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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE HELD ON THURSDAY, 09 NOVEMBER 2006 AT 9:32 AM

PRESENT:

Councillors:

Glenda

Fryer

[Chair]

 

 

Neil

Abel

 

 

 

Dr Cathy

Casey

 

 

 

Graeme

Mulholland, JP

 

 

 

Noelene

Raffills

[From 9.35 item 5]

 

 

Penny

Sefuiva

 

 

 

Faye

Storer

[From 9.57 item 8]

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    That apologies from Cr Storer and Cr Raffills for lateness and Cr Christian, Cr Millar, Cr Armstrong and Cr Hucker for non-attendance be accepted.

    CARRIED

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    1. That the minutes of the Planning and Regulatory Committee meeting held on Thursday, 12 October 2006 be confirmed as a true and correct record.
    2. That the confidential minutes of the Planning and Regulatory Committee meeting held on Thursday, 14 September 2006 be amended as follows.

    C2. SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS BYLAWS - OPTIONS FOR REVISION

    Add in a timeframe of "November 2006" into resolution D.

    CARRIED

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    3.1 PLAN CHANGE 59 - PANMURE RESIDENTIAL 8

    That an item regarding Plan Change 59 being approved an make operative be considered as extraordinary business at agenda item 14 for the reason that there is insufficient time to get this item to full council in 2006 if it is left until the December 2006 Planning and Regulatory Committee meeting.

    CARRIED

    3.2 APPOINTMENT OF PLANNING COMMISSIONERS - NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT BY AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL FOR DESIGNATION FOR OPEN SPACE PURPOSES: 30-44 BARRACK ROAD, MT WELLINGTON

    That an item regarding an appointment of commissioners for a Notice of Requirement by Auckland City Council for Designation for Open Space Purposes: 30-44 Barrack Road, Mt Wellington be considered as extraordinary business at agenda item 15 for the reason that the hearing is requested to be held in 2006 and the next committee meeting isn't until 14 December 2006 which will not allow sufficient notification period for the hearing.  

    CARRIED

  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    There were no requests to speak in public forum.

  5. Top REPORTS PENDING REQUESTED

    1. That the summary of Reports Pending/Requested from the Committee Manager dated 02 November 2006 be received.
    2. That a verbal report from the General Manager City Development on the section 274 process be added to Reports Pending Requested.

    CARRIED

  6. Top CITY PLANNING GROUP QUARTERLY REPORT

    That the Manager City Planning's report titled City Planning Group Quarterly Report dated 16 October 2006 on key achievements in planning and regulatory matters for the last quarter be received.

    CARRIED

  7. Top AUCKLAND CITY ENVIRONMENTS QUARTERLY OPERATIONAL REPORT JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2006

    That the Group Manager Auckland City Environments, Quarterly Operational report July to September 2006 dated 24 October 2006, be received.

    CARRIED

  8. Top ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FEES BENCHMARKING

    That the information contained in the report of the Business Manager Auckland City Environments dated 18 October 2006, be reported to the Annual Plan Direction Setting meeting, including the recommendation that the fee for a brothel licence be reduced to $566.00.

    CARRIED

    Cr Casey requested her vote against item 8 be recorded.

  9. Top SUBMISSION ON NORTH SHORE CITY COUNCIL STORMWATER AND WASTEWATER NETWORK RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATIONS.

    1. That Auckland City lodge a submission, in accordance with the general approach outlined in the report of the Manager, Water Planning dated 1 November 2006.
    2. That the final approval of the submission in support of North Shore City Council's stormwater and wastewater network consent applications, be delegated to the Chair of the Planning and Regulatory Committee.

    CARRIED

  10. Top APPOINTMENT OF PLANNING COMMISSIONERS - PLAN CHANGES 5 AND 8

    1. That Cr Fryer (Chairman), Cr Storer, Mr J Hill, Mr L Simmons and Miss L McGregor be appointed to hear submissions and make a recommendation to Council on Plan Change 5 which seeks to introduce new criteria into Queen Street Valley and Karangahape Road precincts for the assessment as restricted discretionary activity of applications to demolish or remove any building or part of a building constructed prior to 1940 with Cr Caughey (alternate chair).
    2. That Cr Fryer (Chairman), Cr Storer, Mr J Hill, Mr L Simmons and Miss L McGregor be appointed to hear submissions and make a recommendation to Council on Plan Change 8 which introduces a new restricted discretionary activity in Part 5, Activities for demolition or removal of any building or part of a building identified on a character overlay in the Central Area Plan with Cr Caughey (alternate chair).
    3. That the Chairman be authorised to appoint an alternate commissioner to the panel and if unavailable, the Deputy Chairman be authorised to appoint an alternate commissioner to the panel.

    CARRIED

  11. Top URGENT DECISION - COMMISSIONERS FOR PLAN CHANGE 183 - SCHEDULE FOUR BUILDINGS AS HERITAGE BUILDINGS IN THE ISTHMUS DISTRICT PLAN

    That the information memorandum from the Committee Manager dated 30 October 2006 regarding the urgent decision for Plan Change 183 be received.

    CARRIED

  12. Top APPOINTMENT OF PLANNING COMMISSIONERS - PRIVATE PLAN CHANGE 186 - 26 CLAUDE ROAD, EPSOM

    1. That Cr Fryer (Chairman), Cr Leighton and Board Member K Carter, be appointed to hear submissions and make a recommendation to the Council on Private Plan Change 186, which seeks to rezone part of the land included in the Greenlane Hospital with Cr Storer (alternate Chairman), Cr L Boyle, Cr Casey and L Rea as alternates.
    2. That the Chairman be authorised to appoint an alternate commissioner to the panel and if unavailable, the Deputy Chairman be authorised to appoint an alternate commissioner to the panel.

    CARRIED

  13. Top MAKING GOOD DECISIONS

    That all community boards be invited to nominate one representative to attend the Making Good Decisions training for 2007.

    CARRIED

  14. Top PLAN CHANGE 59 - PANMURE RESIDENTIAL 8

    That the committee recommend to the full council:

    1. That Plan Change 59 - Panmure Residential 8 be approved and incorporated into the Auckland City District Plan: Isthmus Section 1999.
    2. That the Manager: Isthmus and Islands Resource Management be authorised to publicly notify the date on which Plan Change 59 will become operative.

    CARRIED

  15. Top APPOINTMENT OF PLANNING COMMISSIONERS - NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT BY AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL FOR DESIGNATION FOR OPEN SPACE PURPOSES: 30-44 BARRACK ROAD, MT WELLINGTON

    1. That Ms Hawley (Chairman), Mr J Hill and Mr K Graham be appointed to hear submissions and make a recommendation to the Requiring Authority on a designation for public work being "the identification, acquisition and development of land for open space purposes" at 30-44 Barrack Road, Mt Wellington with Ms J Hudson, Ms T Fordyce and Mrs J Yates as alternate.
    2. That the Chairman be authorised to appoint an alternate commissioner to the panel and if unavailable, the Deputy Chairman be authorised to appoint an alternate commissioner to the panel.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 10:27 am.