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Presented
by: Holly Gardiner, Senior Policy Planner, & Darren Bridgett, Team Leader
City Planning
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Staff provided an overview of the topic.
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Staff discussed the statutory process,
timeline, and key terms. She talked through the Current District Plan
approach, and noise limits. Raised the issues identifies, and examples of
approaches that other cities take, also:
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the options and preferred option.
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Hagley Park noise limits.
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proposed night-time noise limits, and noise
insulation environments, and keeping road noise limits consistent with PC 5E.
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costs & benefits, and next steps.
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John Higgins raised separate central
city noise work happening concurrently.
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Staff responded to Councillor questions.
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Discussion of whether proposed plan would mean
for venues such as Dux Central to undertake their preferred activities. ACTION: Staff
to provide technical data regarding whether this would increase compliance
for current venues facing issues.
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Discussion topics included:
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whether St Asaph can be included within the
higher category one area.
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consultation start date.
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need for accessibility in how consultation is
presented to the public.
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10 venues on St Asaph Street’s inclusion
into category one.
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the proposed orange circle is based off
current levels.
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amount of options may be too many. Preference
for simplification.
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whether the preferred option being more
permissive or restrictive to getting people to live in the central city.
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external facades and balconies. Note no change
to external design elements.
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65 when other cities are using 60dBL Aeq.
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importance for providing areas of existing
residential which may be impacted.
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road noise limits being existing.
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ACTION: Staff to provide further information on what is exempt from the
noise standards.
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Discussion of impacts of existing properties
and venues.
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Discussion of simplification not excluding
options such as 2 & 3.
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ACTION: Staff to provide a drop in for Councillors on this prior
to it coming back.
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