Wairau/ Awatere Resource Management Plan 5 March 2015 Indicative For Areas 1-5 of the Urban Residential 2 Zone initial concept designs Services Plan for infrastructure will be developed by Council into indicative Services Plans (involving detailed survey and engineering design and will include road network and widths, routes for reticulation, reticulation capacity requirements and land and easements to be acquired) prepared in consultation with landowners and adjoining property owners. Experience has proven that subdivision is best controlled through the development of rules. Rules provide greater certainty with respect to what is and is not acceptable with respect to the achievement of the objectives and policies. Plan provisions are an appropriate method for setting acquisition procedures and priorities. Other methods can be used to support this process. 23.8 Anticipated Environmental Results Implementation of the policies and methods relating to subdivision is expected to result in; • Avoidance of subdivision and development in areas of high risk of natural hazards; • Avoidance of potential risk from flooding, inundation, erosion, rock fall, subsidence or potential sea level rise; • Mitigation of natural hazards where such measures are adequate and in themselves are environmentally acceptable; • Provision of esplanade reserves, strips and/ or access strips in appropriate locations where enhancement of habitats and/ or public access can be achieved. • Minimised adverse impacts on natural ground levels, surface vegetation and water quality; • Patterns of subdivision complementary and appropriate to the character of the land uses within and anticipated for the area concerned; • Patterns of subdivision consistent with planned density, building design and open space requirements appropriate in particular environments; • Maintenance of the capacity and efficiency of roading and other services; • Safe and convenient access to and from allotments; • Enhanced and extended patterns of vehicular, cycle and pedestrian linkages; • Water supplies which are sufficient in volume to meet reasonable needs and which are of potable quality; • Adequate disposal of stormwater, maintaining water quality and assisting in minimising inundation of land; • Retention and enhancement of natural drainage systems; • Disposal of sewage in a manner which maintains public health and the quality of surface and ground waters; • Environmentally safe disposal of trade wastes; 23 - 18