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Project: Site Inspectors Contact information:
Project no: Name:
DATE: Cell Phone:
TIME: Name:
Location: Cell Phone:
Name:
Cell Phone:
Documentation
Local Authority
District plan Zoning
Restrictions on building and land use
Solar access
Site coverage
Front/side/rear yards
Protected trees
Land information memorandum Protected buildings and trees
Historic buildings
Special characteristics of a site (erosion, flooding)
Existing buildings
Planning information
Drainage information
Zoning
Land Information Memorandum
Protection of buildings under the NCCA
National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009
Local services (water, wastewater)
Land details (ground stability, flooding)
Non-compliance issues
Resource/building consent/Code Past consent applications
Compliance Certificate

Aerial photographs/contour maps of site Buildings

and surroundings Roadways
Services
Contours
Development that may be permitted
Services (including water, sewerage and stormwater
Other documentation mains crossing the property)

Legal information
Certificate of Title Legal description of the property

Easement
Deposited plan Property boundaries
Covenants (generally part of the sale and Restrictions of development
Other information (may need to be purchased)
Hazard report (Property Insight) Known/potential site hazards
Climate data
Sun-bearing data
Aerial photographs and geographic Buildings
information (local authority,Google Earth, Roadways
Terralink) of site and surroundings Vegetation
Services
Contours

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information (local authority,Google Earth,
Terralink) of site and surroundings PDFTables.com

Property inspection/site survey/soil Boundary locations

Soil-bearing capacity
Location of underground services
Other Site Feautures

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SITE VISITS
What to take Equipment
Sketch book,Camera, Tape measure, laser meter
What to look for:
Views:
Landforms:
Slopes
Stability features (excavations, fill, banks
Adjacent properties:
Use
What is built (height, scale and style)
Impact of the proposed building on
Sources of potential noise
Causes of areas of shade
Wind:
Strength
Directions
Site-specific exposure (cold wind direction
direction most of the rain comes from)
Ground conditions:
Evidence of drainage paths and
Evidence of flooding, groundwater, poor
Potential building locations
Location of boundary pegs

Location of Utility services

Manholes
Water
Sewage
Stormwater
Power
Telephone
Site access:
Suitable location
Existing vehicle crossing
Health considerations – cellphone towers,
power lines/substations within 300 m of

Who to talk to

Neighbours:
Weather
Past major events
Local events
Development proposals

Client:
Weather
Other conditions they are familiar

Presentation of information
Sketches and pictures

Sketchup Pro, ArchiCAD or Autodesk

Views
Rain directions
Features (trees, banks)
North point
Sun angles

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