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COUNCIL NOTICEBOARD

CHRISTCHURCH PROPOSED CITY PLAN PROPOSED VARIATION NO. 52 — AIRPORT NOISE POLICY AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

PROPOSED VARIATION NO. 53 — PARKS AND RESERVES

The Christchurch City Council has prepared Variations No. 52 and 53 to the Proposed Christchurch City Plan. The nature of the Variations is as follows:

Variation 52 relates to the management of urban growth in the vicinity of Christchurch International Airport, and the control of noise associated with the use and operation of the airport. The Environment Court declaration indicated that a Variation was necessary to clarify conflicting policy statements resulting from the decisions on submissions to the Proposed City Plan.

Please note that Variation 52 was publicly notified on 2 August 2000. Owing to an error in computation of the time period for lodging submissions the Variation is being renotified.

Variation 53 proposes to delete the "deeming rule" under Volume 3, Part 6, Clause 2.1.5 which gave deemed zonings of Open Space 1 or 2 to land which was vested in the Council as Open Space, and replace it with a general city rule that applies to newly acquired reserve land and permitted activities on such land.

In the absence of a deeming rule, there is a need to periodically zone new and extended reserves according to their size and function. This Variation proposes to rezone 87 such reserves which have been acquired by the Council since the Plan was notified in June 1995, and which are currently inappropriately zoned.

The Variations and Assessments may be inspected during normal opening hours at any Council library and the following Council offices:
Civic Offices, 163 Tuam Street
Beckenham Service Centre, 66 Colombo Street
Fendalton Service Centre, cnr Jeffreys and Clyde Roads
Linwood Service Centre, 180 Smith Street
Papanui Service Centre, Cnr Langdons Road and Restell Street
Riccarton Service Centre, NZ Post Shop, 103 Riccarton Road
Shirley Service Centre, 36 Marshland Road
Sockburn Service Centre, 149 Main South Road

Any person may make a submission on these Variations. Submissions must be in writing and in the prescribed form (Form 3) in the Resource Management (Forms) Regulations 1991 or similar. Forms are available from the Council Offices listed above.

Once all submissions have been received, the Council will prepare and publicly notify a summary of the submissions. All the submissions will be available for public inspection. There will be the opportunity for anyone to make a submission in support of or in opposition to any of these submissions. A Council hearing will then be arranged to consider all submissions and decisions will be made. Anyone who has made a submission will have the right to attend the hearing and present his or her submission. Generally, anyone who has made a submission also has the right of appeal against a Council decision to the Environment Court. Once all submissions and appeals have been resolved the Proposed Variations will be made operative.

Note:

1. Any submission that has already been made on a provision in the Proposed Plan affected by these Variations is deemed to be a submission on these Variations.

2. From the date of public notification of a Variation the Proposed Plan shall have effect as if it had been so varied.

The closing date for submissions is Tuesday, 7 November 2000, at Civic Offices and any other Council Office before 5.00pm. Dated at Christchurch this 5th day of October 2000.

Jane Donaldson
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES MANAGER