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Road Closure Subcommittee
14 June 2023
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3. Proposed
Temporary Road Closure for Winter Fireworks 2023
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Reference / Te Tohutoro:
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23/885125
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Report of / Te Pou Matua:
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Simon
Hodges, Team Leader - Temporary Traffic Management simon.hodges@ccc.govt.nz
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Senior Manager / Pouwhakarae:
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Mary
Richardson, General Manager Citizens & Community
(Mary.Richardson@ccc.govt.nz)
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1. Brief Summary
1.1 The purpose of this report is to provide the Road Closure
Subcommittee with information to enable the Subcommittee to make a decision
regarding the application for proposed road closures for the Winter Fireworks
Event in New Brighton. The reason for the proposed road closures is to provide
a safe and separated area where event attendees can access and egress the event
whilst being separated from vehicular traffic. The closures are also intended
to facilitate efficient access and egress, to and from the event for public
transport services.
1.2 This report has been written because Christchurch City Council
Events Development Team have proposed to close the following roads in the New
Brighton Area from 4pm to 9:30pm Saturday 1 July 2023:
· Beresford Street from Marine Parade to Hardy Street
· Brighton Mall from Beresford Street to Union Street
· Hardy Street from Beresford Street to Seaview Road
· Hood Street from Union Street to Oram Avenue
· Mafeking Street - entire length
· Marine Parade from Hawke Street to Hood Street
· New Brighton Road from Hawke Street to Pratt Street
· Oram Avenue from Beresford Street to Hood Street
· Seaview Road from Owles Terrace to Hardy Street and from Union
Street to Shaw Avenue
· Union Street from Seaview Road to Owles Terrace.
1.3 The
application also proposes a rain
contingency date of Sunday 2 July 2023 for closures to be in place at the same
times as above.
1.4 The
event organisers have indicated that they have undertaken direct notifications
to impacted parties, which is required as part of the road closure application
process. The event organisers will provide a record of any feedback received,
from impacted parties, to the Subcommittee in advance of the scheduled meeting
or alternatively the organisers may present the information in person to the
Subcommittee.
1.5 Public
notification was carried out through publication in The Press and on the
Council website. The period of time allowing for objections to be received
meeting the minimum required time period of one week. The application was
publicly advertised in The Press on Tuesday 30 May 2023 with objections closing
Wednesday 7 June 2023.
1.6 There
were no objections received by Council, as a result of the public notifications
process.
1.7 Road
closures for this event have previously been approved by the Road Closure
Subcommittee at this location, with no unexpected impacts regarding traffic
movements, reported in the area.
1.8 Staff
support the proposed temporary road closures and believe that it will not
unreasonably impact traffic.
2. Officer
Recommendations Ngā Tūtohu
That the Road Closure
Subcommittee:
1. Receive the information in the Report.
2. Authorise the approval of the temporary road closures for the Winter
Fireworks event, proposed to be deployed from 4pm to 9:30pm on Saturday 1 July
2023, with a rain contingency date of Sunday 2 July 2023:
a. Beresford Street from Marine Parade to Hardy Street
b. Brighton Mall from Beresford Street to Union Street
c. Hardy Street from Beresford Street to Seaview Road
d. Hood Street from Union Street to Oram Avenue
e. Mafeking Street - entire length
f. Marine Parade from Hawke Street to Hood Street
g. New Brighton Road from Hawke Street to Pratt Street
h. Oram Avenue from Beresford Street to Hood Street
i. Seaview Road from Owles Terrace to Hardy Street and from Union
Street to Shaw Avenue
j. Union Street from Seaview Road to Owles Terrace
Attachments
Ngā
Tāpirihanga
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No.
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Title
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Reference
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Page
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Proposed Temporary
Road Closures Winter Fireworks 2023
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23/885126
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8
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Confirmation of Statutory
Compliance Te Whakatūturutanga ā-Ture
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Compliance with Statutory Decision-making
Requirements (ss 76 - 81 Local Government Act 2002).
(a) This report contains:
(i) sufficient information about all reasonably practicable
options identified and assessed in terms of their advantages and
disadvantages; and
(ii) adequate consideration of the views and preferences of
affected and interested persons bearing in mind any proposed or previous
community engagement.
(b) The information reflects the level of significance of the
matters covered by the report, as determined in accordance with the Council's
significance and engagement policy.
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Signatories Ngā Kaiwaitohu
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Author
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Simon Hodges -
Team Leader Temporary Traffic Management
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Approved By
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Jacob Bradbury
- Manager Planning & Delivery Transport
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