Rosebank Business Centre Report

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The Regulatory Environment

There were common issues of concern raised relating to the regulatory environment in the Rosebank area. The responses focused on these key areas:

• Rates
• Resource Consents
• Parking
• Rubbish and Recycling
• Roading
• Other

The level of rates that businesses pay was an issue for only one respondent in particular. The respondent wants lower rates for business and they do not want rapid rises like in pervious years. It is interesting to note that no other respondent argued for or against the level of rates. One respondent in particular said they had issues with the resource planning consent process. The length of time it takes for resource consents to get approved is an issue as is some of the demands. In addition, one respondent feels that parking regulations impact on business activities.

"The parking requirements per site for staff is excessive and holding back building development."

Many responses related specifically to Auckland City contracted rubbish and recycling services. Contractors are responsible for these services. Rubbish collection has been cited as a nuisance to business activity as these contractors conduct rubbish collection during the morning peak hour along Rosebank Road. There is a sense of disbelief about why it occurs at such a crucial time; when roads are most congested and workers are trying to get to work. For three respondents in particular there are major concerns about recycling and rubbish subsidy programmes. Some representative quotes include:

"Relocation of reusable resources other than current recycling programme i.e. pallets, re-usable boxes etc."

"Rubbish disposal, recycling and street cleaning should always be left to outside business hours."

"A decent kerbside recycling scheme – little blue boxes are useless when you've got Two Hundred and Fifty people on site – where do we put One Hundred plus plastic milk bottles and cans and bottles. We've tried to convince council but to no avail."

"Take away the rubbish subsidy e.g. We create a lot of waste through the nature of our business and we regularly visit the tip and have a waste removal company remove rubbish, but are still faced playing for useless 'wheelie' bins. This council is out of touch with its commercial contractors."

The existing rubbish disposal system and related rules are seen as particularly contentious. There are many large employers in the Rosebank area and as such the standardised system of rubbish and recycling collection does not work. An example is overleaf:

"Rubbish collection and recycling services. We are in a business park accessed from Rosebank Road. The collection services will not come into the Business Park. Everything must be taken up to the road front."