30 June 2016
Memo to: Mayor
and Councillors
Memo
from: Administration Advisers
Subject: Council – 30 JUNE 2016 – LATE ITEM
1. Late
Item: Special Housing Areas - Late Item 2 - 10
Document R6164
A report
titled Special Housing Areas - Late Item is attached and to be considered as a
major late item at this meeting.
Section
46A(1)-(6) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
and Standing Order 2.15.8 require that agendas are distributed with the
associated reports. As this report was not distributed with the agenda
for this meeting, it must be treated as a major late item to be considered at
this meeting.
In accordance
with section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
Act 1987 and Standing Order 3.7.5, a procedural resolution is required before a
major item that is not on the agenda for the meeting may be dealt with.
In accordance
with section 46A(7)(b)(i) the reason why the item was not on the agenda is
because it came to hand after the agenda had been distributed.
In accordance
with section 46A(7)(b)(ii) the reason why discussion of this item cannot be
delayed until a subsequent meeting is because a resolution on the matter is
required before the next scheduled meeting of the Council to enable a timely
decision to be made.
Recommendation
THAT
the item regarding Special Housing Areas - Late Item be considered at this
meeting as a major item not on the agenda, pursuant to Section 46A(7)(a) of the
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, to enable a timely
decision to be made.
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Council
30 June 2016
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REPORT R6164
Special
Housing Areas - Late Item
1. Purpose
of Report
1.1 To approve a potential Special Housing Area
(SHA) at 69 Newman Drive.
1.2 To agree that Her Worship the Mayor recommend to the Minister of
Building and Housing the SHA at 69 Newman Drive for consideration under the
Housing Accord and Special Housing Areas Act 2013 (HASHA).
2. Recommendation
It is recommended that the
Council
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Receive the report Special
Housing Areas - Late Item (R6164)
and its attachment (A1573116);
Approve
69 Newman Drive (A1573116) as a potential Special Housing Area;
Approve that Her Worship the Mayor recommend the potential Special
Housing Area at 69 Newman Drive, approved as a result of considering report
R6164, to the Minister of Building and Housing for consideration as a Special
Housing Area under the Housing Accord and Special Housing Areas Act 2013.
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3. Background
3.1 This
report provides an additional SHA for Council’s consideration, in
addition to those to be considered in report R6101 to 30 June 2016 Council
meeting.
4. Discussion
4.1 Since
report R6101 was written, officers have received a further request for a SHA at
69 Newman Drive. Details of the SHAs proposed qualifying development
criteria and an assessment of the costs, risks, benefits and permitted baseline
are provided in Attachment 1.
5. Options
5.1 Council has the option of approving this
SHA for recommendation to the Minister, or declining to recommend it to the
Minister. The only risk associated with this SHA, is that the
title contains a land covenant in favour of 34 parties stating that no more
than one dwelling can be built on the site. In order to obtain and
implement a consent for development, the Applicant will need to gain the
agreement of all those parties for the removal of the covenant. The
Applicant has advised that this is a risk she is willing to take. On this
basis the SHA can be recommended for approval to the Minister.
Lisa
Gibellini
Development
Projects Planner
Attachments
Attachment 1: A1573116
- SHA 69 Newman Drive Assessment
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Important considerations for decision making
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1. Fit
with Purpose of Local Government
The recommendations in this report are consistent
with the purpose of local government and directly seek to achieve meeting
“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”
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2. Consistency
with Community Outcomes and Council Policy
The
recommendations align with the direction set by Council for SHA’s at
the 17 December 2015, 3 March 2016, 2 June and 16 June Council meetings and
the Nelson Housing Accord. The recommendations are also consistent with
achieving greater housing choice goals sought through Council’s
Strategic documents, especially the strategic outcomes driving the Nelson
Plan review.
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3. Risk
HASHA, SHAs and Nelson Housing Accord provides an
opportunity for Council to facilitate residential development in urban areas
that are otherwise not occurring due to economic viability and process
issues. If the SHA recommended in this report is not approved then
there is a risk that development of that sites is not enabled, and the goal
of furthering the supply of residential units as part of the Housing Accord
is not met.
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4. Financial
impact
All infrastructure required to serve the SHAs is to
be provided by the developer, unless it is a project that is scheduled in the
Long Term Plan and funded via Development Contributions.
All costs of the processing of SHA resource consent
applications will be funded by the applicant.
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5. Degree
of significance and level of engagement
This matter is of low to medium significance because
it does not significantly impact the community. The SHA recommended in this
report is located in existing zoned residential land where development of the
site is anticipated by the community. The establishment of the SHA
recommended in this report will result in subsequent resource consent
applications under HASHA for such development, and at that time engagement
with adjacent landowners will occur if Council’s regulatory arm considers
that they are affected. Overall, the establishment of the SHA
recommended in this report will assist with increasing housing supply in
Nelson which will be of benefit to the wider community.
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6. Inclusion
of Māori in the decision making process
Maori have not been consulted on this matter.
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7. Delegations
No committee of Council has delegations for the
Housing Accord and Special Housing Areas Act 2013 and therefore the matter
needs to be considered by full Council.
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