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32: Owner may apply for project information memorandum
or “People thinking about building can ask for important information before they start”
You could also call this:

“ This explains what you need to include when asking for information about your building project. ”

When you want to get a project information memorandum, you need to fill out a special form. This form must include:

The fees you need to pay to the local council. You can find out about these fees in section 219.

Any information the council needs about rules or requirements that might affect how you design and build your project. The council can only ask for this information within 10 working days of getting your application.

Any other information the council needs about how your building will connect to things like water or electricity. The council asks for this on behalf of the companies that provide these services.

The council might need to know about:

How you plan to use the building Where the building will be and how big it will be How vehicles will get to the building If you’re building near a road or public place How you’ll deal with rainwater and wastewater What you’ll do to protect drains, sewers, wells, or water pipes near your building

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Part 2 Building
Building work—Project information memoranda and building consents: Project information memoranda

33Content of application

  1. An application for a project information memorandum must be in the prescribed form and be accompanied by—

  2. any fees and charges imposed by the territorial authority under section 219; and
    1. any information that the territorial authority reasonably requires in relation to authorisations or requirements (if any) that—
      1. the territorial authority is authorised to refuse or impose under any Act (except this Act); and
        1. are likely to be relevant to the design and construction of the proposed building; and
        2. any other information that the territorial authority (acting as agent for a network utility operator by prior agreement with that network utility operator) requires in respect of proposed connections to public utilities from the proposed building work.

          1. The territorial authority may not make a requirement under subsection (1)(b) if more than 10 working days have elapsed since the date on which the territorial authority received the application.

          2. For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the authorisations and requirements referred to in that subsection include, without limitation, authorisations and requirements in respect of—

          3. the intended use of the proposed building; and
            1. the location and external dimensions of the proposed building; and
              1. provisions to be made—
                1. for access for vehicles; and
                  1. in building over or adjacent to any road or public place; and
                    1. for disposing of stormwater and wastewater; and
                    2. precautions to be taken if building work is carried out over any existing drains or sewers or in close proximity to wells or water mains.

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                        Notes
                        • Section 33(1)(a): replaced, on , by section 14 of the Building Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 23).