The Design Guidelines for owners' at the Terrace Downs Owners' Society. Design Guidelines Terrace Downs Owners' Society Design Guidelines How is the high standard of properties at Terrace Downs maintained? The Encumbrance (ref example called “Example Encumbrance Sections & Chalets Titles” in the Documents section of this website) sets standards for how properties should be constructed and maintained. As anticipated by the Encumbrance, the Resort Owner has created Building and Landscape Design Guidelines (“Design Guidelines”) to be followed by Section owners when building their new Chalet and Chalet and body corporate Villa owners when maintaining properties. The Design Guidelines for Terrace Downs High Country resort can be found using the link below. The Selwyn District Council operative plan also has rules and regulations in it regarding construction at Terrace Downs. These can be found at on the SDC websites sub portal Property & Building. These are complimentary to the design guidelines. Design Guidelines Selwyn District Plan Do I need Consent to build a house at Terrace Downs? Yes. You will need the normal resource and building consents that apply in New Zealand. The relevant Council is the Selwyn District Council www.selwyn.govt.nz In addition, you will need consent from the Resort Owner’s Architectural Design Committee referred to as the Terrace Downs Design Committee (“TDDC”). The process for obtaining consent is set out in Design Guidelines and summarized in the document called “Terrace Downs High Country Resort – Summary Design Approval Process” in the Documents Page. Click here Section 6.2 of the Guidelines specifically details the fees involved. i.e. when an owners is at a point that they wish to socialise a preliminary design with the Terrace Downs Design Committee (TDDC), they make contact with the TDDC via the Secretary of the Terrace Downs Owners Society (Click here for contact detail) and lodge their application (for approval in principal) of their concept or preliminary design. The TDDC will consider your approval and convey acceptance in principle of your design concept or advise you what you need to do to comply with respect to the design guideline element(s) that are not assessed as being compliant. To speed up and make the TDDC’s assessment and approval process as efficient as possible for all stakeholders, the TDDC’s retained architectural consultant has developed a Design Elements Review and Assessment Form. (Click here) Owners are required to request their retained design consultants to furnish their preliminary and later detailed design plans after having completed this submission form which shall then accompany each owner’s application. Do the Design guidelines apply to maintenance and renovation? Yes. How do I contact the Terrace Downs Architectural Design Committee? Thompson Wentworth is the secretary of the Owners’ Society and is the first point of contact for submitting designs to the Terrance Downs Design Committee (TDDC). Click here for contact detail.

All relevant documents to support the Terrace Downs Owners' Society can be accessed under the documents page. Documents All relevant documents to support the Terrace Downs Owners' Society can be accessed here Legal Documents 1. Constitution 2. Cost Sharing Agreement(CSA)-Executed 3. Example-Encumberance-Sections&Chalets-Titles 4.1 Clause for sale and purchase agreements 4.2 Constitution-Schedule-A-Notice-of-Sale 4.3 Covenant Design Documents Design Elements Review and Assessment Form Permitted and Controlled Activities Building and Design Guidelines Design approval Process

There are three distinct body corporates, each governed by its own committee and secretary. Thompson Wentworth, a specialist in property and body corporate asset management, acts as the appointed secretary for all three entities. Each Villa owner is responsible for paying their respective body corporate levies. All three body corporates have representation on the Owners’ Society Committee. The Body Corporate Villas There are three distinct body corporates, each governed by its own committee and secretary. Thompson Wentworth, a specialist in property and body corporate asset management, acts as the appointed secretary for all three entities. Each Villa owner is responsible for paying their respective body corporate levies. All three body corporates have representation on the Owners’ Society Committee. If you require specific guidance about a particular Villa, it is recommended that you seek independent legal advice. Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Why are there three separate body corporates? The Villas were constructed in three different stages. This phased construction is generally referred to as stage 1, stage 2 and stage 3. Each stage is shown on the diagram below. Amalgamating the three body corporates into one has been considered. However, this would be a very difficult task and the complexity and cost of doing this outweighs any expected benefits. Having the same body corporate secretary for all three body corporates (i.e. stages) creates an opportunity to align and consolidate how the body corporates operate. Do any of the Villas form part of the Fable Terrace downs Resort complex? There are 52 Body Corporate Villas at Terrace Downs. The Villas are each a separate unit title in the name of the individual owner. The Resort owner (in addition to owning the Resort itself) owns approximately 25 of the Villas and so is both the Resort Owner and is also a Residential Owner. These Villas are used by the Resort Owner for hotel style accommodation. What is the ownership structure of the Villas? The Villas are each a separate unit title which is a common legal structure for apartments and townhouses in New Zealand. Each owner of a unit title property is a member of a body corporate. How do prospective purchasers obtain information relating a Villas and its body corporate? When a Villa is being sold information on costs relating to the body corporate (including levies) and other important information is provided in a pre-contract disclosure statement and a pre-settlement disclosure statement. Potential purchases should obtain and seek advice on these documents prior to purchasing a Villa. The pre-contract disclosure statement and the pre-settlement disclosure statement are important documents and the primary source of information regarding villas and body corporates. What is the role of the body corporate? The body corporate manages what is referred to as the common areas and commonly managed assets. The common areas are shown on the body corporate’s title plan, for example paths, stairs and gardens. One of the key things that the body corporate does is arrange insurance for all of the Villas that are part of it. The body cooperate charges each villa owner an annual contribution levy to cover costs such as insurance and maintenance. Responsibility between the body corporates and the Villa owners for such items as aluminum sliding doors, common area lighting, entry doors etc is clearly defined. A schedule is available from the Body corporate secretary on request. Are Villa owners’ members of the Owner’s Society? Yes. The rights and obligations of Villa Owners have been formalized in the Cost Sharing Agreement and the Owners’ Society Constitution. The position under those two agreements is the same for Villa owners as it is for Chalet owners. The intention is that the Cost sharing Agreement and Owners’ Society Constitution clarify and expand on the various easements and encumbrances that exist on the Villa and Chalet titles. Each of the Body Corporate’s has one representative on the Owners’ Society Committee. Is there a maintenance plan? Each body corporate has an annual scheduled maintenance plan and a long-term maintenance plan. The long-term maintenance plan is a legal requirement. It identifies future maintenance requirements associated with the common areas and commonly managed assets over a period of at least 10 years. A portion of the body corporate’s annual levy is allocated to building a long-term maintenance fund which can be used to undertake future repair/replacement work when commonly managed assets come to the end of their economic life. Who maintains the grounds and exterior of the Villas? Each of the three Body Corporates maintains their exterior and common areas such as paths, driveways gardens and external lighting. How do I obtain more information on a Villa or a body corporate? Thompson Wentworth, a specialist in property and body corporate asset management, acts as the appointed secretary for all three body corporates. They can provide information and guidance to villa owners on request. Click contact below.