Structure of Presentation S42A Business Chapter 6 Presentation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Structure of Presentation • S42A Business Chapter 6 Presentation • Submissions, key issues and recommendations • Response to Commissioner Questions on both Business and Central City Chapters • Other errors and addendums in response to hearings • Conclusion

Proposed District Plan Chapter 6 Business Zones 22 nd , 23 rd , 24 th , 25 th October and 4 th , 5 th , 7 th and 25 th November

Summary of Submissions • 57 Submissions with 161 submission points • 31 further submissions with 238 further submission points

Introduction • The Business Chapter takes full guidance from the strategic policy direction set in Chapter 2- Strategic Framework; the purpose of the RMA and outcomes sought through the policies of the PRPS. • It outlines the centres hierarchy in the Plan, the spatial distribution of centres within the city, their function, composition, scale and intensity.

Policy 6.15 - PRPS Direction •a) support and sustain the vitality, viability and self-sufficiency of existing commercial centres identified in Table 6-3 (section 6D); •b) support and sustain existing physical resources, and ensure the continuing ability to make efficient use of, and undertake long-term planning and management for the transport network, and other public and private infrastructure resources including community facilities; •c) recognise and enhance the Hamilton Central Business District as the primary retail, economic, business and social centre of the Future Proof area, by: - i ) encouraging the greatest diversity, scale and intensity of activities in the Hamilton Central Business District; and - ii) avoiding or managing adverse effects on the Central Business District, including from activities which may adversely affe ct function, vitality or amenity of the Central Business District; •d) ensure new commercial development is not located on land specifically provided for industrial activities unless it is anc illary to those industrial activities; •da) recognise that in addition to retail activity, the Hamilton Central Business District and towns are also centres of administration, office and civic activity. These activities will not occur to any significant extent in the sub-regional centres as these centres are to remain predominantly as retail centres. •e) ensure new commercial centres are only developed where they are consistent with a) to d) of this policy. New centres will avoid adverse effects, both individually and cumulatively on: – i) the distribution, function and infrastructure associated with those centres identified in Table 6 - 3 (section 6D); – ii) people and communities who rely on those centres identified in Table 6 - 3 (section 6D) for their social and economic wellbeing, and require ease of access to such centres by a variety of transport modes; – iii) the efficiency, safety and function of the transportation network; and – iv) the extent and character of industrial land and associated physical resources, including through the avoidance of reverse sensitivity effects. (emphasis added)

Why a Business Hierarchy? A Business Hierarchy implements a ‘centres’ based approach to promoting sustainable urban development where co-location and agglomeration effects are encouraged with the aim of sustaining vibrant and viable business centres throughout the City.

Purpose of Business Hierarchy To re-establish the primacy of the Central City as a multi-functional business • centre, to be achieved explicitly through Zone policy, rules and assessment criteria that govern the scale of office, retail and community based activities; To implement those sections of the RMA which seek; • – to promote the sustainable management of natural and physical resources (Section 5) and; – to have particular regard to the efficient use and development of resources, the maintenance and enhancement of amenity values and the maintenance and enhancement of the quality of the environment ( Section 6). To implement the strategic policies (Policy 6.15) of the Proposed Waikato Regional • Policy Statement and the Hamilton Urban Growth Strategy.

Key Objectives of Business Hierarchy • Encouraging the most intensive activities to establish within the Central City, then sub-regional centres and then suburban Centres. • Providing for larger format, lower intensity activities on the fringes of these higher order centres. • Providing for lower order centres to cater for local needs. • Encouraging new business activities to establish in business centres.

Business Hierarchy Regional Sub- Regional Suburban

Business Hierarchy Neighbourhood Sub-Regional CBD Suburban Centre Centre Centres Five Cross Hamilton CBD Chartwell Dinsdale Roads The Base & Te Nawton Glenview Awa Rototuna / Frankton Thomas Road Hillcrest / Clyde Hamilton East Hillcrest

Chapter 6 Structure • 7 Business Zones as notified

Chapter 6 Structure • Activity status – there are No controlled activities; • New buildings and alterations are a RD activity; • The discretionary approach to activities will enable dialogue, assessment of adverse distributional effects on the Central City and greater flexibility in negotiating good design outcomes; • Floor area thresholds and Activity status differentiate between scale, character and intensity of the activity and its potential adverse effects across all Business Zones.

Summary of Key Submission Points • There are too many Business zones • Combine Suburban Centre and Fringe Zones • No Objectives or Policies for Business 1 or Business 4 Zones • Excessive area of Large Format Retail zoning • Rezone sites fronting Te-Rapa Road from Industrial to Business • Retail too permissive in Sub-Regional Centre • Office activity too restrictive outside of Central City • Use of the Word “ Shall” • New Buildings and alterations requiring a RD consent • Cafes and Restaurants in Neighbourhood Centres • New activity status for Supermarkets • Centre Vitality Assessment too onerous

Issue - New Buildings • Seek new buildings, building alterations and relocated buildings to be Permitted Activities subject to standards • Recommended to retain RDA status • Assessment Criteria to be reviewed and considered in Hearings early 2014

Issue - Suburban Centre Zone Seek to combine Suburban Centre and Fringe zones with consequential • amendments, duplication, unnecessary distinction. Recommended to combine the above and create one Suburban Centre • Zone (Business 5) Five Cross Roads Dinsdale HillCrest Clyde .

Issue - Business 1 and 4 Zones Seek new Objective and Policy Framework for Commercial fringe and • Large Format Retail Recommended new Objective and Policy Framework for ‘Out of Centre’ • Zones

Issue - Business 4 Zone (LFR) Seek to reduce extent of LFR zoning in the vicinity of Te - Rapa North Sub Regional Centre. Recommend ‘roll back’ of former Supa -Centre site given lapse of land use consent and advice of retail consultant.

Issue - Sub-Regional Centre • Seek to reduce the geographical extent of Te -Rapa North Sub-Regional Centre • Recommended amendment to Fig 6.1b);

Issue – Business 3 Zones • Extend Business 3 zoning across Lot 1 and 2 zone for The Base, Te-Rapa • Cap to reflect existing Lot 2 consents with flexibility for office/ retail as permitted activities within caps • PRPS mediation on issue

Issues - Retail • Seek a discretionary status for retail in Te-Rapa North Sub-Regional Centre • Seek to change LFR zone to Business 1 (to achieve a discretionary assessment for additional retail in this location) • Seek a permitted activity status for Retail 150 -399m² in Large Format Retail zones • Recommend RD status for retail activities in Business 3 zone (Te-Rapa North only) and Discretionary status for smaller retail activities <399m² and RD status for Retail greater than 400m² in Large Format Retail zone

Issue - Offices Seek amendments to the activity status and permitted floor area so that • Offices up to 500m ² are Permitted activities within Business Centres Recommended to retain Offices as Discretionary activities outside of the • Central City

Issue - Centre Viability Assessment • Seek deletion of Centre Viability Assessment requirement in Rule 1.5.20 • Recommended to retain assessment criteria and clarify when it is required • A Centre Viability Assessment is fundamental to the assessment of effects resulting from office or retail activity on the vitality and viability of the Central City • Refinement acknowledged as part of Volume 2 Hearings in early 2014

Issue - Supermarkets Seek a new class of activity for • supermarkets as distinct from Retail activities in Business Zones Recommend a RD activity status • for Supermarkets, no floor area threshold in Business 1,3,4 and 5 (Suburban Centre) Zones. New definition.

Issue - Height • Seek additional height in Business 3 and 4 Zones • Recommend increase height to 20m in Sub - Regional Centre zone only.