Minutes of a meeting of the Hearings Panel - Other
Held in the Council Chamber, Floor 2A, Civic House, 110 Trafalgar Street, Nelson
On Tuesday 3 December 2019, commencing at 8.30a.m.
Present: Councillors Brian McGurk (Chairperson), Judene Edgar and Tim Skinner
In Attendance: Group Manager Environmental Management (C Barton), Group Manager Infrastructure, (A Louverdis) and Governance Adviser (E Stephenson)
Apologies : Nil
1. Apologies
There were no apologies.
2. Confirmation of Order of Business
There was no change to the order of business
There were no updates to the Interests Register, and no interests with items on the agenda were declared.
There was no public forum.
5. Temporary Road Closures - Crusaders Rugby Game and Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon
Document number R12571, agenda pages 6 - 15 refer.
6. Right of Way Easement - Findlay Place Local Purpose Reserve (Road)
Document number R12532, agenda pages 16 - 24 refer.
7. Application for change of a private right of way - Peartree Park
Document number R13599, agenda pages 25 - 29 refer.
8. Application for naming of a private right of way - Marsden Park
Document number R13607, agenda pages 30 - 34 refer.
9. Parking and Vehicle Control Bylaw (2011), No 207 Amendments to Schedules
Document number R13595, agenda pages 35 - 49 refer.
Team Leader Transport Operations, Matt Bruce, spoke to the report and answered questions regarding the proposed alterations to the Schedules.
Schedule 4 – Special Parking Areas
(4.1) Muritai Street bus stop removal
The reasons for the removal of the bus stop were noted, including the petrol station resource consent. However, there were concerns that this was a busy bus stop and it was felt there was a future possibility for relocation of the stop. The Panel requested that a report be brought back once officers had sought feedback from directly affected residents.
(4.2) Relocation of bus stop outside 134 Waimea Road
Mr Bruce noted Nelson Coachlines’ feedback regarding the difficulties for buses entering and exiting this bus stop. He noted that the relocation would not mean any loss of car parking and that there had been no feedback from directly affected residents.
Schedule 7 – Resident Parking Spaces
(4.3) 219 Bridge Street (Resident only park)
Mr Bruce reiterated the information in paragraphs 4.3.1 – 4.3.5 of the agenda report, in particular that a previous request had been declined, that the applicant had received incorrect advice from Council planners and had a disability. He clarified that the request was seeking a maximum term of two years and that there was high demand for parking on Bridge Street.
Manager Transport and Solid Waste, Marg Parfitt, clarified that the resource consent for off street parking would mean a loss of one on-street car park. Ms Parfitt confirmed that a condition could be added, to approve the resident only park subject to the lodging of the resource consent and that if the consent was declined that would be the end of it.
It was noted that no resource consent had been lodged yet and it was agreed to add a further condition that the application be approved for one year, which was considered enough time for the resource consent to be lodged.
Concerns re precedent setting were noted.
(4.4) 34 Tasman Street (Resident only park) and (4.5) 36 Tasman Street (Resident only park)
Mr Bruce gave the background for the applications at 34 and 36 Tasman Street and clarified the criteria in the parking policy, which were that they were not in the CBD, had no off-street parking and no ability to create it.
Discussion took place regarding the need for a modal change in transport and the need to adapt. It was agreed that fees and charges should be reviewed as part of the Annual Plan process. It was also noted that the policy would need to be reviewed going forward, probably next year and a suggestion was made that, because of this, the application be granted on an annually renewable basis.
There were considered to be no issues with the following alterations:
Schedule 8 – Time Limited Parking
(4.6) 575 Main Road Stoke P60 Parking
Schedule 9 – No Stopping and Parking Areas
(4.7) Tasman Street/Grove Street Intersection
(4.8) Tasman Street Resident Only Parking No Stopping
(4.9) 71 Tasman Street No Stopping
The motion was taken in parts.
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Resolved HEA/2019/026 That the Hearings Panel – Other 1. Receives the report Parking and Vehicle Control Bylaw (2011), No 207 Amendments to Schedules (13595) and its attachments (A2297682 and A2298179). |
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Resolved HEA/2019/027 That the Hearings Panel – Other 2. Approves amendments detailed in the report R10158 to the following Schedules of the Bylaw, Parking and Vehicle Control (2011), No 207: · Schedule 4, subject to a report on the relocation of the Muritai Street bus stop coming back to the Hearings Panel – Other. |
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Resolved HEA/2019/028 That the Hearings Panel – Other 3. Approves amendments detailed in the report R10158 to the following Schedules of the Bylaw, Parking and Vehicle Control (2011), No 207:
· Schedule 7, with a resident only park for 219 Bridge Street for a maximum one year term and subject to a resource consent being lodged. |
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Resolved HEA/2019/029 That the Hearings Panel – Other 4. Approves amendments detailed in the report R10158 to the following Schedules of the Bylaw, Parking and Vehicle Control (2011), No 207:
· Schedule 7, with annually renewable resident only parks for 34 and 36 Tasman Street. |
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Councillor Skinner requested that his vote against clause 4. be recorded. |
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Resolved HEA/2019/030 That the Hearings Panel – Other 5. Approves amendments detailed in the report R10158 to the following Schedules of the Bylaw, Parking and Vehicle Control (2011), No 207:
· Schedule 8 · Schedule 9
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There being no further business the meeting ended at 9.17a.m.
Confirmed as a correct record of proceedings:
Chairperson
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