Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan 20 August 2015 35.3.2 Where not provided for as a permitted activity under Rule 35.1.2.13, the placement and use (including occupation) of swing moorings within a Mooring Management Area or Waka swing moorings within the Waka Mooring Management Area is a Limited Discretionary Activity 35.3.2.1 Limits to the Council’s Discretion 35.3.2.1.1 In the case described in 35.3.2, Council’s discretion shall be limited to the following matters: a) Location within a Mooring Management Area or Waka Mooring Management Area; and b) The type and specification of mooring including the swing arc; and c) The availability of space within the Mooring Management Area or Waka Mooring Management Area; and d) The reservation of space for the relocation of moorings in Appendix J, Schedule 4.1; and e) The ability of the activity to comply with permitted activity noise standard, being Rule 35.1.1.4.1. 35.3.2.1.2 Applications made in accordance with Rule 35.3.2 will be considered without public notification and may be considered without either the service of notice, or without the need to obtain written approval of affected persons in accordance with the Act. 35.4 Discretionary Activities Application must be made for a Discretionary Activity for the following: • Any activity listed as a Permitted Activity and either adversely affecting or being affected by any hazard area identified on the Planning Maps as a hazardous area; • Activities listed as Permitted or Controlled Activities, which do not comply with the Standards specified for those activities, other than marine farms specified as Limited Discretionary Activities in Rule 35.3.1, or swing moorings specified as Limited Discretionary Activities in Rule 35.3.2. • Commercial activities: • Discharge of human sewage; • Discharges to air; • Discharges to water; • Occupation of the coastal marine area; • Structures in the coastal marine area used in the petroleum and chemical industry; • Disturbance of foreshore and/or seabed, including removal of sand, shingle, shell or other material; • Marine farms in Coastal Marine Zone Two complying with the standards specified in Rule 35.4.2.9 other than marine farms specified as Controlled Activities in Rule 35.2.5, or Limited Discretionary Activities in Rule 35.3.1; 35 - 18