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Minimum setbacks

Here is a quick guide for minimum setbacks as listed in the District Plan.

Residential Zone

Type of buildingFrom a roadFrom other boundary sitesOther requirements
All buildings 4.5m (outside intensification area)
3m (inside intensification area) 		1.5m A 5m long vehicle standing space is required between a garage/carport and the road boundary
(Specific setbacks for 30 Victoria Street Patea)

Rural Zone

Type of buildingFrom a roadFrom other boundary sitesOther requirements
Dwelling units, home occupations and other sensitive activities

20m (State Highway)

10m (other roads)
10m 300m to Intensive farming buildings on any other site under separate ownership
150m to Piggery effluent or human effluent and storage treatment facilities

150m to Any dairy/milking shed, solid and liquid animal storage and treatment facilities, soil or aggregate extraction

On any other site not in the same ownership
Dairy/milking sheds 10m 15m 150m to any dwelling unit or other sensitive activity on any other site under separate ownership
Farm/other buildings 10m 5m
Intensive farming buildings 75m 75m 300m to any dwelling unit or other sensitive activity on any other site
600m to any Residential, Township or Commercial Zone
Stock holding and unloading facilities 0m 5m Shall be located so that no stock vehicles are located in the formed road when loading or unloading

Township Zone

Type of buildingFrom a roadFrom other boundary sitesOther requirements
Dwelling units, home occupations and other sensitive activities

10m (State Highway)

5m (other roads)

1.5m 5m from any retail, commercial, entertainment or community activity (including car parking and outdoor storage areas) on any other site under separate ownership.
20m from an industrial activity on any other site under separate ownership.
All buildings for retail, commercial, entertainment and community activities, including outdoor storage 10m (State Highway)
5m (other roads) 		1.5m 5m from any dwelling unit, home occupation and other sensitive activities on any other site under separate ownership.
20m from an industrial activity on any other site under separate ownership.
All buildings for industrial activities and rural service activities, including outdoor storage 10m 5m 20m from any dwelling unit, home occupation and other sensitive activities on any other site under separate ownership.

Commercial Zone

Type of buildingFrom a roadFrom other boundary sitesOther requirements
All buildings

On sites with a Defined Pedestrian Frontage – shall be built to, and along the full road boundary

10m to the SH3 road boundary between Hawera and Normanby

5m to a Residential or Rural Zone boundary

Industrial Zone

Type of buildingFrom a roadFrom other boundary sitesOther requirements
All buildings

3m

3m from a Residential, Township, Commercial or Rural Zone boundary

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