Minimum setbacks

Residential Zone

Type of building	From a road	From other boundary sites	Other requirements
All buildings	4.5m (outside intensification area) 3m (inside intensification area)	1.5m	A 5m long vehicle standing space is required between a garage/carport and the road boundary (Specific setbacks for 30 Victoria Street Patea)

Rural Zone

Type of building	From a road	From other boundary sites	Other requirements
Dwelling units, home occupations and other sensitive activities	20m (State Highway) 10m (other roads)	10m	300m from Intensive farming buildings on any other site under separate ownership. 150m from piggery effluent or human effluent and storage treatment facilities. 150m from any dairy/milking shed, solid and liquid animal storage and treatment facilities, soil or aggregate extraction (e.g. quarries) on any other site not in the same ownership. 40m from the edge of existing plantation forestry on any other site under separate ownership. 10m from rail corridor boundary. 50m from a Significant Waterbody in Schedule 5 identified with natural hazard values, and 30m from all other Significant Waterbodies in Schedule 5. 100m from the Pātea River. 250m from well-sites which do not have a Petroleum Activity Risk Contour shown on the Planning Maps. For the purposes of this rule, the 250m distance is measured from the source of risk (i.e. location of existing or consented wellheads and/or surface production equipment). Where the source of risk cannot be identified, then the 250m distance is measured from: • the security fence; or • if the security fence cannot be identified, the drilling pad for that well-head; or • if the security fence and drilling pad cannot be identified, the property boundary. 650m from a petroleum production station/gas treatment plant which does not have a Petroleum Activity Facility Risk Contour shown on the Planning Maps. For the purposes of this rule, the 650m distance is measured from the security fence within which the hazardous substances are used and stored at the petroleum station/gas treatment plant.
Dairy/milking sheds	10m	15m	150m to any dwelling unit or other sensitive activity on any other site under separate ownership. 50m from a Significant Waterbody in Schedule 5 identified with natural hazard values, and 30m from all other Significant Waterbodies in Schedule 5. 100m from the Pātea River.
Farm/other buildings	10m	5m	10m from rail corridor boundary. 50m from a Significant Waterbody in Schedule 5 identified with natural hazard values, and 30m from all other Significant Waterbodies in Schedule 5. 100m from the Pātea River.
Intensive farming buildings	75m	75m	300m to any dwelling unit or other sensitive activity on any other site. 600m to any Residential, Township or Commercial Zone. 50m from a Significant Waterbody in Schedule 5 identified with natural hazard values, and 30m from all other Significant Waterbodies in Schedule 5. 100m from the Pātea River.
Stock holding and unloading facilities	0m	5m	Shall be located so that no stock vehicles are located in the formed road when loading or unloading. 10m from rail corridor boundary.

Note: For properties in proximity to a petroleum production station/gas treatment plant or wellsites, a schedule of these sites is available from the Council’s Planning Team. Please email planning@stdc.govt.nz to discuss or receive a copy of this schedule.

Township Zone

Type of building	From a road	From other boundary sites	Other requirements
Dwelling units, home occupations and other sensitive activities	10m (State Highway) 5m (other roads)	1.5m	5m from any retail, commercial, entertainment or community activity (including car parking and outdoor storage areas) on any other site under separate ownership. 20m from an industrial activity on any other site under separate ownership.
All buildings for retail, commercial, entertainment and community activities, including outdoor storage	10m (State Highway) 5m (other roads)	1.5m	5m from any dwelling unit, home occupation and other sensitive activities on any other site under separate ownership. 20m from an industrial activity on any other site under separate ownership.
All buildings for industrial activities and rural service activities, including outdoor storage	10m	5m	20m from any dwelling unit, home occupation and other sensitive activities on any other site under separate ownership.

Commercial Zone

Type of building	From a road	From other boundary sites	Other requirements
All buildings	On sites with a Defined Pedestrian Frontage – shall be built to, and along the full road boundary 10m to the SH3 road boundary between Hawera and Normanby		5m to a Residential or Rural Zone boundary

Industrial Zone

Type of building	From a road	From other boundary sites	Other requirements
All buildings	3m		3m from a Residential, Township, Commercial or Rural Zone boundary