How you can have your say
Council publishes the proposed rates charges for the coming year in Council’s draft Annual Plan. The draft Annual Plan will be open for submissions in April/May of each year. A copy of the full Draft Plan and summary are available to the public in May from Council offices or our website – please read this summary and/or the complete draft Plan as this is your chance to have input before the draft plan is finalised and the rates are set.
Types of rates and what rates pay for
Rates are assessed under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 on all rateable rating units in the Rating Information Database. Generally each Certificate of Title is classified as a rating unit (with certain exceptions allowed in the Rating Act).
Where rates are set on value, the land value of the property will apply (except for the District Promotion targeted rate which is calculated on capital value).
Grey District Council rates are set on a number of factors, including land value, rating units, separate parts of rating units, connections to Council services and capital value. Rates are made up of two types: general rates and targeted rates. Your rates bill will include some or all of the following.
1. General rate caculated by a Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC)
The UAGC is charged at one full charge per rating assessment and is set by Council to fund the following activities:
2.General rate calculated on a differential basis using the land value of the property
Each rateable property pays general rates based on the land value of the property. The general rate will be set on a differential basis based on land use as described in the following table.
Rating Differentials:
| 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
Activities Funded by General Rates:
- Community Services rate funds the following activities:
- Environmental Services rate funds the following activities:
- Refuse Landfill - to fund expenditure on the Mcleans Landfill facility.
- Roading - to fund expenditure on district roads and footpaths.
- Stormwater - to fund expenditure on Council stormwater infrastructure.
- Flood Protection - to fund flood protection related expenditure that Council is responsible for.
- Rural Fire Authority - to fund Council’s share of expenditure related to the West Coast Rural Fire Authority.
3. Targeted rates
Council sets targeted rates for the following services and activities:
- Sewerage
- Water Supply
- Refuse Collection
- District Promotion
- Metered Water
Further information on rates can be found on Council's Long Term Community Outcomes Plan 2009-2019.
Note: The rating differential and land use are the current uses of the rating unit, and not necessarily the District Plan zoning of the property. For enquiries about the zoning of a particular property, please contact the Planning Department>>