Item 14: Ōrākei Local Board Community Grants Programme
2018/2019
Ōrākei Local Board
Local Grants Programme 2018/2019
Our Local Grants Programme aims to provide contestable grants to
local communities under the activity areas
of
arts and culture, events, community development, environment and natural
heritage, historic heritage
and sports and recreation.
All applications received will be considered against our priorities specified in this grant programme
which supports the local outcomes as detailed in our local board plan.
Priorities for Local
Grant Programme applications
The Ōrākei Local Board welcomes grant applications that align with the following priorities:
•
Neighbourhoods, community centres and public places are safe and attractive
•
Public art and local
heritage is supported by the community
•
The community benefits from a number of community events
•
The natural
environment is valued, protected and enhanced by our communities
•
Our natural areas are restored and
enhanced for present
and future generations
•
More of our community participates in environmental enhancement projects
•
The health
of
our waterways is improved
•
A thriving economy which supports local
businesses and
town centres
•
Local and
overseas visitors are
attracted to our area
•
The recreational needs of different users are met
•
Activities that are led
by the community, encourage
and support people from all walks of life
at actively participate in
their community
Lower priorities:
We will also consider applications for other services, projects, events and activities. However,
these may be considered a lower priority.
•
commercial entities
and promotion of commercial entities
•
ticketed events
•
activities or events that:
o
are not locally specific
o
benefit communities outside
the Ōrākei Local Board area
•
operational
costs, including wages and salaries except where
professional advice is required beyond
the expertise of the
applicant, i.e. planning, engineering
fees.
•
projects and
activities in schools that do not demonstrate the community benefits
Exclusions:
In addition to eligibility criteria outlined the Community Grants Policy, Ōrākei Local Board will not fund:
•
Applications for liquor licenses
•
Private entertainment
•
Purchase of vehicles (other significant asset purchases may also be declined)
•
Past grant recipients who
have
not provided accountability reports
•
Catering
•
Travel expenses
•
Applicants can only apply for the
same project or activity once in a
financial
year to Ōrākei
Local Board
Please
refer to the Community Grants Policy: “Scope and eligibility”
for general eligibility criteria:
•
Ineligible
applicants – Paragraph 78
•
What we
won’t
fund – Paragraphs 84-86
•
Lower priority – Paragraphs 87-88
Accountability measures
The Ōrākei Local Board requests that all successful applicants:
•
acknowledge the Ōrākei Local Board’s support with the inclusion
of
the Board’s logo on advertising and promotional material in relation to the recipient and the purpose
including
print advertising and posters, newsletters, websites
and banners; the Ōrākei Local Board’s name
and logo to be in accordance with Council’s brand guidelines.
•
acknowledge the Ōrākei Local Board as a supporter,
wherever possible, in press
conferences, news releases, speeches, launches, editorial/articles sent
to any publications,
magazines, and annual reports.
•
advise the Ōrākei Local Board of marketing and promotional opportunities for the Ōrākei Local Board to
promote its role as a
supporter of the recipient.
• extend an invitation to the Ōrākei Local Board members to attend a funded project, programme, activity or event where appropriate
Investment
approach
The Ōrākei Local Board operates two grants schemes under their Local Grants Programme and budgets have been allocated to support the programme as follows:
•
Quick response grants, including Tree
Protection Grants
Two rounds this financial year will be allocated and confirmed by the local board at a business meeting
–
Minimum amount per grant: $500
–
Maximum amount per grant: $3,000
–
Tree protection grants: Maximum amount per grant: $2000
•
Local Grants
Two rounds this financial year will be allocated and confirmed by the local board at a business
meeting
–
Minimum amount per grant: $3,000
–
Maximum amount per grant: $10,000
•
Multi-board funding
- Applicants that submit multi-board applications will
need to provide evidence of the community benefit to the Ōrākei Local Board area.
Note: An individual is able to apply for amounts over $1,000, if their application is supported by a resolution from the local residents association and/or recognised local interest or community group from which the project impacts
Specific eligibility criteria for Tree Protection Grants
The Ōrākei Local Board recognises trees, whether identified for protection or not, are significant
contributors to the amenity and character of local neighbourhoods and town
centres.
The Ōrākei Local Board provides owners of notable trees, within the local
board area, access to the quick response grants, for
tree works that support
the long-term health of notable trees and
their retention within
the
community.
To be eligible to apply for a tree protection grant criteria
•
You must be the property owner.
•
No more than
one application per
annum per tree can be submitted
Note: Applications for trees, granted
funding for maintenance
work in the preceding
year, will
not be eligible.
A grant is open to owners of all
notable trees that are either
•
scheduled
in the Proposed
Auckland Unitary Plan
Appendix 3 Natural
Heritage or
•
significant
notable non-scheduled
landscape trees able
to
score 15 or greater when assessed
against criteria for tree scheduling below
Work supported by tree protection grants
The Ōrākei Local Board Tree
Protection Grant is focused
on ensuring
tree
retention and maintenance and accepted
tree work is limited to that which will ensure the
long term health of the tree.
1.
Pruning for safety
•
Reduction / thinning of extended branches with
heavy end weight,
poor taper and/or
exhibiting weak attachments.
•
Crown lifting
/ pruning
of
branches obstructing
lines of sight on
streets and driveways.
•
Pruning to maintain clearances from dwellings and overhead
private service
lines.
2.
Pruning for form
(where
these will benefit the
longevity of the tree)
•
Removal of dead and
diseased branches.
•
Removal or pruning
of
crossing and rubbing secondary branches.
•
Removal or pruning
of
broken and storm damaged
branches.
•
Removal of stumps and stubs to encourage wound
closure.
•
Thinning of the crown to
increase sunlight
3.
Soil environment
•
Measures designed to improve
the
tree’s soil environment, such as mulching with compost, in ground vertical mulching and soil
aeration where this will
be of benefit to the longevity
Specfic tree protection grant exclusions
•
Tree work solely to improve
outlook from the property or enhance property values
•
Tree work solely for the protection
of
built structures.
Applicants can
apply for 50% of the
cost of tree
work up to a maximum of $2,000.
Tree work is required to be carried out by a qualified
arborist and applications
must be supported by
quotes.
All grants for the maintenance
and protection of notable
trees can be applied for under the quick response rounds as outlined
below:
Grant round
application dates
Grant rounds for the
2018/2019 financial year (1 July 2018 to 30
June 2019) will be as
follows:
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Quick Response Grants
|
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Grant round
|
Opens
|
Closes
|
Decision
made
|
Projects to
occur after
|
|
Round one
|
25 September 2018
|
20 October 2018
|
15 November 2018
|
1 December 2018
|
|
Round two
|
15 April
2019
|
10 May 2019
|
16 June 2019
|
1 July 2019
|
|
Local Grants
|
|
Grant round
|
Opens
|
Closes
|
Decision
made
|
Projects to
occur after
|
|
Round one
|
25 June 2018
|
3 August 2018
|
20 September 2018
|
1 October 2018
|
|
Round two
|
17 February 2019
|
29 March 2019
|
17 May 2019
|
1 June 2019
|
|
Multiboard Grants
|
|
Grant Round
|
Opening
date
|
Closes
|
Decision made
|
Projects to
occur after
|
|
Round One
|
18 June 2018
|
17 August 2018
|
20 September 2018
|
1 October 2018
|
|
Round Two
|
21 January 2019
|
22 March 2019
|
17 May 2019
|
1 June 2019
|
FEEDBACK FROM THE ŌRĀKEI LOCAL BOARD
RESOURCE CONSENT APPLICATION BY RAWHITI HOLDINGS
LIMITED TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING BUILDING AND ESTABLISH AND OPERATE AN
INTEGRATED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 19 ARA STREET AND 14 RANGITOTO AVENUE,
REMUERA
Introduction
1. Although this application is being processed under the Resource
Management Act 1991, the Ōrākei Local Board (the Board) notes that
under the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, the Council’s
Governing Body before making a decision described in s15(2)(c) must
“consider any views and preferences expressed by a local board, if the
decision affects or may affect the responsibilities or operation of the local
board or the well-being of communities within the local board
area.”
General Comments
2. This application by Rawhiti Holdings Limited is in effect for
consent to demolish an existing single story villa and carport at 19 Ara
Street, Remuera, and to re-develop the site by constructing four independent
living units, which are to be integrated, and operated in conjunction, with the
adjacent Rawhiti Estate retirement village, whose address is presumably 14
Rangitoto Avenue. Inter-site accessibility will be provided for residents and
staff via the landscape arrangements and common pathways.
3.
The new building is described as being two
storeys in height, with car parking at basement level. The proposed location of
the new vehicle access requires the removal of a street tree which will be
replaced.
4.
The Board notes that the site is located within
the Single House Zone within the AUP. It is also within the ‘Built
Heritage and Character Areas Overlay’ within the Unitary Plan. And the
demolition of the dwelling and the car port requires consent.
5.
The Board notes that overall the proposal has
been assessed by the planners to require resource consent as a Discretionary
Activity.
6.
Overall, the Board is not opposed to this as a
stand-alone development, provided it complies with the standards of the Unitary
Plan.
7.
While the Independent Living Units are intended
to form part of the retirement village, currently the site is contained within
its own certificate of title, and could possibly be sold off separately as four
residential apartments which is not envisaged in the single house zone.
8.
The Board does have concerns about some aspects
of the development which will be discussed later.
9. Given that this residential site will be developed for use as an
apartment block ancillary to the main retirement village complex, the
cumulative effects of such development cannot be deemed minor. Accordingly, the
Board requests that the application have limited notification.
Height, height in relation
to boundary, set back and shading
10. The Board notes that the Ara Street site is presently held in one
certificate of title.
11.
The new building will not be physically
integrated with the adjoining retirement village and the site will still,
according to the plans submitted, retain its present legal boundaries.
12.
The new building will be bulkier than the
existing residential building and accordingly will have a larger and deeper
footprint. From the roadside elevation the building will have the appearance of
a two storey dwelling and the architects appear to have tried to integrate the
building’s appearance with the general and changing character of the
street. In this regard, it is noted that the neighbouring residential property
at 17 Ara Street has been substantially altered and is two storied.
13.
It is noted that with regard to the front yard,
the average of existing setbacks of six properties to the west of this site is
7.4m. The proposed setback for 19 Ara Street is 6m. The Board considers this
acceptable.
14.
It is noted that the semi-mature pohutukawa tree
in the front yard will be retained, although it is not required to be kept
under the Unitary Plan, and the grounds will be landscaped in keeping with the
general streetscape of the residential nature of the street and area.
15.
There is reasonable garaging and parking
off-street, unlike other properties in the locality. The Board notes that the
proposed vehicle accessway is indicated to be a minimum of 3m wide, whereas a
minimum clearance of 3.5m in width is required.
16.
The Board considers that the retention of the
pohutukawa tree, the proposed landscaping, the reinstatement of the berm tree,
the building setback, and the design of the front of the building together will
mitigate any adverse affects on the streetscape character.
17.
The proposal does not comply with the eastern
HIRB or the eastern side yard control. The proposal shares a common boundary
with the neighbouring retirement village. This of course presupposes that there
will be an amalgamation of the certificates of title to hold 19 Ara Street and
the retirement village site together. As this amalgamation is yet to occur, it
is correct that the application site be treated as separate from the retirement
village site when assessing the HIRB and the side yard control. The proposed
location of the building and the generous setback from the west side boundary
with 17 Ara Street will have minimal impact on the amenity of that property.
However, if the site is to be treated as a separate site from the retirement
village site, in order to comply with the AUP, the building will need to be
re-designed to ensure compliance with the AUP’s HIRB and side yard
requirements.
18. The building does not comply with the rear (southern) yard control.
The existing consent for the original retirement village included 97.1m2 of the
rear portion of the subject site, for use as a garden area. The intention, and
a condition of consent for the village complex, was to incorporate that area
into the village site. This amalgamation is yet to occur, and the rear portion
remains as part of 19 Ara Street. It appears that this 97.1m2 may have been
used in the calculations of building coverage, landscaped areas and impervious
areas. To include this area in the current application is to, in effect, double
dip. Since this area has already been included in the consent for the village,
it follows that since there has been no amalgamation of titles, the proposed
development needs to be re-assessed on a reduced land area.
Cumulative Effect
19. The application is quite clear that the proposal is to form part of
the Rawhiti Estate village and it is intended that 19 Ara Street will be
physically and operationally incorporated. Considerable value is placed by the
local community on mitigating potential adverse effects from what might be
called “creep” of the retirement village into the neighbouring
residential properties. While the controversial Rawhiti Estate retirement
village was dealt with as one development, the owners are now seen as adding to
that complex by developing and integrating adjoining residential properties at
19 Ara Street, and potentially 10 Rangitoto Avenue. The Board opposes this form
of “creep” and considers that if the development as proposed is
approved it could set a precedent.
20.
Further, to have approved the rear portion of 19
Ara Street being included as part of the retirement village’s consent
demonstrates a pre-determination by both the developer and the Council to treat
19 Ara Street as part of the whole retirement village complex.
21. The Board requests the Commissioners if they are minded to grant the
consent to consider imposing a restriction on amalgamating the titles of the
retirement village and 19 Ara Street. In this way 19 Ara Street would be
considered and treated as a single development site. There would be no
restriction on the owner/residents of each unit coming to some arrangement with
the owner of the land to trade the units and the occupants of the units would
still have the opportunity to enjoy the facilities of the retirement village.
In effect, the message is saying “no” to perceived
“creep”.
Conclusion
22. In summary, the Ōrākei Local Board is concerned about the
following matters:
(1) As a
stand-alone development on a property with its own certificate of title, it
does not comply with the standards of the Unitary Plan.
(2) 97.1m2
of the rear of 19 Ara Street has already been included in the consent for the
main village site and accordingly, the proposed development should be
re-assessed on a reduced land area.
(3)
To have approved the rear portion of 19 Ara
Street being included as part of the retirement village’s consent
demonstrates a pre-determination by both the developer and the Council to treat
19 Ara Street as part of the whole retirement village complex.
(4)
It appears that this 97.1m2 may have been used
in the calculations of building coverage, landscaped areas and impervious areas
for this proposal. There has been no amalgamation of titles, although 97.1m2
has been “promised” as part of the existing consent for the
original retirement village, for use as a garden area with the intention, and a
condition of consent for the village complex, to incorporate that area into the
village site.
(5)
Because of this apparent pre-determination to
amalgamate the certificates of title of 19 Ara Street and the retirement
village’s site, the proposal does not comply with the eastern HIRB or the
eastern side yard control. As this amalgamation is yet to occur, the
application site should be treated as separate from the retirement village site
when assessing the HIRB and the side yard control.
(6)
If the site is to be treated as a separate site
from the retirement village site, in order to comply with the AUP, the building
will need to be re-designed to ensure compliance with the AUP’s HIRB and
side yard requirements.
(7)
Further, given that the site is contained within
its own certificate of title, and could possibly be sold off separately as four
residential apartments, the application must be treated accordingly, and as
such the proposal is not envisaged in the single house zone.
For these reasons, the Ōrākei
Local Board requests that
(8)
the application be notified as the
non-compliance, based on an assumption of amalgamation, and the effect of
“creep” of the retirement village into the neighbouring residential
properties, cannot be deemed minor; and that
(9)
the application in its present form be
declined.
Ōrākei
Local Board, 19 April 2018.
