Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan 2 October 2014 36.1.8 Commercial Forestry Establishment of new forestry on lots in Rural Zone Two shall be a Permitted Activity provided that the following conditions are met. 36.1.8.1 Conditions a) No trees may be planted or allowed to grow in a position where they will prevent direct access of sunlight onto any carriageway of a formed road, between the hours of 10.00 am and 2.00 pm on the shortest day of the year and where the topography is not already preventing direct access of sunlight onto the carriageway; b) No trees may be planted on land within 10 metres of an adjoining property boundary unless the written consent of the adjoining property owner is first deposited with the Council; c) No trees may be planted within 35 metres of any existing residential unit not located on the same; d) No trees may be established within the riparian management zones as specified in Appendix I and Ecology Maps in Volume Three. e) No trees may be planted on land within 100 metres of the boundary of any Residential Zone measured at right angles to the boundary of such zone; f) Without the written consent of the users of a legally established water supply no trees may be planted on land within a radius of 70 metres of the intake point of a domestic water supply, such radius to encompass the required portion of the circumference of a circle as is necessary to protect the water flowing down the lie of the land into the intake point; except that in cases where the intake point on any domestic water supply is nearer to the crest line of a catchment than 70 metres, the crest line of the catchment shall be substituted for the distance of 70 metres; and g) No trees may be planted on land that is of a slope greater than 35°. 36.2 Controlled Activities Application must be made for a resource consent for a Controlled Activity with respect to the following: • Discharges as specified in Rule 36.2.3 and large scale composting; • Excavation exceeding 1,000m³ on land of greater than 20° slope and less than 35° slope but complying with the requirements of Rule 36.1.5.3; • Intensive farming; • Sale of farm produce from a rural selling place (other than on a state highway); and • Cultivation of riparian management zones on slopes of 0-20° as ° specified in Appendix I and the Ecolo gy Maps in Volume Three. • Erection and use of frost fans 36 - 20