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Resolution number OR/2014/8
MOVED
by Chairperson DEC Simpson, seconded by Deputy Chairperson M Thomas:
That the Orākei
Local Board:
a) agrees with
the approach of having broad areas, however:
i) in
addition to Broad Areas A and B, there should be a third broad area for
suburban areas of Auckland such as Orakei where there is little evidence of
alcohol-related harm
ii) the
restrictions on maximum hours and new licenses in the third broad area should
be limited, reflecting the low level of harm in these areas
iii) the
current maximum hours of operation for off-licences, on-licences and club
licences should be retained for Orakei and this could form the basis of a new
Broad Area regime
iv) in the
absence of a new broad area which better reflects the needs of the local
area, existing business owners will be faced with a likely loss of value in
their business as the Broad Area B reduced hours regime is introduced at
relicensing.
b) considers
that priority overlays may be a useful tool in specific areas where they are
required as a result of high levels of proven alcohol related harm.
c) agrees that
no priority overlay areas are required in Orakei.
d) considers
that the temporary freeze proposal may be a useful tool where needed.
e) considers
that the rebuttable presumption may be a useful tool in areas where there is
evidence of high levels of alcohol related harm.
f) supports
the introduction of Environmental and Cumulative Impact Assessments, and the
sensitive site assessments and considers that the proposed list of sites to
be considered sensitive is adequate.
g) considers
that the introduction of Environmental and Cumulative Impact Assessments
needs to be efficient and supported with good advice on its use, noting that
it is important that it does not deteriorate into a tool for drafting
mitigating conditions and that it is used to support a simple yes/no decision
on a licence application.
h) considers
that training be developed and put in place to ensure the proper use and
understanding of Environmental and Cumulative Impact Assessments.
i) considers
that there also needs to be a programme of review and a timetable for the
assessment of Environmental and Cumulative Impact Assessments as it is the
most experimental element of the proposed policy.
j) supports
the provision for best practice operators to apply for extensions of hours,
and propose that, to encourage responsible owners, they should be able to
apply for any reasonable number of additional hours they require for their
business as long as they continue to demonstrate best practice.
k) considers
that 12 hours is too long a period for ensuring that any litter left by
patrons of a licenced premise is removed from the public areas adjacent to or
associated with the premises and propose that it be reduced to 2 hours.
l) supports
the proposed discretionary conditions.
m) recommends
that the council collect statistics and report on numbers of applications,
the proportions that are approved and disallowed, the location of
applications, etc. to local boards regularly.
n) requests
that the policy includes the requirement that all applications for new
licences and all applications for extensions of hours be publicly notified by
the applicant in the predominant news media in the neighbourhood and by way
of affixing a notice to the proposed premises.
o) requests
that local board members who are members of the District Licencing Committee
be able to sit on decisions regarding licence applications in their local
area so that local knowledge is incorporated into the decision process in a
manner consistent with good decision making guidelines.
CARRIED
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