Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan 28.1.13.7 Connection to Existing Roads and Services At the intersection of a new road with an existing road, the formation, metalling, kerb and channelling, footpaths, etc., shall be extended beyond the site to connect the new road with the existing road to Code of Practice for Subdivision and Land Development requirements. The cost of connecting to existing roads and services shall be borne by the developer. 28.1.13.8 Maintenance The developer shall maintain all new engineering works within the subdivision or development until they are formally taken over by the Council or to a date specified in a bond for completion of uncompleted works. 28.1.13.9 Relationship to Code of Practice for Subdivision and Development 28.1.13.9.1 The Council’s Code of Practice for Subdivision and Land Development is not, in a statutory sense, a part of the Plan. The Code provides a means for subdividers and land developers to meet the general standards described in the Plan. The code sets out in more specific terms the standard expected from each phase or type of land subdivision and development. 28.1.13.9.2 Compliance with the methods or standard practices of the Code in respect of any prescribed requirement of the Plan or of any condition of consent, shall be deemed to be compliance with that requirement or condition. 28.1.13.9.3 If the developer proposes an alternative means of compliance, to a requirement of the Plan or a condition of consent, that may be met by compliance with the Code, then the alternative proposal is required to be submitted to the Council and accompanied by a detailed report from a Registered Civil Engineer. The engineering report lodged with the Council is required to have been the subject of peer review and a related report by a Registered Civil Engineer or other expert, who has established credentials with the Council. The peer review report is to corroborate and accompany the alternative proposal. 28.1.13.9.4 If the developer proposes an alternative means of compliance for meeting noise standards for electrical transformers, then the alternative proposal is required to be submitted to the Council and accompanied by a detailed report from an acoustic consultant approved by Council, to demonstrate compliance with the relevant standard. 28.1.14 Roads and Access 28.1.14.1 Compliance with Roading Hierarchy All proposed new roads shall connect with and be compatible with the Council’s roading hierarchy. (Refer Table 28.1 following.) The classification, width and pavement structure are included in that Table. a) Notwithstanding the minimum road width limitations prescribed in the following table, local roads may be approved at, or reduced to, a width of not less than 6 metres; b) Minimum street widths are based on a standard berm width of 4.5 metres. Alternative design may incorporate a greater or lesser berm width; 28 - 10