20 March 2014 Chapter 29 - Urban Residential Zone 29.1.7.7 Discharge for the Purpose of Ventilation The discharge from any premise for the purpose of ventilation or from a fume cupboard shall be a Permitted Activity provided that: a) there is no objectionable odour or dust at or beyond the property boundary, or beyond 20 metres from any point of discharge when it is sited on public land; and b) there is no offensive, adverse, or objectionable health effects beyond the property boundary. c) any fume cupboard installed prior to 1 October 1993 shall have existing rights of operation, provided it complies with the Building Act 1991, and the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. New fume cupboards in buildings undergoing significant building alteration, shall comply with New Zealand Standard 7203:1992. 29.2 Limited Discretionary Activities • Minor Non Compliance; • Activities within Riparian Management Zones (specified in Appendix I and Volume Three Maps); and • The discharge of domestic wastewater authorised by resource consent prior to 21 April 2005, or the discharge of domestic wastewater through any on-site wastewater management system installed after 21 April 2005, into or onto land. 29.2.1 Minor Non-Compliance Minor non-compliance with the conditions for Permitted Activities may be permitted to the extent specified below and will be considered by way of a Limited Discretionary Consent: • Buildings and structures within 8 metres of any stopbank up to 100% dispensation; • Buildings encroaching the height envelope created by the recession plane angles by a maximum of 1.0 metre in any direction; • Buildings exceeding the maximum permitted height up to a maximum of 20% of the specified condition; • Buildings exceeding the maximum permitted site coverage up to a maximum of 20% of the specified condition; • Parking requirements where site circumstances make it impracticable to comply with conditions; and • Site density requirements up to 25%. 29.2.2 Limits to the Council’s Discretion In each of the above cases the Council’s discretion shall be limited to a consideration of the adverse effects expected to directly result from the proposed non-compliance; together with such matters listed in 29.2.3 below as are relevant to the non-compliance. 29 -9