Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan expected to make provision, clear of public roads, for that parking. Public roads will continue to be available for supplementary parking for extraordinary events and, particularly in commercial areas, where kerb-side parking maximises convenience for visitors to premises without compromising road safety. 18.4 Methods of Implementation Rules The Plan adopts the current District roading hierarchy as the determinant of the status and function of all roads in the Sounds. Rules are included that: • Require all new allotments and development sites to be connected to a public road by a suitable vehicle access way formed to a standard appropriate to the rural or urban circumstances, except allotments with their only access to the coast; • Permit essential road markings and signs subject to standards controlling their size and location; • Control the location, size, and design of advertising signs visible from transport routes; • Set standards for activities to avoid, remedy, or mitigate adverse effects including effects on transport routes (such as glare, night lighting, smoke and dust discharges, liquid discharges, and shading from tall vegetation); • Control building location to maintain clear sight lines to all intersections and rail level crossings; • Specify: • Standards to be applied to the design and construction of public roads, private roads and access ways; and • Provisions required for non-vehicle land transport including facilities for pedestrians, cyclists, and people with disabilities. • Where an existing road is extended or upgraded to serve a subdivision the Council will require the subdivider, as a condition of subdivision consent, to pay the full cost or contribute to the cost of the extension or upgrading in accordance with the level of benefit the upgraded road provides for the subdivision compared with other road users; • Amount of on-site vehicle parking required in association with land use activities; • Requirements for loading and access facilities required for activities which involve loading or delivery vehicles; and • Standards for the construction and maintenance of vehicle crossings which seek to maintain public safety. 18 - 8