Axiom/New Zealand/District Plan/Wellington City/2024/Ccz/R1Commercial activitiesOfficial sourceciteCommercial activities Activity status: Permitted← Amenity and design Require development within the Te Ngākau Civic Square Precinct to contribute positively to its visual quality, amenity, interest and public safety by: Fulfilling the intent of the Centres and Mixed Use Design Guide; Requiring buildings and public spaces to incorporate high-quality visual and architectural design based on factors such as the bulk, form, scale, portion, location and detailing of the building/structure or building additions/alterations; Ensuring building design respects the form, scale and style of heritage buildings and wider architectural elements within the precinct, including interface treatment with the Town Hall; Responding to any identified significant natural hazard risks and climate change effects, including the strengthening and adaptive reuse of existing buildings and requiring new buildings to be resiliently designed; Recognising mana whenua cultural values in the design of public spaces; Ensuring new development will result in overall improvements to the function, access and safety of the precinct, including enabling universal access and opportunities for formal and informal surveillance; Providing an active edge along a portion of each building that addresses both the internal precinct area and externally towards adjoining streets; Providing a comfortable micro-climate for precinct users; Positioning new development and managing building height and form to ensure a high degree of sunlight access is achieved within the square; Retaining and enhancing strong visual and physical connections between the square, the waterfront, the city centre and streets surrounding the precinct; and Incorporating public amenities, public artwork and means to assist wayfinding, including provision of interpretation and references to the area’s cultural and historic heritage associations.Community facilities →
