Operative District Plan Document

• District Plan 5 August 2011 (5.30mb pdf)

Operative District Plan Maps

• Index: Planning Maps (155kb pdf) contents page with links to each section and maps
• Index: Planning Maps Keys (396kb pdf)
• Index: Planning Maps Street Indexes (49kb pdf)

Operative District Plan by Chapter (in PDF format)

Due to the size of the District Plan the following links are available for you to review each chapter individually. 

• Table of Contents (131kb pdf)
• Chapter 1 - Introduction (232kb pdf)
• Chapter 2 - Issues, Objectives, Policies Overview (122kb pdf)
• Chapter 3 - Amenity Values (200kb pdf)
• Chapter 4 - Natural Resources (113kb pdf)
• Chapter 5 - Heritage (371kb pdf)
• Chapter 6 - Hazards (295kb pdf)
• Chapter 7 - Physical Resources (201kb pdf)
• Chapter 8 - Monitoring and Review  (180kb pdf)
• Chapter 9 - Financial Contributions (62kb pdf)
• Chapter 10 - Definitions  (138kb pdf)
• Chapter 11 - General Procedures and Rules (264kb pdf)
• Chapter 12 - Information Requirements  (212kb pdf)
• Chapter 13 - General Amenity Rules  (156kb pdf)
• Chapter 14 - General Natural Resource Rules (153kb pdf)
• Chapter 15 - General Physical Resource Rules (219kb pdf)
• Chapter 16 - Heritage Rules  (128kb pdf)
  • Appendix 16A Heritage Register  (185kb pdf)
  • Appendix 16B Register of Notable and Landscape Trees (217kb pdf)
• Chapter 17 - Natural Hazard Policy Area Rules (212kb pdf)
• Chapter 18 - Hazardous Substances Rules (282kb pdf)
• Chapter 19 - Residential Activity Zone Rules (553kb pdf)
• Chapter 20 - Business Activity Zone Rules  (1.34mb pdf)
  Chapter 21 - Rural Activity Zone Rules  (230kb pdf)
• Chapter 22 - Recreation and Leisure and Conservation Zone Rules  (377kb pdf)
• Chapter 23 - Education Centre Zone Rules  (315kb pdf)
• Chapter 24 - Transportation Activity and Other Network Utility Rules (207kb pdf)
• Chapter 25 - Designations (For Information Purposes Only) (55kb pdf)
  • Appendix 25A Designation Descriptions  (49kb pdf)
• Chapter 26 - Financial Contribution Rules  (131kb pdf)
• Chapter 27 -  Wairakei Urban Growth Area (248kb pdf)
• Chapter 28 - Tauriko Business Estate (1.09mb pdf)

Please note that this is a PDF file and requires Acrobat 5.0 as a minimum. If you do not have Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher, the program used to view PDF files, download it free from Adobe.

Disclaimer:  The information is the exclusive property of the Tauranga City Council.  The Council accepts no liability for the accuracy of this information and it is your responsibility to ensure that the data contained herein is appropriate and applicable to the end use intended.  The information in this document may be updated from time to time, it is the user's responsibility to ensure that the most up to date version of the District Plan is being used. 

 Please note these maps are now updated. If you have any concerns or wish to check on anything specific please contact Kim.Masters@tauranga.govt.nz  on 07 577 7000.