MEETING AGENDA
REGULATORY COMMITTEE
Thursday 12 February 2015
at 4.30 PM
Council Chamber
Chairperson: Cr Shaun Biesiek Members: Cr Gordon Brown Cr Grant Coward Cr Heather Dodunski Cr Richard Handley Cr Richard Jordan Cr Marie Pearce Mayor Andrew Judd
REGULATORY COMMITTEE THURSDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2015
REGULATORY COMMITTEE Purpose: a) Ensure effective and efficient exercise of statutory regulatory functions, implementation of the district Plan and enforcement of the Council’s bylaws. b) To oversee, coordinate and direct the development and, where appropriate, the review of the district plan.
Addressing the committee Members of the public have an opportunity to address the committee during the public forum section or as a deputation.
A public forum section of up to 30 minutes precedes all committee meetings. Each speaker during the public forum section of a meeting may speak for up to 10 minutes. In the case of a group a maximum of 20 minutes will be allowed.
A request to make a deputation should be made to the secretariat within two working days before the meeting. The chairperson will decide whether your deputation is accepted. The chairperson may approve a shorter notice period. No more than four members of a deputation may address a meeting. A limit of 10 minutes is placed on a speaker making a presentation. In the case of a group a maximum of 20 minutes will be allowed.
Purpose of Local Government The reports contained in this agenda address the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 in relation to decision making. Unless otherwise stated, the recommended option outlined in each report meets the purpose of local government and:
• Will help meet the current and future needs of communities for good-quality local infrastructure, local public services, and performance of regulatory functions in a way that is most cost-effective for households and businesses;
• Would not alter significantly the intended level of service provision for any significant activity undertaken by or on behalf of the Council, or transfer the ownership or control of a strategic asset to or from the Council.
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APOLOGIES None advised.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Elected members to indicate any conflicts of interest.
PUBLIC FORUM None advised.
DEPUTATIONS None advised.
COMMITTEE MINUTES RECOMMENDATION That the minutes of the Regulatory Committee (Thursday 4 December 2014), and the proceedings of the said meeting, as previously circulated, be taken as read and confirmed as a true and correct record.
A ITEMS FOR DECISION BY COMMITTEE
A1 EXEMPTIONS FROM FENCING OF SWIMMING POOLS The purpose of this report is to seek approval to grant special exemptions for a number of applications from the requirement for spa pools to be fenced pursuant to section 6 of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act.
A2 PARKING PROHIBITIONS & RESTRICTIONS CARRINGTON STREET WALKING & CYCLING The matter for consideration by the Council is the endorsement of the proposed walking and cycling improvements scheme for Carrington Street and the associated parking prohibitions and restrictions between Courtenay Street and Flight Place.
A3 TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – INGLEWOOD FIRST AMERICARNA The matter for consideration by the New Plymouth District Council is to recommend the temporary closure of roads in Inglewood to enable Inglewood First to hold Americarna Inglewood.
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A4 TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES – TARANAKI CAR CLUB The matter for consideration by the New Plymouth District Council is to recommend the temporary closure of roads in the New Plymouth District to enable the Taranaki Car Club to hold four separate motorsport events.
A5 TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES – GET UP FESTIVAL The matter for consideration by New Plymouth District Council is to recommend the temporary closure of roads surrounding Huatoki Plaza to enable the Get Up Festival an urban street art event, to take place.
A6 CUSTOMER AND REGULATORY SERVICES QUARTERLY ACTIVITY REPORT The purpose of this report is to provide information to Council on current activity levels within the regulatory services.
A7 PARKING PROHIBITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, BUS STOPS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES The matter for consideration by the Council is the creation of parking prohibitions, restrictions, bus stops and traffic control measures at various locations within New Plymouth.
A8 PARKING PROHIBITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, BUS STOPS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES The matter for consideration by the Council is the creation of parking prohibitions, restrictions and traffic control measures at various locations within New Plymouth.
A9 DISTRICT PETROLEUM ACTIVITY UPDATE An update on petroleum activity matters within or affecting this District and its communities.
A10 NZ PETROLEUM & MINERALS – PETROLEUM EXPLORATION BLOCK OFFER 2015 CONSULTATION Petroleum exploration Block Offer 2015 has been released by NZ Petroleum & Minerals (NZPM) inviting submissions from affected local authorities on matters of concern. Submissions close 9 February 2015.
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EXEMPTIONS FROM FENCING OF SWIMMING POOLS PREPARED BY: Lois McNeil (Swimming Pools Compliance Officer) TEAM: Building APPROVED BY: Peter Scantlebury (Manager Building) WARD/COMMUNITY: District Wide DATE: 16 December 2014 FILE REFERENCE: Document Set ID 6101635
PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to seek approval to grant special exemptions for a number of applications from the requirement for spa pools to be fenced pursuant to section 6 of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act.
RECOMMENDATION That, having considered all matters raised in the report, the Council:
a) Grants, subject to the conditions set out below, special exemptions pursuant to section 6(1) of the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987 for the following spa pools:
1. Spa pool at 171 Coronation Avenue, New Plymouth 2. Spa pool at 167B Brooklands Road, New Plymouth 3. Spa pool at 58 Brooklands Road, New Plymouth 4. Spa pool at 7B Welbourn Terrace, New Plymouth 5. Spa pool at 184 Tukapa Street, New Plymouth 6. Spa pool at 21 Mill Road, New Plymouth 7. Spa pool at 19A Dixon Street, Oakura 8. Spa pool at 62 Gilbert Street/2 Ridge Lane, New Plymouth 9. Spa pool at 112B Princess Street, Waitara 10. Spa pool at 170 Lemon Street, New Plymouth 11. Spa pool at 617 Kaipikari Road Upper, Urenui 12. Spa pool at 11 Lismore Street, New Plymouth 13. Spa pool at 1 French Street, New Plymouth 14. Spa pool at 238 Mangorei Road, New Plymouth 15. Spa pool at 35 Mill Road, New Plymouth 16. Spa pool at 18 Doralto Road, New Plymouth 17. Spa pool at 35 Manu Crescent, New Plymouth 18. Spa pool at 331 Smart Road, New Plymouth 19. Spa pool at 338 Smart Road, New Plymouth
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For each of the spa pool special exemptions above the Council imposes the following conditions which apply when the pool is full or partially full of water and not in use:
1. The top of the spa or hot tub stands at least 760 mm above the surrounding ground or deck. 2. The cover will be locked and clear of any climbable object (including the steps).
3. The locks shall not be able to be readily opened or released by a child of up to the age of six years.
4. When locked, the cover shall be fitted so that if lifted it does not release the locking device or provide an opening greater than 100 mm.
5. The cover shall be made of a material that if walked on cannot collapse and can withstand the weight of at least 20 kg to ensure that it will carry more than the weight of a child up to six years of age.
6. The cover shall be tapered from the centre hinge to the out edge of the cover so that water will not pond on top of it.
7. The cover, clips and locks shall be maintained at all times in a good state of repair.
8. A warning sticker shall be placed on the cover to advise that it shall be locked in place with the spa pool or hot tub is not being used or supervised.
9. Removable steps, moveable furniture, or other objects that can assist a young child to climb on the cover, shall be stored away at least 1200mm from the side of the pool.
SIGNIFICANCE This matter has been assessed as having some importance because the options considered will have no impact on levels of service or the Council’s ability to perform its role and carry out its activities.
DISCUSSION The Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987 (the Act) requires all pool owners to ensure that their pool is fenced by a fence that complies with the requirements of the New Zealand Building Code. A spa pool and hot tub is included in the definition of a swimming pool.
Section 6(1) of the Act enables the Council to grant an exemption from some or all of the requirements of the Act in the case of fencing any particular pool so long as the exemption would not significantly increase danger to young children.
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The Council has delegated its powers and functions of section 6 of the Act to the Regulatory Committee. The legislation does not provide for the delegation of this power to officers. Each individual application has been assessed against the requirements and safety considerations of the Act and officers consider that the safety conditions set out in the recommendation of this report are reasonable in the circumstances. The conditions are sufficient as safety measures to ensure that the omission of a fence does not significantly increase the danger to young children and therefore complies with the requirements of section 6(1) of the Act. Accepting lockable covers for spa pools as a safety measure is consistent with the provisions of New Zealand Standard 8500:2006 Safety Barriers and Fences around Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs.
OPTIONS The Regulatory Committee has the option to approve the recommendation in this report or to refer the matter for a formal hearing at cost to the pool owners.
FINANCIAL AND RESOURCING IMPLICATIONS The process of special exemptions for unfenced spa pools or hot tubs is incorporated in the building budget and is funded by the registration and audit fee paid by the applicant.
IMPLICATIONS ASSESSMENT This report confirms that the matter concerned has no particular implications and has been dealt with in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002. Specifically:
• Council staff have identified and assessed all reasonably practicable options for addressing the matter and considered the views and preferences of any interested or affected persons (including Māori), in proportion to the significance of the matter;
• Any decisions made will help meet the current and future needs of communities for good-quality local infrastructure, local public services, the performance of regulatory functions in a way that is most cost-effective for households and businesses;
• Unless stated above, any decisions made can be addressed through current funding under the Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan;
• Any decisions made are consistent with the Council's plans and policies; and
• No decisions have been made that would alter significantly the intended level of service provision for any significant activity undertaken by or on behalf of the Council, or would transfer the ownership or control of a strategic asset to or from the Council.
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PARKING PROHIBITIONS & RESTRICTIONS CARRINGTON STREET WALKING & CYCLING PREPARED BY: Stuart Skene (Project Manager) TEAM: Projects APPROVED BY: Andrew Barron (Manager Projects) Carl Whittleston (Let’s Go Project Manager) WARD/COMMUNITY: City DATE: 23 December 2014 FILE REFERENCE: ECM 6110341
MATTER The matter for consideration by the Council is the endorsement of the proposed walking and cycling improvements scheme for Carrington Street and the associated parking prohibitions and restrictions between Courtenay Street and Flight Place.
RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSIDERATION That having considered all matters raised in the report:
a) Notes that a budget of $400k has been identified within the overall Let’s Go capital budget of $2,419k for 14/15 for improving safety for pedestrians and cyclists on Carrington Street. This is 60% funded by NZTA.
b) Pursuant to the New Plymouth District Council Consolidated Bylaws 2008 Part 13: Traffic, the following parking prohibitions and restrictions on Carrington Street, New Plymouth District be imposed or revoked as appropriate in accordance with the relevant option that is endorsed.
Option 1 – Do All Physical Works (Items 1 - 12) [Estimated cost of physical works $320k] 1. Prohibit parking on the west side of Carrington Street from 0 – 31.9m measured in a northerly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of the Vivian Street on-ramp. 2. Prohibit parking on the west side of Carrington Street from 0 – 37.5m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of the Vivian St on-ramp. 3. Revoke existing P120 parking on the west side of Carrington Street from 23.0 – 34.0m measured in a northerly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Pendarves Street. 4. Prohibit parking on the west side of Carrington Street from 0 – 58.7m measured in a northerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Pendarves Street.
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5. Prohibit parking on the west side of Carrington Street from 0 – 173.2m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Pendarves Street. 6. Prohibit parking on the west side of Carrington Street from 190.7 – 338.9m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Pendarves Street. 7. Prohibit parking on the west side of Carrington Street from 370.9 – 412.9m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Pendarves Street. 8. Prohibit parking on the east side of Carrington Street from 0 – 34.4m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of south kerb of Courtenay Street (SH45). 9. Prohibit parking on the east side of Carrington Street from 0 – 25.8m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Pendarves Street. 10. Prohibit parking on the east side of Carrington Street from 0 – 25.0m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Victoria Road. 11. Prohibit parking on the east side of Carrington Street from 50.0 – 71.5m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Victoria Road. 12. Prohibit parking on the east side of Carrington Street from 77.0 – 290.0m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Victoria Road.
Option 2 – Pedestrian Crossing Facility (Items 13 – 17) plus works at intersections of Victoria Rd and Vivian On-ramp (these do not require new parking prohibitions) [Estimated cost of physical works $45k] 13. Revoke existing P120 parking on the west side of Carrington Street from 23.0 – 34.0m measured in a northerly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Pendarves Street. 14. Prohibit parking on the west side of Carrington Street from 0 – 83.7m measured in a northerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Pendarves Street. 15. Prohibit parking on the west side of Carrington Street from 0 – 173.2m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Pendarves Street. 16. Prohibit parking on the east side of Carrington Street from 0 – 25.8m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Pendarves Street.
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Option 3 – Do No Physical Works (Maintain Status Quo) [No physical works cost] 17. Prohibit parking on the east side of Carrington Street from 0 – 25.8m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Pendarves Street. This item simply recommends the formalisation of existing parking prohibitions that have never previously been formally recorded.
WORKING PARTY RECOMMENDATION The Accessibility Issues Working Party endorsed the officer’s recommendation.
COMPLIANCE Significance This matter has been assessed as having some importance. This report identifies and assesses the following reasonably practicable options for addressing the matter:
1. Endorse the proposed parking prohibitions and restrictions, and continue to the detailed design stage for the whole project. Options 2. Endorse the pedestrian crossing facility; the works at Victoria Rd; and the works at the Vivian St on-ramp. Continue to the detailed design stage for these parts of the project. 3. Formalise the existing parking prohibition, and close the project.
The persons who are affected by or interested in this matter are the residents/property owners in the vicinity of the proposed works, as Affected persons well as the general public. The views of these persons are discussed in the report. Recommendation This report recommends option 1 for addressing the matter. Let’s Go funding for this project was approved in the last Annual Long-Term Plan / Plan. The expected total cost of the project is $400,000 and can be Annual Plan contained within the overall Let’s Go capital budget for the 2014/15 Implications year of $2,419,000. This is 60% funded by NZTA. The matter is consistent with the Council’s plans and policies, Significant including the Cycle Strategy, the Open Space Strategy, programmes Policy and Plan outlined in the Annual Plan and LTP and New Plymouth District Inconsistencies Council Consolidated Bylaws 2008 Part 13: Traffic and the Roading Asset Management Plan 2012.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Council’s Roading Team and Let’s Go Team have identified opportunities for improvements to the walking and cycling facilities on Carrington Street as part of a package of works to improve facilities for walking and cycling throughout the district.
This project was identified as part of the 2008 New Plymouth District Cycle Network Upgrade. A budget of $400,000 has been identified for this scheme and can be contained within the overall Let’s Go capital budget for the 2014/15 year of $2,419,000.
Consultation has been undertaken with key stakeholders, affected parties in relation to the overall proposed scheme for Carrington Street. Consultation has also been undertaken with parties directly affected by the proposed parking prohibitions and restrictions.
BACKGROUND Carrington Street is a significant urban arterial and one of the main routes into the New Plymouth CBD area. The most recent traffic survey indicates an average daily traffic (ADT) volume of approximately 2,400 vehicles for the section of Carrington Street concerned. There have been issues identified with a lack of continuous cycle lanes, safe crossing facilities for pedestrians and visibility/speed issues for motor vehicles. The plan outlining the proposed improvements is attached as Appendix A.
Carrington Street is part of the on road cycle network in the Cycle Strategy approved by Council in 2007. Carrington Street is a strategic on road cycling link between the central area and the suburbs of Brooklands and Vogeltown. The cycle facilities provided by this project would be of a standard near to, but not exceeding, the standards of cycle lanes provided on other sections of Carrington Street.
No figures are available with regard to current cycle numbers however it is expected to be relatively low compared to the numbers on other urban arterial routes given the dangers associated with cycling through this area. It is anticipated that these numbers will increase if the proposed cycling improvements are carried out given the significant residential catchment area.
In broad terms, the proposed improvements would consist of: • A marked shoulder or cycle lane along each side of Carrington Street, where practical within the carriageway, from Flight Place to the Vivian St on ramp. • Creating a turning bay into Pendarves St. A painted median area is shown to be created for vehicles making a right turn into Pendarves Street from Carrington Street; however investigations are underway regarding making this a right turning bay.
• A new central pedestrian refuge on Carrington Street, north of the Pendarves Street intersection, possibly with a solar powered advance warning sign near the NPDC Civic Centre exit. • New recessed parking bay areas on the West side of Carrington St.
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• Installation of a connecting footpath around the Vivian Street on ramp to the Huatoki Walkway. • Safety modification at the Carrington Street / Victoria Road intersection via construction of a concrete apron to slow traffic entering Victoria Road. • Revised road markings to suit the above.
The parking prohibitions and restrictions listed in the recommendations are required to ensure the successful implementation and use of the proposed physical changes with respect to each of the three options.
CRASH STATISTICS 17 recorded crashes have occurred on this section of Carrington St in the last 10 years. These were: • 4 at the Victoria Rd intersection • 8 at the Pendarves St intersection, one of whom was a cyclist • 4 at the Vivian St on-ramp • 1 at the Courtenay St intersection
Feedback received during the consultation period highlighted another instance where a cyclist was almost hit by a car at the Victoria Rd intersection.
DETAIL OF OPTIONS The following provides specific discussion in relation to the recommended parking prohibitions/restrictions listed in the recommendations (items 1-17).
Option 1 - Do All Physical Works [Estimated cost of physical works $320k] Items 1 - 12 detailed below define the proposed new parking prohibitions/restrictions associated with the implementation of the complete scheme i.e. Option 1 as per the plan attached (Appendix A). This would result in the estimated removal of the following 27 car parks on Carrington St:
• 7 to improve visibility at intersections • 8 to allow for the installation of the crossing point • 1 to avoid a fire hydrant • 2 to remove parking in front of the historic water trough • 9 to allow the creation of cycle lanes / wider road shoulders
Item 1 This item recommends the extension of existing parking prohibitions by 20.3 metres. This proposed measure results in the removal of approximately three parallel parking bays and is recommended to improve visibility at this intersection for both motorists and cyclists.
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Item 2 This item recommends the extension of existing parking prohibitions by approximately 7.8m metres. This proposed measure results in the removal of approximately one parallel parking bay and is recommended to improve visibility at this intersection for both motorists and cyclists.
Items 3 - 4 These items recommend the removal of two existing P120 parking bays as well as five other on-street unrestricted parking bays in order to accommodate the installation of the proposed central pedestrian refuge traffic island and continuous cycle lane along Carrington Street.
Item 5 This item extends existing parking prohibitions by approximately 22.8m and in the process removes three existing on-street parking bays in order to accommodate the creation of a formal cycle lane and median strip through this section of Carrington Street. Item 6 This item extends existing parking prohibitions by approximately 19.7m and in the process removes two existing on-street parking bays in order to accommodate the creation of a formal cycle lane through this section of Carrington Street.
Item 7 This item recommends the creation of new parking prohibitions around the inside of a bend on Carrington Street to allow for the provision of the proposed cycle lane. There is insufficient carriageway width along this section to accommodate on-street parallel parking also.
Item 8 This item recommends the extension of existing parking prohibitions by 5.5m which is required to allow for the tapered section of the realigned edgeline.
Item 9 This item simply recommends the formalisation of existing parking prohibitions that have never previously been formally recorded.
Item 10 This item recommends the creation of a new parking prohibition immediately south of Victoria Road for 25m to allow for the provision of the proposed cycle lane. It also ensures this area is free of parked vehicles and as a result improving visibility for motorists giving way at this intersection.
Item 11 This item recommends the creation of new parking prohibition immediately adjacent the historic horse water trough site ensuring it is not obscured by parked vehicles.
Item 12 This item extends existing parking prohibitions by approximately 34.7m in order to accommodate the creation of a formal cycle lane through this section of Carrington Street.
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Option 2 - Pedestrian Crossing Facility plus works at intersections of Victoria Rd and Vivian On-ramp [Estimated cost of physical works $45k] Items 13 – 16 define the proposed new parking prohibitions/restrictions associated with the implementation of Option 2 as per the plan attached (Appendix B).
Installing the pedestrian refuge traffic islands (but not the nearby recessed parking bays). would result in the estimated removal of 15 car parks on Carrington St. The works at the intersections of Victoria Rd and the Vivian St on-ramp do not require any new parking prohibitions.
Items 13 - 15 These items recommend the removal of two existing P120 parking bays as well as the removal of other adjacent on-street unrestricted parking bays in order to accommodate the installation of the proposed central pedestrian refuge traffic island and median strip. Item 16 This item simply recommends the formalisation of existing parking prohibitions that have never previously been formally recorded.
Option 3 - Do No Physical Works [No physical works cost] Item 17 is the only recommendation required for approval if Option 3 is endorsed i.e. retaining the status quo.
Item 17 As outlined previously above, this item simply recommends the formalisation of existing parking prohibitions that have never previously been formally recorded.
TIMING OF THE WORKS Subject to Option 1 or Option 2 being approved, detail design will follow with physical works expected to be carried out from June 2015. This would necessitate the need to carry- forward budget from 14/15 to 15/16.
SIGNIFICANCE In accordance with the Council's Significance Policy, this matter has been assessed as having some importance because the changes herein can be funded from current roading budgets.
OPTIONS
Option 1 Proceed to detailed design for Option 1 (the complete scheme) and the associated parking prohibitions/restrictions (Items 1 – 12).
Option 2 Proceed to detailed design for Option 2 (a pedestrian crossing refuge just north of the intersection with Pendarves Street plus works at intersections of Victoria Rd and Vivian On-ramp) and the associated parking prohibitions/restrictions (Items 13 – 16).
Option 3 Do no physical works, the existing arrangement remains (Item 17 only).
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Risk Analysis The improvements being proposed will reduce risks for existing road users (pedestrians/cyclists) and are likely to promote further use of by those walking and cycling.
Community Views and Preferences The NPDC Let’s Go team has undertaken all the consultation to date in relation to the proposed walking/cycling improvements. A copy of all feedback, as outlined below, is attached as Appendix C.
Initial consultation was undertaken (in August 2014) via a letter drop to all the directly affected properties. A summary of the responses received from various property owners is listed below:
• 6 Flight Place – supports proposal. • 7 Flight Place – supports proposal however requests that on-street parking be retained on west side just north of Flight Place. • 28 Carrington Street – supports proposal. • 38 Carrington Street – supports proposal. • 44 Carrington Street – supports proposal however wishes to retain existing P120 parking outside their property. • 58 Carrington Street – supports proposal. • 60A Carrington Street – objects to the removal of parking outside property. • 61 Carrington Street – supports the proposal. • 7 Pendarves Street – supports the proposal. • Central School – supports the proposal.
Following the initial round of consultation outlined above, some amendments were made to the plans and then further consultation was undertaken (in October/November 2014) via public advertisement, the Council’s web page and Facebook page. Twelve responses were received. A summary of the nature of the responses is listed below:
• Two submissions expressed support for the proposed cycling/walking changes. • One submission expressed support for the proposed cycling/walking changes provided on-street parking was maintained immediately outside their property (No.46 Carrington Street). • Eight submissions expressed objection to the proposed changes due to various reasons including concern about the proposed loss of on-street parking. • One submission expressed concern about the proposed location of the pedestrian refuge.
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The following summarises the main issues/concerns raised by members of the public/affected parties in response to the consultation undertaken as outlined above. The Council’s response to each respective issue/concern raised is also outlined below:
Raised Concern/Issue Council Response Parking should be prohibited in front of the Parking prohibitions are now proposed for horse water trough on Carrington Street. this section of Carrington Street. General concern about loss of on-street Due to space constraints, the removal of parking in the area. some parking is necessary in order to successfully implement the proposed improvements. Some on-street parking in the vicinity of The extent of proposed parking prohibitions No.60A Carrington Street should be in the vicinity of No.60A Carrington Street maintained as there is no off-street parking has been amended to maintain some on-street available. parking. The existing time restricted parking outside The proposed layout has been amended to property Nos. 44/46 Carrington Street should accommodate the retention of the restricted be maintained as there is no off-street parking concerned. parking available. Concerns raised about the need for and the Council staff have outlined to the concerned proposed location of the pedestrian refuge party the reasoning for the proposed location traffic islands. which is associated with achieving optimum sight lines for pedestrians and motorists. Concern about vehicles entering Victoria A concrete apron build-out is being Road at speed from Carrington Street. incorporated into the design for the Victoria Road/Carrington Street intersection to address this issue. Access to Victoria Road via Carrington This is outside the scope of this project and Street (and vice versa) should be stopped by will need to be assessed separately. changing Victoria Road into a cul-de-sac. The reduction in available unrestricted This is the reality with regards to parking parking will force “all day parkers” to park availability within fringe CBD urban areas. further away from the CBD.
Recommended Option This report recommends option 1 for addressing the matter.
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APPENDICES Appendix A Plan for Option 1. Appendix B Plan for Option 2. Appendix C Copies of public feedback.
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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – INGLEWOOD FIRST AMERICARNA PREPARED BY: KATE KEEGAN (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR) TEAM: REGULATORY APPROVED BY: MARY-ANNE PRIEST (MANAGER CUSTOMER AND REGULATORY SERVICES) WARD/COMMUNITY: SOUTH-WEST WARD DATE: 6 JANUARY 2015 FILE REFERENCE: ECM 6200108
MATTER The matter for consideration by the New Plymouth District Council is to recommend the temporary closure of roads in Inglewood to enable Inglewood First to hold Americarna Inglewood.
RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSIDERATION That having considered all matters raised in the report, the road closures for the following event be approved:
Americarna Inglewood
Roads to be closed to ordinary traffic:
• Matai Street from Rata Street (SH 3) to Brooks Street. • Rata Street (SH 3 and SH 3a) from Cutfield Street to Rimu Street (SH 3a).
Period of closure: from 2pm to 9pm on Thursday 26 February 2015.
The above road closure is subject to the conditions outlined in a letter sent to Inglewood First dated 12 December 2014.
COMMUNITY BOARD RECOMMENDATION The Inglewood Community Boards endorsed the officer’s recommendation.
COMPLIANCE Significance This matter has been assessed as having some importance.
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COMPLIANCE This report identifies and assesses the following reasonably practicable options for addressing the matter:
1. Approval of this road closure application to allow effective and safe traffic management during Americarna Inglewood. Options 2. To not approve this road closure application, which would mean Americarna Inglewood could not safely take place in the proposed location.
The persons who are affected by or interested in this matter are Affected persons residents and businesses in the road closure area, and participants and spectators at the Americarna event. Recommendation This report recommends option one for addressing the matter. Long-Term Plan / Annual Plan No. Implications
Significant Policy and Plan No. Inconsistencies
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report recommends the temporary road closure of roads in Inglewood to safely manage all road users and allow vehicles to be displayed on the road, during Americarna Inglewood.
BACKGROUND In accordance with the 10th Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974, the intention to close the roads was advertised in the Taranaki Daily News on Saturday 13 December 2014. Submissions closed at 4pm on Wednesday 31 December 2014 and no submissions were received were received.
SIGNIFICANCE In accordance with the Council's Significance Policy, this matter has been assessed as having some importance because it does not have a large impact on the public. Inglewood First has advised all businesses and residents in the affected area of the proposed closure and the submission process. Inglewood First has promoted Americarna Inglewood to local businesses as a chance to extend their opening hours to profit from the event.
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OPTIONS
Option 1 Approval of the road closure application to allow effective and safe traffic management so that Americarna Inglewood can take place.
Option 2 To not approve the road closure application, which would mean Americarna Inglewood could not safely take place in the proposed location.
Recommended Option This report recommends option one for addressing the matter.
APPENDICES
1. Letter from NPDC to Inglewood First, outlining conditions of road closure. ECM 6161394.
2. Map of affected area. ECM 6200092.
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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES – TARANAKI CAR CLUB PREPARED BY: KATE KEEGAN (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR) TEAM: REGULATORY APPROVED BY: MARY-ANNE PRIEST (MANAGER CUSTOMER AND REGULATORY SERVICES) WARD/COMMUNITY: WHOLE DISTRICT DATE: 6 JANUARY 2015 FILE REFERENCE: ECM 6200012
MATTER The matter for consideration by the New Plymouth District Council is to recommend the temporary closure of roads in the New Plymouth District to enable the Taranaki Car Club to hold four separate motorsport events.
RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSIDERATION That having considered all matters raised in the report the road closures for the following events be approved: a) Waitara Street Sprint
Date and period of closure: from 6am to 6pm on Saturday 14 February 2015.
Roads to be closed: • Memorial Place. • Whitaker Street from Blake to Browne streets. • Browne Street from McLean Street to High Street West. • Stafford Street from Grey to Browne streets. • Cameron Street from Grey to Blake streets. • Broadway from Cameron to Pratt streets. • High Street West from Browne to Cracroft streets. • Cracroft Street from High Street West to McLean Street. • Stafford Street from Blake to Cracroft streets.
Detours will be in place.
b) Lepperton Rally Sprint
Date and period of closure: from 6am to 6pm on Sunday 29 March 2015.
Roads to be closed: • Richmond Road from Cross to Ackworth roads • Ackworth Road from Richmond to Kelly roads.
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• Kelly Road, south from Cross Road. • Cross Road from Kelly to Richmond roads.
c) Korito Road Hill Climb
Date and period of closure: from 6am to 6pm on Sunday 19 April 2015.
Road to be closed: • Korito Road, south from Herbert Road.
d) Mataro Road Hill Climb
Date and period of closure: from 6am to 6pm on Sunday 14 June 2015.
Road to be closed: • Mataro Road, south from Hickman Road.
The above road closures are subject to the conditions outlined in a letter sent to the Taranaki Car Club dated 5 December 2014.
COMMUNITY BOARD RECOMMENDATION The Inglewood, Clifton and Waitara Community Boards endorsed the officer’s recommendation.
COMPLIANCE Significance This matter has been assessed as having some importance. This report identifies and assesses the following reasonably practicable options for addressing the matter:
1. Approval of each road closure application to allow effective Options and safe traffic management during Taranaki Car Club events.
2. To not approve the road closure applications, meaning the events would not be able to safely take place.
The persons who are affected by or interested in this matter are residents and businesses in the closed roads and affected areas, Affected persons participants and spectators at the motorsport events, and all other road users in the area. Recommendation This report recommends option one for addressing the matter.
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COMPLIANCE Long-Term Plan / Annual Plan No. Implications Significant Policy and Plan No. Inconsistencies
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report recommends the temporary road closure of various roads in the New Plymouth District to safely manage all road users and event participants during four separate Taranaki Car Club events: Waitara Street Sprint, Lepperton Rally Sprint, Korito Road Hill Climb and Mataro Road Hill Climb.
BACKGROUND In accordance with the 10th Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974, the intention to close the roads was advertised in the Taranaki Daily News on Saturday 6 December 2014. Submissions closed at 4pm on Monday 22 December 2014 and no submissions were received.
SIGNIFICANCE In accordance with the Council's Significance Policy, this matter has been assessed as having some importance because it does not have a large impact on the public. The Taranaki Car Club has visited all properties affected by these proposed closures, to advise them of the road closure applications, nature of the events and the submission process.
OPTIONS
Option 1 Approval of all four road closures applications to allow effective and safe traffic management during each event.
Option 2 To not approve the road closure applications which would mean the events would not be able to take place.
Recommended Option This report recommends option one for addressing the matter.
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APPENDICES
1. Letter from NPDC to the Taranaki Car Club, outlining conditions of road closure. ECM 6129327.
2. Waitara Street Sprints, map of affected area. ECM 6159347.
3. Lepperton Rally Sprint, map of affected area. ECM 6159339.
4. Korito Road Hill Climb, map of affected area. ECM 6159343
5. Mataro Road Hill Climb, map of affected area. ECM 6159342.
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TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – GET UP FESTIVAL PREPARED BY: KATE KEEGAN (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR) TEAM: REGULATORY APPROVED BY: MARY-ANNE PRIEST (MANAGER CUSTOMER AND REGULATORY SERVICES) WARD/COMMUNITY: WHOLE DISTRICT DATE: 6 JANUARY 2015 FILE REFERENCE: ECM 6204029
MATTER The matter for consideration by New Plymouth District Council is to recommend the temporary closure of roads surrounding Huatoki Plaza to enable the Get Up Festival an urban street art event, to take place.
RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSIDERATION That having considered all matters raised in the report the road closures for the following event be approved:
Get Up Festival
Roads to be closed: • Huatoki Lane from the corner of James and Huatoki lanes to Brougham Street. • James Lane from the corner of James and Huatoki lanes to Devon Street West.
Period of closure: from 7am on Friday 6 March 2015 to 7pm on Monday 9 March 2015.
The above road closure is subject to the conditions outlined in a letter sent to the Get Up Festival dated 17 December 2014.
COMPLIANCE Significance This matter has been assessed as having some importance. This report identifies and assesses the following reasonably practicable options for addressing the matter:
1. Approval of the road closure application to allow effective and safe traffic management during the Get Up Festival. Options 2. To not approve the road closure application which would mean effective and safe traffic management could not take place during the Get Up Festival.
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COMPLIANCE The persons who are affected by or interested in this matter are Affected persons residents and business owners in the affected area and people attending the Get Up Festival. Recommendation This report recommends option one for addressing the matter. Long-Term Plan / Annual Plan No. Implications Significant Policy and Plan No. Inconsistencies
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report recommends the temporary road closure of roads surrounding the Huatoki Plaza to create a safe environment for all road users and festival participants during the Get Up Festival, an urban street art event centred in the Huatoki Plaza area.
BACKGROUND In accordance with the 10th Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974, the intention to close the roads was advertised in the Taranaki Daily News on Wednesday 17 December 2014. Submissions closed on Wednesday 7 January 2015 and no submissions were received.
SIGNIFICANCE In accordance with the Council's Significance Policy, this matter has been assessed as having some importance because it does not have a large impact on the public. All businesses and residents in the closure area have been notified of the road closure application by the Get Up Festival organisers. The Taranaki Farmers Market has been contacted by the Get Up Festival as their weekly market will be taking place during the festival. Organisers of both events will communicate to ensure everyone has access to areas they require.
OPTIONS
Option 1 Approval of the road closure application to create a safe environment for all road users and event participants during the Get Up Festival.
Option 2 To not approve the road closure application which would mean effective and safe traffic management cannot not take place during the Get Up Festival.
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Recommended Option This report recommends option one for addressing the matter.
APPENDICES 1. Letter from NPDC to the Get Up Festival, outlining conditions of road closure. ECM 6168467.
2. Map of affected area. ECM 6204022.
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CUSTOMER AND REGULATORY SERVICES QUARTERLY ACTIVITY REPORT PREPARED BY: Mary-Anne Priest (Manager Customer and Regulatory Services) TEAM: Customer and Regulatory Services APPROVED BY: Sue Davidson (Chief Operating Officer) WARD/COMMUNITY: District Wide DATE: 8 January 2015 FILE REFERENCE: DM 6203544
PURPOSE The purpose of this report is to provide information to Council on current activity levels within the regulatory services.
RECOMMENDATION That, having considered all matters raised in the report, the report be noted.
SIGNIFICANCE This report is provided for information purposes only, and has been assessed as having some importance.
DISCUSSION Regulatory services activity forms, implements and enforces bylaws, legislation and policy for situations where the activities of organisations and individuals would otherwise come into conflict with the rights of others. Services contribute to a safe and progressive community and assist in maintaining a sustainable living and working environment.
This report provides an overview of development, building and enforcement activities in the New Plymouth District.
The report can be a useful source of key economic indicators.
Key points: • The Building Team had its building consent authority accreditation assessment from IANZ in December and this has resulted in confirmation of re-accreditation with no corrective actions requests. • The Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA) have received four appeals on the NPDC-SDC joint Local Alcohol Policy. It is envisaged that these appeals will be heard in the latter part of the year. • A controlled alcohol off licence purchase operation was undertaken in December 2014 by NZ Police and NPDC. 11 premises were visited and all were compliant. Premises are tested to see if they will sell alcohol to a person under 18.
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• Preparation on the implementation of the Food Act 2014 is now in progress. Staff involved are now reviewing the discussion document for the Regulations under the new Act. Proposed submission on the cost recovery provisions of the discussion document are on the next Policy Committee Agenda for Council approval. Proposed submission for the remainder sections of the document will be tabled at the following Policy Committee meeting.
Land Information Memorandum (LIM)
This graph shows the number of LIM applications issued since July 2013.
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Building
Building consents issued
Value of building consents issued
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Significant building consent applications of interest to the community These are applications that are currently active and have value of more than $5,000,000. These applications are either at the stage of application is being processed or on the construction phase of the project.
Project description Property Address Date Value of work Received FY 2012/2013 Len Lye Centre 54 Queen Street, NEW 29/11/2012 10,000,000.00 PLYMOUTH 4310 FY 2013/2014 Broiler chicken sheds (4) Kaipi Road, TARURUTANGI 29/08/2013 6,000,000.00 4621 FY 2014/2015 Hobson hotel development 123 C Lemon Street, NEW 20/08/2014 14,000,000.00 PLYMOUTH 4312
Weathertightness issues update Four verified claims are in progress. Repairs that have not been settled yet amount to $410,000 total. Two claims are awaiting approved repair plans.
Area Status Moturoa Repairs complete, final payment to be made. Oakura Repairs complete, final payment to be made. Oakura Concrete block Status: awaiting repair plan Fitzroy Claim accepted, awaiting owner decision on legal process. Value $350k.
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Earthquake-prone building update 99% of buildings identified as requiring assessment in New Plymouth, Inglewood and Waitara have been assessed.
Building Status Seismic Grade No. of buildings Unlikely to be EPB, No further assessment required A+, A, B, C 215 (based on IEP assessment) Likely to be EPB, Subject to detailed assessment D, E 167 (based on IEP assessment) Confirmed not earthquake-prone A+, A, B, C 22 (based on detailed assessment) Confirmed earthquake-prone D, E 20 (based on detailed assessment) Demolished buildings 4 Total no. of buildings that have been assessed 429
For detailed information, refer to the register on the council website (http://www.newplymouthnz.com/CouncilAtoZ/EarthquakeProneBuildings/BuildingsRegister.htm)
Resource Consents
Land use resource consents The chart below shows the trend of land use consent applications issued from April 2013 based on activity type.
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Land use monitoring Monitoring Programmes continue to be implemented for the major current projects that are under construction across the district. These include • Hobson Hotel. • Vickers to City (V2C) roading upgrade. • Ryman Healthcare Ltd ‘Jean Sandel’ retirement village extension. • Countdown Supermarket, Brooklands. • Summerset Retirement Village, Fernbrook Drive. • General Oil and Gas activity (including spot monitoring) • General Poultry activity. • Oropuriri Road Development. • Len Lye Centre
Resource Management Act Applications of Interest to the Community The table below shows Resource Management Act applications that are in process or have been processed in this quarter that maybe of interest to the community.
Applicant Activity Location Activity & consent issue Status Foster Develop 5A & 7 Struthers To construct a new bulk retail Assessment Limited Place building on a site located within an existing retail centre. Vickers Road 3 Vickers Road Two Stage development to create Assessment Nominees Limited up to seven retail & café/restaurant tenancies. Ashwood Park 49 Wills Road Bell 42 Lot Residential A Subdivision. Granted Developments Ltd Block Todd Energy Ltd. Otaraoa Road, Mangahewa G Wellsite. Not Processing Waitara meeting hazardous substances, noise, vehicle access and traffic generation rules. Avatar Glen Limited 450 Mountain Specialised dementia care home, Consent declined, appeal Road SH 3A not meeting signage, excavation period closed 24 February and traffic generation rules. 2015.
Ryman Healthcare 95 Barrett Road Establish 22 additional units, Granted Ltd totalling 59 townhouses and variation of vehicle crossing. Southern Cross 203 St Aubyn Hospital expansion not meeting Waiting affected party Hospital Street daylighting, maximum height, approval minimum setback, parking, viewshaft, manoeuvring and traffic generation rules. Maia Properties Ltd Mangorei Road 96 Lot Residential A Subdivision. Granted
Tag Oil (NZ) Limited 35 Norfolk Road Sidewinder B Well Site, not meeting Decision report complete. Upper hazardous substances, noise and All submissions withdrawn. traffic generation rules. R & S Dreaver 1 Armstrong 49 Lot Residential A Subdivision. Granted Avenue Central Properties Wills Road 18 Lot Residential A Subdivision. Stages 2 & 3 granted
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Subdivision resource consents Subdivision resource consents issued remain relatively constant over the last quarter and this is indicated in the graph below. This graph differs from data provided in previous activity reports and is considered a better reflection of activity levels.
Greenfield subdivision developments The Development Engineers have continued quality assurance inspection of a number of urban subdivision developments. These include:
Applicant Locality Description Endurance Trust 1050 Devon Road Five industrial lots, new road Central Property Trust 18 Wills Road 29 residential lots, new road David Garrett Karamea Street 22 residential lots, new road and reserve to vest Richard Dreaver 1 Armstrong Ave 56 residential lots, two new roads Settlers Bush Trustees Limited Honeyfield Drive 19 residential lots, two new roads Patrick and Mary O’Donnell 486 Carrington Road 8 residential lots, new road Cessna Properties Taranaki Ltd 64 Smart Road 13 residential lot AG Builders Ltd 46 Kelly Street Eight residential lots, new road Lemont Holding Ltd Magnolia Drive 19 residential lots Deighton Developments Ltd 357 Mangorei Road 19 residential lots, new lane Woodland Trust 122 Connett Road 12 industrial lots, new road Golf View Subdivision Ltd 120 Pohutukawa Place 19 residential lots, new road Ashwood Park Developments Ltd 49 Wills Road 42 residential lots, new road, new lane and reserve to vest Cadtess Developments Ltd Richmond Road Eight residential lots
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Parking
The role of parking is to facilitate making accessing the city and suburbs easy and safe by undertaking the day to day management, monitoring and compliance of legislation in accordance with the Land Transport Act 1998 and NPDC Bylaws and Policies. Parking revenue contributes positively to offset rates.
This activity manages a range of free and metered parking services and several off street parking facilities throughout the district with a concentration in the New Plymouth central area. This is supported by 97 pay stations and 1,505 sensors.
Coordination and administration of leased carparks and street activities i.e. markets, fundraising, road closures, license to occupy, encroachment licensing, temporary obstruction, and flags and banners are also incorporated within this team.
Parking space occupancy As at 31 December 2014, the parking space occupancy is: • Central business district: 47 per cent. • Lease car park spaces: 89 per cent.
Infringements issued and referred to the Court (prosecuted) This graph shows the number of infringement notices issued and those referred to the court for prosecution since July 2013. Infringements prosecuted are those that are not paid within 56 days from the date of issue.
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Animal Control As at 31 December 2014, 94% of known dogs are registered.
Service requests This graph shows the number of service requests since July 2013. • 1102 service requests in this financial year involved warrantless entry as described under the Search and Surveillance Act. • Other service requests and enquiries include those that are related to livestock and follow up of unregistered dogs. • Decreased number of requests since the first quarter reflects increased dog registration compliance this year. (94% 2014 vs 84% 2013). Officers are now in process of following up known unregistered dogs.
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Impounding and Infringements This graph shows the number of released impounded dogs and number of infringements served since July 2013. 85% of released impounded dogs have been given back to their owners or have been sold to a new owner.
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Environmental Health
This activity involves the provision of an Environmental Health Service for the administration, education, monitoring and compliance of food, alcohol and health premises, health nuisances, noise complaints and bylaws. The aim of the Environmental Health Service is to ensure that Council's specific statutory responsibilities are met including Health Act 1956, Food Act 2014, Resource Management Act 1991, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, Local Government Act 2002.
Health and Food Premises Registration As at 31 December 2014, the number of registered premises in the district is: • Food premises registration: 425 registered premises. 283 of these premises were audited since the start of the financial year. • Other health registrations: 168 registered premises.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol licences As at 31 December 2014: • 228 licensed premises. 40 premises were inspected as part of routine inspections, controlled purchase operation and complaint/compliance investigation. • 200 applications for manager’s certificate received. • 143 special licences issued.
Three applications in this quarter were refused – one on-licence (by DLC), one off-licence (by ARLA) and one manager’s certificate (by ARLA).
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Service Requests Aside from health, food premises registration and alcohol licensing, the team also actions various by-law related requests, e.g. urban fire, noise, litter, etc.
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Customer Support
Customer Support provides a first point of contact for customers accessing all council services. The role of this team is to assist customers with their enquiry, problem solve, provide information and education, and resolve over 90% of enquiries at first point. Enquiries that cannot be resolved at first point are escalated to technical staff.
Customer Contacts The total number of customer contacts since the start of the financial year is 133,272.
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Customer Service Standards 95% of customer enquiries were resolved at first point (standard 90%).
83% of phone calls are answered within 20 seconds (standard 80% in 20 seconds)
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Service Requests A service request is created when an enquiry cannot be answered at first point or resolution requires technical response.
The decrease in logged service request numbers starting November 2014 is due to booking of building inspections at first point of contact which was implemented in October 2014.
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FINANCIAL AND RESOURCING IMPLICATIONS These activities were undertaken within existing resources.
IMPLICATIONS ASSESSMENT This report confirms that the matter concerned has no particular implications and has been dealt with in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002. Specifically: • Council staff have delegated authority for any decisions made; • Council staff have identified and assessed all reasonably practicable options for addressing the matter and considered the views and preferences of any interested or affected persons (including Māori), in proportion to the significance of the matter; • Any decisions made will help meet the current and future needs of communities for good-quality local infrastructure, local public services, and performance of regulatory functions in a way that is most cost-effective for households and businesses; • Unless stated above, any decisions made can be addressed through current funding under the Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan; • Any decisions made are consistent with the Council's plans and policies; and • No decisions have been made that would alter significantly the intended level of service provision for any significant activity undertaken by or on behalf of the Council, or would transfer the ownership or control of a strategic asset to or from the Council.
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PARKING PROHIBITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, BUS STOPS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES PREPARED BY: Stephen Bowden (Roading Programming Engineer) TEAM: Roading Assets APPROVED BY: Max Aves (Manager Roading Assets) WARD/COMMUNITY: New Plymouth DATE: 16 December 2014 FILE REFERENCE: ECM 6179415
MATTER The matter for consideration by the Council is the creation of parking prohibitions, restrictions, bus stops and traffic control measures at various locations within New Plymouth.
RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSIDERATION That having considered all matters raised in the report, and pursuant to the New Plymouth District Council Consolidated Bylaws 2008 Part 13: Traffic, the following parking prohibitions in New Plymouth be imposed or revoked as appropriate:
NEW PLYMOUTH
Paraite Road 1. Create a Give Way control on the southern leg of Paraite Road at the intersection with De Havilland Drive West. 2. Prohibit parking on the north side of Paraite Road from 0.0 – 129.6m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Paraite Road (southern leg). 3. Prohibit parking on the south side of Paraite Road from 0.0 – 44.4m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Paraite Road (southern leg). 4. Prohibit parking on the west side of Paraite Road from 0.0 – 44.6m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Paraite Road (western leg).
De Havilland Drive West 5. Revoke a Give Way control on the eastern leg of De Havilland Drive West at the intersection with Paraite Road. 6. Prohibit parking on the north side of De Havilland Drive West from 0.0 – 57.9m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Paraite Road (southern leg). 7. Prohibit parking on the south side of De Havilland Drive West from 0.0 – 36.3m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Paraite Road (southern leg).
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Bonithon Avenue 8. Prohibit parking on the west side of Bonithon Avenue from 0.0 – 42.0m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of St Aubyn Street (SH44). 9. Prohibit parking on the east side of Bonithon Avenue from 0.0 – 83.5m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of St Aubyn Street (SH44).
St Aubyn Street (SH44) 10. Prohibit parking on the south side of St Aubyn Street from 0.0 – 13.5m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Bonithon Avenue.
Manadon Street 11. Prohibit parking on the north side of Manadon Street from 250.8 – 275.8m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of South Road (SH45).
Frankley Road 12. Revoke a bus stop on the west side of Frankley Road from 36.2 – 48.2m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Ranfurly Street. 13. Create a bus stop on the west side of Frankley Road from 10.5 – 26.5m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Ranfurly Street.
Breakwater Road (SH44) 14. Revoke a bus stop “3.00pm – 4:30pm, School Days Only” on the south side of Breakwater Road from 22.8 – 34.8m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Bayly Road. 15. Create a bus stop on the south side of Breakwater Road (SH44) from 16.8 – 29.3m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Bayly Road.
Govett Avenue 16. Revoke a P120 minute time restricted parking bay on the east side of Govett Avenue from 107.8 – 133.8m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the southern kerb of Brois Street. 17. Revoke a P10 minute time restricted parking bay on the east side of Govett Avenue from 133.8 – 139.8m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the southern kerb of Brois Street.
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18. Revoke a P120 minute time restricted parking bay on the east side of Govett Avenue from 152.0 – 178.5m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the southern kerb of Brois Street. 19. Create a P120 minute time restricted parking bay on the east side of Govett Avenue from 107.8 – 118.8 measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Brois Street. 20. Create a P30 minute time restricted parking bay on the east side of Govett Avenue from 118.8 – 139.8 measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Brois Street. 21. Create a P15 minute time restricted parking bay on the east side of Govett Avenue from 152.0 – 171.8 measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Brois Street. 22. Create a P120 minute time restricted parking bay on the east side of Govett Avenue from 171.8 – 178.5 measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Brois Street. 23. Revoke a bus stop “7:30am – 9.00 am, 3.00pm – 4:30pm, School Days Only” on the east side of Govett Avenue from 173.8 – 190.9m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Brois Street. 24. Create a “Mobile Library Stop, Tuesday 3.00pm – 3.25pm” on the east side of Govett Avenue from 173.8 – 190.9m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Brois Street.
Courtenay Street (SH45) 25. Revoke a bus stop on the north side of Courtenay Street (SH45) from 8.0 – 38.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Currie Street. 26. Prohibit parking on the north side of Courtenay Street (SH45) from 0.0 – 18.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Currie Street. 27. Create “Pay at Machine, maximum 120min” (three parallel bays) parking on the north side of Courtenay Street (SH45) from 18.0 – 38.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Currie Street.
Pioneer Road 28. Create a bus stop on the east side of Pioneer Road from 116.0 – 128.0m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Parris Street.
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COMPLIANCE Significance This matter has been assessed as having some importance. This report identifies and assesses the following reasonably practicable options for addressing these matters:
1. Endorse the proposed parking prohibitions, restrictions, bus Options stops and/or traffic control measures.
2. Do nothing and retain the existing arrangement.
The persons who are affected by or interested in this matter are the Affected persons residents/property owners in the various locations. The views of these persons are discussed in the report. Recommendation This report recommends options a) for addressing the matter. The installation of signs, markings and splitter islands to give effect to Long-Term Plan / parking prohibitions and safety improvements are provided for within Annual Plan the existing roading “traffic services” and “minor safety Implications improvement” budgets. Significant The matter is consistent with the Council's plans and policies, Policy and Plan including the New Plymouth District Council Consolidated Bylaws Inconsistencies 2008 Part 13: Traffic and the Roading Asset Management Plan 2012.
BACKGROUND
Items 1 – 7 Paraite Road/De Havilland Drive West De Havilland Drive West was a cul-de-sac when the current intersection layout was constructed. The completion of the De Havilland Drive link from De Havilland Drive West to Corbett Road has resulted in an increase in traffic along this route. This area has also seen an increase in development that has contributed to increased traffic volumes.
The level of traffic driving eastbound from Paraite Road onto De Havilland Drive West (and vice versa in the opposite direction) has increased significantly and is now the dominant route at the Paraite Road/De Havilland Drive West intersection. Hence it is now deemed appropriate to change the intersection controls accordingly to ensure greater efficiency and safety at this intersection.
Recent traffic counts undertaken at this intersection recorded the following: • Paraite Road (West of De Havilland Drive) = 2555 vehicles per day • De Havilland Drive West = 1530 vehicles per day • Paraite Road (south of De Havilland Drive) = 1407 vehicles per day.
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It should be noted there is a reasonable daily traffic volume that will continue to use Paraite Road to the south of the intersection as the staff car parking area for Tegal’s meat works is located south of this intersection.
There is on-going industrial development along De Havilland Drive and the cul-de-sacs adjoining De Havilland Drive, which over time will result in increased traffic joining Paraite Road. Also of note, the intersection of Corbett Road and State Highway 3 is likely to be closed at some time in the future in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding NPDC has with NZTA, following the completion of the Bell Block Bypass. The closing of this intersection will force industrial traffic to use De Havilland Drive as the link between SH3/ De Havilland Drive and Henwood Road. This in turn will increase the traffic demands on this intersection
The proposed parking prohibitions complement the proposed physical layout changes to ensure adequate sight distances can be achieved by motorists on all approaches to this intersection. Items 3 and 4 redefine existing parking prohibitions more accurately.
Items 8– 10 Bonithon Avenue/St Aubyn Street (SH44) The proposed parking prohibitions are associated with a proposed crossing point for pedestrians on Bonithon Avenue. This crossing point initiative has come about following extensive liaison between the New Plymouth District Council Let’s Go team and Devon Intermediate School. The proposed location for the crossing point is approximately 25m south of the intersection with St Aubyn Street (SH44) and is proposed primarily to provide a safe crossing point for Devon Intermediate School students who use the Bonithon Avenue access to the school.
During the usual “drop off” and “pick up” times (i.e. before and after school hours), this section of Bonithon Avenue is regularly congested with parked vehicles often restricting traffic flow to only one lane. The width (from kerb to kerb) of this section of Bonithon Avenue is only 8m. The proposed parking prohibition lines will ensure that visibility for motorists of children waiting to use the crossing is not obstructed as well as ensuring efficient traffic flow through this section of Bonithon Avenue at all times.
Item 11 Manadon Street This item recommends the creation of parking prohibitions on the bend south of the cul-de- sac on Manadon Street. This item was raised by a member of the public regarding safety concerns related to parked vehicles on the inside of the bend. The nature of the businesses on Manadon Street result in higher traffic volumes and heavy vehicles numbers than on other typical cul-de-sacs. The geometry of the road creates visibility issues for vehicles travelling around the bend from the cul-de-sac, and an entranceway into a business is also located just after this bend. Introducing parking prohibitions will help improve visibility for vehicles travelling around the bend.
Items 12 – 13 Frankley Road These items relate to the relocation of a bus stop on Frankley Road, south of Ranfurly Street. The proposed new bus stop would be located approximately 30m north of the existing bus stop location, which is opposite Fernleigh Street. This matter was raised by the New Zealand
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Police due to a number of near miss incidents caused by the bus stop’s current location. The existing bus stop is located on the inside bend on Frankley Road, near a slight crest in the road, and is also opposite Fernleigh Street. When a bus is stationary at this existing bus stop, northbound vehicles need to cross the road centreline to pass. The visibility of vehicles travelling in the southbound lane can be obscured by both the bus and the crest in the road. By relocating the bus stop to the proposed location, visibility is improved for vehicles passing a stationary bus as well as reducing the number of conflict points at the intersection.
Items 14 – 15 Breakwater Road (SH44) These items relate to changing the designation of an existing bus stop on Breakwater Road. This existing bus stop has a “3.00pm – 4:30pm, School Days Only” designation and is currently located on one of the regular commuter bus routes. The public bus service operator (Tranzit Coachlines) requested that this bus stop be changed to a standard bus stop to better cater for bus commuters. After consultation with adjacent property owners, the proposed location of the bus stop would move by approximately five metres to be located predominately across the access ways to two properties. This minimises the impact on existing on-street parking.
Items 16 – 24 Govett Avenue These items relate to changing the designation of an existing bus stop on Govett Avenue, near the Govett Avenue shops and a review of the time limited parking. These items were raised by a business operating at the Govett Avenue shops, and supported by Mr Duynhoven, who made a deputation to the Regulatory Committee on 4 December 2014, requesting a review of the on-street parking in the area.
Items 16 - 22 amend the existing time limited parking restrictions to times which better suit the businesses following consultation with each of the businesses concerned. The times stated represent the best consensus of opinion, although the owner of the cake shop was happy to see the existing P10 minute park remain, he was moving on and his son will be taking over the operation of the cake shop.
The existing bus stop on the western side of Govett Avenue is used for the Saturday bus service only, whereas the bus stop on the eastern side of Govett Avenue, is no longer used for the regular commuter routes. The bus stop on the eastern side of Govett Avenue is also used as the Mobile Library stop on a fortnightly basis on Tuesdays 3.00pm – 3.25pm.
Item 23 revokes the existing bus stop on the eastern side of Govett Avenue and item 24 re- designates the stop as a Mobile Library stop. By changing the designation of the bus stop on the eastern side of Govett Avenue, this will provide additional parking spaces outside the times stated which will be made available for the local shops.
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Items 25 – 27 Courtenay Street (SH45) These items recommend the revocation of a bus stop on Courtenay Street and the creation of parking prohibitions and time restricted parking. The removal of this bus stop is endorsed by the Taranaki Regional Council as well as the local bus service provider (Tranzit Coachlines). “Pay at Machine” parking is proposed to replace the bus stop to allow more parking opportunity for the general public. This proposed change is based on feedback from the New Plymouth District Council parking team. Item 19 simply formalises the existing prohibition lines.
Item 28 Pioneer Road This item recommends the creation of a new bus stop following consideration of a request from the current public bus service operator (Tranzit Coachlines). Currently there are two existing bus stops located on Pioneer Road that are approximately 700m apart. The proposed bus stop would be located approximately midway between the two existing bus stops thereby resulting in the maximum distance between bus stops on Pioneer Road being approx. 350 metres, which is more in line with the general standard practice for urban areas of spacing bus stops 400 metres apart. The proposed site for this new bus stop is located adjacent to a New Plymouth District Council parks reserve. The proposed bus stop dimensions ensure that vehicle access to the reserve will not be obstructed. This site has also been earmarked for the future erection of a bus shelter.
SIGNIFICANCE In accordance with the Council's Significance Policy, this matter has been assessed as having some importance because the changes herein can be funded from current roading budgets.
OPTIONS
Option 1 Endorse the proposed parking prohibitions, restrictions, revocations, bus stops and intersection controls.
Option 2 Do nothing, the existing arrangement remains.
Risk Analysis The crash record for New Plymouth will not improve if road safety is not addressed via on- going measures such as these. The increase in the use of the public transport service will not occur if subtle improvements to the locations of bus stops are not undertaken.
Community Views and Preferences
Items 1 – 7 Paraite Road/De Havilland Drive West The adjacent businesses have been consulted, their feedback is summarised below: • Tegel Foods Ltd – Support the proposal. • SRS New Zealand Ltd - Support the proposal.
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• Nexans Olex – Requested increasing the prohibition lines across the length of the business road frontage due to safety concerns at the entranceway to the business. Support the proposal. • Vause Training Centre – No objections raised to the proposal. • Mi Swaco – No objections raised to the proposal. • Master Drive – No objections raised to the proposal.
The Road Transport Authority New Zealand was consulted and support changes to the intersection. They did however express their preference for a Stop control rather than the proposed Give Way control.
Items 8 – 10 Bonithon Avenue/St Aubyn Street (SH44) Consultation for these items was undertaken by the New Plymouth District Council Let’s Go team. Devon Intermediate support the proposal. The adjacent property owners at No. 1 and No. 5 Bonithon Avenue have no objection to the proposed parking prohibition.
Item 11 Manadon Street The adjacent business Wood Group PSN were consulted and no objections were raised.
Items 12 – 13 Frankley Road The issue was raised by the NZ Police. The adjacent owner/occupant of No. 1 Ranfurly Street was consulted and no objections were raised. The local bus service provider, (Tranzit Coachlines), support the proposal.
Items 14 – 15 Breakwater Road (SH44) This issue was raised by the local bus service provider (Tranzit Coachlines). The owner/occupants of the adjacent property No. 33 Breakwater Road, and the owners and tenant of No. 16 Bayly Road were consulted. The location was agreed and no objections were raised to the proposal.
Item 16 – 24 Govett Avenue All of the shop owners have been consulted on the proposed time limited parking arrangement. All are in favour of the times proposed in their respective blocks, although the owner of the cake shop did indicate he would like to see the existing P10 minute parking remain. That said, he also stated that he was handing over the business to his son in the New Year and therefore did not have a strong preference.
The owners of No. 71 Govett Avenue were consulted and no objections were raised in regard to the proposal of converting the bus stop to a Mobile Library stop.
The local bus service provider (Tranzit Coachlines) was consulted and has no objection to the proposal. Tranzit also indicated that they have re-secured the contract for the public transport service for New Plymouth for the next nine years. Tranzit have received requests by residents of Frankley Park to consider including the Govett Avenue stop in a Monday to Friday bus route, rather than just a Saturday only bus route. This will be considered by Tranzit and the
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Taranaki Regional Council, but at this time, no indication has been provided as to when or if this route is likely to come into effect.
Items 25 – 27 Courtenay Street (SH45) The adjacent business Taranaki Newspapers Ltd were consulted about the removal of the bus stop and had no request for a new designation. The New Plymouth District Council parking team requested paid parking as the new designation for the bus stop. New Zealand Transport Authority were consulted and no objections to were raised.
Item 28 Pioneer Road The NPDC Parks Team has been consulted and accept the proposal provided the vehicle access to the adjacent reserve is not obstructed.
Recommended Option This report recommends option 1 which endorses the parking prohibitions as proposed for addressing these matters.
APPENDICES Appendix A: Paraite Road/De Havilland Drive West (Items 1 – 7). Appendix B: Bonithon Avenue/St Aubyn Street (SH44) (Items 8 – 10). Appendix C: Manadon Street (Item 11). Appendix D: Frankley Road (Items 12 – 13). Appendix E: Breakwater Road (SH44) (Items 14 – 15). Appendix F: Govett Avenue (Items 16 – 24). Appendix G: Courtenay Street (SH45) (Items 25 – 27). Appendix H: Pioneer Road (Item 28).
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APPENDIX A Paraite Road/De Havilland Drive West
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APPENDIX B Bonithon Avenue/St Aubyn Street (SH44)
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APPENDIX C Manadon Street
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APPENDIX D Frankley Road
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APPENDIX E Breakwater Road (SH44)
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APPENDIX F Govett Avenue
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APPENDIX G Courtenay Street (SH45)
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APPENDIX H Pioneer Road
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PARKING PROHIBITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, BUS STOPS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES PREPARED BY: Stephen Bowden (Roading Programming Engineer) TEAM: Roading Assets APPROVED BY: Max Aves (Manager Roading Assets) WARD/COMMUNITY: New Plymouth DATE: 24 November 2014 FILE REFERENCE: RT 12 08 05; ECM 6024802
MATTER The matter for consideration by the Council is the creation of parking prohibitions, restrictions and traffic control measures at various locations within New Plymouth.
RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSIDERATION That having considered all matters raised in the report, and pursuant to the New Plymouth District Council Consolidated Bylaws 2008 Part 13: Traffic, the following parking prohibitions in New Plymouth be imposed or revoked as appropriate:
NEW PLYMOUTH
Hine Street 1. Prohibit parking on the south side of Hine Street from 22.4 – 37.5m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Weymouth Street.
St Aubyn Street (SH44) 2. Prohibit parking on the north side of St Aubyn Street (SH44) from 0 – 38.5m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Weymouth Street. 3. Create P120 minute parking on the south side of St Aubyn Street (SH44) from 12.7 – 23.5m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Rainsford Street. 4. Prohibit parking on the south side of St Aubyn Street (SH44) from 0 – 16.5m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Rainsford Street. 5. Prohibit parking on the south side of St Aubyn Street (SH44) from 0 – 12.7m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Rainsford Street.
Rainsford Street 6. Prohibit parking on the east side of Rainsford Street from 0 – 6.0m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of St Aubyn Street (SH44).
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7. Prohibit parking on the west side of Rainsford Street from 0 – 6.0m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of St Aubyn Street (SH44). Devon Street East - Strandon 8. Revoke a bus stop on the north side of Devon Street East from 6.9 – 25.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Ronald Street. 9. Revoke a bus stop on the south side of Devon Street East from 105.5 – 128.0m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Strandon Place. 10. Prohibit parking on the north side of Devon Street East from 0 - 25m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Ronald Street. 11. Prohibit parking on the south side of Devon Street East from 105.5 - 136.5m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Strandon Place. Devon Street East - Fitzroy 12. Revoke a bus stop on the north side of Devon Street East from 7.0 – 27.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Henui Street. 13. Prohibit parking on the north side of Devon Street East from 0.0 – 36.8m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Henui Street. 14. Create a bus stop on the north side of Devon Street East from 36.8 – 53.3m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Henui Street. 15. Prohibit parking on the north side of Devon Street East from 0.0 – 6.0m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Beach Street. 16. Revoke P30 minute parking on the north side of Devon Street East from 12.3 – 14.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Beach Street. 17. Prohibit parking on the north side of Devon Street East from 0.0 – 14.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Beach Street. 18. Revoke a bus stop on the south side of Devon Street East from 21.5 – 39.2m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Paynters Avenue. 19. Revoke P60 minute parking on the south side of Devon Street East from 46.6 – 54.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Paynters Avenue.
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20. Revoke P60 minute parking on the south side of Devon Street East from 67.9 – 73.5m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Paynters Avenue. 21. Prohibit parking on the south side of Devon Street East from 0.0 – 6.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Paynters Avenue. 22. Create a bus stop on the south side of Devon Street East from 6.0 – 22.4m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Paynters Avenue. 23. Prohibit parking on the south side of Devon Street East from 22.4 – 84.6m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Paynters Avenue. 24. Revoke a pedestrian crossing on Devon Street East measured 8m in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Paynters Avenue. 25. Create a pedestrian crossing on Devon Street East measured 26m in a easterly direction from the prolongation of the eastern kerb of Paynters Avenue. Paynters Avenue 26. Prohibit parking on the east side of Paynters Avenue from 0 – 6.0m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Devon Street East. Connett Road West 27. Revoke the existing Give Way control on the eastern leg of Connett Road West at the intersection with Paraite Road. 28. Create a Stop control on the eastern leg of Connett Road West at the intersection with Paraite Road. 29. Revoke the existing Give Way control on the western leg of Connett Road West at the intersection with Paraite Road. 30. Prohibit Parking on the north side of Connett Road West from 0 – 41.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Paraite Road. 31. Prohibit Parking on the south side of Connett Road West from 0 – 33.0 m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Paraite Road. Paraite Road 32. Create a Give Way control on the northern leg of Paraite Road at the intersection with Connett Road West. 33. Prohibit Parking on the west side of Paraite Road from 0 – 69.0m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Connett Road West. 34. Prohibit Parking on the east side of Paraite Road from 0 – 47.0m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Connett Road West.
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35. Prohibit Parking on the west side of Paraite Road from 0 – 76.0m measured in a northerly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Connett Road West. 36. Prohibit Parking on the east side of Paraite Road from 0 – 53.1m measured in a northerly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Connett Road West. 37. Create a Give Way control on the southern leg of Paraite Road at the intersection with Connett Road West for traffic wishing to proceed straight ahead or turn right. Woolcombe Terrace 38. Revoke parking prohibitions on the south side of Woolcombe Terrace from 139.2 – 155.5m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Buller Street. 39. Revoke parking prohibitions on the south side of Woolcombe Terrace from 174.0 – 179.2m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Buller Street. 40. Revoke “P120 minute, 8am – 6pm, Monday – Friday” parking restrictions on the south side of Woolcombe Terrace from 184.7 – 196.4m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Buller Street. 41. Revoke parking prohibitions on the south side of Woolcombe Terrace from 196.4 – 222.7m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Buller Street. 42. Prohibit parking on the south side of Woolcombe Terrace from 87.3 – 98.7m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Buller Street. 43. Prohibit parking on the south side of Woolcombe Terrace from 139.2 – 147.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Buller Street. 44. Prohibit parking on the south side of Woolcombe Terrace from 153.0 – 165.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Buller Street. 45. Prohibit parking on the south side of Woolcombe Terrace from 172.5 – 181.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Buller Street. 46. Create “P120 minute, 8am – 6pm, Monday – Friday” parking restrictions on the south side of Woolcombe Terrace from 181.0 – 187.5m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Buller Street. 47. Prohibit parking on the south side of Woolcombe Terrace from 187.5 – 196.0m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Buller Street.
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48. Prohibit parking on the south side of Woolcombe Terrace from 201.5 – 222.7m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Buller Street. Huatoki Street 49. Prohibit parking on the north side of Huatoki Street from 0.0 - 14.5m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Carrington Street. 50. Prohibit parking on the south side of Huatoki Street from 0.0 - 29m measured in a westerly direction from the prolongation of the west kerb of Carrington Street. Carrington Street 51. Prohibit parking on the west side of Carrington Street from 0.0 – 20.1m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Huatoki Street. 52. Prohibit parking on the west side of Carrington Street from 0.0 – 119.1m measured in a northerly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Huatoki Street. 53. Prohibit parking on the east side of Carrington Street from 20.1 – 68.7m measured in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the south kerb of Rawhiti Street. 54. Prohibit parking on the east side of Carrington Street from 0.0 – 13.9m measured in a northerly direction from the prolongation of the north kerb of Hori Street. 55. Revoke a pedestrian crossing on Carrington Street measured 20m in a southerly direction from the prolongation of the southern kerb of Hori Street. 56. Create a pedestrian crossing on Carrington Street measured 35m in a northerly direction from the prolongation of the northern kerb of Hori Street. Hori Street 57. Prohibit parking on the north side of Hori Street from 0.0 - 33.2m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Carrington Street. 58. Prohibit parking on the south side of Hori Street from 0.0 – 39.7m measured in an easterly direction from the prolongation of the east kerb of Carrington Street.
COMPLIANCE Significance This matter has been assessed as having some importance. This report identifies and assesses the following reasonably practicable options for addressing the matter:
1. Endorse the proposed revocations and creation of parking Options prohibitions, restrictions, bus stops, intersection controls and re-location of two pedestrian crossings.
2. Do nothing and retain the existing arrangement.
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COMPLIANCE The persons who are affected by or interested in this matter are the Affected persons residents/property owners in the various locations. The views of these persons are discussed in the report.
Recommendation This report recommends options a) for addressing the matter. The installation of sign, markings and splitter islands to give effect to Long-Term Plan / parking prohibitions and safety improvements are provided for within Annual Plan the existing roading “traffic services” and “minor safety Implications improvement” budgets. Significant The matter is consistent with the Council's plans and policies, Policy and Plan including the New Plymouth District Council Consolidated Bylaws Inconsistencies 2008 Part 13: Traffic and the Roading Asset Management Plan 2012.
BACKGROUND
Item 1 Hine Street This item recommends a parking prohibition on Hine Street. The item was raised by the owner of No. 23 Hine Street due to vehicles parking on the road frontage between the access ways of No. 21 and No. 23 Hine Street. The distance between these two access ways is less than five metres. When a vehicle is parked in this area it usually encroaches across one of the adjacent vehicle accesses. This makes turning in and out of property Nos. 21 and 23 difficult. The proposed parking prohibition will prohibit parking along this short section of kerb thereby making access and egress to the adjacent properties safer. There will be a loss of one on-street park.
Item 2 St Aubyn Street (SH44) This item recommends extending the parking prohibition near the intersection of Weymouth and St Aubyn streets. The proposal would affect one (legal) carpark. This item is recommended following the investigation into safety concerns raised by the public about the lack of visibility when looking west along St Aubyn Street when approaching the intersection on the northern leg of Weymouth Street. When vehicles are parked in the parking area and across the entrance to Superior Cars dealership, visibility to the west is obstructed. This visibility issue is accentuated due to the road level of Weymouth Street, due to the northern leg of Weymouth Street being lower than St Aubyn Street at the intersection. By extending the parking prohibition by approximately 18.5m across the parking bay and access way, visibility will improve significantly. The extension of the prohibition across the access way to Superior Cars dealership will help reinforce the fact that parking across access ways is illegal.
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Item 3 St Aubyn Street (SH44) This item recommends the creation of P120 minute parking on St Aubyn Street. This matter was raised by the owner of Taranaki Paint Factory due to motorists parking all day in these parking bays outside the paint shop and the neighbouring beautician. The nature of these two businesses requires these adjacent parks to be of short to mid-term duration for parking. By introducing time restricted parking along the frontages of the two businesses there are more parking opportunities for business customers rather than those that wish to park all day.
Items 4 – 7 St Aubyn Street (SH44) & Rainsford Street These items recommend parking prohibitions at the intersection of St Aubyn and Rainsford streets. This is a safety concern that has been raised due to the lack of visibility east along St Aubyn Street when approaching the Rainsford/St Aubyn streets intersection from the southern leg of Rainsford Street. When vehicles are parked in the parking area to the east of the intersection the visibility is limited. The proposed parking prohibitions will help improve visibility at the intersection.
Items 8 – 11 Devon Street East - Strandon These items recommend the revocation of two bus stops and the creation of parking prohibitions on Devon Street East to accommodate the construction of a new crossing point for pedestrians. The proposed crossing point has been designed following public feedback regarding the need to provide improved safety for pedestrians wishing to cross Devon Street East near the Strandon shops to access East End Reserve.
Items 12 – 26 Devon Street East & Paynters Avenue These items are related to proposed safety improvements for pedestrians crossing Devon Street East. These items recommend relocating two existing bus stops (via revocation and creation), revocation of existing time restricted parking, and the creation of parking prohibitions on Devon Street East. These changes are required in order to accommodate the construction of a new pedestrian crossing on Devon Street East between Henui and Beach streets. This new pedestrian crossing will replace the existing pedestrian crossing on Devon Street East, currently located to the immediate west of Paynters Avenue and Henui Street. This change in location of the pedestrian crossing has been requested by local residents who take their children to St John Bosco School. In the last 10 years there have been nine crashes at the existing pedestrian crossing location, five of which involved pedestrians using the pedestrian crossing.
Items 27 – 37 Paraite Road & Connett Road West These items recommend changes to the Paraite Road/Connett Road West intersection controls and parking prohibitions in order to improve both efficiency and safety at this intersection. The safety improvements are to allow for a better flow of traffic at the intersection, with the main traffic route taking priority.
This item has been brought to the Council’s attention by the Health and Safety Co-ordinator of Halliburton, who expressed some concerns about traffic travelling east on the new link road from Henwood Road, failing to give way at the intersection. This situation has arisen since the completion of the Bell Block bypass, which has severed Paraite Road thus creating a cul-de-sac at the northern end.
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At present, traffic travelling north/south on Paraite Road has right of way over traffic travelling along Connett Road West and the new link road which connects Paraite and Henwood roads.
Recent traffic counts taken at this intersection record the following: • Henwood Road to Paraite Road = 3,395 vehicles per day (vpd) • Paraite Road cul-de-sac = 218 vpd • Connett Road West = 1,116 vpd • Paraite Road – Connett Road West to Okey Lane = 2,962 vpd.
From the above traffic counts, it can be clearly seen the predominant traffic flow is from Henwood Road turning right into Paraite Road.
This change will achieve an intersection similar in layout to the Molesworth/Hobson streets intersection in New Plymouth.
Items 38 – 48 Woolcombe Terrace These items recommend changes to the parking layout on Woolcombe Terrace due to the recent construction of new houses and reconfigured vehicle access way points.
Items 49 – 58 Huatoki, Carrington & Hori Streets These items are proposed following a safety review of this intersection to identify crash trends, review pedestrian movements, understand existing vehicle turning movements and identify potential minor safety improvements.
Recent traffic counts at this intersection indicate the following traffic volumes: • Carrington Street = 6,160 vpd • Huatoki Street = 6,430 vpd • Hori Street = 5,620 vpd.
As indicated above the traffic volumes are higher on Huatoki and Carrington streets, with the peak traffic flows occurring at school drop off/pick up times.
During the period 2009 - 2014 there have been six crashes recorded at this intersection. Most of the crashes were the result of motorists’ failure to give way when turning in front of another vehicle on Carrington Street. This crash trend is representative of the high number of turning movements at the two intersections. The crash record of this intersection has been compared to other similar intersections within New Plymouth, for example, Devon Street West/Lawry Street/Seaview Road; Cumberland Street/Coronation Avenue (SH3)/Coronation Avenue and it has been found the crash rate for these three intersections are very similar. This intersection was included in a Crash Reduction Study in 2009 which recommended the removal of some on street parks, modifications to the road markings and the installation of throat islands on Huatoki Street.
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The safety of the existing mid-block pedestrian crossing on Carrington Street has been reviewed, raising the following concerns: • Vehicles queue back through the crossing at peak times and block the path for pedestrians. • Pedestrian sight distance is reduced because of the two nearby intersections. As a result it is hard for pedestrians to find a suitable gap in traffic to then cross the road. • The existing crossing is located within 100m of two intersections. • Drivers are focused on the intersection rather than the upcoming pedestrian crossing. • Drivers turning left, the predominant manoeuvre, out of both Huatoki and Hori streets, are looking to the right for a gap in the straight through traffic to make this manoeuvre, and not the pedestrian crossing. • The pedestrian crossing is not well used outside peak times. Therefore drivers do not expect to have to stop to allow a pedestrian to cross the road. • The pedestrian crossing is well used at peak times by school children and the elderly.
In conclusion, the following recommendations were made to improve the safety of this intersection: • Provide a new pedestrian refuge on Hori Street. • Install a right turning lane on Carrington Street for vehicles turning right into Hori Street. • Move the pedestrian crossing to the north of Hori Street. • Remove kerbside parking spaces in order to accommodate the right turn bay. • Remove one parking bay on Huatoki Street, located close to the intersection with Carrington Street. • Construct a new throat island on Huatoki Street.
These items recommend changes identified in the safety study to be implemented, in order to improve the safety for pedestrians, motorists and cyclists alike.
SIGNIFICANCE In accordance with the Council's Significance Policy, this matter has been assessed as having some importance because the changes herein can be funded from current roading budgets.
OPTIONS
Option 1 Endorse the proposed parking prohibitions, restrictions, bus stops, intersection controls and the relocation of two pedestrian crossings.
Option 2 Do nothing, the existing arrangement remains.
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Risk Analysis The crash record for New Plymouth will not improve if road safety is not addressed via on- going measures such as these. Subtle changes to on street parking near intersections will improve road safety for motorists exiting side roads. Provision of time limited parking will benefit shop owners and residents for the purposes of customers and or visitors to the adjoining properties.
Community Views and Preferences
Item 1 Hine Street The owners of No. 23 Hine Street raised the issue and support the proposal. No. 19 Hine Street has recently been sold. The former owner supported the proposal. The solicitor acting on behalf of the owner of 19 Hine Street was contacted on 3 October, and to date there has been no response from either the solicitor or the new owners.
Item 2 St Aubyn Street (SH44) The business owner at No. 18 Weymouth Street was consulted and no objection has been raised. This owner also owns the flat at No. 180 St Aubyn Street, the tenant has raised no objection to the proposal.
The owner of Superior Cars dealership at No. 188 St Aubyn Street has been consulted and opposes the removal of any street parking. Superior Cars has collated some letters from members of the public, these are attached in Appendix I.
There have been two reported crashes at the intersection of Weymouth and St Aubyn streets in the last ten years. The proposal is in line with promoting minor safety improvements over time at numerous intersections on busy arterial routes eg. to and from the port.
Item 3 St Aubyn Street (SH44) This item was raised by the owner of the business at No. 471 St Aubyn Street, Taranaki Paint Factory, they support the proposal. ‘GEMstylist’ Beautician at No. 271 has no objection to the proposal. The proposed P120 minute time limit caters for the nature of both businesses.
Items 4 – 7 St Aubyn Street (SH44) & Rainsford Street This item was raised by a resident of Rainsford Street. The owners of adjacent properties at No. 469 and No. 471 St Aubyn Street have been consulted and no objections have been raised.
Items 8 – 11 Devon Street East - Strandon Consultation has been undertaken with the businesses affected in relation to the proposed parking prohibitions and removal of the bus stops. All are in support of the proposal. Taranaki Regional Council and Tranzit Coachlines have been consulted and agree that the bus stops can be removed.
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Items 12 – 26 Devon Street East & Paynters Avenue The businesses/property owners immediately adjacent the proposed parking prohibitions/restrictions were consulted. Their feedback is summarised below:
• No. 21 Henui Street, Greg Brien Physiotherapy support safety improvements. No objection to the removal of parking was raised. • No. 44 Beach Street, Millwards Roofing supports safety improvements. No objection to the removal of parking was raised. They raised some concern about visibility to the west along Devon Street East for vehicles turning out of Beach Street if there is a bus stopped on the proposed bus stop. This will only occur as and when a bus is parked in the bus stop to drop off or collect passengers, and in this instance, it will be for a short duration. • No. 39 Beach Street, Seven Buy Supermarket business owners were initially concerned with the loss of parking outside their business. They have not raised any objection to the proposal following modification to the design to retain the three marked vehicle bays adjacent to their business. The owners of the building complex at No. 39 Beach Street support the view of the business owners. • No. 530 Devon Street East, Fitzroy Service Station were initially concerned with the loss of parking outside their business. They have not raised any objection to the proposal following modification to the design to retain the parking area adjacent to their business. • No. 528 Devon Street East, the owners are supportive of the safety improvements being proposed, however, they have reservations/objections that in order to make the road safer, some parking has to be removed. Unfortunately, the removal of roadside parking in order to improve pedestrian safety is unavoidable. The owners have ten flats at the address with four off street parks available for their tenants. All of the occupants of the flats at No. 528 Devon Street have been consulted and no objections have been raised. • No. 524/526 Devon Street East, Knox Church, support safety improvements. The church and associated buildings have off street parking and no objections have been raised about the removal of parking. • No. 1 Paynters Avenue, the owner has no objection to the proposal. She supports the proposed safety improvements.
Items 27 – 37 Paraite Road & Connett Road West The businesses located immediately adjacent to the intersection have been consulted about the proposed layout. • No. 1 Connett Road, Halliburton, support the proposal and consider a Stop control would also be an option on the northern leg of the intersection. • No. 21 Paraite Road, BLM Feeds, support the change in intersection controls, no objections have been raised about the proposed parking prohibitions. • No. 2 Paraite Road, Howard Wright, have raised no objection to the proposal.
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• No. 28 Paraite Road, TIL Freight, have raised no objection regarding the proposal.
The Road Transport Association has been consulted and support the proposal. They believe it will enhance the traffic flow in the area and improve safety.
Items 38 – 48 Woolcombe Terrace All affected property owners have been consulted and accept the proposed layout changes.
Items 49 – 58 Huatoki Street, Carrington Street & Hori Street Consultation has been undertaken by the New Plymouth District Council ‘Let’s Go’ team. Concerns about the proposed loss of parking were received from the residents of No. 257 and No. 261 Carrington Street. However these were subsequently addressed by modifying the plan so as to maintain two parking bays on Carrington Street within the block between Rawhiti and Hori Streets. Further discussions with the residents of 257 and 261 Carrington Street have resulted in their objections being withdrawn, due to the reinstatement of these two on street car parks.
The resident of 259 Carrington Street, (the proposed location for the new pedestrian crossing), has objected to the proposal on the following basis: • Access to property is compromised by the pedestrian crossing. • Traffic increase at the Hori/Carrington Street’s intersection due to the new Countdown currently under construction. • Right turning traffic from Hori Street onto Carrington Street will be compromised by a queue of vehicles waiting for pedestrians to cross Carrington Street. • Considers more time and money should be given to redesigning the Hori/Carrington/Huatoki Street’s intersection.
Included in Appendix J is the letter of objection from the resident of 259 Carrington Street.
In response, our comments are as follows: • Currently the property owner will make use of the on-street parking area in order to pull out of the way of south bound traffic when entering the property. This area will no longer be available due to the presence of the kerb extensions associated with the pedestrian crossing. This in affect will be no different to a vehicle being parked outside the property. Slowing to turn left into the entrance of the property will force following vehicles to also slow down. • There is no denying that there is a potential for this intersection to become busier in terms of traffic volumes associated with the new Countdown supermarket. During the early planning stages, no upgrade of the Hori Street/Carrington Street intersection was proposed by the developer and none was requested by NPDC. It was deemed at the time, the current arrangement of the intersection was satisfactory to meet the traffic demands created by the new supermarket.
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• The new pedestrian crossing is located 35m north of Hori Street, and should provide sufficient distance for a vehicle to pull out of Hori Street and stop on Carrington Street to wait for a pedestrian. In regard to the comment concerning queuing vehicles on Carrington Street blocking right turning traffic exiting Hori Street, this will be entirely dependent on the traffic volumes and the number of pedestrians crossing the road at the time. In many instances, this is no different to other busy intersections where right turning traffic has to wait. • This intersection was identified as a possible candidate for a roundabout and included in a “Roundabout Implementation Report - October 2003”. A further council report written on 27 May 2008 updating progress on the implementation of the new roundabouts throughout New Plymouth, discounted the construction of a roundabout at this location. This was primarily due to the extremely high cost associated with the proposal as several properties required demolition. This is not a viable option and therefore no further investigations are required.
The principals of St Pius and Vogeltown Primary schools are both supportive of the proposal to relocate the pedestrian crossing the north of Hori Street, as are the Boards of Trustees for both schools.
Similarly, support has been received from NZ Police and also parents that walk their children to both St Pius and Vogeltown schools.
Recommended Option This report recommends option 1 which endorses the parking prohibitions as proposed for addressing these matters.
APPENDICES Appendix A: Hine Street (Item 1). Appendix B: St Aubyn Street (SH44) (Item 2). Appendix C: St Aubyn (SH44) & Rainsford streets (Items 3 – 7). Appendix D: Devon Street East (Items 8 – 11). Appendix E: Devon Street East & Paynters Avenue (Items 12 – 26). Appendix F: Paraite Road & Connett Road West (Items 27 – 37). Appendix G: Woolcombe Terrace (Items 38 – 48). Appendix H: Huatoki, Carrington & Hori streets (Items 49 – 58). Appendix I: Correspondence re St Aubyn Street (SH44) – (Item 2). Appendix J: Correspondence re Huatoki, Carrington & Hori streets (Items 49 – 58).
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Appendix A: Hine Street
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Appendix B: St Aubyn Street (SH44)
Site photo: Intersection of Weymouth/St Aubyn streets, view from approximate driver location on northern leg of intersection looking west along St Aubyn Street.
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Appendix C: St Aubyn Street (SH44) & Rainsford Street
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Appendix D: Devon Street East
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Appendix E: Devon Street East & Paynters Avenue
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Appendix F: Paraite Road & Connett Road West
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Appendix G: Woolcombe Terrace
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Appendix H: Huatoki, Carrington & Hori streets
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Appendix I: Correspondence letters re St Aubyn Street (SH44) – (Item 2)
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APPENDIX J
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DISTRICT PETROLEUM ACTIVITY UPDATE PREPARED BY: Ralph Broad – Senior Planning Adviser TEAM: Environmental Strategy & Policy APPROVED BY: Liam Hodgetts – Group Manager Strategy WARD/COMMUNITY: District Wide DATE: 8 January 2015 FILE REFERENCE: ECM 6192183
PURPOSE An update on petroleum activity matters within or affecting this District and its communities.
RECOMMENDATION That, having considered all matters raised in the report, the report be noted.
COMMUNITY BOARD RECOMMENDATION The Inglewood, Clifton and Waitara Community Boards endorsed the officer’s recommendation.
SIGNIFICANCE This report is provided for information purposes only, and has been assessed as having some importance.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2014 Block Offer outcomes were announced with three onshore permits approved in the District at Urenui, Inglewood and Tarata / Waitui area. The 2015 Block Offer submissions have been invited with submission closing 9 February 2015.
Council officers continue to liaise with and advocate to New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals and other central government agencies on a range of Oil and Gas issues.
Taranaki Regional Council and the District Council’s are working together to co-ordinate the regulation of land farms with clarity now provided on the statutory responsibilities under the National Environmental Standards. Work also continues on a regional approach to oil and gas regulation. If achievable, the intention is to adapt and incorporate this common approach into our respective District Plan Reviews.
A review of our monitoring regime is underway and an update on consenting and compliance activity is also provided.
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DISCUSSION The following oil and gas related matters may be of interest to the Council:
2014 Block Offer outcomes announced: NZ Petroleum & Minerals have awarded three new onshore permits within this District. See Appendix for District permit locations. The new permits are:
• Permit 57063 - Tag Oil. This permit is in the sparsely populated area north east of Urenui. This area contains some difficult back country roads. • Permit 57065 - Tag Oil. This permit is centred around the Inglewood area. • Permit 57076 - Petrochem (Greymouth Petroleum). This permit is centred over the Tarata / Waitui area. This area is in the main sparsely settled. Traffic from oil & gas activity here seems likely to be via Junction Rd (Inglewood).
Given the locations of the Permits, it seems likely that the Inglewood area will be subject to elevated levels of exploration activity over the next ten years, which may intensify if finds warrant field development.
2015 Block Offer submissions invited: Petroleum exploration Block Offer 2015 has been released by NZ Petroleum & Minerals (NZPM) inviting submissions from affected local authorities on matters of concern. Submissions close 9 February 2015. A separate report to the Council on this matter has been prepared.
NZ Petroleum & Minerals liaison: In October Council officers from all of Taranaki Councils met with NZPM and other Ministry of Business, Employment & Innovation officers to share views on a range of oil and gas issues and initiate effective communication channels and working relationships. All parties agreed that the meeting was valuable. Further meetings are planned on an as needed basis.
Landfarm statutory responsibilities: Following representations by this Council, it has been determined that the Resource Management National Environmental Standard (NES) for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health Regulations 2011, that came into effect on 1 January 2012, applies to any area actively or previously used as a landfarm.
The NES lists a range of activities that have the potential to cause soil contamination. This is called the Hazardous Activities & Industries List (HAIL). Remediation sites (landfarms) and activities involving hydrocarbons are included within the scope of the HAIL. Other HAIL activities on farms can include sheep dips, horticulture areas (sprays), mechanical workshops and chemical storage.
Administering the NES is a District Council responsibility and there are corresponding enforceable obligations on those using the land. Councils across Taranaki are working together to co-ordinate the implementation of the NES to landfarms and mixed bury cover areas.
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New Plymouth District has two known landfarms. There are a number of confined mixed bury cover areas. The TRC is to confirm details.
In practical terms the NES considerations and processes will apply to subdivision, soil disturbance and changes in use. The change of use processes will mean that returning the remediation site to food production such as grazing or cropping will require clearance under the NES. Resource consent is likely to be required where there are residue hydrocarbons.
The Taranaki Regional Council advise that land farming and mix bury cover activities represent no elevation in risk to human health (and food safety), as the most stringent of land use guidelines have always been applied by the regional council in discharge consents prior to allowing the relinquishment of the consent and site usage.
Regional resource management consistency: Several meetings of Taranaki local government officers have been held to jointly improve regulatory consistency and efficiency in dealing with oil & gas activities. Active projects within the group include: • Improved co-ordination of consent processes between the TRC and District Councils. • Sharing consent conditions to improve regional regulatory consistency. • Seeking fair and effective ways to recover elevated roading costs that are caused by oil & gas and other rural activities involving large numbers of heavy vehicles. • Establishing a Taranaki oil & gas regulation information web portal for the community, providing details of RMA and other legislative processes and responsibilities that apply to oil & gas activities. This will cover both Government and Local Government regulation. Stratford District Council are currently overseeing the web design work. • A Taranaki community engagement guide for oil & gas operators is planned. NZPM endorse the idea. Industry ownership is desirable to give credibility. A sponsor for the $15,000 project is being sought. • Working towards a uniform RMA regulatory approach for oil & gas across the region. All three District Councils have initiated District Plan reviews and are discussing the merits of a joint regional oil & gas activity planning approach.
Spot monitoring of resource consents: Consent conditions need to be monitored to ensure compliance. The noise and traffic effects of oil & gas activities are subject to conditions requiring record keeping and reporting. Because of the variability of these two effects spot or random monitoring is needed to confirm compliance. Programmes are being put in place to embed this. Council officers are advising the industry accordingly.
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Managing hazardous facilities under the RMA: The Council have engaged the consultants ERM to provide RMA expertise in relation to the specialised area of hazardous facilities, substances and the matters arising from National Environmental Standard (NES) for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health. How the hazardous aspects of oil & gas are managed in the District Plan is being reviewed by ERM. The objective is to clearly identify where and why we need to provide a regulatory response under the District Plan and where the reliance can be on the regulatory responsibilities of Worksafe NZ, the Environmental Protection Authority, NZ Petroleum & Minerals and NZ Fire Service. Officers are liaising with these agencies as part of this review. The review also seeks to identify the equipment, features and processes applied at oil & gas sites that contribute to environmental safety and look at ways to ensure that best practice is applied. A draft report on this project is due early in the New Year. Both Stratford and South Taranaki District Council’s are contributing to the cost of this project.
Initial observations found the industry to be very safety conscious, have good systems and well resourced.
Consenting activity: Todd Energy’s development of the Mangahewa gas field continues to be the main focus for land use consent activity. This has recently included variations to the land use consents for the Manghewa C and E wellsites and the recent application for the 12 well Mangahewa G site off Otaraoa Rd. Two large compressors are to be installed at Todd’s McKee Production Station as part of a gas processing upgrade.
Consent was recently granted for Greymouth Petroleum’s Turangi D wellsite (Waiau Rd, Urenui) and a further consent is being processed for TAG Oil’s Sidewinder B wellsite consent (Norfolk Rd, Inglewood).
Complaints and Compliance: Oil & gas related heavy traffic continues to be of concern to some Tikorangi residents. The level and duration of traffic associated with the testing and well flow related activity at Todd Energy’s Mangahewa C wellsite has come into question. Officers are looking into whether the traffic volumes indicated in its resource consent application(s) have been exceeded. The interpretation of the District Plan rules as they apply to traffic the different phases of oil & gas exploration and production are complex. At this point in time Council Officers and the operator have different interpretations. A meeting with Todd Energy will take place in January. This issue also highlights the high degree of uncertainty and resulting challenges for an applicant to specify the expected duration and intensity of oil & gas exploration activities within a resource consent application. The scale of this uncertainty appears to be unique to the oil & gas industry and is a matter that the District Plan review will consider.
FINANCIAL AND RESOURCING IMPLICATIONS This work is within existing budgets and resourcing.
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IMPLICATIONS ASSESSMENT This report confirms that the matter concerned has no particular implications and has been dealt with in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002. Specifically: • Council staff have delegated authority for any decisions made; • Council staff have identified and assessed all reasonably practicable options for addressing the matter and considered the views and preferences of any interested or affected persons (including Māori), in proportion to the significance of the matter; • Any decisions made will help meet the current and future needs of communities for good-quality local infrastructure, local public services, and performance of regulatory functions in a way that is most cost-effective for households and businesses; • Unless stated above, any decisions made can be addressed through current funding under the Long-Term Plan and Annual Plan; • Any decisions made are consistent with the Council's plans and policies; and • No decisions have been made that would alter significantly the intended level of service provision for any significant activity undertaken by or on behalf of the Council, or would transfer the ownership or control of a strategic asset to or from the Council.
APPENDICES Permit maps showing general locations
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NZ PETROLEUM & MINERALS – PETROLEUM EXPLORATION BLOCK OFFER 2015 CONSULTATION PREPARED BY: Ralph Broad – Senior Planning Adviser TEAM: Environmental Strategy & Policy APPROVED BY: Liam Hodgetts – Group Manager Strategy WARD/COMMUNITY: District Wide DATE: 16 December 2014 FILE REFERENCE: ECM 6094360
MATTER Petroleum exploration Block Offer 2015 has been released by NZ Petroleum & Minerals (NZPM) inviting submissions from affected local authorities on matters of concern.
RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSIDERATION That having considered all matters raised in the report a submission be made in respect of the following matters detailed in the report:
a) That the scope of block offer submission considerations be widened to include how permit areas are constructed to reduce adverse effects on sensitive activities identified by the Council so that community expectations are better met than by resource management tools alone.
b) That NZPM engage with immediate communities hosting oil & gas activities to receive feedback on their experiences and satisfaction with the engagement they have with operators.
c) NZPM to widen block offer bid assessment to include external verification of an operators environmental performance and community relationships. d) To monitor the effectiveness of a permit holders community engagement and work with the Council to promote successful community engagement practice. e) That NZPM and Council officers continue to work closely together to manage the Districts oil & gas activities.
COMMUNITY BOARDS RECOMMENDATION The Inglewood, Clifton and Waitara Community Boards endorsed the officer’s recommendation.
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COMPLIANCE Significance This matter has been assessed as having some importance. Options This report identifies and assesses the following reasonably practicable options for addressing the matter: 1. To accept the Block Offer 2015 release areas without comment. 2. To make a submission on the issues identified in the recommendation. Affected persons The persons who are affected by or interested in this matter are the wider community. Recommendation This report recommends option 2 for addressing the matter. Long-Term Plan / None, provided roading infrastructure impacts paid by operators. Annual Plan Implications Intensive petroleum exploration and large scale downstream activities Significant arising from a significant find while not inconsistent with current Policy and Plan plans and policies can present significant regulatory and community Inconsistencies challenges.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The proposed 2015 Block Offer release is materially the same as the 2014 Block Offer. Most importantly the area from the Herekawe Stream westward to the Stoney River remains excluded as the Council project that identifies the location of sites of significance to Maori in that area, is not finalised.
The NZPM and Ministerial position is that the District Plan is expected to manage the effects of the petroleum exploration within the areas offered. The effectiveness of the District Plan in addressing such matters will be improved through the District Plan review but will not be able to meet all community expectations in terms of managing the impacts oil & gas activities e.g. you cannot regulate the quality of community engagement.
Building a closer working relationship with NZPM, and jointly addressing the challenges we face managing oil & gas activities in our District would achieve better outcomes. Using the Block Offer process is currently the only way for the Council on behalf of the community to formally communicate to the government the need to work together to achieve effective solutions.
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BACKGROUND The invitation for the Council to submit on the 2015 Block Offer was received on 17 November 2014 and submissions closed on 9 February 2015. The areas offered to the industry will then be finalised and offered for competitive tender from 1 April 2015.
Three Permits since awarded as part of the 2014 Block Offer round will be removed from the 2015 offer.
The Council submitted on Petroleum & Minerals 2014 Exploration Block Offer regarding:
• The absence of true Council and community consultation in the Block Offer process,
• The desirability of excluding exploration drilling from the urban areas of Inglewood, Oakura and Okato and their associated Future Urban Growth areas.
• The sensitivity of Sites of Significance to Maori and Significant Natural Areas to intensive exploration.
• The desirability of ensuring that individual permit areas are designed to avoid the potential cumulative effects of two adjoining permits having simultaneous adjacent operations (as with Tikorangi).
• That the Council be invited to provide formal feedback to intending block offer bidders regarding specific District Plan and community issues relating to a particular locality that they may wish to factor into their operations should their bid be successful;
Uncertainty regarding the location of important sites to Maori resulted in NZPM excluding the area from the Herekawe Stream at the western edge of New Plymouth to the Stoney River district boundary from the 2014 offering. The concerns regarding the effects of oil & gas exploration on sensitive land uses and unintended cumulative effects were (and still are) seen as issues that the District Plan should manage.
Council officers from all of Taranaki Councils met with NZPM and other Ministry of Business, Employment & Innovation officers in October this year to share views on a range of oil and gas issues and initiate effective communication channels and working relationships.
The meeting was positive and included the following matters related to the Block Offer process: • NZPM acknowledged that their legislated scope for consultation and consideration of submissions under the Crown Mineral Act fell short of community engagement expectations. They canvassed interest in holding a public meeting similar to those held in new or “frontier” oil and gas exploration regions, where the Crown Minerals oil and gas regulatory system is explained and questions answered. Our advice was that as Taranaki is not a frontier area the conversation would need to be at a higher level seeking feedback on experiences to date.
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• We reiterated that the way Permits are constructed has potential to exacerbate impacts on communities like Tikorangi, where permits bisect a community and the two operators appear to shadow each other to access the same reservoir, resulting in a level of activity that has stretched community tolerance. NZPM saw this as a District Plan issue rather than a Block Offer matter but did offer to assist with resolving how these may be managed within the District Plan framework.
• That NZPM was amenable to a welcome to Taranaki document those awarded Permits providing guidance as to effective community engagement.
The Block Offer submission process provides the opportunity for the Council on behalf of the community to formally communicate to the Government on issues connected with its Block Offer and Permit system. However the considerations applied by NZPM and the Minister in responding to Council submissions result in a short, narrowly focussed, formal response covering all of New Zealand. Despite this it is a way to convey to the Government to the community the challenges and community expectations the Council faces.
The matters that the Council should consider raising in a submission include: 1. That the Block Offer formulation, consultation and submission process be widened to provide for consideration of the way individual blocks and permits are constructed to reduce the potential negative impacts on sensitive communities and specific areas identified by Council’s to meet community expectations that are unlikely to be adequately met using Resource Management tools.
2. NZPM is currently tasked by the Government with marketing NZ’s petroleum and mineral potential. There is significant ongoing operator engagement as part of this but an absence of similar community engagement. This is left to Councils to manage. The Government view seems to be that we are fortunate to have oil and gas activities. While this is true in an economic sense, it is an incomplete picture. As Taranaki currently is the only region in NZ that hosts intensive oil & gas activities that NZPM need to better appreciate the impacts both positive and negative and engage those communities that host oil & gas activities to receive feedback on their experiences and challenges and their satisfaction with the level and type of engagement they have with operators.
3. It is noted that the Block Offer bid evaluation process considers an operators technical, HSE, environmental and financial capability and may seek verification from overseas regulators. The Council considers the environmental performance and relationship management of the operator very important for this District and should be subject to verification and be given status in block bid evaluations.
4. It is noted that Block Offer documentation and regulation requires that permit holders regularly engage with iwi and hapu and that this be reported on. Operator engagement obligations should also be applied to the communities hosting oil & gas activity. The Council is willing to work with NZPM and the industry to share and communicate successful community engagement experiences. Quality engagement will reduce the need for the community to turn to the Council to resolve communication issues.
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5. That the Council appreciates the effort and quality of recent officer engagement with NZPM and MBIE on oil & gas matters and seeks a continuing close working relationship to manage issues and better assimilate the oil & gas industry into this community.
SIGNIFICANCE In accordance with the Council's Significance and Engagement Policy, this matter has been assessed as being of some importance. The reason is that that the matter relates to whether or not the council makes a submission on Block Offer 2015 and if we do what is the content of that submission. The underlying issue of the management of oil and gas activities in this District is significant.
OPTIONS Option 1 To accept the Block Offer 2015 release areas without comment.
Option 2 To make a submission on the issues identified in the recommendation
Recommended Option This report recommends Option 2 “To make a submission on the issues identified in the recommendation” for addressing the matter.
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