Summary of key issues with the current District Plan

As a result of the review of current policies and rules specific to wildfire risk, we’ve identified the following issues with the current District Plan:

• There are no provisions within the current District Plan addressing wildfire risk management, and no ability to consider it as a matter of control or discretion when assessing a resource consent.
• As a result of having no wildfire provisions, some resource consents have inadvertently increased the fire risk on properties through landscaping conditions.
• Conflict when balancing the need to allow for defensible space to be created, and the need to address any adverse effects on the look and feel of the area through vegetation screening.