mean wind speed not to exceed category limits | Category A, B, C, or D as per Table H15.6.6.1; dangerous level (Category E) at 25m/s peak 3-second gust not to be exceeded |
| Outlook space — principal living room | 6m depth × 4m width | For visitor accommodation and boarding houses |
| Outlook space — other habitable rooms | 3m depth × 3m width | For visitor accommodation and boarding houses; bedrooms in boarding house or supported residential care units |
Permitted Activities
| Activity | Status |
|---|---|
| Commercial services | P |
| Food and beverage | P |
| Offices (up to maximum gross floor area shown on Business Park Zone Office Control map) | P |
| Supermarkets (up to 450m² gross floor area per tenancy) | P |
| Artworks | P |
| Care centres | P |
| Healthcare facilities | P |
| Recreation facility | P |
| Industrial laboratories | P |
| Light manufacturing and servicing | P |
| Repair and maintenance services | P |
| Warehousing and storage | P |
| Demolition of buildings | P |
| Alterations to building facades less than 25m² | P |
| Additions to buildings less than 25% of existing gross floor area or 250m² (whichever is lesser) | P |
| Internal alterations to buildings | P |
Restricted Discretionary Activities
| Activity | Status | Matters of Discretion |
|---|---|---|
| Visitor accommodation and boarding houses | RD | Intensity and scale of activities to be consistent with zone purpose |
| Emergency services | RD | Activities within 30m of residential zone: intensity/scale effects; parking/access design; storage/servicing location and management |
| New buildings | RD | Design and appearance affecting amenity of public streets/spaces; floor-to-floor heights; glazing extent; verandahs; Crime Prevention through Environmental Design; landscaping effects; stormwater management |
| Alterations and additions to buildings not otherwise provided for | RD | Design and appearance affecting amenity of public streets/spaces; floor-to-floor heights; glazing extent; verandahs; Crime Prevention through Environmental Design; landscaping effects; stormwater management |
| Offices exceeding maximum gross floor area shown on Business Park Zone Office Control map | NC | — |
| Retail | D | — |
| Supermarkets greater than 450m² gross floor area per tenancy | NC | — |
| Community facilities | D | — |
| Education facilities | D | — |
| Justice facilities | D | — |
| Tertiary education facilities | D | — |
| Conference facilities | D | — |
| Entertainment facilities | NC | — |
| Cinemas | NC | — |
| Drive-through restaurants | NC | — |
| Funeral directors' premises | NC | — |
| Storage and lock-up facilities | D | — |
| Marae complex | D | — |
| Commercial sexual services | D | — |
| Hospitals | NC | — |
| Industrial activities | NC | — |
| Waste management facilities | NC | — |
| Dwellings | NC | — |
| Conversions to dwellings / integrated residential development | NC | — |
| Supported residential care | NC | — |
| Activities not provided for | NC | — |
Notification
Any application for resource consent will be subject to normal tests for notification under the Resource Management Act 1991. Specific consideration will be given to affected persons as listed in Rule C1.13(4).
Assessment Criteria for Restricted Discretionary Activities
Activities within 30m of residential zone and emergency services:
- Compatibility of intensity, scale, and operational effects on existing and expected future amenity values
- Effects of parking design, location, and vehicle access on visual amenity and pedestrian safety
- Effects of storage and servicing facilities location, design, and management on visual effects, service vehicle access adequacy, and night-time noise
Visitor accommodation and boarding houses:
- Intensity and scale must be consistent with zone purpose
New buildings and alterations/additions:
- Contribution to attractiveness, pleasantness, and enclosure of public space
- Maintenance or enhancement of pedestrian amenity
- Convenient and direct access between street and building for all ages and abilities
- Limiting adverse visual effects of blank walls
- Screening of car parking and service areas
- Floor-to-floor heights providing flexibility for range of uses over time
- Extent and benefits of glazing on public-facing walls (visibility, passive surveillance, amenity)
- Provision of verandahs for weather protection
- Crime Prevention through Environmental Design principles
- Effects of creation of new roads/service lanes
- Positive effects of landscaping on public space users
- Integrated stormwater management approach
- Functional requirements of intended activities
Standard non-compliance:
- Relevant policies
- Purpose of the standard
- Effects of infringement
- Effects on neighbouring site amenity
- Site special or unusual characteristics
- Development characteristics
- Other matters specifically listed for the standard
- Cumulative effects where multiple standards infringed
Key Policies
- Reinforce function of city centre, metropolitan centres, and town centres as primary locations for commercial activity
- Enable increase in density, diversity, and quality of housing in centre zones and Business–Mixed Use Zone where compatible with qualifying matters
- Require development of quality and design positively contributing to visual quality, pedestrian amenity, movement, safety, and convenience
- Encourage universal access for medium to large-scale development
- Require large-scale development design quality commensurate with prominence and visual effects
- Encourage ground-floor buildings adaptable to range of uses
- Require at-grade parking located and designed to avoid/mitigate pedestrian amenity and streetscape effects
- Require development adjacent to residential zones and Special Purpose zones