13. Use of the Coastal Environment Volume One application as resource consent requirements will exist. If disposal is to occur within the coastal marine area, policies under Objectives 13.12a and 13.12b also need to be considered. [C] Policy 13.18.7 – Where a resource consent is required to extend or alter port or marina infrastructure and this is to occur within that part of the Port or Marina Zone located in the coastal marine area, the following matters shall be considered: (a) the intended use of the extended or altered infrastructure (having regard to Policies 13.17.3 and 13.17.4) and the benefits likely to arise from this use; (b) the design of structures/reclamation, including size and construction materials; (c) where reclamation is involved (Policies 13.11.2, 13.11.4, 13.11.6 – 13.11.9); (d) whether there will be a loss of public access or use of the area and/or public access to and along the coastal marine area will be impeded; (e) the effects of glare, lighting and noise; (f) the effects on natural coastal processes; (g) the effects during construction on: (i) other users of the area, navigation and public safety; and (ii) water and air quality. Operations at ports are constantly changing along with the nature of shipping activity and the needs of cargo and passengers. Flexibility is therefore required in the way a port or marina operates in response to changing customer needs. In the coastal marine area part of the Port Zone and Marina Zone, it will be important to consider the impacts of any expansion or alteration through the resource consent process, including the impacts on other users during construction. Other users may include people living adjacent to the proposed site, recreational users and those with cultural interests in the area. The matters for consideration in this policy and for which it may be appropriate to impose conditions on consent to remedy or mitigate effects, are limited in extent in recognition of the generally highly modified character of the existing port and marina facilities in Havelock, Waikawa and Picton. The policy also includes reference to a number of identified policies from Issue 13G. [C, D] Policy 13.18.8 – Promote visual and physical connections between Port and Marina Zones and their respective town centres, neighbouring urban areas and foreshore areas through landscape design and enhancement measures compatible with the visual character of the surrounding urban and coastal environment. The ports at Picton and Havelock have a close association with their respective town centres and this relationship needs to be carefully managed. The connections considered important are physical and visual, in terms of providing good linkages between the towns and the ports as well as making the ports an attractive place to visit or view. In Havelock this is important because the port functions as a recreational boating marina as well as an operational port. This combination of uses brings many visitors to the Havelock Port. In Picton the linkages between the ferry terminal, foreshore and town centre are also particularly important, given the significant number of tourists who travel through the ferry terminal every year. For those marinas that have close associations with their respective urban and coastal surroundings, connections are also visually and physically important. The linkages between ports and marinas and their respective surroundings also help to enhance public access to the coastal marine area, as required by Section 6(d) of the RMA. 13 – 54