12. Urban Environments Volume One (b) often located in close proximity to suburban businesses in the Business 2 Zone; (c) catering for a lower population density; (d) intensification development rather than infill development; (e) located within reasonable proximity to schools, kindergartens and shopping; (f) located closer to open space areas; (g) larger lot sizes; (h) lower density living; (i) greater privacy between individual properties; (j) areas surrounded by lower building form, i.e. fewer multi-level storied buildings or apartments; (k) generally lower traffic volumes; and (l) access to infrastructure and other services (stormwater, sewerage and kerbside rubbish and recycling) may be limited in smaller settlements. This policy sets out the characteristics of land zoned Urban Residential 2 and Urban Residential 2 Greenfields. Urban Residential 2 Zones are located within Blenheim and throughout Marlborough’s other towns (Picton, Havelock, Renwick, Seddon, Ward, Wairau Valley, Marlborough Ridge, Spring Creek, Grovetown, Rarangi, Rai Valley). In Blenheim, Urban Residential 2 land is established around the central Urban Residential 1 Zone and extends to the outer boundary of the town. These areas are generally characterised as being of lower density, with single dwellings on individual sites and low building heights compared to the Urban Residential 1 Zone. This is particularly reflected in matters identified in Policy 12.1.3(g) to (j). One distinct difference is that in (k) a ‘generally lower traffic’ environment is identified. While this is true for much of Blenheim’s Urban Residential 2 Zone, some arterial routes through this zone attract a higher level of traffic. These routes are identified in the roading hierarchy in Appendix 17. Within the smaller towns, Urban Residential 2 zoned land is predominantly located between business activities and the surrounding Rural Environment Zone, except in Picton and Havelock where it is predominantly located between business activities and the Coastal Environment Zone. Urban Residential 2 Zones in the remaining Marlborough towns often have limited infrastructure available for water, sewerage, storm water and other services (compared to the larger towns of Picton and Blenheim). This is reflected in matter (l). The Urban Residential 2 Greenfields Zone is specific to the north western area of Blenheim and at time of notification of the MEP had not been developed. While the characteristics of this area are ultimately intended to be the same as other Urban Residential 2 zoned land, its main characteristic at the time of notification is that of a rural environment (reflected in Policy 12.1.4). [D] Policy 12.1.4 – In addition to the characteristics listed in Policy 12.1.3, the following additional characteristics are to be maintained and apply to: (a) the Urban Residential 2 Greenfields Zone, where: (i) there is a stronger connection with the Rural Environment Zone; and (ii) farming is enabled prior to residential development; (b) allotments located in Brilyn Crescent, Glenhill Drive, Hospital Road, Wither Road and as scheduled in Appendix 16, where: (i) there are larger allotment sizes with a minimum of 3,000m; 2 (ii) a lower density living environment is evident; 12 – 4