Contents Hanmer Springs ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Cheviot, Domett and Gore Bay ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Culverden, Rotherham and Waiau .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Amberley, Amberley Beach and Waipara ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Leithfield, Leithfield Beach & Ashley Forest ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Please note where ‘consulted speed’ is used in the Council Officer recommendations this refers to the ‘proposed speed’. Hanmer Springs General submissions Submitter name and number Submission #13 – Jessica Cormack Supports all proposed changes #8 – Mary Holloway (note Mary has since been elected to Council) Supportive of all changes in Hanmer Springs #18 – Michael & Patricia Hill Support all proposed changes #42 Mark Inglis (Hurunui Trails Trust) Supports all proposed changes Submissions on proposals Gazetted Proposed Location Location description Reason for proposal Submissions received Council Officers recommendations Speed Speed Waka Kotahi NZTA This area is already signed as a 50km/h speed limit and gazetting Argelins Road 70 50 Outside the golf course Public request. Increased use of agree with proposal needs to be reflective of this. the footpath / walkway. Considerable housing development Emily Sinclair (submitter #7) Recommended speed should remain as per consulted speed – 50 within the subdivisions, to the west Supports the proposal km/h of the golf course creating increased foot and vehicle traffic. Rosina & Bruce Sutton (submitter #11) Encourages lower speeds on side Support the proposal roads and safer cornering. Waka Kotahi NZTA Chisholm Crescent 50 30 Full length, forms Public feedback and Community The officer recommendation remains as per the proposed speed disagree as this is a standard residential road - recommend area continuous loop Board request. Extensive publicly consulted on. While 40km/h may be the residential speed, 40km/h approach for all residential areas. development of “Boulder Point” this area is highly pedestrianised with a lot of street parking. It has shopping complex and Council park a well-used playground and public toilets on one side and a / playground works. High traffic commercial complex on the other. Furthermore, Hanmer Springs area with limited parking main commercial area is already posted as 30km/h and this area is availability, poor visibility and high an extension of that and a consistent speed will provide less pedestrian movements. Creates a confusion for the driver. consistent speed through the oft- Gazetted Proposed Location Location description Reason for proposal Submissions received Council Officers recommendations Speed Speed travelled loop of Amuri Ave, Jacks Recommended speed should remain as per consulted speed – 30 Pass Road and Chisholm Crescent. km/h Waka Kotahi NZTA Clarence Valley Road Open 50 Whole length, from Jacks This is now a popular tourist route, The officer recommendation is for the speed limit to be reduced to disagree with proposal - this is a rural road and not appropriate for Pass Road (50) to where especially for cyclists accessing the 60km/h in line with the Waka Kotahi recommendation. 50km/h is a 50km/h urban arterial speed limit. 50km/h is not a rural speed it becomes Molesworth many tracks through the adjacent inconsistent with rural roads. limit provided for in table 1.4 of the Speed Management Guide. Road and Tophouse forestry land. Historically this road Recommend SAAS of 60km/h. Recommended speed should change from consulted speed to Road has been a ‘mountainous road, 60km/h suitable for 4WD and often closed due to weather conditions, however there is demand for greater accessibility. While recent extensive works have improved the surface, visibility and safety on the route, the safe operating speed is still 50 and it would be sensible to tell tourists that rather than have the open road sign (after coming off Jacks Pass Road), which suggests that the road is safe to travel much faster. Waka Kotahi NZTA Jacks Pass Road 50 30 From Conical Hill Rd to Public feedback and Community Officers recommend placing the 50/30 km/h signage on Jacks Pass disagree as there no obvious change in development/environment 50m beyond Chisholm Board request. High traffic area road 50m to the west of the intersection with Chisholm Crescent 50m west of Chisolm Road (fails clause 3.3(3)) - change of Cres intersection with limited parking availability, this ties Chisholm Crescent to the rest of the 30km/h central environment justifying 30km/h occurs 100 east of Chisholm. poor visibility and high pedestrian Hanmer area. movements. Adjacent to bars and Officers consider the commercial and pedestrian usage changes accommodation (likely alcohol after the Chisholm Crescent intersection justify a change in consumption). Creates a consistent environment. speed through the oft-travelled loop of Amuri Ave, Jacks Pass Road Recommended speed should remain as per consulted speed – 30 and Chisholm Crescent. km/h Waka Kotahi NZTA Jacks Pass Road 70 50 From existing 50/70 Public feedback and Community The officer recommendation is to keep the 50km/h as per the not clear where existing 50/70 position is, but MegaMaps shows position, to extend north Board request. consulted speed but to meet the clause 3.3(3) due to no obvious this just past Hardware shop - extending 400m past this would fail west for 400m change in environment, thus remove the 70km/h entirely and clause 3.3(3) due to no obvious change in development continue to 50km/h the full length of the road. - disagree with proposal and recommend advance warning signs of the speed limit change. The environment warrants 50km/h due to the increase in cycling, horse treks, young children from the campground sallow moving Jessica Cormack (submitter #13) vehicles to the utility yard, hardware store and water depot. Mean Supports speed reduction along Jacks Pass Road from Dorset Street operating speed is 40-44km/h. to Hanmer Hardware. Recommended speed should remain as per consulted speed (50 km/h) and continue this the full length of the road, thus Harrie Visschedijk (submitter #12) removing the 70km/h entriely Requests reduction in speed limit and a foot path to Jacks Pass Road. Proposals raised in submissions (for roads where no proposal was specifically consulted on) Submitter name and Gazetted Location Speed requested Reason Council officer recommendation number speed #7 – Emily Sinclair Consider the speed of Rippingale Rod should be redcued from 70 km/h to 50 km/h for Both Argelins Road and Rippingale Road were approved in the 2011 bylaw review, so various safety reasons due to the built-up nature of this area. should be posted as 50km/h already. These signs will be changed at the same time #8 – Mary Holloway as the rest, so it appears seamless. #9 – Matthew Morgan Rippingale 50 50 Road #10 – Natalie Morgan #11 – Rosina & Bruce Sutton Considers the speed limit should be reduced along the whole length of Conical Hill The Hanmer Springs Community Board is reviewing the road layout in the central Road and along Rutherford Crescent from 50 km/h to 30 km/h. village and will consider speeds throughout this area in due course. #17 – William Tait Central Hanmer 50 30 Policing of the bylaw [out of scope] Springs Use of footpaths by cyclists and skateboarders [out of scope] Dead trees on left hand side of road after crossing ferry bridge [out of scope] Cheviot, Domett and Gore Bay General submissions Submitter name and number Submission #5 – Tania and Peter Harmon Support the proposed changes on roads in Cheviot and Greta Valley as they consider the current speed limits are unsafe. Submissions on proposals Gazetted Proposed Location Location description Reason for proposal Submissions received Council Officers recommendations Speed Speed Waka Kotahi NZTA Ward Road Open Road 80 Extend past Transport A short extension of the 80 zone will The officer recommendation is the speed be reduced to 80 km/h for Agree: I understand the proposal now is to set 80km/h for the entire Yard improve safety for the high number the entire rural length of Ward Road (through to the intersection