| Any activity complying with Performance Standards in Section 14.10 | Permitted | Flexible land use if standards met |
| Network utilities | Permitted | Excluded from excavation/fill standards |
| Underground storage tanks | Permitted | Excluded from excavation/fill standards |
| Single dwellings (Commercial Zone) | Permitted | Must meet private open space or balcony requirements; site >250m² net area; floor level standards |
| Dwellings (Industrial Zone) | Permitted | Internal noise ≤35 dB Aeq 24 hours; ventilation per NZ Building Code Clause G4 |
| Excavation and fill (Overlay areas only) | Permitted | <300m³ per 12 months; not within 6m of water body; <1.5m face height; revegetation within 6 months |
| Vegetation clearance (Overlay areas) | Permitted | <5 hectares continuous indigenous vegetation (Mangawhai: <1ha); <6m height and <200m² (Mangawhai: <3m, <50m²) |
| Verandahs (Commercial Zone) | Permitted | Min 2.9m height; 0.45m behind kerb face; 0.3-0.45m fascia depth |
| General noise (Commercial Zone) | Permitted | 60dB Laeq within same zone boundary; 50dB Laeq (7am-7pm), 45dB (7-10pm), 40dB (10pm-7am) to Residential |
| General noise (Industrial Zone) | Permitted | 75dB LAFmax within same zone; 55dB Laeq (7am-7pm Mon-Sat), 50dB (7pm-10pm), 45dB (10pm-7am) to Residential |
| Construction noise | Permitted | Per NZS6803:1999 (varies by day/time: weekday 75dB Leq 0730-1800, 45dB 2000-0630, etc.) |
| Wind generation noise | Permitted | Per NZS 6808:2010 limits |
| Vibration | Permitted | Residential/Maori/Rural adjacent: 0.045 m/s² (weekday 7am-6pm), 0.015 m/s² (other times); Business adjacent: 0.06 m/s² all times |
| Traffic intensity | Permitted | ≤200 daily one-way movements (per Appendix 25F) |
| Potentially contaminated land activities | Permitted | Must comply with Resource Management (National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health) Regulations 2011 |
| Contaminated land remediation | Permitted | Must not increase environmental risk; dispose of material in approved location; report completion to Council |
| Hazardous substances storage/use | Permitted | Per Table 2 (Permitted Conditions) Appendix 25D; quantities per Table 1 Appendix 25D OR specific exemptions (trade waste, road materials, domestic, consumer products, pipelines, small fireworks, transformers <600L, agrichemicals per NZS 8409:2004, temporary fertiliser, animal effluent on farms per Regional Plan) |
| Radioactive materials | Permitted | Below exempt activity levels in Radiation Protection Regulations 1982 OR domestic appliances only |
| Lighting and glare | Permitted | ≤10 lux (22:00-07:00) at Residential zone boundary or notional boundary of Rural/Maori Purpose zone |
| Signage | Permitted | Business signs; public signs; temporary election/cultural/event signs; verandah signs (under: 2.4m height min, 450mm max vertical, 150mm from fascia, 2m from adjacent signs; above: 300mm from fascia, 50mm protrusion max) |
| Vehicle access and driveways | Permitted | All-weather surface; passing bay per 100m for >100m driveways; widths 3.0m (≤6 dwellings), 5.5m (7-30 dwellings), 6m (>30 dwellings); max gradient 1:5 (sealed) or 1:8 (gravel); manoeuvring per Appendix 25C; gates 13m from road edge |
| Fire safety | Permitted | Does not impede fire service vehicles/equipment |
| Parking | Permitted | Per Appendix 25C minimum spaces; max gradient 6%; 15m from river >3m, lakes >8ha, CMA; forward entry/exit only |
| Loading | Permitted | Per Appendix 25C minimums; 3.5m width × 12m depth (18m if articulated trucks); 4.25m height; max gradient 6% |
| Permeable surfaces | Permitted | 400m² for wastewater disposal AND/OR 100m² for stormwater disposal (sites relying on on-site systems) |
| Relocated buildings | Permitted | Must comply with other standards; building inspection report required; reinstatement within 12 months |
| Dwelling floor levels | Permitted | 500mm freeboard above 100-yr ARI flood level; additional minimums: 5.0m MSL (West/East Coast overlays), 3.0m (Mangawhai Harbour), 3.5m (Kaipara Harbour), 3.5m (Dargaville) |
| Screening of storage areas | Permitted | 1.8m min height; planted/fenced/screened from public/Residential |
| Buildings/vegetation near airfields | Permitted | Outside runway approach (1:40 gradient) and transitional surfaces (1:7 gradient) per Appendix H |
| Separation distance activities | Permitted | 30m from Residential/Rural/Reserve boundary OR 300m to noise-sensitive activity (whichever greater) for: panel beating, motor vehicle manufacturing, animal boarding, service stations, intensive farming, stock saleyards, refuse recycling, sewerage treatment, mining/quarrying, existing use rights activities |