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Some of our policies
Significance and engagement policy
Draft Significance and engagement policy
The Significance and Engagement policy (SEP) sets out when and how the DCC will engage with the community in its decision making. It also contains a list of DCC-owned assets that are important for achieving the current or future wellbeing of the community and help meet our strategic aims for the city.
Proposed changes
- Remove 231 Stuart Street (formerly the Fortune Theatre) from the SEP strategic asset list because it no longer contributes to achieving our strategic aims. As part of this 9 year plan consultation, we’re asking your feedback about this proposal.
- Changing titles to better reflect our facilities, for example changing the title of ‘Landfills’ to ‘Waste management facilities’.
- Updating the policy to reference our Zero Carbon Plan and Te Taki Haruru – Māori Strategic Framework.
Development contribution fees
Draft Development contribution policy
When land is developed, we may need to install larger pipes, widen roads, make seal extensions, and provide additional capacity for our treatment plants, storage, and pumps – this is called growth infrastructure.
Developers contribute to the costs associated with providing these additional services and that is called a development contribution.
We have reviewed our Development Contributions policy and are proposing to make some changes. Over the next nine years we have a high need for growth infrastructure, and this has meant that we need to increase our development contribution charges. Other proposed changes to the policy include the introduction of retirement villages and aged care facilities as new development categories in that policy, and our ability to inflation adjust our charges annually, in line with the Producers Price Index.
Rates remission and postponement policy
Draft Rates remission and postponement policy
We have undertaken a review of our Rates Remission and Postponement policy and are proposing minor changes. This policy provides financial assistance or support for ratepayers where they might otherwise have difficulty meeting their rate payment obligations. The revised policy can be found in our 9 year plan supporting documents.
Revenue and financing policy
Draft Revenue and financing policy
The Revenue and Financing policy sets out how we’ll fund our operating and capital costs for the 9 year plan. We have reviewed the policy to make sure it reflects the actual costs and income from fees and charges.
We have included a new activity in our Revenue and Financing Policy to cover how we will fund our planned remediation of the former landfill at Kettle Park. Because this work will benefit all of our community, it is proposed that the cost of the remediation work, which starts in the 2030/31 year, is funded by general rates. Our draft budgets have been prepared on this basis.