PART 14.10 - VICTORIA QUARTER CONTENTS PAGE VICTORIA QUARTER ............................................................................................ 4 14.10.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................... 4 14.10.2 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ISSUES ........................................ 4 14.10.3 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES .... 6 14.10.4 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ................................ 10 14.10.5 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS .......................... 11 14.10.6 RULES - ACTIVITIES ................................................................. 12 14.10.7 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA ......................................................... 15 14.10.8 RULES - DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS .................................... 23 14.10.9 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................. 28 14.10.10 REFERENCES ........................................................................... 28 Plan modification annotations - key Indicates where content is affected by proposed plan modification x. x Refer to plan modification folder or website for details. Indicates where the content is part of plan modification x, which is x subject to appeal. Underlined content to be inserted. Struck through content to be deleted. CITY OF AUCKLAND - DISTRICT PLAN CENTRAL AREA SECTION - OPERATIVE 2004 Page 1 updated 19/03/2012 PART 14.10 - VICTORIA QUARTER CITY OF AUCKLAND - DISTRICT PLAN Page 2See key on page 1 CENTRAL AREA SECTION - OPERATIVE 2004 of this section updated 19/03/2012 PART 14.10 - VICTORIA QUARTER N CITY OF AUCKLAND - DISTRICT PLAN CENTRAL AREA SECTION - OPERATIVE 2004See key on page 1 Page 3 of this section updated 19/03/2012 PART 14.10 - VICTORIA QUARTER N VICTORIA QUARTER commercial and residential activity on the higher areas of 14.10.1 INTRODUCTION the Quarter. There is a clear contrast in the existing form and character of development between the Hobson Street and Union The Victoria Quarter ("The Quarter") represents the Street ridgeline area and the area between Victoria Park western part of the Central Area, bound by Hobson Street, and Nelson Street. In the vicinity of the Nelson Street, this Fanshawe Street, Union Street and Victoria Park. The change in built form is particularly abrupt with a height Quarter is formed around a north-west facing basin difference of 35m in areas on either side of Nelson Street. formation rising from Victoria Park to the Hobson Street It is recognised that a more gradual step in building height and Union Street ridgelines. This natural topography and from Hobson Street down to Victoria Park should be orientation provides views to and from the Waitemata enabled to accentuate the basin topography and at the same Harbour, the Harbour Bridge, Victoria Park and good time maximise sunlight access and outlook. access to sunlight. Victoria Quarter has a rich history dating back to early Maori occupation. From the early 1900s Freemans Bay 14.10.2 RESOURCE was extensively reclaimed. This reclaimation now forms MANAGEMENT ISSUES the low lying areas of the Quarter including Victoria Park, Halsey Street and lower Union Street. The extent and topographic form of the historic Freemans Bay coastline remains and is prominent in several public areas including Drake Street, Harding Street and Fanshaw Street. 14.10.2.1 BUILT FORM Situated at the fringe of the Central Area with good sea a) Opportunity for significant redevelopment and access, Victoria Quarter has been historically dominated by enhancement of the Quarter, particularly with the industrial activity. The brick buildings and high chimney, current under development of large former industrial comprising the former City Destructor/Victoria Park sites Markets site, remain along with taverns and factory buildings. This industrial flavour has continued until recent b) Opportunity to encourage high quality urban design times, primarily due to the industrial zoning of the area and which reflects the specific topographical, heritage, its lower development opportunity. open space and streetscape characteristics of the Quarter. Due to its strong industrial history and location near the heart of the City, much of the Victoria Quarter can been c) Opportunity to reinforce north-west outlook and seen as a "brownfields" area with unique and unrealised sunlight access through stepping maximum building development opportunity. Reflecting the former industrial heights to Hobson Street and Union Street ridgelines. sector of the Central Area the majority of its built form d) Opportunity to enhance the natural basin topography within the area between Victoria Park and Nelson Street is of the area through building form, particularly when characterised by warehouse type structures, interspersed viewed from the harbour, Harbour Bridge and with a small number of character areas. The area features Ponsonby and St Marys Bay localities. the former Council Depot site on Cook Street and the former City Destructor/Victoria Park Market site. e) Risk of building bulk and form dominating the basin topography, resulting in a loss of sunlight access, A number of creative industries are located in the area outlook and privacy. behind the the former City Destructor/Victoria Park Market site and these industries (in conjunction with the f) Risk of building bulk and form obstructing views to existing built form) create a special character and Victoria Park and the Waitemata Harbour from streets atmosphere within the lower part of the Quarter which is and other public open spaces. appropriate to promote and encourage. g) Risk that building bulk and form will obstruct views Additionally, in the vicinity of the Nelson Street and from Mangawhau (Mt Eden) volcanic cone and Hobson Street ridge, higher intensity commercial and sunlight to Myers Park. residential activities are located, particularly in the h) Opportunity to enhance the relationship between southern portion of Nelson Street. It is considered streets and other public open space and the built appropriate to enable development of this form of CITY OF AUCKLAND - DISTRICT PLAN Page 4See key on page 1 CENTRAL AREA SECTION - OPERATIVE 2004 of this section updated 19/03/2012 PART 14.10 - VICTORIA QUARTER environment through building frontage location and f) Risk of direct and reverse sensitivity conflicts height requirements. amongst mixed uses. i) Risk of the proliferation of low quality design, including accommodation and non permanent 14.10.2.4 PUBLIC OPEN SPACE accommodation development with inappropriately sized and located internal living space with limited daylight and sunlight access and low amenity a) Opportunity to remedy the current lack of public outlook. open space through the provision of human scaled, contained public open space to complement Victoria j) Opportunity to encourage redevelopment of Quarter Park. Area 1 in a way that maintains and enhances its existing heritage qualities while also enabling b) Risk that building development and transport appropriate redevelopment of the existing car parking infrastructure will further isolate Victoria Park and structure located on the corner of Drake and Victoria degrade amenity values rather than reinforce the Street West. Park's relationship with and linkage to the surrounding building edge and its importance as a k) Opportunity to encourage redevelopment of Quarter recreational and landscape resource for the Central Area 2 in a comprehensive and integrated manner Area and inner city suburbs. that is complementary to the surrounding subdivision and street network pattern. c) Opportunity to retain sunlight access to Victoria Park. 14.10.2.2 HERITAGE 14.10.2.5 PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, STREET QUALITY AND a) Opportunity to enhance public awareness of the GATEWAYS original Freemans Bay shoreline as the northern boundary of the Quarter by visual and educational a) Opportunity to develop a continuity of built form at references. street frontages which complements the nature and b) Opportunity to protect and enhance the historical scale of the adjacent streets and public open spaces. relationship of scheduled features to the original b) Opportunity to increase the continuity of active street Freemans Bay shoreline, other scheduled features frontage, particularly along Victoria Street and and the former City Destructor site. Wellesley Street between Hobson Street and Victoria c) Risk that new development adjoining or adjacent to Park. scheduled heritage buildings may detract from their c) Opportunity to improve pedestrian accessibility and recognised qualities and values. street quality throughout the Quarter and in particular the key pedestrian routes between the CBD, Freemans Bay and College Hill and between the 14.10.2.3 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC Viaduct Harbour and Victoria Park. d) Risk of large street blocks continuing to obstruct a) Opportunity to create a community focal point for convenient access in a north-south and east-west existing and future residential and commercial direction and the opportunity to utilise further occupants of the Quarter. development opportunity as the mechanism to b) Opportunity to complement the role of the Queen facilitate future through-site links. Street Valley Precinct as the retail and corporate core e) Risk of the road network and traffic overly of Auckland. dominating the local environment and subsequent c) Opportunity to retain and further encourage a diverse reduced amenity and air quality. range of fringe, start up and creative small business f) Opportunity