"That is the reason we're living in Kaikokopu Rd," Ms Rosenblatt said.
Mica Mountain Pine Ltd is a registered New Zealand company and lists two major shareholders - US couple Jeanie Marie and Steven James Henderson who give their address as Dreay, Idaho.
District council planners said that there had been correspondence between the council and the Hendersons and as a result a resource consent application was submitted to the council on July 7.
The application is seeking approval for the storage and maintenance of up to eight pieces of forestry equipment on the site between July 1 and September 15 in any year. During these winter months maintenance would be undertaken on the machines, such as changing oil and replacement of damaged parts.
A council spokesperson said the application was at the early stages of assessment.
"No decision has been made on notification and no dates for determination or hearing of the application have been identified," she said.
Mr Maubach said the planning consultants he and his wife had engaged believed that application "most accurately" fits the District Plan definition of an industrial activity/manufacturing activity.
"This differs from the resource consent application which states that the activity is a 'rural industry' activity," he said. He said if that definition is upheld then the Hendersons' application doesn't comply with the District Plan.
Michael Davis, another neighbour, said the industrial nature of the planned activity didn't suit the location.
"There are empty sheds located throughout the city's industrial areas that would welcome them as a tenant."
He said "huge trucks" using Kaikokopu Rd posed a danger to the residents.