Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan 20 August 2015 34.1.3.6 Buildings The maximum permitted height of any building shall be 10 metres, with the exception of buildings within that part of the Marina Zone specifically identified in Appendix J, Schedule 4 where the following applies: a) The maximum building height shall be limited to 6 metres; b) The building shall be limited to 50m in ground floor area; and 2 c) Only one building shall be a permitted activity. 34.1.3.7 Building Setbacks a) Minimum building setback from road boundaries shall be 6 metres; b) Minimum building setback from an Urban Residential Zone boundary shall be 6 metres; and c) Minimum building setback from a Town Commercial Zone boundary shall be 3 metres. d) Clause a) does not apply to buildings within that part of the Marina Zone specifically identified in Appendix J, Schedule 4. 34.1.3.8 Outdoor Storage a) Any outdoor storage shall be located behind the building setbacks in Rule 34.1.3.7 above other than an area used solely for the storage of cars and boats; and b) Except for storage of cars and boats all outdoor storage area shall be screened from public view and shall be screened from an Urban Residential Zone (where applicable) by a solid wall or close boarded fence with a minimum height of 2.0 metres. 34.1.3.9 Area to be Landscaped a) A minimum of 5% of the site shall be set aside and landscaped; b) All required landscaped areas shall be located between the road frontage and front of buildings on the site; c) Any landscaped areas shall include a landscaping strip of a minimum average width of 1.5 metres and minimum width of 0.6 metres, adjacent to the road frontage, except across entranceways or on sites or parts of site on the opposite side of a road from an Urban Residential Zone or Town Commercial Zone, where the landscaping strip will be a minimum average width of 4.5 metres and a minimum width of 1.5 metres adjacent to the road frontage; and d) Landscaping strips or planting protection areas shall not be covered with any impervious surfaces. Where adjacent to or within carparks, landscape strips shall be protected by wheel stop barriers to prevent damage from parked cars. 34.1.4 Hazardous Facilities (District Function) 34.1.4.1 Effects Ratio 34.1.4.1.1 Any activity having an ‘effects ratio’ no greater than 0.075 shall be a Permitted Activity. The ‘effects ratio’ shall be calculated in accordance with the Hazardous Facility Screening Procedure set out in Appendix C. 34 - 6