means a non-profit facility primarily for recreational, This definition is intended to include activities that provide for the social and cultural community facility sporting, cultural, and welfare, religious or similar needs of the community. Again definitions of this kind were often a list of activities that safety community purposes were included and excluded. These are recognised as not being activities where one of the primary purposes is to create a or livelihood for the operator of the facility. profit The term has been used to recognise that there are often ancillary activities ‘primarily’ that are used to help fund the primary purpose of the facility, such as a bar attached to a club room. Umbrella terms have been used wherever possible to reduce the specificity of the terms used and the number of specific activities listed. It is considered that councils are likely to add further definitions or standards related to some of the activities listed, such as places of assembly. As a result of pilot council feedback, we have removed the term of assembly’ from planning standards because they were quite similar and ‘place they overlapped. of assembly’ could be applied to both commercial activities and ‘Place community facilities if required. A few of the councils found the use of the words problematic. The ‘non-profit’ purpose of a community facility is for clubs/groups and even some businesses (such as yoga or dance teachers) to use them. The hiring out of the facility would be for the non-profit facility and again this is why the primary use is what is ‘fundraising’ captured by the definition. It is recognised that not-for-profit organisations need to fundraise to achieve their primary purpose. coastal marine area has the same meaning as in section 2 of the RMA (as set out in the RMA definition box below) coastal water RMA definition has the same meaning as in section 2 of the RMA (as set out in the box below) contaminant RMA definition has the same meaning as in section 2 of the RMA (as set out in the box
community facility means a non-profit facility primarily for recreational, sporting, cultural, safety and welfare, religious or similar community purposes This definition is intended to include activities that provide for the social and cultural needs of the community. Again definitions of this kind were often a list of activities that were included and excluded. These are recognised as not being activities where one of the primary purposes is to create a profit or livelihood for the operator of the facility. The term ‘primarily’ has been used to recognise that there are often ancillary activities that are used to help fund the primary purpose of the facility, such as a bar attached to a club room. Umbrella terms have been used wherever possible to reduce the specificity of the terms used and the number of specific activities listed. It is considered that councils are likely to add further definitions or standards related to some of the activities listed, such as places of assembly. As a result of pilot council feedback, we have removed the term ‘place of assembly’ from planning standards because they were quite similar and they overlapped. ‘Place of assembly’ could be applied to both commercial activities and community facilities if required. A few of the councils found the use of the words ‘non-profit’ problematic. The purpose of a community facility is for clubs/groups and even some businesses (such as yoga or dance teachers) to use them. The hiring out of the facility would be ‘fundraising’ for the non-profit facility and again this is why the primary use is what is captured by the definition. It is recognised that not-for-profit organisations need to fundraise to achieve their primary purpose. coastal marine area has the same meaning as in section 2 of the RMA (as set out in the box below) RMA definition coastal water has the same meaning as in section 2 of the RMA (as set out in the box below) RMA definition contaminant has the same meaning as in section 2 of the RMA (as set out in the box RMA definition
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