APPENDIX 1. Selected Territorial Authority Characteristics

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1 APPENDIX 1 Selected Territorial Authority Characteristics Dunedin : Comparative Analysis of Building Consent Fees, Funding Regimes and Cost Structures

2 Selected Territorial Authority Characteristics Dunedin Palmerston North Hamilton Tauranga Hastings District Wellington Auckland Christchurch Land area (square km) 6 3, , ,894 1,610 Territorial Authority total population estimate Territorial Authority total population Estimated population growth (%) Population density 2006 (people per km2) 6 Households in private occupied dwellings Average dwelling size 2006 (square metres) 8 Total number of dwellings, incl. under construction ,800 81, , ,300 75, ,700 1,459,700** 376, ,683 75, ,249 90,912 70, ,466 1,319,349** 348, ** ,808 27,729 46,092 40,494 25,422 68, ,988** 134, * ,927 29,700 49,326 45,369 27,750 73, ,406** 145,629 Number of dwellings under construction Number of building consents issued (excl. consents valued below $20,00) 7 Number of building consents issued (excl. consents valued below $20,00) 7 Number of building consents issued (incl. consents valued below $20,00) 3 Number of small building consents issued ,75** 933 1, ,783 1,860 1,309 2,351 13,773* 3,723 1, ,140 1,343 1,000 2,100 10,158* 3,460 2,846 1,254 1,626 1,966 1,552 3,005 16,920* 6,

3 Dunedin Palmerston North Hamilton Tauranga Hastings District Wellington Auckland Christchurch (i.e. consents valued below $20,00) 3, 7 Percentage of small building consents issued (i.e. consents valued below $20,00) 3, 7 Number of dwelling units authorized , 2 Total Building Consent Fees July 2008 June Total Value of Building Works July 2008 June Fees as % of value of building consented work July 2008 June ,914 1,551 3,428,006 2,214,032 1,989,426 3,445,450 1,306,062 4,908,703 38,824,484* 7,895, ,668, ,750, ,132, ,898, ,337, ,527,980 3,547,769,216* 1,018,770, REFERENCES 1. Statistics New Zealand (2011). Table 4: Number of New Dwelling Units Authorised - by selected territorial authorities. In Building Consents Issued: February Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: 2. Statistics New Zealand (2011). Table 3: Number and Value of New Dwelling Units Authorised - by region. In Building Consents Issued: February Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: 3. Department of Building and Housing (2010). Table 1: Monthly and annual totals of building consents issued in 2008/09 by BCA (Source: Department). In Building Consent Statistics : a summary of selected New Zealand data: February Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: 4. Department of Building and Housing (2010). Table 3: Consent fees as a percentage of declared value of building work for 2008/09 (Source: Department). In Building Consent Statistics : a summary of selected New Zealand data: February Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: 5. Statistics New Zealand (2010). Subnational population estimates at 30 June (boundaries at 1 November 2010). Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: 6. Department of Internal Affairs (2011). Profiles. Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: 7. Department of Building and Housing (2010). Table 2: Annual totals and a percentage of the national total number of building consents issued in 2006/07, 2007/08, and 2008/09 by BCA (Source: Statistics NZ). In Building Consent Statistics : a summary of selected New Zealand data: February Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: 8. Infometrics Ltd (2006 ). Table 1: Average size of new dwellings. Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web:

4 9. Statistics New Zealand (2006). Quickstats about Dunedin. Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: Statistics New Zealand (2006). Quickstats about Christchurch. Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: Statistics New Zealand (2006). Quickstats about Wellington. Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: Statistics New Zealand (2006). Quickstats about Palmerston North. Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: Statistics New Zealand (2006). Quickstats about Tauranga. Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: Statistics New Zealand (2006). Quickstats about Hastings District. Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: Statistics New Zealand (2006). Quickstats about Hamiilton. Retrieved 1 April, 2011, from the World Wide Web: Statistics New Zealand 2006 Quickstats about Auckland Region. Retrieved 1 April, 2011 from the World Wide Web: Includes all of former Franklin District ** Includes former Auckland Region

5 APPENDIX 2 New Zealand Building Control Process Overview Dunedin : Comparative Analysis of Building Consent Fees, Funding Regimes and Cost Structures

6 (Derived from building control functions that Building Consent Authorities are required to perform as per Building (Accreditation of Consent Authorities) Regulations 2006) Applicant starts to seek required building permissions Meet Prelodgement Requirements Book Building Inspection(s) Lodgement of Building Consent Application Travel to Building Inspection(s) Number and nature of inspections varies between BCA s Verification of Building Consent Application Undertake progressive Building Inspection(s) Possible Requirement for Further Information Processing of Building Consent Application Undertake final Building Inspection Issue of Building Consent Issue Code Compliance Certificate Start/Finish Legend BUILDING CONSENT Permission to build according to plans CODE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE Confirmation that building constructed as required Process step prior to building consent issue Process step after building consent issue Building work complete with required approvals Key document issued

7 APPENDIX 3 Types of Fees Charged Throughout the Building Control Process Dunedin : Comparative Analysis of Building Consent Fees, Funding Regimes and Cost Structures

8 Property owner starts to seek required building permissions Preapplication Meeting/ Advice Prelodgement Vetting Advisory Service PIM Inspection Booking Fee Inspection Deposit Lodgement Fee File Recovery Building Consent Deposit Building Consent Fee (DCC) Bond for Damage Travel Costs/milage Number and nature of inspections and hence fees varies Verification Check/Plan Check Structural Check Progressive inspection Fees/Houly Cost Building Consent Processing Costs (above deposit amount) Scanning Document Management Final Inspection Fee/ Hourly Cost DBH Fees and BRANZ Levies (all, including DCC) Code Compliance Certificate Start/ Finish Process step prior to building consent issue Process step after building consent issue BUILDING CONSENT Permission to build according to plans CODE COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE Confirmation that building constructed as required Type of fee charged Building work complete with required approvals Key document issued

9 APPENDIX 4 Territorial Authority Building Consent Fee Combinations Dunedin : Comparative Analysis of Building Consent Fees, Funding Regimes and Cost Structures

10 Building Control Fee Combinations (Across Projects Within Investigation Scope) Pre-application meeting /Advice Viewing service for electronic residential property file Pre-lodgement vetting PIM Fee (no alternate) Lodgement fee File recovery for consent Verification / Plan Check Structural check Bond or damage deposit Admin / Scanning/Copying Building consent application fee DBH fees and BRANZ levies Travel to inspection Each Inspection Issue Code Compliance Certificate Dunedin Palmerston North Hamilton Tauranga Pre-lodgement Lodgement Verification Hastings District Wellington. Auckland Christchurch Processing Deposit Deposit Deposit Deposit Deposit Deposit Deposit Issue Building Consent Inspections Key: Shading in a cell indicates the existence of a charge to obtain a building consent and code compliance certificate

11 APPENDIX 5 Fees Charged for Building Control Services Dunedin : Comparative Analysis of Building Consent Fees, Funding Regimes and Cost Structures

12 Fees Amount ($) Fees Charged for Building Control Services $20,000 alteration/small bathroom (includes plumbing and drainage) consent, undertake inspections and issue code compliance certificate Fees charged for inspections and code compliance certificate consent Fees Amount ($) Fees Charged for Building Control Services $100,000 alteration/small bathroom (includes plumbing and drainage) consent, undertake inspections and issue code compliance certificate Fees charged for inspections and code compliance certificate consent

13 Fees Charged for Building Control Services $400,000 new build/average house Fees Amount ($) consent, undertake inspections and issue code compliance certificate Fees charged for inspections and code compliance certificate consent Fees Amount ($) Fees Charged for Building Control Services $800,000 new build/top-end house consent, undertake inspections and issue code compliance certificate Fees charged for inspections and code compliance certificate consent

14 Fees Charged for Building Control Services (i) $20,000 alteration/small bathroom (includes plumbing and drainage) Dunedin Palmerston North Hamilton Tauranga Hastings District Wellington Auckland consent ,185 Fees charged for inspections and code compliance certificate consent, undertake inspections and issue code compliance certificate 2, ,283 1,035 1,279 2,040 (ii) $100,000 alteration/small bathroom (includes plumbing and drainage) Dunedin Palmerston North Hamilton Tauranga Hastings District Wellington Auckland consent 751 1,195 1,390 1,710 Fees charged for inspections and code compliance certificate 1, ,165 consent, undertake inspections and issue code compliance certificate 3,801 2,474 2,438 2,121 2,100 2,172 2,875 Dunedin (iii) $400,000 new build/average house Palmerston North Hamilton Tauranga Hastings District Wellington Auckland consent 1,834 2,598 2,639 2,510 Fees charged for inspections and code compliance certificate 2,039 1,524 1,, consent, undertake inspections and issue code compliance certificate 9,524 3,873 5,842 4,122 3,829 4,180 3,590 Dunedin (iv) $800,000 new build/top-end house Palmerston North Hamilton Tauranga Hastings District Wellington Auckland consent 3,038 3,802 5,314 6,350 Fees charged for inspections and code compliance certificate 3,303 3,079 3,079 2,190 consent, undertake inspections and issue code compliance certificate 16,504 6,341 10,277 6,881 7,307 8,393 8,540 Notes: 1. All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. 2. All fees are as advised by a senior building officer at each territorial authority. 3. Hastings District and Hamilton fees are based on averages taken across real projects and not broken into constituent parts. 4. Hamilton has not provided fees for a $20,000 project. 5. Palmerston North, Tauranga, Wellington, Auckland and Dunedin fees are estimates based upon a suite of consistently described projects. 6. All fees include the cost of obtaining a PIM or alternative service most frequently used.

15 APPENDIX 6 Building Control Services Funding and Revenue Sources Dunedin : Comparative Analysis of Building Consent Fees, Funding Regimes and Cost Structures

16 Building Control Services Funding Policies, s and Revenues Dunedin Palmerston North Hamilton Tauranga Hastings District Wellington Funding Policy 24% 20-39% % 35% Rates Revenue 25% ($1,449,800) 44% ($1,497,386) 15% (630,439) 0 ($2,555) 26% ($687,281) 39% (4,617,070) Rates Revenue 25% ($1,437,933)* 45% ($1,807,442) 10% ($416,820) 10% ($554,351) 13% ($327,530) 41% ($4,350,261) * Includes deficit funded by rates - only applicable to DCC

17 Building Control Services Revenue Sources Dunedin Palmerston North Hamilton Tauranga Hastings District Wellington Annual Internal Revenue General Rate 1,408,200 1,449,800 1,807,442 1,497, , , ,228-2, , ,281 4,350,261 4,617,070 Deficit Funded by Rates 29,733 Total Rates & Deficit Funding 1,437,933 1,449,800 1,807,442 1,497, , , ,228-2, , ,281 4,350,261 10,710,992 Parking Enforcement 18,000 36, ,000 Internal Revenues/Recoveries 16, ,113 60, Non-cash Expenses 44,659 77, ,423 Sale of Assets 80,450 2,336 82,786 Total Internal Revenue 1,455,933 1,485,800 1,824,352 1,497, , , ,228-2, , ,381 4,350,261 11,160,224 External Revenue Building Consent fees 3,979,993 4,027,000 2,052,504 1,765,000 3,188,413 2,796,955 3,418,846 4,112,448 1,627,015 1,604,261 5,215,071 6,425,935 Certificate of Title fees 25,569 20, , ,464 24,563 16,000 Fire Service Recovery (DRU) 55,515 27,000 68,618 73,100 BWOF fees 112, ,000 0 LIM or PIM fees 98,469 62,000 1,133, ,050 49,396 40, , ,480 Building Report fees 19,012 20,000 Property Search fees 98, ,000 1,960 15, ,966 47,215 Infringement fees 9,221 10,000 1, ,444 Commissions (e.g.branz/bia/dbh) 25,274 16,000 42,410 41,000 13,330 10,000 33,986 46,000 Disbursements (milage) 97,659 92,610 Document management fees 67,734 55,000 4,186 6,490 Building Accreditation 21,207 Independently Qualified Person 47,040 39,220 23,201 1,400 7,600 5,770 Other fees and charges 10,649 10,000 Miscellaneous/Other Revenue 133,295 25,375 29,995 52, External RevenueTotal 4,405,006 4,376,000 2,168,912 1,906,464 4,546,118 3,710,825 3,448,841 4,165,098 1,921,910 1,860,478 6,334,363 7,190,990 Grand Total 5,860,939 5,861,800 3,993,264 3,403,850 4,129,298 4,341,264 3,829,069 4,162,543 2,505,662 2,687,859 10,684,623 11,808,060

18 APPENDIX 7 Building Control Services Cost Structures Dunedin : Comparative Analysis of Building Consent Fees, Funding Regimes and Cost Structures

19 Building Control Services Absolute Costs Dunedin Palmerston North Hamilton Tauranga * Hastings District Personnel Costs 3,000,963 3,024,600 1,397,304 1,306,365 2,301,702 2,346, , ,773 1,209,831 1,247,221 5,191,656 5,242,337 Services, Fees and Levies, 301, ,500 1,049, , , ,969 48,841 34, ,037 35, ,448 1,112,008 Wellington General Admin 92, ,200 16,543 22, , ,900 20,839 22,053 24,174 18, , ,709 Other costs 123,983 69,400 15,463 50, , ,739 2,120, ,006 99,890 81, Total Operating Expenditure 3,518,179 3,353,700 2,479,229 1,970,169 2,882,157 3,205,964 2,925,246 1,421,982 1,461,932 1,382,658 6,164,952 6,484,054 Internal Charges/Recoveries 478, , , ,835 86, , ,786, ,311 1,218, ,518 1,093,857 Overhead Allocations 1,863,799 2,019, , ,846 1,161,141 1,013, , , ,714,332 4,219,951 Other Internal Adjustments ,735 6,859 7,616 86,950 22,821 10,197 Total Internal Charges 2,342,760 2,508,100 1,514,035 1,433,681 1,247,141 1,135, ,823 2,740, ,927 1,305,201 4,519,671 5,324,005 Total Costs 5,860,939 5,861,800 3,993,264 3,403,850 4,129,298 4,341,264 3,829,069 4,162,543 2,505,662 2,687,859 10,684,623 11,808,060 * Tauranga figures inlcude contracting of a range of building control services to an external organisation during then performance of these services in-house by another part of the duirng. A breakdown of data pertaining to the performance of building control services by the external organisation during and other cost centre for was not available for inclusion in this investigation.

20 Building Control Services Cost Structures Dunedin Palmerston North Hamilton Tauranga * Hastings District Wellington Operating Expenditure 60% 57% 62% 57% 70% 74% 76% 34% 58% 51% 58% 55% Internal Charges 40% 43% 38% 42% 30% 26% 24% 66% 42% 49% 42% 45% Operating Expenditure Composition Personnel Costs 85% 90% 56% 67% 80% 73% 25% 56% 83% 90% 84% 81% Services, Fees and Levies, 9% 4% 42% 31% 9% 17% 2% 2% 9% 3% 13% 17% General Admin 3% 3% 1% 1% 4% 4% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% 2% Other costs 4% 2% 1% 1% 7% 6% 72% 40% 7% 6% 0% 0% * Tauranga figures include contracting of a range of building control services to an external organisation during then performance of these services in-house by another part of the duirng. A breakdown of data pertaining to the performance of building control services by the external organisation during and other cost centre for was not available for inclusion in this investigation.

21 APPENDIX 8 Total Building Control Relative to Selected Territorial Authority Characteristics Dunedin : Comparative Analysis of Building Consent Fees, Funding Regimes and Cost Structures

22 Total Building Control Relative to Selected Territorial Authority Characteristics Dunedin Palmerston North Hamilton Tauranga Hastings District Wellington Estimated building control expenditure per capita * $ $ $ $ $ $ Estimated building control expenditure per capita ** $ $ $ $ $ $ Indicative value of building work consented per dollar expenditure*** $ $ $ $ $ $ Notes * costs estimated on basis of actual total costs and 2010 total population estimate for 2010 ** costs estimated on basis of approved total budget and 2010 total population estimate for 2010 *** Figures based upon actual expenditure and $2008/2009 value of building works