Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan The zoning pattern adopted (refer to Volume Three - Planning Maps), reflects these limits to and opportunities for future growth. Rai Valley Rai Valley is a small rural township with a mixed use centre (commercial and industrial type use) and urban residential use incorporated into the township as well. It also performs an important service centre function for the surrounding rural area, part of the Pelorus Sound and French Pass. Sounds Residential - Marlborough Sounds Although outside of the urban environment, the residential development along the coastal margin of many areas of the Marlborough Sounds, can be addressed here. A number of the concerns are similar to those associated with residential development in the urban environment. Some further issues can be identified and need to be addressed for residential activities in the Sounds areas. For example, the effect of residential development on identified areas of outstanding landscape value and potential conflicts with other activities in the Sounds such as marine farming. 10.2.1.1 Objectives and Policies Objective 1 An environment within the established residential areas of Picton, Waikawa, Havelock and Rai Valley that is principally residential in character. Policy 1.1 Avoid, remedy and mitigate adverse effects of residential activity by delineating the extent of Urban Residential activity by appropriate zoning. Policy 1.2 Ensure that residential development takes place at a rate which enables the sustainable management of the capacity of reticulated services (water supply and sewerage) and other urban services (roading). Policy 1.3 Recognise constraints to development including natural hazards. The objective and policies above establish the Urban Residential Zone and allow for any future development within this area. The area of land zoned for urban residential use must be able to be efficiently served with the necessary urban services. This must be done in a sustainable manner. The Urban Residential Zone is identified and defined on the Planning Maps, (Volume Three). The objectives and policies which follow will ensure that the residential resource is sustainably managed. Objective 2 Enable residential activity along the coastal margin of the Sounds to the extent that this avoids or mitigates adverse effects on the environment. Policy 2.1 Delineate the extent of residential activity along the coastal margin of the Sounds. 10 - 6