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Management methods

Regulatory and non-regulatory methods for managing urban amenity each have particular uses and limitations. Councils used different methods for various purposes.

Detail on management methods

Assessment matrix

Palmerston North City Council created an Assessment matrix that identified how well the District Plan, Design Guidelines, and CBD Revitalisation Strategy matched the community’s priorities for urban amenity. The Council used an adapted list of qualities to identify what those priorities were.

Assessment matrix [Word doc 28kb]

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