Proposed Kāpiti Coast District Plan
Coastal Environment
coastal hazard events. This is an effective approach in achieving the objectives and policies protecting the community from the risk of natural hazards. Identified coastal environment As outlined in Policy 4.1, the extent of extent of the coastal environment is identified and mapped in the District Plan. The main purpose of this is to In order to give effect to both the NZCPS and the proposed Wellington RPS. This extent creates certainty about the area of land to which the NZCPS and the coastal environment provisions of the District Plan refer. Benefits
Achieves Policy 1 of the NZCPS Achieves Policy 4 of the Wellington PRPS that requires district plans to identify the landward extent of the coastal environment Enables the coastal environment to be comprehensively managed Provides certainty for the community and landowners by mapping the coastal environment extent on the District Plan maps Ensures those features contributing to the coastal environment are identified
Costs
There may be inaccuracies
This method will be efficient to achieve Objective 2.3(c) and 2.4 as the benefits identified above outweigh the costs. Council considers that the selected manner of achieving the objectives is efficient because the costs have been minimised where possible and are necessary consequences of achieving the objective. The benefits mean that overall the rule framework is as efficient as it can be. Mapping the extent of the coastal environment is an effective means of giving effect to the provisions of the NZCPS and Wellington Proposed RPS.
Identification of natural character on District Plan Maps As outlined in Policy 4.1, criteria have been used to identify areas of high natural character and natural coastal features in the coastal environment on the District Plan maps. The main purpose of this is to provide certainty to give effect to Policy 3 of the Wellington Proposed RPS. Benefits
Achieves Policy 13 of the NZCPS Enables areas of high natural character and natural coastal features to be comprehensively managed Provides certainty for the community and landowners by mapping the areas of high natural character and natural coastal features on the District Plan maps Ensures those features contributing to the coastal character are identified
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