Planners Report.pdf - Hutt City Council

The dimensions of the proposed car parks are not able to comply with the
requirements of Australian Standard AS2890 Part 1.
4.10 Rule 14F 2.1 Discretionary activities
(b) Demolition or relocation of part or all of a building or structure listed in Appendix
Heritage 1 or 2
The existing building at 350 Jackson Street will be demolished.
4.11 Rule 14I Permitted Activities – Conditions
(a)
(b)
Ground Level:
The natural ground level may not be altered by more than 1.2m, measured
vertically.
Quantity:
Maximum volume of 50m 3 (solid measure) per site.
The applicant proposes to undertake 150m 3 of earthworks.
5.0 Consideration under the Resource Management Act 1991
5.1 As a discretionary activity the application must be assessed in accordance with the
provisions of sections 104 and 104B of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act).
The process for considering a discretionary activity is as follows:
(i)
(ii)
To identify the relevant section 104 matters;
As part of the overall discretion in section 104B, weigh the relevant matters
under section 104.
5.2 I consider that the relevant section 104 matters are as follows:
• Any actual and potential effects on the environment of allowing the activity:
• The relevant provisions of the District Plan, objectives, policies and rules; and
• Part II of the Act.
5.3 An assessment of effects of the proposal on the environment and the identification of
the issues/matters raised by submitters are detailed in sections 6 and 7 below. The
District Plan’s objectives, policies and rules are of particular relevance in terms of
section 104(1)(b), and together with the Part II criteria listed in section 9 of this report,
form the basis of my considerations.