significant in terms of section 76
of the Local Government Act 2002
e) determined that is has complied with the decision- making provisions of the Local
Government Act 2002 to the extent necessary in relation to this decision; and in
accordance with section 79 of the Act, determined that it does not require further
information, further assessment of options or further analysis of costs and
benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this
matter.
All buses in the Citylink urban fleet serving Waitara, Bell Block, New Plymouth and Oakura, are low-floor, have no steps and are wheelchair accessible. There are some wheelchair restrictions to consider: There are no restraints on the bus, so wheelchair brakes must be on at all times while travelling.
Your wheelchair must not take up a space of more than 700mm wide and 1200mm long or have a chair/passenger combined weight of more than 240kg.
All passengers should be able to board a bus and pay
All buses in the Citylink urban fleet serving Waitara, Bell Block, New Plymouth and Oakura, are low-floor, have no steps and are wheelchair accessible. There are some wheelchair restrictions to consider: There are no restraints on the bus, so wheelchair brakes must be on at all times while travelling.
Your wheelchair must not take up a space of more than 700mm wide and 1200mm long or have a chair/passenger combined weight of more than 240kg.
All passengers should be able to board a bus and pay
in
accordance with section 79 of the Act, determined that it does not require further
information, further assessment of options or further analysis of costs and
benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this
matter.
Boyde/Walker
5. Biodiversity Credit System Submission
5.1 Mr F Kiddle – Strategy Lead, spoke to the Memorandum to update the committee on
the submission process, noting that his will be quite a lengthy process.
5.2 The motion
to the Duration of Freshwater Consents –
New Analysis
b) noted that one immediate impact of the Natural Built Environment Act is that,
for resource consent applications lodged from 24 August 2023, clause 39 of Part 6
Schedule 12 of the Resource Management Act 1991 introduces additional
restrictions on consent duration, such that:
(i) the consent authority may grant the affected resource consent for a fixed
period or require that it expire by a fixed date; and
(ii) in either
extent necessary in relation to this decision; and in
accordance with section 79 of the Act, determined that it does not require further
information, further assessment of options or further analysis of costs and
benefits, or advantages and disadvantages prior to making a decision on this
matter.
Williamson/Hughes
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4. Dam Safety Requirements
4.1 Mr F Kiddle – Strategy Lead, spoke to the Memorandum to inform members of the
change to the regulation of dam safety and
guide the region’s public transport network and development plans for the next 10 years. Feedback received during March and April shaped the drafting of this document before the public had a say on the draft strategy in September to October 2023. Speed Management Plans
A speed management plan is a state highway, regional or local (territorial authority) plan that outlines a 10-year vision and a three-year implementation plan for a whole of network approach to speed management. It should address safe
2032, giving a maximum duration of until 30 June 2037 for affected resource
consents
d) noted that applying a single end date for all affected resource consents will very
likely lead to an unmanageable amount of resource consent applications after that
date
e) agreed that from Royal Assent of the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023, the
Council adopt an expiry date for all affected resource consents of either 10 years
from the consent being granted or 30 June 2037, whichever is less
The environmental performance of consent holders is closely monitored by the Council, with results reported to the community. The Council’s scientific and technical officers prepare 100-plus monitoring reports each year, most of them annual, biennial or triennial compliance reports covering large individual consent holders in most cases, or a number of smaller consent-holders – within a particular catchment, for example. There are also reports covering one-off activities such as exploration