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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Sensitive Rural Areas </SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>Areas where the rural landscape is highly sensitive </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>landscape change have been mapped as part of the </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>identification of the Outstanding Natural Features and </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Landscapes (ONFLs) , within the June 2010 Landscape </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Study. Development in these areas require further </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>consideration of the assessment criteria set out in </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>the Regional Policy Statement and in turn the Rotorua </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>District Plan</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>The identification of the Rotorua Caldera Rim as a </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>separate landscape area denotes the importance of </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>this landform has to the District. The elevated position </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>of the Caldera, its landform and representativeness </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>of the volcanic geomorphology is an important </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>component of Rotorua’s landscape character. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>The rural landscape of the Caldera Rim varies around </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Lake Rotorua, but it is largely within pasture with </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>pocketed areas of rural residential subdivision. The </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Caldera Rim varies in landform and landcover, with the </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>lower less steep slopes of the Caldera Rim containing </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>more extensive vegetation cover, including forestry. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The steeper slopes, conversely, are largely void of </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>significant vegetation cover. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P /><P><SPAN><SPAN>Refer G:\Project\GIS006xx\GIS00666\Data_Preparation\Sensitive\T11077gdb_20121011\T11077_Final_Design_Guideline_Final_20121019.pdf</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |