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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE HELD ON THURSDAY, 9 AUGUST 2007 AT 9.35 AM

PRESENT:

Councillors:

Glenda

Fryer

[Chair]

 

 

Neil

Abel

 

 

 

Doug

Armstrong, QSO

[from 10:07am item 6; until 10:25 am item 10; from 10:50 am item 12; until 11:00 am item 12; until 12:26 am item 21]

 

 

Dr Cathy

Casey

 

 

 

Christine

Caughey

[from 10:05 item 5; until 12:24 pm item 18; from 12:26 item 20]

 

 

Bill

Christian, JP

[until 12:05 pm item 17, from 12:10 pm item 17, until 12:18 pm item 17, from 12:20 pm item 17]

 

 

Toni

Millar, JP

[until 10:03 am item 5; from 10:19 am item 8]

 

 

Noelene

Raffills

 

 

 

Penny

Sefuiva

 

 

 

Faye

Storer

[until 10:48 am item 11; from 10:51 am item 12]

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    That the apology of Councillor Mulholland be accepted.

    CARRIED

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    That the minutes of the Planning and Regulatory committee meeting held on Thursday, 12 July 2007, be confirmed as a true and correct record.

    CARRIED

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    There was no extraordinary business.

  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    4.1 NON-COMPLIANCE WITH RESOURCE CONSENT CONDITIONS - MS SYLVIA SPENCER-INIGHT

    Ms Sylvia Spencer-Inight tabled a submission and spoke to it. Services Development Manager, Regulatory Services, Martin Hall, outlined the site history and legal advice received regarding a warrant to search the subject property.

    1. That Sylvia Spencer-Inight be thanked for her presentation regarding the property adjacent to her own.
    2. That the committee notes that the Group Manager, Auckland City Environments, is taking the necessary action to bring the site  referred to by Ms Spencer-Inight into compliance, or commence legal action so as to bring the matter before the District Court.
    3. That Councillors be kept update regarding the issue of non-compliance with resource consent conditions relating to a site adjacent to Ms Spencer-Inight's residence.

    Cr Armstrong wished that his vote against the motion be recorded.

    CARRIED

    [ATTACHMENT 4.1]

  5. Top REPORTS PENDING REQUESTED

    That the Reports Requested/Pending List for August 2007 be amended as follows:

    Row

    Target Date

    Report Title

    Reason for Update

    6

     

    Good Neighbour Programme

    Delete as on this meeting's agenda

    9

    TBA

    Process for development of bylaws

    Update report to include target date of September 2007

    CARRIED

  6. Top AUCKLAND CITY ENVIRONMENTS QUARTERLY OPERATIONAL REPORT APRIL TO JUNE 2007

    1. That the report of the Group Manager, Auckland City Environments, dated 24 July 2007 be received.
    2. That the Chief Executive have council-owned signs and billboards investigated for compliance with the Signs and Billboards by-law.

    CARRIED

  7. Top CITY PLANNING GROUP QUARTERLY REPORT

    That the report of the Group Manager, City Planning dated 16 July 2007 be received.

    CARRIED

  8. Top REGULATORY PROGRAMME UPDATE

    That the report of the Business Champion, Regulatory Programme, dated 25 July 2007 be received.

    CARRIED

  9. Top UPDATE ON EDEN PARK PRECINCT PLAN

    That the report of the Manager, Inner Isthmus dated 25 July 2007 be received.

    CARRIED

  10. Top REVIEW OF RESIDENTIAL 1 AND 2 ZONES RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATIONS

    1. That an enhanced programme of professional training and general district plan character area goal awareness be instituted by City Planning with Auckland City Environments.
    2. That a regular programme [e.g. half a day a week or fortnight or similar] of proactive professional mentoring of grouped-received applications be undertaken with Auckland City Environments' staff by the Chief Advisor, City Heritage.
    3. That a clear programme of qualitative monitoring of built outcomes in residential character zones be resourced and implemented as soon as possible.

    CARRIED

  11. Top PRIVATE PLAN CHANGE 223 - NUMBERS 781, 791 & 793 GREAT SOUTH ROAD (SOUTHDOWN)

    1. That TR Group Ltd, Ultraliner Investments Ltd and Newbury Holdings Ltd be advised that the council has accepted the request for a change to the Auckland City Operative District Plan, Isthmus Section, to rezone land at 781, 791 and 793 Great South Road, Southdown and will notify the request as a private plan change.
    2. That the Manager, Outer Isthmus be authorised to commence the necessary statutory procedures for the public notification of the private plan change to rezone land at 781, 791 and 793 Great South Road, Southdown.

    CARRIED

  12. Top ANIMAL CONTROL ANNUAL REPORT

    1. That the report of the Animal Contracts Manager dated 20 July 2007 be received.
    2. That the committee thanks officers for their work in achieving improvements to the total registration numbers and public safety in regards to menacing and dangerous dogs.

    CARRIED

    [Secretarial Note: The Animal Contracts Manager advised of some errors in the agenda report. A copy of the revised report will be circulated to committee members.]

  13. Top 2006/2007 ANIMAL CONTROL REPORT TO THE SECRETARY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    That the committee endorses the 2006/2007 Animal Control Report to the Secretary, Local Government pursuant to section 10A of the Dog Control Act 1996.

    CARRIED

  14. Top INTERIM ALCOHOL BANS

    1. That the committee approves:
      1. extending the period the existing nine interim alcohol ban areas are in effect to 30 April 2008;
      2. a temporary alcohol ban for all beaches, parks and reserves on Waiheke Island from 10 pm to 6 am from Labour Weekend 2007 until 30 April 2008; and
      3. that a communication strategy be implemented identifying the alcohol bans, which includes appropriate signage and information to schools.

      A show of hands was called for which resulted in the motion being CARRIED.

    2. That officers report to the December 2007 Planning and Regulatory committee meeting on the nine interim alcohol ban areas, particularly in relation to issues of displacement and possible threshold criteria for future alcohol ban areas.
    3. That the committee endorses the use of the special consultative procedure to gauge community views on making the nine interim alcohol ban areas, and the Waiheke Island temporary alcohol ban areas, permanent.
    4. That a workshop be convened during September 2007 with community boards to discuss the alcohol ban issues and criteria.
    5. That the committee notes the resolution from the Eastern Bays Community Board's July 2007 meeting and refers it to the proposed community board workshop, for reporting back to the committee's December 2007 meeting, together with the request that the Waimarie Road shopping centre carpark be included in the alcohol bans.
    6. That the committee's resolutions regarding interim alcohol bans be conveyed to all community boards.
    7. That the committee notes that the police have accepted accountability for enforcing the alcohol bans.

    CARRIED

  15. Top LIQUOR LICENSING ADMINISTRATION AND HEARINGS PROCESS

    1. That the committee endorses the initiatives outlined in the report of the Secretary, Auckland District Licensing Agency dated 18 August 2007 regarding improvements to administrative procedures of the Auckland District Licensing Agency.
    2. That issues around the number of liquor outlets and availability of alcohol be raised as a matter to be addressed through Local Government New Zealand and with legislators in Wellington.

    CARRIED

  16. Top UPDATE ON MANAGER INTERVIEW PROCESS

    That the committee endorses:

    1. the new interviewing process for applicants for a General Managers Certificate under the Sale of Liquor Act; and
    2. the warranting and training of two administration officers to share in the role of interviewing of managers to ensure that the inspectors are able to continue to maintain the monitoring component of their work.

    CARRIED

  17. Top APPROVAL TO LEASING OF AIRSPACE OVER ROAD, HAROLD STREET, ENFIELD STREET AND EDWIN STREET, MT EDEN

    1. That the committee approves the granting of landowner consent for the issue of an airspace licence only for the life of the overhang (or 50 years, whichever is the shorter) over a strip of legal road approximately 600 mm wide adjoining Lot 1 DP 196190 on Harold Street, Enfield Street and Edwin Street for overhanging louvres, balconies and cladding subject to detailed design solutions on the street frontage to ensure acceptable public safety in terms of pedestrians and the projections.
    2. That the detailed design solutions relating to the issue of an airspace license over a strip of legal road adjoining Lot 1 DP 196190 include the Mary Street frontage.
    3. That the council continue to advocate its view that construction and development companies should remain accountable for the quality of work for an appropriate time period after completion of construction/development.
    4. That the Manager, Auckland City Environments provide a verbal report to the September 2007 meeting of the Planning and Regulatory Committee on the provisions of the new Building Act with regard to liability issues for construction companies.

    CARRIED

  18. Top LANDOWNER'S CONSENT TO BUILDING PROJECTION OVER ROAD - 509 NEW NORTH ROAD, KINGSLAND

    That the committee approves the proposed verandah over the affected area of legal road at 509 New North Road and the issue of an airspace licence on terms and conditions to be approved by the Group Manager, Property.

    CARRIED

  19. Top APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS - PLAN MODIFICATION 216, 223

    That the committee chair be delegated to appoint an independent commissioner to hear submissions, consider and make recommendations on the New Zealand Refinery Company Ltd's and Vector Gas Ltd's notices of requirement for the designation of existing petroleum and gas supply line routes - plan modifications 216 and 223.

    CARRIED

  20. Top BRITOMART UPDATE

    That the report of the Development Analyst dated 6 July 2007 to the Urban Strategy and Governance committee's 13 July 2007 meeting be received.

    CARRIED

  21. Top GOOD NEIGHBOUR INITIATIVE

    That the committee approves that the threshold for consented building works be lowered to $100,000 for the Good Neighbour initiative.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business, the chairman declared the meeting closed at 12:29 pm.
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