Long Term Community Plan 2012-2022 - Hurunui District Council

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Council Owned Assets
• Not applicable.
Maintenance and Operating Implications
We manage the Resource Management/Planning activity from
our Amberley based office. We have our own policy and planning
staff, and from time to time, will engage consultants for specialty
areas or when demand exceeds staffing resources.
Assumptions and Risks
The Resource Management Act and the District Plan are the
main drivers of this activity. The second phase of the reform
of the Resource Management Act may impact on the focus of
the District Plan. The review of the Act includes the section
that covers matters of national significance that councils have
to provide for in their planning documents. For example,
protecting outstanding natural features and landscapes from
inappropriate subdivision, use and development. The reform
also looks at the protection of the environment and matters
such as the effects of climate change. These are areas that we
have to consider when exercising our powers and functions
under the Resource Management Act. Any changes to the levels
of importance placed on these matters will have a flow on effect
to the significance and importance in the District Plan.
We will continue to act in an advocacy role on other agency
plans and actions where these may impact on the future
prosperity of the District.
Shared Services
The Department of Conservation and Lane Neave Solicitors
have funded our Biodiversity programme for the past 2 years.
This funding expired in April 2011 and it has been confirmed
that funding for a further 2 years has been approved by the
Department of Conservation. Our new Biodiversity Field
Advisor is now working with land owners in the Hurunui.
Community Outcomes
1. A desirable and safe place to live
Goals and Performance Measures
2. A place that demonstrates environmental responsibility
Goals
How we will achieve our Performance Measures Current Situation 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15+
To manage our natural
resources as safely as
possible and ensure they are
protected for the future
Goals
Have good rules, standards
and processes in place
Protect the unique
biodiversity values of the
District
The District Plan review is
complete
95% *of all resource
consents will be processed
within 20 working days
Work with land owners
and communities to
encourage restoring
indigenous plants and
animals
The 2003 District Plan is
currently being reviewed
98% of resource consents
were processed within 20
working days
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*We aim to process all resource consents within 20 working days but 100% is largely unachievable. Some resource consents contain
complexities that cannot be resolved in 20 days. The nature of the work means that consents do not arrive spread evenly throughout the year
and having a small number of staff skilled to process these means that we are limited in our capacity to deal with multiple consents at once.
Therefore, a 95% target still presents challenges to reach.
Financial Summary
A financial summary for this activity is shown on the next page.
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