Matiatia Marina assessment of environmental effects
- Author
- Hudon, B.; Hendra, J.; Dunn, M.
- Year
- 2013
- Publisher / Organisation
- Waiheke Marinas Ltd
- Pages
- 117
- Summary
- This report has been prepared for Waiheke Marinas Ltd (WML) in support of a proposal to establish a marina in Matiatia Bay. The report covers the engineering design, environmental and planning aspects of the project and is the `base’ document for seeking the necessary resource consents. Specialist marina engineering, coastal processes, geotechnical engineering, archaeology, ecologywater quality, lighting, transportation, noise, and landscape reports, from which some of the information is taken, are bound into two accompanying appendices document. The report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Section 88 of the Resource Management Act (the Act) and associated Fourth Schedule. Section 88 of the Act requires each resource consent application be accompanied by an Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) describing the actual or potential adverse effects the activity may have on the environment and the ways in which any adverse effects may be mitigated. Such an assessment is also expected to cover various related matters listed in the Fourth Schedule, including a description of the proposed activity, consultation with interested or affected parties and monitoring. These matters are covered in this report. The report also identifies the nature of the resource consents which are being sought from the Auckland Council (the Council hereafter), and the key Regional Plan and District Plan provisions which the Council will use for assessing the applications. The main provisions in the Act, NZ Coastal Policy Statement and Auckland Regional Policy Statement, which the Council will also be guided by, are identified and discussed as part of an overall planning assessment of the project. The report outlines the proposed terms of the consents being sought, along with a number of matters that the applicants are proposing be covered by consent conditions. The consent condition matters relate to aspects of the marina construction and/or marina operation raised in this report and/or the specialist reports. They are directed at ensuring that the environmental effects of the project are acceptable. A set of detailed consent conditions based on the matters identified in this report are to be prepared and will be provided to the Council and other parties in due course.