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  • crashy
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    • Jan 2009
    • 532

    #1

    New 60m2 granny flat rules

    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.
  • crashy
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    • Jan 2009
    • 532

    #2
    The 65m2 limit also is flexible. An entrance for example is not counted as net area. Schedule 1 exemptions also still apply, so you might build a 5m2 deck out both the front and back door. You may take a photo of the deck. Then you might decide to cover the deck, and take a photo. Then you might decide to close in the deck. Oh look at that, now you have a compliant 80m2 granny flat

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    • donna
      Enjoy today!
      • Aug 2003
      • 9763

      #3
      ^^ very interesting Crashy. We’d want the granny flat which would be at the front of our section- to connect directly to the council drains (stormwater, sewerage) and likewise with electricity- I wonder if the council would have an issue with that?

      What we want is separate utilities for the granny flat - I.e. not having to connect to the main house’s pipes at which are at the back of the section.

      regards

      Donna


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      • mrsaneperson
        Fanatical
        • Jan 2012
        • 2285

        #4
        2M away from ANY boundary, that's hopelessly unworkable. May as well put the upcoming proposed legislation in the trash can along with all the other empty promises.

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        • crashy
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          • Jan 2009
          • 532

          #5

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          • donna
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            • Aug 2003
            • 9763

            #6
            So this sounds good but how do you know for sure your plans meet the building code? Wouldn’t it be wise to get them approved by the Council before spending the $$ on construction?

            I guess the 70sqm could be 2 floors- I.e. a townhouse - or would that break the simple design requirement?




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            • Engineer
              Forum Junkie
              • Feb 2021
              • 424

              #7
              Hopefully the next step is to remove all requirements for IWI sign offs from RMA applications.

              In any other country this would be called out for what it is, extortion. Its purely a tax imposed by one race on building in NZ.
              I have even been asked to pay various tribes during the process money so they can carry out an investigation to see if I need to pay them money.

              This is just plain wrong and legalized corruption.


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              • Engineer
                Forum Junkie
                • Feb 2021
                • 424

                #8
                I can feel this guys pain.





                But I can assure you Auckland council is worse.

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                • donna
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                  • Aug 2003
                  • 9763

                  #9
                  Low supply - good for LLs and homeowners - values can only increase as demand inevitably grows.

                  However, we've been here before, and before you know it, it's election time again, and LLs are blamed yet again by a Labour-led coalition for their existence and evilness!
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                  • mrsaneperson
                    Fanatical
                    • Jan 2012
                    • 2285

                    #10
                    I'm currently applying for a BC for a garage and a sleepout with a bathroom - for a build in Auckland. I had to apply for a RC as well as a BC. The drawing has been in council since Feb 1 , its now July ! Its unreal the RFI (Request For Information) being continually asked and the legislation around the Storm water tank requirements is a nightmare in itself. I suspect it would've been far easier to get BC to do an intensive housing project, since lots are being built in my neighbourhood - 1 house knocked down and replaced with 4 houses on a 600 sq metre section - seems a standard rubber stamp auto pass .

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