21 August 2008 Chapter 33 - Port Zone 33.1.4 Amenities 33.1.4.1 Noise 33.1.4.1.1 Limits Subject to the exception in Clause 33.1.4.1.2, all permitted activities shall be conducted so as to ensure that noise arising from such activities does not exceed the following noise limits: At any point on land outside the boundary of the Port Zone: • At a ny time 65dBA L 10 • On a ny day between 2200 hours and 75dBA L max 0700 hours the following day Provided at any point within the boundary of any land zoned Urban Residential or at any point within the notional boundary of any dwelling on land zoned Rural One or Rural Two, the following noise limits shall not be exceeded: • On a ny day between 0700 hours and 55dBA L 10 2200 hours • At a ny other time 45dBA L 10 75dBA L max 33.1.4.1.2 Exception Nothing in Clause 33.1.4.1.1 shall apply to the following activities, which shall be conducted so as to ensure that noise emanating from those activities does not exceed the existing noise levels depicted on Figure 1 and Figure 2 below at the ports of Picton and Havelock: • Arrival, departure, berthing, loading or unloading of any ship. • The operation of ships either stationary or underway. • Port activities • Land transport activities. • Railway activities. 33.1.4.1.3 Assessment Except where expressly provided for elsewhere in this Plan, sound levels shall be measured in accordance with the provisions of NZS 6801:1991 Measurement of Sound, and assessed in accordance with NZS 6802:1991 Assessment of Environmental Sound, and in respect of the sound levels shown on Figure 1 and Figure 2 below, the measurements shall be taken at the locations where the sound levels are depicted on that Figure with no penalty applied for special audible characteristics should any be present. 33 - 7