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Resolution
number RD/2020/108
MOVED by Chairperson P Pirrie, seconded by Member V
Kenny:
That
the Rodney Local Board:
a)
provide
the following local board views on Private Plan Change 42 by Waste Management
New Zealand Ltd for a new Auckland Regional Landfill precinct on around
1,000ha of land in Wayby Valley:
i)
acknowledges
that waste is produced by Aucklanders and should be managed and disposed of
within Auckland to enable the sustainable management of the waste stream
ii)
request
that more effort is required within the overall industry to recycle and
re-use waste rather than dispose of it to landfill
iii) believes that the
applicant is in a good position to provide sustainable solutions to the
disposal of waste due to their international experience in the management of
waste streams and their many years of experience in the industry
iv) does not support the
Proposed Plan Change 42 for landfilling activities in the proposed location as
the Plan Change will enable activities which contribute to carbon emissions
and climate change and will elevate climate risks
v)
considers
that the Plan Change has not met the objectives of Section E3.2 of the
Auckland Unitary Plan that seeks that Auckland’s rivers and streams are
restored, maintained or enhanced, and that reclamation of the beds of rivers
and streams are avoided unless there are alternatives
vi) requests that the
applicant consider alternative locations and alternative ways of preventing
stream loss in this application
vii)
note
that Wayby Valley has always been known as an area of significant ecology due
to its stony-bottomed streams which are the habitat of native Hochstetter
frogs, which are highly endangered and are generally only found in this part
of Rodney
viii) believe that the Plan
Change is deficient in not considering avoidance of the destruction of the
habitat of the threatened species, and that the proposed Precinct overlay for
a landfill is inappropriate for this location
ix) note that Waka Kotahi has
recently designed and upgraded the intersection of State Highway 1 and Wayby
Valley Road, and that this upgrade did not consider the additional heavy
truck movements from this application
x)
believe
that the intersection upgrade does not provide enough lanes now to cater for
the additional truck movements and this will cause more than minor adverse
traffic effects in this vicinity which cannot be mitigated
xi note
that Waka Kotahi have advised that the intersection cannot be further
upgraded in time to meet the needs of this application, and the applicant has
not proposed an upgrade to this intersection at their own cost to alleviate
these effects
xii)
request
that Auckland Council planners thoroughly consider the significant number of
submissions in opposition to the Proposed Plan Change 42 from affected
parties in Rodney
xiii)
recommends
that the application for the Proposed Plan Change 42 be declined based on the
activity being inappropriate for the location, the ecology of the area,
presence of threatened species in the area, and traffic issues, which will
arise form activities associated with a Landfill Precinct overlay
b) appoint
Member D Hancock and Chairperson
P Pirrie as an alternate to speak to the local board views at a hearing
on Private Plan Change 42.
CARRIED
Note:
Pursuant to Standing orders 1.9.7 Member S Garner, Member T Holdgate and Member
C Smith requested their abstention be recorded.
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