Amenity and design Development in the City Centre Zone positively contributes to creating a high quality, well-functioning urban environment, including: Reinforcing the City Centre Zone’s distinctive sense of place; Providing a quality and level of public and private amenity in the City Centre Zone that evolves and positively responds to anticipated growth and the diverse and changing needs of residents, businesses and visitors; Maintaining and enhancing the amenity and safety of public space; Contributing to the general amenity of neighbouring residential areas while achieving the planned urban form of the City Centre Zone; Producing a resilient urban environment that effectively adapts and responds to natural hazard risks and the effects of climate change; Protecting current areas of open space, including green space, and providing greater choice of space for residents, workers and visitors to enjoy, recreate and shelter from the weather; and Acknowledging and sensitively responding to adjoining heritage buildings, heritage areas and sites and areas of significance to Māori.