Wairau/ Awatere Resource Management Plan Rules Plan rules permit industrial activities within industrial zones subject to compliance with performance standards. Heavy industry is permitted within the Industrial 2 Zone. Proposals which fail to comply with stated performance standards will be considered as Discretionary Activities. Non-industrial activities within the industrial areas will be considered as Non-Complying Activities. To address amenity values, rules will require contributions of funds or landscaping works from industrial developments for the purpose of acquiring and developing landscaped areas within Industrial Zones. Where industrial zoned land adjoins non-industrial land rules will require that buildings comply with the maximum height and building location requirements, of the adjoining zone in respect of the common boundary. Performance Performance conditions address matters such as noise, vehicle Conditions access and loading, parking, building height and location, landscape enhancement and size, location of advertising signs, effluent disposal and discharges to air (including smell and dust). Higher standards are required within the Industrial 1 Zone. Other The Council will promote ongoing landscape improvement of the main transport corridors within industrial areas. The provision of specifically zoned industrial land means that the adverse effects of industrial activities can be geographically contained. It is considered that Plan rules are necessary to control the expected adverse effects of industrial activities. Plan rules establish performance standards to avoid, remedy or mitigate adverse effects. The standards are set at levels appropriate to enable industrial activities to operate effectively within the zone and seek to minimise nuisance and hazard for neighbouring residents and activities. Standards for some effects may therefore be higher at the zone boundary. The Industrial Zones are located close to major transport corridors and at the main entrances to Blenheim and Renwick. The Council seeks to enhance the landscape at these entrances. Rules require a contribution from industrial development towards the enhancement of the landscape and amenity of key entrance points within Industrial Zones. 11.5 Rural Townships Small rural townships are typified by their small scale and low intensity development. The townships usually comprise a varied mixture of rural service activity, commercial activity, industry (often primary based) and community/ recreation activities often scattered amongst residential activity. The main geographic distinction which can be made in the rural township is between residential areas and the mixed use ‘centre’. Within the Wairau/ Awatere area, there are the following rural townships: Renwick, Seddon and Ward. Within these three towns, an identifiable mixed use centre exists, distinct from the surrounding residential areas. There are further townships within the Plan area, for example Grovetown, that are predominantly comprised of 11 - 26