People have one week left to voice their opinions on three Tauranga City Council proposed plan changes.

Council proposes changes to some City Plan rules to cater for Tauranga's growth.

These changes aid in providing more housing capacity and to enable new developments and redevelopments to be managed in a way that reduces risk to property and lives.

Submissions are open on three proposed plan changes, Plan Change 26 – Housing choice, Plan Change 27 – Flooding from intense rainfall and Plan Change 30 – Earthworks until 5pm, Monday, February 1.

Consultation documents providing details on the proposed plan changes along with the detailed proposals and information about how community members can give their feedback are available at on the council website, council's customer service centre and the city's libraries.

Proposed plan change 26 – Housing choice
Plan Change 26 proposes changes to the City Plan to make it easier for people to build a variety of more compact types of homes, like duplexes, terraced houses, townhouses and apartments. This will better suit people's different needs and create great spaces and neighbourhoods for everyone to live in.
People can find out more at www.tauranga.govt.nz/housing-choice

Proposed plan change 27 – Flooding from intense rainfall

The purpose of Plan Change 27 is to ensure that future land use, subdivision and development within Tauranga is planned to be resilient to flooding.The plan change introduces a new rule framework to the Tauranga City Plan to manage the effects of flooding from intense rainfall on people, properties and infrastructure, including new rules around impervious surfaces on properties.
People can find out about the proposed rules and frequently asked questions at www.tauranga.govt.nz/pc27

Proposed plan change 30 – Earthworks
This plan change proposes to clarify wording of existing provisions to ensure that earthworks are undertaken in a safe manner, avoiding negative effects on the environment.

Submissions must be lodged in writing. People can:

• Fill in an online submission form.
• Send feedback via email to city.plan@tauranga.govt.nz
• Call 07 577 7000 to request information and a hard copy submission form.
• Print out a pdf version of the survey and freepost the responses back to council: c/- Manager: City and Infrastructure Planning, Tauranga City Council, Freepost Authority Number 370, Private Bag 12022, Tauranga 3143).

Go to www.tauranga.govt.nz/planchanges or call 07 577 7000 to find out more.