Volume One 12. Urban Environments (b) requiring a high standard of visual interest and amenity qualities (noise levels, minimal dust and odour, privacy, overall volumes of traffic movements, building bulk and density and access to daylight); (c) providing planting on road reserve; and (d) requiring integration of landscaping on individual allotments to soften the appearance of buildings fronting the road in areas outside of the streets identified in Appendix 18. Business and industrial areas are important within the District as many people work within and visit these areas. The establishment and operation of such areas can result in adverse effects such as noise, fumes, loss of visual amenity, lighting and traffic congestion. To make these areas pleasant and enjoyable to visit and work within, it is necessary to ensure that these adverse effects are avoided, remedied or mitigated. However, the appropriate level of amenity values will vary between areas, depending upon the role of the area, its location and its proximity to other activities. For example, some streets within the Business and Industrial Zones require landscaping for permitted activities on individual allotments to help mitigate the effects of buildings. However, these requirements do not apply to every allotment within the Business 1 Zone (as identified in Appendix 18). On these streets, the Council has taken on the role of providing enhanced areas for street furniture and plantings. [D] Policy 12.6.3 – Ensure buildings are located within individual allotments to provide good amenity outcomes by: (a) controlling the height of buildings to avoid, remedy or mitigate shading of adjoining properties and to maximise opportunities for views to important landscape features; (b) ensuring that buildings located close to property boundaries do not shade adjoining properties, have intrusive height in relation to the property boundary or have cross-boundary nuisance effects in terms of dust, odour and noise; and (c) controlling noise levels. This policy describes the qualities of the business and industrial environments to be met for the social wellbeing of the people working within the area and the community as a whole. The overall character, density and quality of business or industrial environments are important to maintain. These qualities are the principal reason for the attractiveness and appeal of the business and industrial areas. This policy sets up permitted activity standards necessary to control the expected adverse effects of business or industrial activities. The standards are set at appropriate levels to enable business or industrial activities to operate effectively within their respective zones and seek to minimise nuisance and hazard for neighbouring residents and activities. Standards for some effects may therefore be higher at the zone boundary. [D] Policy 12.6.4 – Promote visual and physical connections through landscape design and enhancement measures compatible with visual character between: (a) the Blenheim Business 1 Zone and the Taylor River and reserve; and (b) the Picton Business 1 Zone and the waterfront. The Taylor River in Blenheim is an important recreational asset for the town, moving through residential areas as well as the central business area. Similarly, there is a strong link between the waterfront in Picton and the town’s central business area. In both cases the relationship between the important visual and physical links needs to be carefully managed. Promoting the physical links in both these environments helps to enhance public access to the coastal marine area and rivers as required by Section 6(d) of the RMA. Promoting visual connections helps to enhance 12 – 19