General Rates - Grey District Council

The Grey District Council levies a differential general rate, depending on the rating category the property belongs to (i.e. residential, commercial, rural etc...), these are described below.

The activities these rates fund are listed below (click here)

ð General rates for 2008/2009:

ð each category contributes the following percentages towards the rates:

Residential
Zone 1

Residential
Zone 2

Residential
Zone 3

Rural
Residential

Rural
Use

Commercial
Zone 1

Commercial
Zone 2

Commercial
Zone 3

Farming
Forestry

Community Services

40.50%

3.50%

14.00%

9.50%

4.20%

21.90%

0.90%

1.30%

4.20%

Environmental Services

50.50%

11.00%

8.10%

12.50%

3.50%

5.00%

0.50%

0.60%

8.30%

Refuse Disposal Site(s)

50.60%

10.90%

8.10%

12.50%

3.50%

5.00%

0.50%

0.50%

8.40%

Roading

31.00%

2.20%

4.30%

4.30%

4.60%

27.90%

1.40%

1.40%

22.90%

Stormwater

71.00%

6.40%

5.80%

5.50%

1.20%

8.80%

0.50%

0.80%

Flood Protection

62.90%

3.50%

2.90%

6.70%

2.00%

17.00%

1.00%

0.80%

3.20%

Rural Fire

11.70%

5.20%

5.70%

4.40%

14.00%

1.40%

0.40%

0.40%

56.80%

ð this equates to the following rate, per dollar of land value:

Residential
Zone 1

Residential
Zone 2

Residential
Zone 3

Rural
Residential

Rural
Use

Commercial
Zone 1

Commercial
Zone 2

Commercial
Zone 3

Farming
Forestry

Community Services

          0.00209

          0.00085

          0.00155

          0.00087

          0.00057

          0.00428

          0.00161

          0.00241

          0.00012

Environmental Services

          0.00187

          0.00192

          0.00065

          0.00086

          0.00035

          0.00071

          0.00063

          0.00080

          0.00017

Refuse Disposal Site(s)

          0.00078

          0.00081

          0.00028

          0.00037

          0.00015

          0.00030

          0.00026

          0.00033

          0.00008

Roading

          0.00332

          0.00112

          0.00100

          0.00082

          0.00130

          0.01134

          0.00525

          0.00539

          0.00136

Stormwater

          0.00085

          0.00036

          0.00015

          0.00012

          0.00004

          0.00040

          0.00023

          0.00038

                    -

Flood Protection

          0.00080

          0.00021

          0.00009

          0.00016

          0.00007

          0.00082

          0.00043

          0.00037

          0.00003

Rural Fire

          0.00005

          0.00010

          0.00005

          0.00003

          0.00014

          0.00002

          0.00007

          0.00007

          0.00012

TOTAL

0.00976

0.00537

        0.00377

        0.00323

        0.00262

        0.01787

        0.00848

        0.00975

        0.00188

All rates listed are inclusive of GST

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ð Activities funded by general rates:

ð Community Services rate funds the following activities......

ð Environmental Services rate funds the following activities.....

ð Refuse Landfill - to fund expenditure on the Mcleans Landfill facility

ð Roading - to fund expenditure on district roads and footpaths

ð Stormwater - to fund expenditure on Council stormwater infrastructure

ð Flood Protection - to fund flood protection related expenditure that Council is responsible for

ð Rural Fire Authority - to fund Council’s share of expenditure related to the West Coast Rural Fire Authority

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ð Rating Categories for general rates:

The Council sets a general rate based on the land value of each rating unit in the District. The general rate will be set on a differential basis based on land use as described as follows:

Residential

All properties in the District less than 4,000 square metres and used primarily for residential purposes, split into the following zones:
• Residential Zone ONE (refer below)
• Residential Zone TWO (refer below)
• Residential Zone THREE (refer below)

Rural Residential

All properties in the District greater than or equal to 4,000 square metres (0.4HA) and less than 50,000 square metres (5.0HA) and used primarily for residential purposes.

Rural

All properties in the District greater than or equal to 50,000 square metres (5HA) and used primarily for residential purposes.

Farming Forestry

All properties in the District used primarily for farming and/or forestry purposes.

Commercial

All properties in the District used primarily for commercial and/or industrial purposes and split into the following zones:
• Commercial Zone ONE (refer below)
• Commercial Zone TWO (refer below)
• Commercial Zone THREE (refer below)

Zone ONE - Extends Runanga Dunollie in the North, Paroa in the South, Boddytown and Kaiata in the East
Zone TWO - Outside of Zone One and Rapahoe in the North, Camerons area in the South, and Blackball/Redjacks areas in the east
Zone THREE - Outside of Zones One and Two

click on image to view a map of the rating zones

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