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Resolution
number AUC/2015/183
MOVED by Deputy Chairperson C Darby, seconded by Cr LA
Cooper:
That
the Auckland Development Committee:
a)
note that on 10
September 2013 the Governing Body endorsed criteria for the definition and
establishment of Special Housing Areas in accordance with the Housing Accords
and Special Housing Areas Act 2013 and the Auckland Housing Accord (10
September 2013, item 12, resolution number GB 2013/93).
b) note that on 16 April 2015 the Auckland Development
Committee agreed to a special housing area programme for the remainder of
2015 that applies the existing Special Housing Area (SHA) establishment
criteria with additional considerations (16 April 2015, item C3, resolution
number AUC/2015/75).
c) note that these additional considerations were communicated
to individuals and organisations on the Housing Project Office’s (HPO) list
of SHA requesters and developers.
d) agree that the SHA establishment
criteria and additional considerations would be improved by refining and
consolidating the criteria in a single document, and adopting the following
format:
i) presentation of the criteria in question and answer form;
ii) adopting guidance to explain how each criterion can be applied.
e) agree
that the amended refined and consolidated criteria and explanatory guidance
for assessing SHA requests in Attachment D of the report CP2015/16690, be
referred for endorsement to the Governing Body meeting on 24 September 2015
and applied from the day following the Governing Body’s endorsement.
f) agree
that the refined and consolidated SHA critieria will be communicated to
interested parties and put on the council’s website.
g) agree
that those with pending SHA requests will be invited to provide additional
information to supplement that already provided to the HPO.
h) note
that the criteria are non-exhaustive and that the council has the discretion
whether or not to recommend a SHA, having taken into account the criteria and any other
relevant matters.
i) note
that clause 3.1 of the Governing Body Terms of Reference provide that the
Auckland Development Committee has responsibility for SHA designations.
j) agree
that the Auckland Development Committee exercise its delegated authority to
make recommendations on behalf of Council to the Minister of Building and
Housing on the designation of SHAs unless timing of committee meetings or
special circumstances exist, that justify the matter to go to the Governing
Body.
k) agree
that in consultation with the chair and deputy chair the HPO may decide not to
refer to the Committee for consideration SHA requests that do not satisfy the
criteria 1 – 3 in Attachments C and D of the report CP2015/16690, which
relate to section 16(3) of the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act
2013. The HPO would still report to the committee on those requests that are
supported, or where the HPO takes the view that the request does not satisfy
one or more of the council’s criteria, other than criteria 1 – 3 in
Attachments C and D of the report CP2015/16690.
l) note
that on 26 August 2015 there were 41 SHA requests under consideration by the
Housing Project Office.
m) note
that assessing criteria 4 (Strategic Location), proximity to existing and
emerging employment areas will take account of average travel/commute times.
n) note
criteria 5 (yield) is to include consideration of exemplar proposals for
brownfield locations where the yield is less than 50.
o) note
that given a preference for higher yielding brownfield sites, early
consultation with Local boards and local councillors remains a priority for
the Housing Project Office noting Accord timeframes.
CARRIED
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