Private tents and marquees
This is a new exemption, introduced in October 2008.
Exemption (fa) of Schedule 1
A building consent is not required for the following building work:
(fa) the construction, alteration or removal or any tent or marquee that has a floor area not exceeding 100 square metres if that tent or marquee is, or has been, for private use for a period of not more than 1 month.
Guidance
This exemption allows the construction, alteration or removal of a tent or marquee that is for private use, such as a wedding reception, as long as the tent or marquee does not exceed 100 square metres and is not in place for more than a month.
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Examples where building consent is required |
- A vineyard has a purpose-built venue to cater for wedding receptions. This venue includes a 98 square metre marquee and is erected and dismantled for each function. The venue caters only for those people invited to the wedding reception and not to the general public.
- A property owner erects a 90 square metre tent for a private function in his back yard. It will be there for a weekend.
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- Two 75 square metre marquees are erected and attached. This effectively increases the size of the marquee beyond the 100 square metre limitation, so a building consent is required.
- A café owner proposes to erect a permanent 90 square metre marquee for patrons to use. As the café is open to the public, this example is not considered to be private use. It is also intended to remain for longer than one month, so a building consent is required.
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