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Resolution
number UH/2022/148
MOVED by Chairperson A Atkinson, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson U Casuri Balouch:
That
the Upper Harbour Local Board:
a)
restate resolution
number UH/2022/65 clause c) – d) from the 16 June 2022 business meeting
as follows:
c) support areas with significant
infrastructure constraints be included as a qualifying matter including but
not limited to areas prone to flooding, sediment mitigation measures, water
supply and wastewater network capacity and integrated transport network
constraints. We believe these constraints apply to Whenuapai, Herald Island,
Paremoremo, Albany Heights, and the large lot zone of Greenhithe along Upper
Harbour Drive.
d) support the intent of
council’s preliminary response to the National Policy Statement on
Urban Development 2020 and the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters)
Amendment Act 2021 as set out in Attachment A, considering the context of the
limited funding currently identified in the Long Term Plan 2021 - 2031 and
the likely deferrals to the capital programme, we note particular concerns as
a consequence of intensification regarding:
i) enablement of
widespread intensification in areas that are not suitable due to distance
from jobs and services, infrequent if any public transport and the lack of
infrastructure readiness
ii) the provision of open
space,
iii) the potential
dilution of amenity levels for all residents,
iv) the impact of
intensification on the transport network, particularly the removal of
parking, and
v) the current
inadequate level of development contributions being collected to provide
satisfactory mitigation for the impacts of development particularly reserve
contributions
vi) the increased
potential for poor environmental planning and design outcomes.
b)
note a minor error
in Attachment A of the agenda report titled Plan Change 83 Additions
and amendments to Schedule 10 Notable Tree Schedule, the following trees
listed for Rodney are for the Upper Harbour Local Board area:
i)
R308 Oteha Valley
Road
ii)
R320 Rosedale Road
iii) R142 – 178 Sanders Road
c)
support the view of the residents who have submitted
that the whole of Herald Island should be zoned as Residential – Low
Density Residential Zone, noting that all the submissions from Herald Island
were of this view.
d)
request that
the whole of Herald Island be zoned as Residential – Low Density
Residential Zone applying the qualifying matters of infrastructure
constraints, including wastewater and transport for the following reasons:
i)
there is no public
transport to, from, or around Herald Island.
ii)
the only access to
Herald Island is via a causeway (Kingsway Road). Kingsway Road has no
footpaths, no cycleways and 45 degree slopes at the side into the
water. Kingsway Road is narrow and likely to be susceptible to climate
change risks and inundation in the future.
iii) residents in Herald Island have no alternative
but to drive. Some roads have no footpaths, and Kingsway Road links to
Kauri Road, Whenuapai which also has no footpaths and deep swales on the side
of the road. Development on Herald Island runs contrary to the principle
of reducing greenhouse gas emissions as part of policy 1 of the National
Policy Statement - Urban Development.
iv) parts of Herald Island have no kerb and channels
and only open ditches and swales for stormwater. There is no room to
accommodate any extra vehicles or buses as the roads are only 6 metres wide.
v)
Herald Island has a
low water table and stormwater flows into one of the local beaches. If
it is zoned as Medium Density Residential Standards there will be more
impermeable surfaces, and more stormwater outflows into the local beach
resulting in more sedimentation and pollution.
e)
request that the
whole of Herald Island be zoned as Residential – Low Density
Residential Zone based on aspects of Policy 1 of the National Policy
Statement – Urban Development includes concepts of a
‘well-functioning urban environment’. This includes matter
such as ‘good access to facilities and services by active modes and public
transport, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and being resilient to the
effects of climate change’. The local board supports the view of the
residents who submitted that if Herald Island is zoned with Medium Density
Residential Standards the result will not be a well-functioning urban
environment as required under policy 1 for the following reasons:
i)
Herald Island is
part of the North West Wildlink and is right next to Whenuapai which only has
8% tree cover. The tree cover provided in Herald Island is vital for
the birds flying on this East / West link. The Medium Density
Residential Standards allow for 50% building coverage with reduced front
yards and will inevitably result in less tree cover
ii)
The cumulative
effects of changes allowable by the Medium Density Residential Standards have
not been assessed and the resulting effect will go against the concept of a
well-functioning urban environment
iii) Herald Island residents have no alternative
but to drive for the reasons mentioned in resolution number UH/2022/148
clause d i – v above.
f)
request the Hearing
Panel undertake a site visit at Herald Island to understand the unique
environment and infrastructure constraints.
g)
support work by
officers to require canopy trees in large scale developments. Trees and
reducing urban heat islands are vital to both mitigate and adapt to climate
change. We support changes that would increase canopy cover during
development.
h)
express
disappointment that lack of Public and Active Transport is not considered as
a qualifying matter for plan change 78.
i)
appoint local board
Chairperson A Atkinson to speak to the local board views at a hearing in 2023.
j)
delegate authority
to the chairperson of the local board to make a replacement appointment in
the event the local board member appointed in resolution UH/2022/148 clause i)
is unable to attend the hearing.
CARRIED
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