Definitions - D
This page has the following surveying and planning terms are explained: Deposited Plan, designation, development contribution and headwork's fee, discharge, discharge permit, discretionary activity, restricted discretionary activity and dominant tenement.
A Deposited Plan (DP) is the term used to indicate a previously approved cadastral dataset (survey plan) has been deposited with LINZ creating all the titles graphically displayed on the survey and title plan.
Designation means a provision made in a District plan to meet a need of a Requiring authority (for example Council, Transit New Zealand, Education Department, Department of Conservation, Electricity Company or Telecom). Designations are commonly located at a school, transformer, reserve or road corridor.
A Development Contribution or Headwork's Fee is a financial contribution made to the District Council to help pay for your share of the upgrading required by your development of roads, foul sewerage, storm water and water supply systems. Regarding reserves, a development contribution can be in land, cash or a combination of both.
A Discharge is when a substance, either as a liquid or a gas is allowed to escape, and includes emit and deposit.
A Discharge Permit is required when a person or organisation wishes to make a discharge of anything that is not expressly stated as allowed in any Regional plan. The following is a list of activities that require a discharge consent:
a contaminant or water into water; or
a contaminant onto or into land in circumstances which may result in that contaminant (or any other contaminant emanating as a result of natural processes from that contaminant) entering water; or
Contaminant from any industrial or trade premises into air; or
Contaminant from any industrial or trade premises onto or into land—
A Discretionary Activity is an activity required to have a resource consent in order to be undertaken. The consent is required from the District, City or Regional Council, whichever has made the activity a discretionary activity under their plan.
A Restricted Discretionary Activity is an activity that is required to have a Resource consent in order to be undertaken. The consent is required from the District, City or Regional Council, which ever has made the activity a restrictive discretionary activity under their plan.
A Dominant Tenement is the term used in an easement schedule on a Title Plan (see below). Dominant tenement describes what property (or properties) gain the advantage of using another property for a set purpose (the easement). Some examples are: right of way, electricity and drainage easements.
MEMORANDUM OF EASEMENTS
Purpose
Servient Tenement
Shown
Dominant Tenement
Right of Way
Lot 2
Lot 1
