Helpful Hints. when applying for a. PIM (Project Information Memorandum) or Building Consent

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1 Helpful Hints when applying for a PIM (Project Information Memorandum) or Building Consent Version:3 dated 30 April 2012

2 General Information Project Information Memorandum (PIM) Application What is a PIM? You may require a Project Information Memorandum (PIM) for building work. For all larger projects, a PIM will be useful in establishing feasibility and design of the project prior to applying for a building consent. For all other work, you may apply for a PIM with your Building Consent application. A PIM is a report prepared by Council and provides: (a) information on special land features including potential; erosion; avulsion (sudden removal of land by water action); falling debris; (iv) subsidence; (v) slippage: (vi) alluvion (the deposition of silt from flooding); (vii) inundation (flooding); (b) presence of hazardous contaminants (c) information notified by Council by any statutory organisation such as New Zealand Historic Places Trust or the Department of Conservation; (d) details of stormwater or wastewater utility systems which relate to your proposed building work or which are adjacent to your building site; (e) details of any other authorisation under any other Act which Council requires. The most common will be resource consents required under the Resource Management Act. The PIM will either: confirm that you may carry out the building work subject to requirements of the Building Consent and subject also to all other necessary authorisations being obtained; or notify that building work may not be undertaken. What details are you required to provide when applying for a PIM? You will need to complete an application form and forward to Council with the appropriate plans/drawings (refer below) and a lodgement fee if applicable. Providing all the necessary information is supplied with your application, the PIM will be prepared by Council within twenty working days. A PIM does not give any approval to commence work. Site Plan Details General Requirements (a) Must be to an acceptable scale, normally 1:100 for the average size residential lot. Scale must be specified. On larger lots, a graduated scale may be used and clearly defined. (b) Full boundaries of lots to be shown. Part of lots or even cross-lease area only is not acceptable. (c) All existing buildings on the lot at time of application are to be shown and must specify building designation and distances from boundaries and any other buildings on lot. (d) Clearly indicate area of proposed building works, showing size, location and distance from boundaries or other buildings. (e) Location of all proposed and existing underground services, such as water, sewer and stormwater drainage. (f) Contours of the lot clearly indicating levels referenced in terms of Moturiki Datum. (g) Location of proposed vehicle crossings, off-street parking, vehicle manoeuvring areas, outdoor living courts. (h) +Indicate direction North. All drawings to be in ink. Deletions using Twink or similar products are not acceptable. Elevation Details (a) Height relative to lot boundaries. (b) Overall height of the building. (c) Gradients of the land. (d) Building design. (e) Exterior claddings. (f) Relative access to entrances. Floor Layout Details (a) A floor plan of each floor level, naming each room.

3 General Information Building Consent Application Introduction Under the Building Act 2004, you may obtain from the Tauranga City Council one building consent which covers all aspects of your proposed building. You are no longer required to obtain separate building, plumbing and drainage permits. You simply apply to the Tauranga City Council on one form along with all the relevant information for one approval called a building consent. The information you are required to provide with your building consent application is detailed later in this information sheet. When are you required to obtain a building consent? The Building Act 2004 is binding on everyone and only the building works listed on the back of this Information Sheet are exempt from requiring a building consent. Checking your application Once you have completed the application form you, or your designer, will need to check that you are providing all the required documentation and information. The check-sheet explains the documentation and information that must be submitted for your project. The left-hand column of the check-sheet should be used to indicate documentation that is being supplied. The completed check-sheet must be included with your application. Lodging the application Once you have completed the application form and checked that you have provided all the information required, you may lodge your application. Your application will be checked by an officer before being accepted to ensure all the required information is supplied. Applications will not be accepted if any of the information is missing. Mail applications will be returned by mail if not accepted. This initial check is in regard to content of the application only. A more detailed check of the information supplied is done during processing. If the value of your application is over $20,000 your fees will include levies which we are required to collect on behalf of the Department of Building and Housing (DBH) and the Building Research Association of New Zealand (BRANZ). Entering the application in our system Once we accept your application, it will be given a unique building consent number and entered into our processing system. It takes up to 20 working days to process an application. The clock starts when the consent is accepted and entered into our customer system. Processing the application for compliance with the Building Act, Building Code, District Plan and / or other permissions required Our professional officers will evaluate the various aspects of your building consent application to ensure it meets the requirements of the Building Act and the Building Code. Your application may be assessed by a number of offices with specific skills and knowledge. These may include building, plumbing and drainage, structural, resource management and others. There is a requirement for some applications to be sent to the Design Review Unit, NZ Fire Services Commission (DRU). If your application needs to be referred, there will be additional fees to pay. If we find your application does not contain all the necessary or correct details to allow us to make a proper evaluation of the proposed work, an officer will contact you for the information needed and your application will be temporarily suspended. The clock stops when the information is requested and restarts when the requested information is all received. The Building Act requires us to process your application within 20 working days from the time your application is accepted. However, if your application is suspended because of a lack of supporting information, the period of suspension is not counted as part of the 20 days. Therefore, it is important that you fully and accurately complete the application form and attach all information at the outset to avoid the possibility of delays during the process. In some instances, you may not be able to supply sufficient information to show that your proposed building work will meet the requirements of the Building Act 2004 and the Building Code. If so, you may have to amend your proposal or the Council may be unable to issue your building consent. Reasons for delays to your application There are a number of possible causes for delays to your application: non-payment of application fees; an incomplete application form; shortage of initial information; the need to supply amended information for your application. We cannot guarantee that there will not be any delays, but the chance of this occurring is significantly lessened if you thoroughly check your application before it is submitted. If there are any areas that you are unsure about, we recommend that you seek input from a professional. Approving the application Once your application has been assessed as conforming to all the required criteria, and all necessary fees paid, it will be granted and a building consent and/or project information memorandum issued. You should note that any sanitary plumbing, gasfitting, and electrical work must be covered by a building consent. Page 3 of 10

4 Application Details What details are you required to provide when applying for a building consent? Under the Building Act 2004, there are 35 points of certification which are listed below. Depending on the type of building work you propose to undertake, the number of areas of certification on your building may vary. Stability B1 Structure B2 Durability Fire Safety C1 Outbreak of fire C2 Means of escape C3 Spread of fire C4 Structural stability during fire Access D1 Access routes D2 Mechanical installations for access Moisture E1 Surface water E2 External moisture E3 Internal moisture Safety of Users F1 Hazardous agents on site F2 Hazardous building materials F3 Hazardous substances and processes F4 Safety from falling F5 Construction and demolition hazards F6 Lighting for emergency F7 Warning systems F8 Signs Services and Facilities G1 Personal hygiene G2 Laundering G3 Food preparation and prevention of contamination G4 Ventilation G5 Internal environment G6 Airborne and impact sound G7 Natural light G8 Artificial light G9 Electricity G10 Piped services G11 Gas as an energy source G12 Water supply G13 Foul water G14 Industrial liquid waste G15 Solid waste Energy Efficiency H1 Energy efficiency In order to be able to process your building consent application, your plans and specifications need to clearly illustrate the following details: Site Plan Details - General Requirements (a) Must be to an acceptable scale, normally 1:100 for the average size residential lots. Scale must be specified on larger lots a graduated scale may be used and clearly defined. (b) Full boundaries of lots to be shown, part of lots or even cross-lease area only is not acceptable. (c) All existing buildings on the lot at time of application are to be shown and must specify building designation and distances from boundaries and any other buildings on lot. (d) Clearly indicate area of proposed building works, showing size, location and distance from boundaries or other buildings. (e) Location of all proposed and existing underground services, such as water, sewer and stormwater drainage. (f) Contours of the lot clearly indicating levels. (g) Location of proposed vehicle crossings, off-street parking, vehicle manoeuvring areas, outdoor living courts. (h) Indicate direction north. All drawings to be in ink. Deletions using Twink or similar products are not acceptable. Structural Details Detailed drawings must be supplied with every building consent application. To merely state means of compliance with the New Zealand Building Code is not acceptable. In all cases, building consent applications must be accompanied by the following details: (a) Foundation details showing size of foundations exact location and size of required reinforcing. (b) Any integral pours of footings, foundation walls, floor slabs, etc. (c) Column, pile or pole foundation pad details. (d) Subfloor structures - all timber member sizes to be stated, including proposed span, spacing and bracing. (e) Ground floor slabs showing: location of damp proof membrane; all reinforcing, state size; seismic restraint details if slab and foundations are poured individually. (f) Minimum clear height from top of slab to top of adjacent ground levels. (g) Basement wall details when in ground contact and if basement areas are to be used as habitable rooms. Continuous damp proof membrane under floor, under foundations and behind walls. External walls strapped on damp proof course and lined with gib foil or similar material of approved insulation and having moisture barrier properties. (h) Wall framing details - showing stud sizes, spaces interior and exterior linings, insulation type and placement. Fire rated design and material specifications where necessary and bracing details. Roof design showing all member sizes and spacing, type and position of roof covering materials, relevant underfelts, flashings, stormwater catchments, insulations, rafter / truss to top plate fixings. (j) If trade name anchors, nail plates, proprietary fixing devices, etc are to be used, the designer is to be fully aware of any restrictions on their use as in compliance with any appraisals or endorsements made on these products. Page 4 of 10

5 (k) A detail of the jointing or connecting of dissimilar materials is required, eg, timber joists to RSJ or RSJ to timber walls. (l) Lintel sizes and spans are to be stated. (m) All details to be at an approved scale. (n) Details of all sanitary plumbing showing pipe layout, pipe sizing, floor plan layout. (o) Details of specified systems and fire safety features in buildings Specific Design Details Building consent applications for structures of a specific design, must be supported by the inclusion of design calculations, plans and detailed structural drawings for consent approval, signed by the Design Engineer. Producer Statement for Design These are statements from suitably qualified and experienced designers or building professionals involved in design. It is recommended that the producer statement should be an original copy signed and dated by the person issuing it, be completed in full, be legible, and be site/project specific. The producer statement should also reference each clause of the Building Code covered and identify the drawings by reference (eg, address, job number, sheet number, etc). The documentation should be accompanied by a set of plan and any relevant calculations. The plans should be signed and dated by the author of the statement. Design Reports It is recommended that design reports accompany the application to support the design. The design report could include fire, airconditioning, mechanical ventilation, or geotechnical. Compliance Schedules and Building Warrants of Fitness If building work relates to specified system(s), it is required that the application should be accompanied by a list of all specified systems that are being added, altered or removed. The list should include and specify the proposed maintenance, inspection and reporting procedures for each system and the relevant standard to determine performance measures. What is a compliance schedule? What is a building warrant of fitness? Buildings with specified systems installed have ongoing requirements through the building warrant of fitness regime. A building warrant of fitness verifies that the inspection, maintenance and reporting procedures for specified systems within a building have been carried out in accordance with the compliance schedule for the previous 12 months. How do I get a compliance schedule and building warrant of fitness? Once building work is completed and the final building inspection done, Council will issue building owners a compliance schedule and compliance schedule statement with the code compliance certificate. Each year on the anniversary of the compliance schedule being issued, building owners will need to supply Council with a building warrant of fitness (Form 12.) The owner must supply Council with a signed copy of the Form 12 and Form 12A(s). Form 12A(s) are certificates of compliance signed by an Independent Qualified Person (IQP) for each specified system listed on the compliance schedule. The forms can be supplied to Council electronically (PDF) or in hard copy. The compliance schedule statement (Form 10) must be displayed in a public part of the building for the first year. It is replaced after 12 months by a building warrant of fitness, which must also be publicly displayed on the premises. Building forms are available from Floor Layout Details Details required for compliance are: (a) Layout of building area. (b) Designation of all interior areas. (c) Fully dimensioned. (d) Position and sizes of all windows and openings. (e) Position, description and rating of all wall bracing (this should be accompanied by bracing schedule and calculations). (f) Interior plumbing and electrical layouts. (g) Finished floor levels to adjacent ground levels. (h) Acceptable scale 1:50 or 1:100. Some buildings that have specified systems installed (such as a sprinkler system or lift) require a compliance schedule. These buildings are: commercial buildings, and; buildings not used exclusively as a home or residence for one household. In these cases, a compliance schedule and compliance schedule statement is issued by the Council. The compliance schedule covers the maintenance, inspection and reporting requirements for specified systems in the building. The building owner is responsible for ensuring the requirements of the compliance schedule are met. Page 5 of 10

6 On Site Inspections What happens next? Once your building consent is issued and you have obtained any other approvals required, such as a resource consent, then you may commence work on your building project. It is very important that you (and your contractors) read the building consent documentation to ensure you are clear about the requirements. It will contain a list of inspections required to be made by Council officers during the building process, and a list of producer statements required from specialists (typically engineering disciplines). The identified specialists will be required to provide documentation of the inspections they undertake in support of their producer statement. Work must start on your project within 12 months after the date the consent was issued. We will send you a letter before 12 months reminding you that work must be started and asking if you intend to proceed with the work, if we have not been called for inspections before this time. You may decide that you will not do the work in which case the consent will lapse, or you may apply for an extension of time to start the work. An extension of time to start work may be granted in some circumstances after our office has reviewed the building consent file. If we do no hear from you within the stated time, or an extension of time to start is refused, the consent will be lapsed meaning a new consent would have to be applied for and issued before any work could be carried out. At various stages during construction, you will need to arrange for building officers to inspect what has been done in order to ensure that your building work complies with the conditions of the building consent. The inspection requirements will be listed in your building consent. (a) 48 hours notice on requesting inspections is the minimum time you should allow. However, as demand dictates, the availability of inspection times, we suggest that a greater period of notice be given for critical inspections (concrete pours, etc) to ensure that you get the inspection at your preferred time. (b) Stamped approved plans shall remain on the building site at all times during construction to assist the officer carrying out certifications at various stages of construction. Remember your building under construction must be built in accordance with the certified plans. (c) Project structure or portion to be inspected shall be ready for inspection at the designated time (if not ready, a re-inspection fee may be charged on certification). (d) Written notification of design or detail change shall be lodged with the building officer for approval prior to site inspection. Depending on the nature of any proposed changes, you may require a new project information memorandum and building consent which would be applied for in the normal manner. (e) All reinforcing steel shall be in place. (f) All footing and foundation excavations shall be checked prior to concrete pours. Items checked are: (iv) (v) Building layout to site boundaries. Bearing pressures at footings base. Clean excavations free of loose spoil and deletions materials. Even and level excavations with steps to differing levels. Location, size, fixing and appropriate cover to all reinforcing. (vi) Any associated damp-proof membranes - position, size and laps. (vii) All details are in compliance with approved structural details on stamped certified plans and specifications. (g) All under floor plumbing and drainage prior to pouring concrete floors. (h) Preline inspections are required to check: (j) (iv) (v) (vi) All structural elements and fixings. Approved bracing design is in place. Insulation is in place. Moisture content of framing is acceptable. Material grades are acceptable. All plumbing installations where applicable. All drainage prior to back filling. Masonry block filling inspections are made prior to block filling to ensure that all reinforcing steels are in place as designed. (k) Special inspections will be made if requested. (l) When our inspector visits your site please ensure that the site complies with all on site health and safety requirements. (m) If your building work is found to not comply with the consented documents you may be required to stop work and Council may issue a Notice to Fix if the non compliance is not rectified this can lead to an Infringement Notice and an instant fine or prosecution and fines up to $200,000 for serious breaches of the building code. Code Compliance Certificates A Code Compliance Certificate is a certificate issued by Council on completion of all building work that the Council is satisfied, on reasonable grounds that the building work complies with the building consent. When the work is completed you will need to apply for a Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) on the form enclosed in your Building Consent. You may also be required to supply supporting documentation such as energy work certificates or a PS4 (engineers producer statement construction review) before a Code Compliance Certificate can be issued. Your building consent lists the documentation required. Additional documentation may also be required during inspections. We may not be able to issue the CCC if any of the required inspections have been missed or the required producer statement cannot be provided. Without this certificate, you Page 6 of 10

7 may experience difficulties in insuring your property or selling it in the future. A review of fees paid for inspections will be made when the CCC has been approved for issue. Additional inspection fees will be charged if the inspection fee paid when the application was approved is not enough to cover the inspection time actually used. The CCC will not be issued if there are any unpaid fees. If an application for the certificate has not been received within two years of the building consent being granted, the Council may decide not to issue the CCC. Two months from the anniversary date of the two year timeframe Council will send you a reminder letter that you are required to apply for your CCC. If you apply for an extension of time to complete your building project, an officer may grant an extension after reviewing the file, if satisfied that the plans will still be compliant with the current code and district plan rules at that time. In some circumstances, we may refuse to issue a code compliance certificate, for example: if an extension of time to complete is not granted; if the work is not complete or does not comply; or if you fail to supply the required documentation, a code compliance certificate may also be refused if a development contribution has been required to be paid or made under section 198 of the Local Government Act If the building work does not comply with the approved plans Council has the power to issued a Notice to Fix under S164 of the Building Act A compliance schedule will be issued with the CCC where the building has specified systems, such as fire alarms and sprinklers, that have been added, removed or altered (including residential multi-unit developments that are serviced by an elevator). Where the compliance schedule is new, a compliance schedule statement will also be issued. You must display this statement in the building. The Building Act requires us to process your application for a code compliance certificate within 20 working days. The clock starts when we receive your application. As with building consent applications, the clock will stop if your application is suspended awaiting additional inspections, documentation or fees, and will restart when the issue has been resolved. Please ensure you notify Council when your job is complete by booking a final inspection on (07) Further Information For further information on your building consent, please enquire at the Building Consents counter on the ground floor of the Tauranga City Council building, 91 Willow Street, Tauranga. Page 7 of 10

8 Restricted Building Work The Government has introduced new residential building rules known as Restricted Building Work. The new rules apply to residential and construction work that is critical to a building and as of 1March, the work must only be carried out or supervised by a Licensed Building Practitioner (LBP). Why are these changes being made? The New Zealand Government has implemented these changes to help improve the quality of building in New Zealand and to increase accountability and ongoing professional development of the building industry. How do I know if my residential work is RBW? If your residential building work is structural or if it affects the weathertightness of the building, the work may RBW, RBW only relates to residential construction, alterations and design of houses and small to medium apartment buildings. A house is: A freestanding, fully detached building consisting of a single residential unit A small to medium sized apartment is a building that: contains two or more residential units (apartments) or residential facilities (foyer, laundry, garage etc) does not contain commercial units or facilities has a maximum height of less than 10m (the vertical distance between the highest point of its roof excluding aerials, chimneys, flagpoles and vents and the lowest point of the ground). RBW seeks to do two things: 1 ensure that critical design and building work is carried out or supervised by competent persons 2 ensure there is accountability if the RBW that has been designed, carried out or supervised does not meet required standards The new rules mean you must employ a LBP to design, carry out and supervise the work. Licensed Building Practitioners Licensed Building Practitioners (LBP) are people, who through assessment, have shown they meet the standard of skill and competence in particular areas of building practice. They include Designers (registered architects and chartered professional engineers are automatically treated as Design LBPs) Carpenters Roofers Bricklayers and blocklayers External plasterers Foundations There are separate licenses for each of these building practitioners and licenses recognise they are competent in their specialist areas (some trades people may have more than one licence). It is your responsibility as the home owner to check that the people you are using to do your RBW have the relevant licence. LBPs can only complete RBW that they are licenced to carry out. It is important that you check with them that they have the relevant licence before you start the work. To find out if your local trades person has a licence visit the Department of Building and Housing website. Multi proof Consents For information on having plans approved as a Multi Proof application please access the Department of Building and Housing website Page 8 of 10

9 Building Act 2004 Schedule 1 Exempt building Work (10/12/10) Sch 1 s 41(1)(b) 1 A building consent is not required for the following building work: [(a) any lawful repair and maintenance using comparable materials, or replacement with a comparable component or assembly in the same position, of any component or assembly incorporated or associated with a building, including all lawful repair and maintenance of that nature that is carried out in accordance with [[the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006]], except complete or substantial replacement of a specified system; or complete or substantial replacement of any component or assembly contributing to the building s structural behaviour or fire-safety properties; or repair or replacement (other than maintenance) of any component or assembly that has failed to satisfy the provisions of the building code for durability, for example, through a failure to comply with the external moisture requirements of the building code; or [[(iv) repair or replacement of a water storage heater connected to a solid-fuel heater or other supplementary heat exchanger (other than (A) repair of an open-vented water storage heater using the same pipework; or (B) replacement of an open-vented water storage heater with a comparable heater using the same pipework):]] ] Note: See cl 19(1) and (2) Canterbury Earthquake (Building Act) Order 2010 (SR 2010/315). That amendment does not affect the text of the Act but requires it to be read as if it had been amended in the manner specified. The Order applies, until the close of 16 September 2011, to the Christchurch City Council, the Selwyn District Council and the Waimakariri District Council. [(ab) the opening and reinstatement of any purpose-made access point within a drainage system that is not a NUO system or part of a NUO system; and is carried out in accordance with [[the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006]]:] [(ac) the alteration to drains for a dwelling, if the alteration is of a minor nature (for example, shifting a gully trap); and does not include making any new connection to a service provided by a network utility operator; and is carried out in accordance with the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 1976:] [(ad) the alteration to existing sanitary plumbing (as defined in section 3 of the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 1976) in a dwelling (for example, replacing a bath with a shower or moving a toilet) carried out in accordance with the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 1976 [[and that is not repair or replacement to which paragraph (a)(iv) (other than subsubparagraph (A) or (B)) applies]]:] [(ae) the installation, replacement, or removal in any existing building of a window (including a roof window) or an exterior doorway if [(af) [(ag) [(ah) [(b) [(ba) [(bb) [(c) compliance with the provisions of the building code relating to structural stability is not reduced; and in the case of replacement, the window or doorway being replaced satisfied the provisions of the building code for durability:] the alteration to an entrance or an internal doorway of a dwelling to improve access for persons with disabilities, if compliance with the provisions of the building code relating to structural stability is not reduced:] the alteration to the interior of any non-residential building (for example, a shop, office, library, factory, warehouse, church, or school), if the alteration does not reduce compliance with the provisions of the building code that relate to means of escape from fire, protection of other property, sanitary facilities, structural stability, fire-rating performance, and access and facilities for persons with disabilities; or modify or affect any specified system:] the replacement or alteration of linings or finishes of any internal wall, ceiling, or floor of a dwelling:] the construction [[or alteration]] of any motorway sign, stopbank, culvert for carrying water under or in association with a road, or other similar structure that is a simple structure and is owned or controlled by a network utility operator or other similar organisation:] the construction, installation, replacement, or alteration of a sign (whether free-standing or attached to a structure) and any structural support of the sign, if the surface area of the sign does not exceed 6 square metres and the sign does not exceed 3 metres in height above the supporting ground level; or the sign has been designed by a chartered professional engineer:] the construction, installation, replacement, alteration, or removal of a height-restriction gantry:] construction [or alteration] of any retaining wall that retains not more than 1.5 metres depth of ground and that does not support any surcharge or any load additional to the load of that ground (for example, the load of vehicles on a road); Building Act 2004 Schedules Page 1 of 4

10 [(ca) (d) [(daa) [(da) the construction, alteration, or removal of an internal wall (including the construction, alteration, or removal of an internal doorway) in any existing building if compliance with the provisions of the building code relating to structural stability is not reduced; and the means of escape from fire provided within the building are not detrimentally affected; and the wall is not made of units of material (such as brick, burnt clay, concrete, or stone) laid to a bond in and joined together with mortar:] [the construction or alteration of any wall (except a retaining wall or an internal wall)], fence (except a fence as defined in section 2 of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987), or hoarding[, in each case] of a height not exceeding 2 metres above the supporting ground: the construction or alteration of any wall (except a retaining wall or an internal wall), fence (except a fence as defined in section 2 of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987), or hoarding, in each case of a height not exceeding 2.5 metres above the supporting ground:] the construction [[or alteration]] of any dam that is not a large dam:] Note: See cl 19(3) Canterbury Earthquake (Building Act) Order 2010 (SR 2010/315). That amendment does not affect the text of the Act but requires it to be read as if it had been amended in the manner specified. The Order applies, until the close of 16 September 2011, to the Christchurch City Council, the Selwyn District Council and the Waimakariri District Council. [(db) the construction, installation, replacement, or alteration of a retaining wall in a rural zone, if the wall retains no more than 3 metres depth of ground; and the distance between the wall and any legal boundary or existing building is at least the height of the wall; and the wall has been designed by a chartered professional engineer:] (e) the construction [or alteration] of any tank or pool and any structural support of the tank or pool (except a swimming pool as defined in section 2 of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987), including any tank or pool that is part of any other building for which a building consent is required, - not exceeding litres capacity and supported directly by the ground; or [(ia) not exceeding litres capacity and supported not more than 0.25 metre above the supporting ground; or] [(ib) not exceeding 8000 litres capacity and supported not more than 0.5 metre above the supporting ground; or] [(ic) not exceeding 4000 litres capacity and supported not more than 1 metre above the supporting ground; or] not exceeding 2000 litres capacity and supported not more than 2 metres above the supporting ground; or [(iia) not exceeding 1000 litres capacity and supported not more than 3 metres above the supporting ground:] not exceeding 500 litres capacity and supported not more than 4 metres above the supporting ground: [(f) the construction, alteration, or removal of any tent or marquee that has a floor area not exceeding 50 square metres if that tent or marquee is to be, or has been, used for public assembly for a period of not more than 1 month:] [(fa) the construction, alteration, or removal of any tent or marquee that has a floor area not exceeding 100 square metres if that tent or marquee is, or has been, for private use for a period of not more than 1 month:] [(fb) the construction, alteration, or removal of any tent or marquee that has a floor area not exceeding 100 square metres if that tent or marquee is to be, or has been, used for public assembly for a period of not more than 1 month:] (g) the construction [or alteration] of any platform, bridge, or the like from which it is not possible for a person to fall more than 1 metre even if it collapses: Note: See cl 19(4) Canterbury Earthquake (Building Act) Order 2010 (SR 2010/315). That amendment does not affect the text of the Act but requires it to be read as if it had been amended in the manner specified. The Order applies, until the close of 16 September 2011, to the Christchurch City Council, the Selwyn District Council and the Waimakariri District Council. [(ga) the construction or alteration of any platform, bridge, or the like from which it is not possible for a person to fall more than 1.5 metres even if it collapses:] [(gb) the construction, installation, replacement, or alteration of any plinth or similar foundation that is or has been used for supporting mechanical plant, a tank, equipment, machinery, or any similar item; and designed by a chartered professional engineer:] [(gc) the construction, installation, replacement, alteration, or removal of a stall, booth, compartment, or similar structure that does not exceed 100 square metres in floor area; and is, or has been, for use at a fair, exhibition, or market for not more than 1 month:] (h) the construction [or alteration] of any temporary storage stack of goods or materials: building work in connection with any detached building (except a building that is required to be licensed in terms of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 or a building closer than its own height to any residential accommodation or to any legal boundary) that houses fixed plant or machinery, the only normal visits to which are intermittent visits for routine inspection and maintenance of that plant or machinery; or into which, or into the immediate vicinity of which, people cannot or do not normally go; or is used only by people engaged in the construction or maintenance of another building for which a building consent is required; or [(iv) does not exceed 1 storey, does not exceed 10 square metres in floor area, and does not contain sanitary facilities or facilities for the storage of potable water, but may contain sleeping accommodation (without cooking facilities) if the detached building is used in connection with a dwelling:] Building Act 2004 Schedules Page 2 of 4

11 (j) building work in connection with the closing in of an existing verandah, patio, or the like so as to provide an enclosed porch, conservatory, or the like with a floor area not exceeding 5 square metres: [(ja) the construction, alteration, or removal of any fabric, glass, or metal awning on any building that is on the ground or first storey level; and does not exceed 15 square metres in size:] [(jab) the construction, alteration or removal of any fabric, glass, or metal awning on any building if the awning [(jb) is on the ground or first storey level; and does not exceed 20 square metres in size:] the construction, alteration, or removal of a pergola:] [(jc) the construction, alteration, or removal of a porch or verandah on any building where that porch or verandah is on the ground or first storey level; and is over a deck or a patio; and does not exceed 15 square metres in size:] Note: See cl 19(5) Canterbury Earthquake (Building Act) Order 2010 (SR 2010/315). That amendment does not affect the text of the Act but requires it to be read as if it had been amended in the manner specified. The Order applies, until the close of 16 September 2011, to the Christchurch City Council, the Selwyn District Council and the Waimakariri District Council. [(jd) the construction, alteration, or removal of a porch or verandah on any building, if the porch or verandah [(je) [(jf) is on the ground or first storey level; and is over a deck or a patio; and does not exceed 20 square metres in size:] the construction, installation, replacement, alteration, or removal of any shade sail made of fabric or other similar lightweight material, and any associated structural support, if the shade sail does not exceed 50 square metres in size; and is not closer than 1 metre to any legal boundary; and is on the ground level, or, if on a building, on the ground or first-storey level of the building:] the construction, installation, replacement, alteration, or removal of a carport that does not exceed 20 square metres in size and is on the ground level:] [(jg) the installation of thermal insulation in an existing building other than in an external wall of the building; or an internal wall of the building that is a fire separation wall (also known as a firewall):] [(jh) the making of a penetration no greater than 30 centimetres in diameter to enable the passage of pipes, cables, ducts, wires, hoses, and the like through any existing building and any associated building work, such as weatherproofing, fireproofing, or sealing the penetration:] [(ji) the construction, installation, replacement, or alteration of playground equipment, if the work is for a government department, Crown entity, licensed early childhood centre, or territorial or regional authority, and the playground equipment has been designed by a chartered professional engineer; or the playground equipment is for use by a single household and no part of the equipment exceeds 3 metres in height above the supporting ground level:] (k) any other building work in respect of which the territorial authority [(or, as the case requires, the regional authority)] considers that a building consent is not necessary for the purposes of this Act because that building work - is unlikely to be carried out otherwise than in accordance with the building code; or if carried out otherwise than in accordance with the building code, is unlikely to endanger people or any building, whether on the same land or on other property. Note: See cl 19(6) Canterbury Earthquake (Building Act) Order 2010 (SR 2010/315). That amendment does not affect the text of the Act but requires it to be read as if it had been amended in the manner specified. The Order applies, until the close of 16 September 2011, to the Christchurch City Council, the Selwyn District Council and the Waimakariri District Council. [(l) the demolition of all or part of a damaged building that is detached (stand-alone) and is no more than 3 storeys high:] [(m) the repair or replacement of all or part of a damaged outbuilding, if the repair or replacement is made within the same area that the outbuilding or the original outbuilding (as the case may require) occupied; and in the case of any replacement, the replacement is made with a comparable outbuilding or part of an outbuilding:] [(n) the removal of any sign and any structural support of the sign; or retaining wall; or plinth or similar foundation; or (iv) playground equipment.] Compare 1991 No 150 schedule 3 Building Act 2004 Schedules Page 3 of 4

12 History Clause 1(a) was substituted, as from 15 March 2008, by s 91(1) Building Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 4). See ss 92 to 95 of that Act for the validation and transitional provisions. Clause 1(a)(iv) was substituted, as from 7 July 2010, by s 11(1) Building Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 50). Clause 1(ab) was inserted, as from 15 March 2008, by s 91(1) Building Amendment Act 1008 (2008 No 4). See ss 92 to 95 of that Act for the validation and transitional provisions. Clause 1(a) and (ab) was amended as from 1 April 2010, by s 185 Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006 (2006 No 74) by substituting the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006 for the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act See ss 173 to 184 of that Act for the transitional provisions. See cl 2 Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act Commencement Order 2010 (SR 2010/46). Building Act 2004 Schedules Page 4 of 4