District Plan - Isthmus Section: Appendix 12 ... - Auckland Council

APPENDIX 12AUCKLAND CITY SPECIFIED GROWTH AREASTo give effect to the Regional Growth Concept and theRegional Policy Statement, Specified Growth Areas havebeen identified in the City. There are two types of thesegrowth areas; urban living communities and businessdevelopment areas:Urban living communities are high density centres (listedin Table 1, Appendix 12) suitable for residential and mixedusegrowth. These are based around sub-regional centres, theCentral Business District (CBD) and town centres thatalready have (or have the potential to have) a variety ofbusiness/commercial activities and higher density residentialliving supported by the public transport, educational, healthand community services and facilities, open space, culturaland entertainment facilities, and shops needed to createvibrant communities.In each urban living area the Council will work with thecommunity, government, and private sector organisations todevelop liveable community plans or precinct plans that willoutline a comprehensive framework for managing growthand development, advocate for the necessary social andphysical infrastructure to be provided, and identify relevantinvestments and actions by the Council for consideration aspart of the Council’s Long-Term Plan. The liveablecommunity or precinct plan will indicate how additionalhouseholds and businesses will be provided for, whatresources are needed to maintain or improve the liveability ofeach area and the actions needed to ensure that the physicaland social infrastructure can cater for growth. In addition,this process of managing growth will come about through themechanisms of developing a new district plan. LiveableCommunity Plans and precinct plans are not statutorydocuments but do identify where plan changes and otheractions are required to manage growth.In addition to the Specified Growth Areas, the Plan and theFuture Planning Framework has identified former businessareas of the city in close proximity to the Central Area, or toexisting Business 2 and 3 zoned centres which areexperiencing an increase in residential activities. These areashave been zoned Mixed Use and the provisions of that zoneencourage a mix of residential, business and leisure activity.The Mixed Use Zone works in tandem with the SpecifiedGrowth Areas to accommodate future population andbusiness growth. Some of these areas may, in the future,become identified by a new district plan as mixed useIntensive Corridors that are similar in character and functionto high density centres. In the establishment of IntensiveCorridors regard will be had to a number of matters includingthe effects on the function and role of nearby high densitycentres. As there are currently no Intensive Corridorsidentified in Table 1. Appendix 12 the plan will need to beamended to enable commercial activities to occur in thoselocations in the future.Business development areas are employment areas that cansupport more jobs and that have good accessibility. TheCouncil will work with businesses in a business developmentarea to identify what is required to attract further economicdevelopment and employment.For each business development area, the Council willdevelop business precinct plans with business and the widercommunity that will outline a vision and comprehensiveframework for managing business growth and development.The plan will identify future opportunities for economicgrowth and additional jobs, and the actions and resourcesthat are needed to maintain or improve the vitality of eacharea. While business precinct plans are not statutorydocuments, they can identify where plan changes arerequired to manage growth.Business Development Areas will support a mix ofcommercial and industrial activities that provide a high levelof employment. Residential development will not beprovided for in business zones in these areas, except inaccordance with the Central Area section of the District Plan.Chapter Two of the Auckland Regional Policy Statement(RPS) requires councils to include a programme for thesequencing and timing of the development of populationgrowth areas identified in Schedule 1 of the RPS.Table 1 below sets out a schedule of priorities within theurban living communities, to provide increased capacity tocater for population growth. This is not an exhaustive list asfurther investigations may lead to additional urban livingcommunities (including Intesive Corridors) being added tothe list or may change the centre classification and prioritiesthat an urban living community should have for growth.Table 2 sets out a schedule of when work will occur withinbusiness development areas to encourage business andemployment growth.Map 1 Figure 1 Urban Living Communities shows thelocation of indicative study areas for the urban livingcommunities. The actual location of higher density zoneswithin these study areas will be determined through theliveable community plan or precinct plan process andimplemented through area-specific plan changes or a newdistrict plan.Map 2 Figure 2 Business Development Areas shows thelocation of indicative study areas for the business precincts.The actual extent of the area covered by a particular businessprecinct plan will be determined through the businessprecinct planning process.Map 3 Figure 3 Specified Growth Areas (provided forinformation) shows the combined effect of the urban livingcommunities, business development areas and some of theMixed Use zones that may become identified as IntensiveCorridors in a new district plan.CITY OF AUCKLAND - DISTRICT PLANSee key on page 1ISTHMUS SECTION - OPERATIVE 1999 Page 3of this sectionupdated 10/10/2011

APPENDIX 12TABLE 1SCHEDULE OF URBAN LIVINGCOMMUNITIESwill not compromise the achievement of Policies 2.6.5.3 -2.6.5.11 of the Auckland Regional Policy Statement.Urban LivingCommunities (HighDensity Centres)High/Medium PriorityAreasAvondaleCBDEllerslieGlen InnesGrey LynnMt AlbertMt Wellington QuarryNewmarketOnehungaOtahuhuPanmurePoint ChevalierRemueraSt LukesSylvia Park SurroundsCentre classificationTown centreCBDTown CentreTown CentreTown CentreTown CentreTown CentreSub-regional centreTown CentreSub-regional centreTown centreTown centreTown centreTown CentreSub-regional centreTABLE 2BusinessDevelopment AreasSCHEDULE OF BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT AREASCBD 2004/05Tamaki Edge 2004/05Roma Rd/Stoddard Rd 2005/06Rosebank/ Lansford Cres 2005/06Sylvia Park/MtWellington/Carbine RdWestfield/Otahuhu/ MtRichmondSouth Eastern Industrialedge/Southdown/Penrose/Ellerslie/Harrison RdGreat South Rd/GreenlaneTiming of Adoptionof Business PrecinctPlans2005/062006/072006/072007/08Morningside/St Lukes 2007/08]Medium/Low PriorityAreasBalmoral/DominionMt RoskillRoyal OakSandringhamSH20/Stoddard RdTown CentreTown CentreTown CentreTown CentreTown CentrePlease note that the above centres have been listed inalphabetical order only within priority.Pending the development of a new or amended Table 1 and/or a new or amended Schedule 1A to the Auckland RegionalPolicy Statement urban intensification may occur inlocations (other than those in Table 1 or Schedule 1A) if itCITY OF AUCKLAND - DISTRICT PLANSee key on page 1Page 4 ISTHMUS SECTION - OPERATIVE 1999of this sectionupdated 10/10/2011

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