Volume Two 8. Rural Living Zone (c) 1.5m for a building (except a dwelling) has a gross floor area less than 15m. 2 8.2.1.5. A building or structure must not be sited in, or within 8m of a river, Significant Wetland, or the landward toe of any stopbank. 8.2.1.6. A building or structure that has the potential to divert water must not be within a Level 2 Flood Hazard Area. 8.2.1.7. The minimum setback from the property boundaries for a building used for the housing of the following animals must be: (a) 4.5m for poultry and other birds; (b) 4.5m for dogs; (c) 50m for pigs; (d) 30m for other animals associated with farming. 8.2.1.8. On land within the Wairau Dry Hills Landscape: (a) a building platform must be located at least 20m vertically below any Significant Ridgeline, except for a building or structure with a total area not exceeding 10m; 2 (b) the paint applied to the exterior cladding of a building or structure must have a light reflectance value of 45% or less. 8.2.2. Noise. 8.2.2.1. An activity must not cause noise that exceeds the following limits at the Zone boundary or within the Zone: 7.00 am to 10.00 pm 50 dBA L Aeq 10.00 pm to 7.00 am 40 dBA L Aeq 70dBL AFmax 8.2.2.2. Noise must be measured in accordance with NZS 6801:2008 Acoustics – Measurement of Environmental Sound, and assessed in accordance with NZS 6802:2008 Acoustics – Environmental Noise. 8.2.2.3. Construction noise must not exceed the recommended limits in, and must be measured and assessed in accordance with, NZS 6803:1999 Acoustics – Construction Noise. 8.2.3. Noise sensitive activities. 8.2.3.1. Any new noise sensitive activity located within 300m of any frost fan not within the same site must be designed and constructed so that within the external building envelope surrounding any bedroom (when the windows are closed), airborne sound insulation meets the following single-number rating for airborne sound insulation, determined in accordance with AS/NZS ISO 717.1:2004 Acoustics – Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Part 1 – Airborne sound insulation: Dwellings located less than 300m and more DnT,w + Ctr50-3150 ≥ 27 dB than 200m from the nearest frost fan. Dwellings located less than 200m and more DnT,w + Ctr50-3150 ≥ 32 dB than 100m from the nearest frost fan. Dwellings located less than 100m from the DnT,w + Ctr50-3150 ≥ 37 dB nearest frost fan. 8 – 3