B-7 – Area 7 - Assessment of Environmental Effects 127 community of doing so, while ensuring that the potential adverse effects of the proposal are managed to protect the amenity values of Waihi and the wider community. 7.6.2.2 Rural Zone Part of Area 7 is in the Rural Zone. The four objectives for this zone seek that: A range of compatible rural land use activities can be undertaken, which benefit from the productive potential, location and rural character of the zone; 192 The open rural landscape character of the zone is preserved and enhanced; 193 Provide for further investigation and utilisation of mining resources; 194 and Adverse effects of land use activity on the environment or on the amenities of neighbours is avoided, remedied or mitigated.195 Key policies arising from the objectives relate to: Ensuring that land with high productive capability is available for such use;196 Ensuring the amenity values of a predominantly open rural character and the productive use of the land is maintained and that buildings do not detract from the open rural character values of the Rural Zone;197 Recognising and providing for important mineral extraction activities, while avoiding, remedying or mitigating associated effects198 and ensuring such activities do not constrain established and lawful rural production activities;199 Where practicable, avoiding, remedying or mitigating adverse effects on the environment and amenity of the District (including noise, smell, glare, vibration and visual); 200 and Where necessary, avoid development in areas likely to be adversely affected by natural hazards, in preference to mitigating adverse hazard effects.201 When evaluating the above provisions, of particular note with respect to the activities occurring within Area 7 are the following: 192 Objective 1, Section 5.1.2, Hauraki District Plan. 193 Objective 2, Section 5.1.2, Hauraki District Plan. 194 Objective 3, Section 5.1.2, Hauraki District Plan. 195 Objective 4, Section 5.1.2, Hauraki District Plan. 196 Policy (1)(a)(i) and (ii), Section 5.1.2, Hauraki District Plan. 197 Policy (1)(a)(iii) and Policy (2)(a)(i), Section 5.1.2, Hauraki District Plan. 198 Policy (3)(a)(i) to (iv), Section 5.1.2, Hauraki District Plan. 199 Policy (1)(a)(iv), Section 5.1.2, Hauraki District Plan. 200 Policy (4)(a)(iii), Section 5.1.2, Hauraki District Plan. 201 Policy (4)(a)(iv), Section 5.1.2, Hauraki District Plan.
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