Long Term Community Plan 2012-2022 - Hurunui District Council

Hurunui Community Long Term Plan 2012 - 2022
Duration of Benefits
The reserves that are being developed over the next twenty
years will provide ongoing and long term benefits to the
Community.
Impact of the Activity on the Current and
Future Well Being of the Community
The development of reserves and the facilities on reserves
to meet the demands from growth will have a considerable
impact on the social, economic, cultural and environmental
well being of the community. Future changes in lifestyle and the
structure of the population will require responsiveness on the
part of the Council to provide recreation opportunities, social,
environmental and cultural spaces that will encourage individuals
to be involved in a range of leisure, play and recreation activities
and will promote a healthy community. Benefits apply to the
whole community from the provision of reserves. While there
are wider community and environmental benefits from the
creation of new reserves, the Council considers that future
property owners should contribute directly to the development
costs of reserves to ensure that the District can continue to
provide the existing level of service to a growing population.
Sources of Funding
Loans
Rates
Development Contributions
Yes
Yes
Yes
For further detail on funding for capital expenditure refer to
the Capital Expenditure Schedule on page 230 the Revenue and
Financing Policy, and the Reserves Activity Plan.
Calculation of Contribution
There are two reserve contributions, one for District Wide
Reserves applicable to all new residential units of demand. This
is based on a wider sphere of use of the land. The other is for
Amenity Reserves, which are primarily based around use by the
residents of a ward or township. In both cases, contributions
will be payable on a unit rate of demand for any new residential
activity or subdivision, which creates a residential opportunity
whether urban or rural.
Contributions are calculated per lot by dividing the cost of the
capital expenditure due to growth as detailed in appendix 1. by
the number of units of growth expected in the target period.
The resulting amounts are set out in appendix 2. These amounts
are capped as per statutory requirements at the greater of 7.5%
of the value of the additional allotments created by a subdivision
or the value equivalent of 20 square metres of land for each
additional household unit created by the development. This value
will be calculated on an individual basis based upon estimated
market value at the time that the contributions are collected.
Points at which Contributions are Collected
Contributions will be collected at the time of granting a
subdivision consent, or if a separate certificate of title exists
against which no development levy has been paid, at the time of
issuing a building consent.
Rationale for Individual Projects
The Queen Mary site is envisaged as providing for future
recreational opportunities for a twenty year planning horizon
from 2004. There is a need to add to and improve this land
and expand its potential for recreation use. It will be a District
Reserve and, as such, all expenditure on development will be
spread across both existing and future units of demand across
the district over the twenty year period.
The development and upgrade of the Conical Hill/Oregon
Heights/Lucas Lane reserve walkway is required to cater for the
increased demands put on this reserve from growth and a local
desire to fund this project. The cost will therefore be spread
across the future units of demand from within the Hanmer
Springs Ward.
The development of the facilities at the Hanmer Springs Domain
was identified by the Hanmer Springs Community Board as a
key project to undertake after discussions with the community.
The portion of the costs that is deemed to be growth related
will be spread across the future units of demand from within the
Hanmer Springs Ward.
The Amberley Domain Pavilion redevelopment provides for an
improvement to an amenity reserve. The cost will therefore be
spread across both existing and future units of demand from
within the Amberley Ward.
The Omihi Reserve Netball court upgrade provides for an
improvement to an amenity reserve. The cost will therefore be
spread across both existing and future units of demand from
within the Glenmark Ward.
The acquisition and development of Amberley Ward Reserves
are to provide for additional recreation facilities and sports
grounds within the Ward that will be required due to growth
over the foreseeable future, as identified in the Amberley Reserve
Strategy. Its cost will thus be recovered from development
occurring within the Amberley Ward. Due to a lower amount of
growth since the initial planning period, the date for this project
has been pushed out to 2029, and its cost will be spread across
the future units of demand expected.
The acquisition and development of Amberley Township
Reserves are to provide for additional neighbourhood reserves,
passive reserve areas and linkage strips, in line with the Amberley
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