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18SpecialPurpose­MajorRecreationFacilityzone

1.Activitytable

ThefollowingtablespecifiestheactivitystatusofactivitiesintheMajorRecreationFacilitieszone.

Toavoiddoubt,theGFAappliestothewholeareaofthemajorrecreationfacility(i.e.cumulativetotalwithinthefacility).

Activity / ActivityStatus
Commerce
Operationofmajorrecreationfacilitiesfortheirprimarypurposeasidentifiedinthe
applicableprecinct / P
Carnivals,concerts,fairs,marketsandfestivals / D
Conferences,meetings,receptionsandfunctions / P
Displaysandexhibitions / P
Entertainmentfacilitiesaccessorytoamajorrecreationfacility / D
Foodandbeverage(excludingdrive­throughandrestaurantsandcafes)accessorytoa
majorrecreationfacilityandequaltoorlessthan200m2GFA / P
Foodandbeverage(excludingdrive­throughandrestaurantsandcafes)accessorytoa
majorrecreationfacilityandgreaterthan200m2GFA / D
Licensedpremisesaccessorytoamajorrecreationfacilityandequaltoorlessthan
200m2 GFA / P
Licensedpremisesaccessorytoamajorrecreationfacilityandgreaterthan200m2GFA / D
Officesaccessorytoamajorrecreationfacilityandequaltoorlessthan200m2GFA / P
Officesaccessorytoamajorrecreationfacilityandgreaterthan200m2GFA / D
Retailaccessorytoamajorrecreationfacilityandequaltoorlessthan200m2GFA / P
Retailaccessorytoamajorrecreationfacilityandgreaterthan200m2GFA / D
Community
Carecentres / D
Communityfacilitiesequaltoorlessthan200m2 GFA / P
Communityfacilitiesgreaterthan200m2 GFA / D
Clubroomsaccessorytothemajorrecreationfacility / P
Educationfacilitiesequaltoorlessthan200m2GFA / P
Educationfacilitiesgreaterthan200m2 GFA / D
Healthcarefacilitiesequaltoorlessthan200m2GFA / P
Healthcarefacilitiesgreaterthan200m2 GFA / D
Informalrecreation / P
Organisedsportandrecreation / P
Publicamenities / P
Recreationactivitiesnotaccessorytoamajorrecreationfacilityequaltoorlessthan
500m2 GFA / P
Activity / ActivityStatus
Recreationactivitiesnotaccessorytoamajorrecreationfacilitygreaterthan500m2
GFA / D
Accommodation
Visitorand/orathleteaccommodationaccessorytoamajorrecreationfacilityequalto
orlessthan200m2GFA / P
Visitorand/orathleteaccommodationaccessorytoamajorrecreationfacilitygreater
than200m2 GFA / D
Infrastructure
Vehicleparkingandassociatedvehicleaccess / P
Development
Artworks / P
Newbuildingslessthanorequalto200m2GFA,includingadditionsandalterationsto
existingbuildings / P
Newbuildingsmorethan200m2GFAbutnogreaterthan1000m2GFA,including
additionsandalterationstoexistingbuildings / RD
Newbuildingsgreaterthan1000m2GFA / D
Demolitionofbuildings / P
Floodlighting,includingexteriorlighting,fittingsandsupportsandtowers / P
Observationareas,viewingplatformsandrelatedstructures / P
Parksinfrastructure / P
Parksmaintenance / P
Recreationaltrails / P

2.Land usecontrols

2.1 Noise

1.ThenoiselevelarisingfromanyactivityintheMajorRecreationFacilitieszonemustnotexceedthelimitsspecifiedintherelevantprecinctforthefacility.

2.CrowdnoiseisnotregulatedbytheUnitaryPlan.

3.AnyactivityintheRacing,SportsandStadiumsandShowgroundsprecinctsotherthaninEdenPark,NorthHarbourStadium,NorthShoreEventsCentre,TrustsStadiumandWesternSpringsthatinfringestherelevantnoisecontrolsisarestricteddiscretionaryactivity.

4.AnyactivityinEdenPark,NorthHarbourStadium,NorthShoreEventsCentre,TrustsStadiumandWesternSpringsthatinfringestherelevantnoisecontrolsisanon­complyingactivity.

2.2Licensedpremises

1.Licensedpremisesmustbelocatedwithinthemainstructureofthemajorrecreationfacilityandmustonlyoperateduringtheoperationoftheprimaryfunctionofthemajorrecreationfacility.

2.Anylicensedpremisesinamajorrecreationfacilitythatdoesnotcomplywithclause1aboveisadiscretionaryactivity.

2.3Traffic

1.Foranymajorrecreationfacilitylistedbelow,atrafficandtransportmanagementplan(includingwhere

roadclosuresareproposed)mustbepreparedandimplementedforanyeventexceedingthethresholdanticipatedcrowdcapacityidentifiedbelow.

Table1

Majorrecreationfacility / Maximum estimated
capacity / Threshold anticipated
crowdcapacity
EdenPark / 50,000seated / 10,000
MtSmartStadium / 60,000concerts
30,000sports / 15,000
NorthHarbourStadium / 30,000seated / 15,000
WesternSpringsStadium / 50,000concerts
30,000sportsevents / 15,000
AllotherStadiumsand
Showgrounds / 50percent

2.Wherenoroadclosuresareproposed,acopyofthetrafficandtransportmanagementplanmustbeprovidedtoAucklandTransportaminimumoftwoweekspriortotheevent.

3.Whereroadclosuresareproposed,acopyofthetrafficandtransportmanagementplanmustbeprovidedtoAucklandTransportaminimumoffourweekspriortotheevent.

4.Anyactivitythatdoesnotcomplywith1­3aboveisanon­complyingactivity.

3.Developmentcontrols

3.1Applicationofcontrols

1.WhereaMajorRecreationFacilitieszonecomprisesmultiplesitesbuthasacommonMajorRecreationFacilitieszoning,theentirezonewillbetreatedasasinglesiteforthepurposeofapplyingthefollowingdevelopmentcontrols.

3.2Buildingheight­StadiumandShowgroundsprecinct(excludingtheNorthShoreEventsCentre)

1.Buildings,includinglighttowers,fittingsandsupportsandtowers,located20morlessfromasiteinaresidentialzone,theFutureUrbanzoneorapublicopenspacemustnotexceed18minheight.

2.Buildings,includinglighttowers,fittingsandsupportsandtowers,locatedmorethan20mfromasiteinaresidentialzone,theFutureUrbanzoneorapublicopenspacemustnotexceed35minheight.

3.3Buildingheight­Allothermajorrecreationfacilities

1.Buildings,includinglighttowers,fittingsandsupportsandtowersmustnotexceed18minheight.

3.4Heightinrelationtoboundary

1.Buildingsmustnotexceedaheightof2.5mmeasuredverticallyabovegroundlevelatsideandrearboundariesadjoiningasitewithinaresidentialzone,theFutureUrbanzoneorapublicopenspace.Thereafter,buildingsmustbesetback1mforeveryadditionalmetreinheight(45degrees).

3.5Screening

1.Anyoutdoorstorageorrubbishcollectionareathatdirectlyfaceandarevisiblefromaresidentialzone,ruralzone,thecentresandmixedusezone,theFutureUrbanzoneorapublicopenspaceadjoiningaboundarywith,orontheoppositesideoftheroadfrom,aMajorRecreationFacilityzone,mustbescreenedfromthoseareasbyasolidwallorfenceatleast1.8mhigh.

4.Assessment­Restricteddiscretionaryactivities

4.1Mattersofdiscretion

Thecouncilwillrestrictitsdiscretiontothemattersbelowfortheactivitieslistedasrestricteddiscretionaryintheactivitytable.

1.Buildingsandstructuresgreaterthan200m2GFAbutnogreatthan1,000m2GFA

a.noise,lightingandhoursofoperation

b.buildingdesign,scaleandexternalappearance

c.sitelayoutanddesignoflandscaping

d.designofparkingandaccess.

4.2AssessmentCriteria

1.Buildingsandstructuresgreaterthan200m²GFAbutnogreaterthan1000m2GFA

a.Noise,lightingandhoursofoperation

i.

ii.

iii.

Exteriorlightingoutputshouldgenerallybedirectedinadownwarddirection.

Theeffectsoflightspillandglarebothtothepatronsandadjacentroadsandresidentsshouldbeminimised.

Noiseandlightingfromtheactivityshouldnotunreasonablyadverselyaffecttheamenityofsurroundingresidentialproperties.Indeterminingthis,considerationwillbegiventothelocationofanypotentiallynoisyactivitiese.g.air­conditioningplant,andanyproposedmeasurestomitigatenoiseincluding:

•locatingnoisyactivitiesawayfromneighbouringresidentialboundariesscreeningorotherdesignfeatures

•controlsontheproposedhoursofoperationofpotentiallynoisyactivities.

b.Buildingdesignandexternalappearance

i.

ii.

iii.

iv.

Buildingsincloseproximitytostreetsorpublicopenspacesshouldpositivelycontributetothepublicrealmandpedestriansafety.

Activitieswithinbuildingsincloseproximitytostreetsorpublicopenspacesshouldengageandactivatethosespacesatgroundandfirstfloorlevels.

Excessivebulkandscaleshouldbeminimisedattheinterfacewithresidentialandpublicopenspacezones.

Theheight,locationanddesignofthebuildingshouldnotvisuallydominateneighbouringsiteszonedresidentialandpublicopenspaceandallowreasonablesunlightanddaylightaccessto:

•streetsandpublicopenspaces

•adjoiningsites,particularlythosewithresidentialusestheproposedbuilding.

v.

vi.

Blankwallsshouldbeavoidedatgroundandfirstfloorlevelsofbuildingswheretheyfrontstreetsandpublicopenspaces.Sideorrearwallsshouldbeusedasanopportunitytointroducecreativearchitecturalsolutionsthatprovideinterestinthefaçadeincludingmodulation,relieforsurfacedetailing.

Roofprofilesshouldbedesignedaspartoftheoverallbuildingformandcontributetothearchitecturalqualityoftheskylineasviewedfrombothgroundlevelandthesurroundingarea.Thisincludesintegratingplant,exhaustandintakeunitsandothermechanicalandelectricalequipmentintotheoverallrooftopdesignasfaraspracticable.

vii.viii.

ix.

Buildingsshouldusequality,durableandeasilymaintainedmaterials.

Servicingelementsshouldbeavoidedonbuildingfaçadesunlessintegratedintothefaçadedesign.

Signageonbuildingsshouldbedesignedasanintegratedpartofthebuildingfaçade.

c.Sitelayoutanddesignoflandscaping

i.

ii.

iii.

iv.

Thegenerallayoutofaproposalandtherelationshipbetweenallthecomponentsofadevelopmentshouldenableanysignificantadverseeffectsoftheproposaltobeinternalisedtothegreatestextentpracticableandotheradverseeffectsareexpectedtobeappropriatelymanaged

Developmentshouldbedesignedandlocatedtoenablemaximumintegrationwithexistingandlikelyfuturedevelopmentinthesurroundingarea.

Landscapingofthedevelopmentshouldbeprovidedinamannerthatwillenhancethevisualappearanceofthedevelopment,includingaroundparkingareas,serviceareasandatthezoneboundary.

Whererelevant,landscapingshouldbeusedtosoftenlargefaçades,andprovidevisualscreeningofservicebuildingsandanyaffectedresidentialandopenspacezoneboundaries;delineatepedestrianroutesandcreatepointsofinterestandattractionaswellasbeingusedtovisuallyintegratedevelopmentwithanysurroundingopenspace.

d.Designofparkingandaccess

i.

ii.

iii.

Surfaceparkingshouldbesoftenedwithlandscaping,includingtreeplantingtobreakuplargeareasofpaving/hardstand.

Ventilationandfumesfromparkingstructuresorotherusesshouldnotbeventedintotheadjacentpedestrianenvironmentatgroundlevel.

Vehiclecrossingsandaccesswaysshouldprioritisepedestrianmovementandinparticularbe:

•designedtoreducevehiclespeedandbevisuallyattractive

•clearlyseparatedfromtheordinarypedestrianaccessroutes.

iv.

v.

vi.

vii.

Thedesignofpedestrianroutesbetweenparkingareas,buildingentrances/lobbiesandthestreetshouldbeaccessiblebyallpeopleofallagesandphysicalabilitiesandprovideahighlevelofpedestriansafety.

Footpathsandcyclewaysshouldbelinkedtosurroundingpublicopenspaceandfacilities,wherethisisappropriate.

Rampswherenecessaryshouldbeminimalinlengthandintegratedintothedesignofthebuilding.

Efficientandadequateloadingandunloadingspacesshouldbeprovidedinamannerthatwillnotdisruptonsiteoroffsitetrafficflows.

5.Assessment­Development controlinfringements

5.1Mattersofdiscretion

Inadditiontothegeneralmattersofdiscretioninclause2.3ofthegeneralprovisions,thecouncilwillrestrictitsdiscretiontothemattersbelowforthelisteddevelopmentcontrolinfringement.

1.Heightandheightinrelationtoboundary

a.noiseandlighting

b.buildingdesign,scaleandexternalappearance.

2.Screening

a.whetheranalternativeformofscreeningisproposedwhichprovidesufficientmitigation(thatbeingtoavoidadversevisualeffectsofunscreenedstorageorrubbishstorageareas)asasolidwallorfenceatleast1.8mhigh.

3.AnyactivityintheRacing,SportsandStadiumsandShowgroundsprecincts,otherthaninEdenPark,NorthHarbourStadium,NorthShoreEventsCentre,TrustsStadiumandWesternSpringsthatinfringetherelevantnoisecontrols

a.thelikelyeffectsonsleepdisturbanceatnighttime

b.whetherthenoisecontainsanyspecialaudiblecharacteristicsworthyofapenaltyinaccordancewithsection6.3ofNZS6802:2008

c.theeffectsofcrowdnoise

d.themaximumlevelofnoiselikelytobegenerated,andwhetheritisreasonable

e.thecumulativeeffectswhencombinedwithothereventsexceedingthestandardnoiselimits

f.whetherthebestpracticableoptionhasbeenadoptedforthemitigationofnoiseeffects

g.theabilitytoadequatelynotifyreceiversofnoiseoftheeventincludingthemaximumnoiselevels,durationandtimingoftheevent.

5.2Assessmentcriteria

Inadditiontothegeneralassessmentcriteriainclause2.3ofthegeneralprovisions,thecouncilwillconsidertherelevantcriteriabelowforthelisteddevelopmentcontrolinfringement.

1.Heightandheightinrelationtoboundary

a.Noise,lightingandhoursofoperation

i.

ii.

iii.

•

•

Exteriorlightingoutputshouldgenerallybedirectedinadownwarddirection.

Theeffectsoflightspillandglarebothtothepatronsandadjacentroadsandresidentsshouldbeminimised.

Noiseandlightingfromtheactivityshouldnotunreasonablyadverselyaffecttheamenityofsurroundingresidentialproperties.Indeterminingthis,considerationwillbegiventothelocationofanypotentiallynoisyactivitiese.g.airconditioningplant,andanyproposedmeasurestomitigatenoiseincluding:

locatingnoisyactivitiesawayfromneighbouringresidentialboundariesscreeningorotherdesignfeatures

controlsontheproposedhoursofoperationofpotentiallynoisyactivities.

b.Buildingdesignandexternalappearance

i.

ii.

iii.

iv.

Buildingsincloseproximitytostreetsorpublicopenspacesshouldpositivelycontributetothepublicrealmandpedestriansafety.

Activitieswithinbuildingsincloseproximitytostreetsorpublicopenspacesshouldengageandactivatethosespacesatgroundandfirstfloorlevels.

Excessivebulkandscaleshouldbeminimisedattheinterfacewithresidentialandpublicopenspacezone.

Buildingsthatexceedthebuildingheightcontrolordonotcomplywiththeheightinrelationtoboundarycontrolwillneedtodemonstratethatthereisanoperational,technicalorlocationalneedtoexceedthecontrol.

v.Theheight,locationanddesignofthebuildingshouldnotvisuallydominateneighbouringsiteszonedresidentialandpublicopenspaceandallowsreasonablesunlightanddaylightaccessto:

•streetsandpublicopenspaces

•adjoiningsites,particularlythosewithvii.residentialusestheproposedbuilding.

vi.

vii.

viii.ix.

x.

Blankwallsshouldbeavoidedatgroundandfirstfloorlevelsofbuildingswheretheyfrontstreetsandpublicopenspaces.Sideorrearwallsshouldbeusedasanopportunitytointroducecreativearchitecturalsolutionsthatprovideinterestinthefaçadeincludingmodulation,relieforsurfacedetailing.

Roofprofilesshouldbedesignedaspartoftheoverallbuildingformandcontributetothearchitecturalqualityoftheskylineasviewedfrombothgroundlevelandthesurroundingarea.Thisincludesintegratingplant,exhaustandintakeunitsandothermechanicalandelectricalequipmentintotheoverallrooftopdesignasfaraspracticable.

Buildingsshouldusequality,durableandeasilymaintainedmaterials.

Servicingelementsshouldbeavoidedonbuildingfaçadesunlessintegratedintothefaçadedesign.

Signsonbuildingsshouldbedesignedasanintegratedpartofthebuildingfaçade.

c.Sitelayoutanddesignoflandscaping

i.

ii.

iii.

iv.

Thegenerallayoutofaproposalandtherelationshipbetweenallthecomponentsofadevelopmentshouldenableanysignificantadverseeffectsoftheproposaltobeinternalisedtothegreatestextentpracticableandotheradverseeffectsareexpectedtobeappropriatelymanaged.

Developmentshouldbedesignedandlocatedtoenablemaximumintegrationwithexistingandlikelyfuturedevelopmentinthesurroundingarea.

Landscapingofthedevelopmentshouldbeprovidedinamannerthatwillenhancethevisualappearanceofthedevelopment,includingaroundparkingareas,serviceareasandatthezoneboundary.

Whererelevant,landscapingshouldbeusedtosoftenlargefaçades,andprovidevisualscreeningofservicebuildingsandanyaffectedresidentialandopenspacezoneboundaries,delineatepedestrianroutesandcreatepointsofinterestandattractionaswellasbeingusedtovisuallyintegratedevelopmentwithanysurroundingopenspace.

6.Specialinformationrequirements

6.1Designstatement

Adesignstatementisrequiredfortheactivitiesspecifiedinthetablebelow.Thedesignstatementisrequiredtoincludeasaminimumthemattersindicatedwithinthetableassetoutinclause2.7.2ofthegeneralprovisions.Drawings,illustrationsandsupportingwrittenexplanationshouldbeproportionatetothecomplexityandsignificanceofthedevelopmentproposal.RefertotheADMforguidanceonthepreparationofdesignstatements.

Table2

Activity / Buildingsorstructuresgreaterthan200m2GFA / Buildingsorstructuresthatdonotcomplywiththebuildingorheight
inrelationtoboundarycontrols
A.CONTEXTANALYSIS
1.Siteanalysis
a. / Existingsiteplan / X / X
b. / Streetscapecharacter / X
2.Neighbourhoodanalysis
a. / Naturalandcultural
environment / X / X
b. / Movement / X
c. / Neighbourhoodcharacter / X / X
d. / Useandactivity / X
e. / Urbanstructure / X
3.Opportunitiesandconstraintsanalysis
a. / Opportunitiesand
constraintsdiagram / X / X
B.DESIGNRESPONSE
a. / Conceptdesign / X / X
b. / Proposedsiteplan / X / X
c. / Proposedelevations / X / X
d. / Shadowdiagrams / X
e. / Landscape / X / X
f. / Streetdesign / X
g. / Urbanstructure / X
h. / Publicopenspace / X / X

6.2Trafficandtransportmanagementplan

1.Theplanmustprovideadescriptionofthevarioustraffic,transportationandcrowdmanagementelementsthathavebeenconsideredinrelationtopatronsattendingtheevent.

2.TheplanmustbeprovidedtoandcertifiedbyAucklandTransport.

3.Theplanmustbeascomprehensiveasnecessarytoensurethesafetyofstaffworkingontheevent,thepatronswhoattendtheevent,andthegeneralpublicaroundtheprecinctwhoarenotdirectlyassociatedwiththeevent.

4.Theplanmustdocumentthoseprocessesrequiredinandimmediatelysurroundingthevenuetoallowtheeventtooperatesuccessfullyandsafely(takingintoaccountanyhistoricalfeedbackregisterofconcerns)includingby:

a.providingoveralltrafficandtransportationstrategiesthat:

i.

ii.iii.iv.

v.

maintainemergencyvehicleaccessatalltimes

provideformonitoringoftrafficbeforeandaftertheeventensurethatoveralltrafficflowismaintained

promotetravelbypublictransport,coachesandwalking,inpreferencetoprivatevehicle

provideeventcarparkingonlyforvehiclesdisplayinganeventcarparkingpassandthosepatronswithspecificsupportneeds

vi.vii.

viii.

ix.

x.

implementparkingrestrictionsontheimmediatelysurroundingpublicroads

providesufficientspacefortaxiandcoachparking,locatedinanaccessibleareathatwillenablepeopletobeefficientlyandsafelydeliveredtoandfromthefacility

giveprioritytovenuetrafficbeforeandafteraneventwhilenotsignificantlyinconveniencingordelayinggeneralpublicmotorvehicletrafficflowsnotassociatedwiththeevent

implementclearandeffectivenotificationsandsigns

clearlyidentifypriorityareasforpickingupanddroppingoffifandasrequiredbytheanticipateddemographic.

b.providingoverallcrowdmanagementstrategiesthat:

i.

ii.

iii.iv.

identifymajorpedestrianroutesandanytrafficmanagementmeasuresrequiredatlocationswheremajorpedestrianflowscrossmajorroads

managepedestrianflowstoensuresafeandconveniencepedestrianaccesstoandfromthevenue

prioritisepedestrianmovementswithincloseproximitytothestadium

ensurethatpedestrianaccessaroundthevenueisstillavailabletothegeneralpublicandpedestriansnotassociatedwiththeevent,includingviaanalternativeroutethannormalifthatisrequired.