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The legislation has not yet been written, however the consultation submissions have been summarised. I have read them, and based on the summary I expect they will do these:
1. Allow a 65m2 building without council consent
2. The building must be 2m away from any boundary or other building
3. Council and worksafe must be notified before work begins
4. Someone must be liable for the building work. This can be the owner or the builder
5. Plumbing / drainage may be completed by the homeowner if inspected by a plumber. Wet room showers are permitted
6. Electrical must be done by an electrician
7. Engineer inspection may be required in areas with high wind load or unstable ground
8. A request for COC must be submitted to council along with plans and sign-offs from builder / owner, plumber, electrician, engineer (if required). Council will do a final inspection and charge for it, and possibly any default notices and additional inspections
9. Banks will require a consent. Council must issue within 10 days. They may charge a small fee like $150. They cannot reject using district plan, height, boundary, site coverage, permeable surface area rules
10. Insurance companies will require #9 plus COC, or all of #8
11. Maori land may have 2 granny flats per existing dwelling, or 1 if no existing dwelling
12. The building can be attached to an existing building, but must be built to fire standards and will require a firefighter inspection sign-off
13. The owner will pay a small building development cost to council to cover increased costs of water, electricity, sewage infrastructure. Maybe $500
14. Council may increase rates by say 3% to cover ongoing costs such as noise complaints, animal control, rubbish and recycling
These are just my interpretations. You should read the submissions for yourself. The legislation may make rules that go against consensus.
1. Allow a 65m2 building without council consent
2. The building must be 2m away from any boundary or other building
3. Council and worksafe must be notified before work begins
4. Someone must be liable for the building work. This can be the owner or the builder
5. Plumbing / drainage may be completed by the homeowner if inspected by a plumber. Wet room showers are permitted
6. Electrical must be done by an electrician
7. Engineer inspection may be required in areas with high wind load or unstable ground
8. A request for COC must be submitted to council along with plans and sign-offs from builder / owner, plumber, electrician, engineer (if required). Council will do a final inspection and charge for it, and possibly any default notices and additional inspections
9. Banks will require a consent. Council must issue within 10 days. They may charge a small fee like $150. They cannot reject using district plan, height, boundary, site coverage, permeable surface area rules
10. Insurance companies will require #9 plus COC, or all of #8
11. Maori land may have 2 granny flats per existing dwelling, or 1 if no existing dwelling
12. The building can be attached to an existing building, but must be built to fire standards and will require a firefighter inspection sign-off
13. The owner will pay a small building development cost to council to cover increased costs of water, electricity, sewage infrastructure. Maybe $500
14. Council may increase rates by say 3% to cover ongoing costs such as noise complaints, animal control, rubbish and recycling
These are just my interpretations. You should read the submissions for yourself. The legislation may make rules that go against consensus.
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