9.3 Height-restriction gantries
A building consent is not required for gantries, for example those restricting vehicles over a certain height from accessing an area.
What the law says
Schedule 1 of the Building Act 2004
Exemption 26. Height-restriction gantries
Building work in connection with a height-restriction gantry.
How it works
This exemption only applies to height-restriction gantries, such as gantries that restrict vehicles over a certain height from going into a car parking building or beneath an underpass.
What is exempt
- The owner wants to construct a new height-restriction gantry for a car parking building.
- The owner wants to replace a damaged wooden height-restriction gantry with a new steel one.
- A company installs a new height-restriction gantry for a drive-through at a fast-food restaurant.
- The owner repairs a height-restriction gantry at a car parking building following impact damage from a vehicle.
What needs consent
- The owner wants to construct a pedestrian bridge over a ramp which provides vehicle access to a basement customer car park. Although the bridge limits the height of vehicles that can use the ramp to a maximum of 2.1 metres, the main purpose of the bridge is to allow pedestrians and customers to cross safely over the vehicle ramp. Building a bridge is beyond the scope of this exemption and also of section 7.1 Decks, platforms, bridges, boardwalks, etc (exemption 24), as the bridge will be higher than 1.5 metres. Therefore, this will require a building consent.