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1.6RacingIntroduction

TheRacingprecinctprovidesforlanduseactivitiesanddevelopmentassociatedwiththemajorhorseracing(andatCountiesRacingClubmotorsport)facilitiesinAuckland.Alongwithracingtheprecinctprovidesforsupportingactivitiessuchastraining,veterinaryservicesandequestrianrelatedsales.

Theprecinctcontainsfoursub­precincts

•AvondaleRacecourse

•CountiesRacingClub

•EllerslieRacecourse

•FranklinTrottingClub

Theactivities,controlsandassessmentcriteriaintheunderlyingzoneapplyinthefollowingsub­precinctsunlessotherwisespecifiedbelow.

1.Activitytable

Thefollowingtablespecifiestheactivitystatusofactivitiesin,AvondaleRacecourse,CountiesRacingClub,EllerslieRacecourseandFranklinTrottingClubsub­precincts.

Activity / Avondale
Racecourse / Counties
RacingClub / Ellerslie
Racecourse / Franklin
TrottingClub
Community facilities
Veterinaryservices / P / P / P / P
Laboratories / P / P / P / P
Motorsportactivities / P / NC / NC / NC
Horseraceandtrialmeetingsandhorse
trainingactivities / P / P / P / P
Commerce
Equestrianactivitiesandassociatedretail,officeandadministration,includingtraining,stabling,care(includingfarrier’sshopsand
workshops)andaccessoryactivities / P / P / P / P
Salesandauctionofhorsesandstock / P / P / P / P
Totalisatoragencypremises / P / P / P / P
Infrastructure
Helicopterflightswherethenumberofflights
islimitedto15percalendaryear / NC / NC / P / NC
Rural
Horticulture / P / P / P / P
Development
Buildingsforequestrianactivities / P / P / P / P
Towersforracingobservationpurposes,filming,telecommunicationand
broadcastingstructures / P / P / P / P

2.Land usecontrols

1.TheAuckland­wideTemporaryactivitiesrulesdonotapplytotheRacingprecinct.

2.1Noise

1.Thenoisegeneratedbyanyactivity,exceptmotorsports,asmeasuredatorwithintheboundaryofanysitecontainingactivitiessensitivetonoise,oratthenotionalboundaryofactivitiessensitivetonoiseintheRuralzone,mustnotexceedthefollowingnoiselimits:

Table1

Time,day,duration
andfrequency / Noiselimit
Upto5eventdaysinany12monthperiodbetween8:00amand10:30pmforacumulativedurationofnomorethan6hours
each / 65dBLAeq(T)and70dBLA01(T)
Uptoanadditional15eventdaysinany12monthperiodbetween8:00amand10:30pmforacumulativedurationofnomorethan6hours
each / 60dBLAeq(T)and65dBLA01(T)
AllotherdaysincludingChristmasDay,GoodFridayandAnzacDaybetween8:00amand
10:00pm / 55dBLAeq(T)
Allothertimes / 40dBLAeq(T)and70dBLAmax(T)

a.NoiselevelsmustbemeasuredinaccordancewithNZS6801:2008Acoustics–MeasurementofEnvironmentalSoundandassessedinaccordancewithNZS6802:2008Acoustics–

EnvironmentalNoise

b.(T)isaReferenceTimeIntervalof15minutes.

c.Nopenaltywillbeappliedtoamplifiedmusicoramplifiedvoicesoundscontainingspecialaudiblecharacteristics(withrespecttosection6.3ofNZS6802:2008)butothersourcesofsoundmayhaveapenaltyappliedifnecessaryinaccordancewiththesamesection.

d.ThePrescribedTimeFramesforthepurposeofassessmentaccordingtoNZS6802:2008shallbethetimeframeforwhichanyparticularnoiselimitapplies.

e.Crowdnoiseistobeexcludedfromanyassessmentofcompliancewiththeselimits.

f.Helicoptermovementsarerestrictedtonomorethan30inany12monthperiodand10onanyday(whereanarrivingflightandadepartingflightcomprises2movements)providedthelandinganddeparturestakeplaceatleast150mfromanyneighbouringsite.

3.Developmentcontrols

3.1AvondaleRacecourse

3.1.1Height

1.Buildingmustnotexceedthefollowingmaximumheights.

Table2

Area / Maximumheight
Area1 / 20m
Area2 / 8mexceptforfloodlights
andgoalposts
Area2 / 20mforfloodlightsand
goalpostsonly

3.1.2Yards

Table3

Yard / Distance
Front,sideandrear / 3m

3.1.3Buildingcoverage

1.Maximumbuildingcoverage.

Table4

Area / Maximum building
coverage
Area1 / 50%
Area2 / 20%

3.2EllerslieRacecourse

3.2.1Height

1.Buildingsmustnotexceedthefollowingheights.

Table5

Area / Maximumheight
Area1a / 15.25m
Area1b / 10m,exceptviewingtowers
15.25mviewingtowersonly
Area2 / 12m
Area3 / 5mexceptexteriorlighting,fittingsandsupports
15.25mexteriorlighting,fittingsand
supportsonly

Area45mexceptexteriorlighting,fittingsandsupports

15.25mexteriorlighting,fittingsandsupportsonly

3.2.2Buildingcoverage

1.Maximumbuildingcoverage.

Table6

Area / Maximumbuildingcoverage
Area1a / Nomaximumbuildingcoverage
Area1b / 20%ofArea1b
Area2 / 35%ofArea2
Area3 / MaximumGFAof500m2

3.2.3Yards

1.Yardtoallboundariesare20metres–exceptasfollows:

a.Ticketboxesandentryportsnotexceeding4minheightmaybelocated:

i.

ii.

withinanyyardabuttingMitchelsonStreet,MorrinStreetorthemotorwaywithin6mofallotherboundaries.

2.BuildingswithinArea2maybelocatedupto6mfromanyboundaryabuttingMorrinStreet,themotorwayandMitchelsonStreet.

3.BuildingswithinArea1bmaybelocatedupto6mfromanyboundaryabuttingLadiesMile.

3.2.4Screening

1.Screeningmustbeprovidedwhereanyoutdoorstorage,refusedisposalarea,serviceorparkingareaadjoinsordirectlyfacestheroadorlandwithintheresidentialzones.Theseareasmustbescreenedfrom:

a.thelandwithintheresidentialzonesbyasolidwallnotlessthan1.8minheightconstructedofconcrete,brick,stone,timberorsuchothermaterialasapproved.

b.theroadbyasolidwallnotlessthan1minheight,anddenselyplantedwithvegetationandshrubsthatwillscreentheareasduringallseasonsoftheyear.

2.ThisprovisiondoesnotapplytotheparkingareasfacingtheSouthernMotorwayandMitchelsonStreet.

3.2.5Parking

1.Parkingforgrandstandsmustbeprovidedattherateofoneparkingspaceforeveryfourpersonsthegrandstandisdesignedtoaccommodate.

3.3FranklinTrottingClub

3.3.1Yards

1.FrontyardtoStationRoad,YatesRoadandGoldingRoad:10m.Thefrontyardmustcompriseatleast50percentlandscapedarea.

2.Sideandrearyards:6m.

3.3.2Buildingcoverage

1.Maximumbuildingcoverageorthecumulativetotalareaofbuildingsmustnotexceed50percentofthetotalsitearea.