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Hearings Panel - Other
26
March 2019
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No.
1. Apologies
Nil
2. Confirmation
of Order of Business
3. Interests
3.1 Updates
to the Interests Register
3.2 Identify
any conflicts of interest in the agenda
4. Application for
street naming of Bills Avenue in the Bishopdale Subdivision 4 - 7
Document number R10017
Recommendation
That the Hearings Panel - Other
Receives the report Application
for street naming of Bills Avenue in the Bishopdale Subdivision (R10017) and its attachment (A2140432); and
Approves
the name of “Bills Avenue” for the new road in Stage D1 of the
Bishopdale Subdivision
Item 4: Application for
street naming of Bills Avenue in the Bishopdale Subdivision
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Hearings Panel - Other
26 March 2019
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REPORT R10017
Application
for street naming of Bills Avenue in the Bishopdale Subdivision
1. Purpose
of Report
1.1 To
approve or decline an application for the naming of a new road as “Bills
Avenue” in Stage D of the Bishopdale Subdivision.
2. Recommendation
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That the Hearings Panel - Other
Receives the report Application
for street naming of Bills Avenue in the Bishopdale Subdivision (R10017) and its attachment (A2140432); and
Approves
the name of “Bills Avenue” for the new road in Stage D1 of the
Bishopdale Subdivision.
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3. Background
3.1 The
applicant, Bishopdale Developments, has requested the name of “Bills
Avenue” for the road extending off Vista Drive as shown on the Location
Map (as highlighted in red on Attachment 1 A2140432).
3.2 The
proposed name is the first name of Bill Gibbons, who founded the Gibbons group
of companies and initiated the development of the greater Bishopdale
subdivision.
3.3 The
Council has the authority to name roads, pursuant to Section 319(j) of the
Local Government Act 1974.
3.4 Road
Naming Guidelines.
Each proposed road name is
assessed according to the criteria in the Road Naming Guidelines, as follows:
3.4.1 The
name should not be the same as or similar to any other street in the Nelson and
Tasman Regions.
3.4.2 Where
appropriate, due regard should be given to historical associations within the
City.
3.4.3 Where
possible, the name should be consistent with other names in the area, or
consistent with a theme in the area/subdivision.
3.4.4 The
name should not be likely to give offence.
3.4.5 The
name should not be commercially based.
3.4.6 The
length of the name should be appropriate to the length of the street (i.e.
short names for short streets - for mapping purposes).
3.4.7 The
name should not be likely to cause semantic difficulties, i.e. spelling,
pronunciation, or general understanding.
3.4.8 As
a general rule, the proposed name should not be that of a living person, except
in exceptional circumstances.
4. Evaluation
4.1 There
are no similar road names in the Nelson City Council or Tasman District Council
areas that are likely to cause confusion with this name.
4.2 The
descendants of Bill Gibbons have given written approval for his name to be
used.
4.3 The
theme of naming roads after family members associated with the development is
reflected in another name, “Marie Place”.
4.4 The
proposed name does not conflict with any other criteria of the Road Naming
Guidelines.
5. Options
5.1 The
Hearings Panel has two options:
5.1.1 To
approve the name of “Bills Avenue”; or
5.1.2 To
decline the name of “Bills Avenue” and to ask the Developer to
submit alternative names.
Author: Kathy
Mardon, Consents Subdivision Administrator
Attachments
Attachment 1: A2140432
- Location Map - Street naming application - Bills Avenue ⇩
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Important considerations for decision making
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1. Fit
with Purpose of Local Government
The Council has the authority to name roads,
pursuant to s.319(j) of the Local Government Act 1974.
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2. Consistency
with Community Outcomes and Council Policy
The decision in this report supports the following
community outcome:
Our Council provides leadership and fosters
partnerships, a regional perspective and community engagement.
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3. Risk
This is a low risk decision as checks have been
carried out to ensure that the proposed road names will not cause confusion
to the public or to emergency services, if there are existing similar names.
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4. Financial
impact
No additional resources are required.
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5. Degree
of significance and level of engagement
The recommendations outlined in this report are of
low significance and therefore no consultation in addition to that undertaken
by the applicant is planned
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6. Inclusion
of Māori in the decision making process
No engagement with Māori has been undertaken in
preparing this report.
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7. Delegations
Under paragraph 6.18.3 of the
Nelson City Council’s Delegations Register, the Hearings Panel has the
following specific delegation:
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The Hearings Panel has the power to name all features within
the city requiring naming including roads, streets, service lanes, plazas,
parking areas, parks, reserves, gardens and all public facilities or
infrastructure.
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