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Resolution
number HW/2022/209
MOVED by Chairperson D Light, seconded by Member D
Collings:
That
the Howick Local Board:
a) regarding Plan
Change 78: Intensification:
i)
note the feedback provided by the
Howick Local Board on 20 June 2022 under resolution number HW/2022/81.
ii)
note that the changes enable further
housing intensification, not requiring nor enforcing it and that the decision
to intensify remains with the property owners.
iii)
support high quality intensification
around rapid transport routes and highly accessible town centres where suitable
infrastructure exists.
iv)
support proposed Qualifying Matter on
significant infrastructure constraints
A) note that a Wastewater Constraint is proposed for Cockle
Bay, Mellons Bay, Shelly Park, Highland Park and parts of Pakuranga.
B) note that there is a plan to provide sufficient
wastewater infrastructure in these areas in the next decade (subject to
changes in the upcoming budget and LTP).
C) specifically, support restrictions on intensification
where storm and wastewater infrastructure are not fit for purpose, or where
there is a lack of public transport.
v)
support inclusion of Stockade Hill
viewshaft protection overlay, noting that the community had requested
increased protections (up to 360 degrees).
vi)
support the existing Special
Character Business Area for Howick Village, acknowledging the special
character of the village.
vii)
note the significant impact of
coastal erosion on the coastline and encourage Auckland Council to accelerate
efforts to design and implement Coastal Management Plans.
viii)
note that the increased housing will
create further demand for facilities that can accept and deal with hazardous
waste, and recycle re-usable materials and process landfill, and encourage
Auckland Council to consider future proofing these services and facilities.
ix)
note that community facilities and
assets have not kept pace with housing intensification under the Auckland
Unitary Plan, with communities like Flat Bush and Ormiston still without any
council facility (i.e. library or community hall) despite significant development
contributions over many decades.
x)
encourage Auckland Council to
reconsider how funding of new community assets is done to ensure that they
are delivered in a reasonable timeframe with consideration of ring-fencing of
funding.
xi)
encourage council to differentiate
permeable surfaces between grass, artificial grass, gravel or shell, paving
blocks, and sealed surfaces and the different amounts required as permeable
surfaces.
xii)
encourage council to better ensure
properties’ storm water is cleaner before it enters the storm water
network and beaches by use of more “rain gardens”,
“swales”, or other types of chemical filtration
systems.
xiii)
encourage Auckland Council to listen
to the feedback of local residents.
b) regarding Plan Change 79: Transport:
i)
support the accessible parking
requirements, acknowledging that transport choices are a critical part of
enabling accessibility.
ii)
support pedestrian access and safety
within residential developments.
iii)
support the requirement to include
loading spaces within medium and high-density developments, providing
practical solutions to the challenges of refuse and recycling collection as
our city intensifies.
iv)
support the requirement to provide
for heavy vehicle access for waste collection and emergency services, noting
that this has been an issue in some areas already under intensification.
v)
support greater enablement of
electric vehicles by future proofing developments to provide suitable
charging, although noting that these alone will not address our transport
challenges.
vi)
encourage Auckland Council to
accelerate the provision of affordable, reliable and accessible public
transport and active modes to enable mode shift before further restrictions
to parking are implemented.
vii)
encourage Auckland Council to
consider the practical implications of visitor parking, particularly for
elderly and other services.
c) regarding Plan Change 80: Regional Policy
Statement:
i)
support efforts to ensure
high-quality built environment, noting the significant impact that poor
design and planning can have on communities over generations.
d) regarding Plan Change 81: Additions to
Schedule 14 Historic Heritage Schedule:
i)
note that there are no proposed
changes for the Howick Local Board area.
e) regarding Plan Change 82: Amendments to
Schedule 14 Historic Heritage Schedule
i)
oppose the removal of Major
Bremner’s Cottage, 99 McQuoids Road from Schedule 14: Historic Heritage
Schedule despite the destruction by fire in March 2022, condemn the act that
has destroyed a piece of Auckland’s heritage, and request that
protection is maintained.
f) regarding Plan Change 83: Additions and
amendments to Schedule 10 Notable Trees Schedule:
i)
note the proposed changes.
ii)
encourage Auckland Council to
implement a more cost effective and efficient way of adding trees to the
schedule, to enable the organisation to be more responsive and ensure that
appropriate protections are put in place.
iii)
encourage Auckland
Council to make changes to the building consenting process to factor in the
protection of existing native trees over 6 metres tall on properties that are
to be redeveloped.
CARRIED
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