Zoning Dictionary

Category: Landscaping/Planting

Girth

The circumference of the trunk of a tree measured at 1.4m above natural ground level. For trees with multiple trunks, such as Pōhutukawa, the girth measurement is the collective measurement of all trunks with a circumference of 250mm or more.

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Impervious Area

Impervious area An area with a surface which prevents or significantly retards the soakage of water into the ground. Includes: roofs; paved areas including driveways and sealed/compacted metal parking areas, patios; sealed and compacted metal roads; and layers engineered to be impervious such as compacted clay. Excludes: grass and bush areas; gardens and other vegetated […]

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Impervious Ground Cover

Any building, pavement, or other material that substantially bars the natural infiltration of surface water into the soil. Manufactured materials that meet the City’s design standards shall not be considered impervious ground...
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Impervious Surfaces

Any material, such as concrete, asphalt, brick, or metal, constructed or erected on landscaped or natural buffer areas which impedes the percolation of water into the ground.

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Landscape

Plant materials, topography, and other natural physical elements combined in relation to one another and to man-made structures.

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Landscape Character Assessment

A tool in identifying the landscape features that give a locality its ‘sense of place’, including local patterns of geology, landform, land use, cultural and ecological features. An LCA describes the key characteristics and analyses, landscape condition and sensitivity to change.

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Landscape, Cultural

Any geographic area that has been modified, influenced or given special cultural meaning by people.

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Landscape, Natural

A landscape dominated by elements of nature, with little or no human influence.

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Landscaped Island

A landscaped area defined by a curb and surrounded by paving on all sides.

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Landscaped Median

A landscaped area bordering two adjoining parking bays.

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