Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan 7 April 2006 PROHIBITED ACTIVITY has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Act. PROTECTION FORESTRY means the planting, and maintaining and harvesting of trees for soil conservation. REAR YARD means a yard between the rear boundary of the site and a line parallel thereto extending across the full width of the site. Rear Boundary in relation to a front site or a non standard site means a boundary of the site being generally to the rear of the site and generally parallel to the road frontage. Provided that in the event of there being no rear boundary, as in a triangular site, the boundaries of the rear yard shall be the converging side boundaries of the site and the arc of a circle drawn with the apex as centre and radium of 4.5 metres. REASONABLE MIXING means for any point source discharge the zone of reasonable mixing in the receiving water shall extend from the discharge point as follows: For rivers and streams, the lesser of: a) a distance downstream which equals seven times the width of the river or stream when the flow is at half the median flow; or b) 200 metres downstream. For rivers subject to tidal influence: As for rivers and streams plus a distance upstream equal to half of that allowed downstream when the width is taken at half the median river flow at mid-tide. For artificial watercourses (including farm drainage canals), the greater of: a) 200 metres downstream; or b) the property boundary. For lakes: Within a radius of 100 metres. A larger (or different shaped) reasonable mixing zone will be accepted where the applicant can demonstrate (to the satisfaction of The Council) by physical or numerical modelling, and/ or dispersion trials at the discharge point, that a) it is not practical to achieve reasonable mixing within the standard zone, and b) the objectives of the water quality classification(s) are not frustrated by a larger (or different shaped) zone, and adverse effects will not occur. RECLAMATION means the permanent infilling of the foreshore or seabed with sand, rock, quarry material, concrete, or other similar material, for any purpose, and includes any embankment, but does not include any structure above water where that structure is supported by piles, any rubble mound breakwater that does not have a vehicle access track, any deposition of material or infilling that is not permanent, or any infilling where the purpose of that infilling is to provide beach nourishment. RECYCLING means the return of discarded waste materials to the production system for utilisation in the manufacture of goods, with a view to the conservation of resources. REGULATIONS * means regulations made under the Act. REPAIR means making good decayed or damaged material (ICOMOS). RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY means land and buildings used by people for the purpose of living accommodation where occupiers voluntarily intend to live at the site for a period of one month or more, and will generally refer to the site as their house and permanent address; and includes accessory buildings and leisure activities. For the purposes of this definition, residential activity shall include emergency and refuge accommodation but does not include visitor accommodation, camping grounds or homestays. 25 - 12