Burwood tavern site approval

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32430, 17 October 1970, Page 14

Burwood tavern site approval

A requirement that work must start within three years was included in conditions set by the Waimairi County Council when it granted a specified town-planning departure to Burwood Taverns, Ltd, to use a five-acre site at the comer of Mairehau and Inwood roads for a licensed tavern.

The site is in a block which is expected to contain hundreds of new houses as two major subdivisions develop. Evidence was given to the council in public hearings on September 2 that it was proposed to spend $300,000 on the tavern. In fixing the three-year limit, the council agreed that if for some bone fide reason the company had to delay the project, it could apply for an extension of the permit, which would be considered on its merits. The council reserved the right to require the provision of more than the 95 carparking spaces proposed, and among other conditions, required landscaping and screen-planting and traffic access to be provided to its satisfaction. Ballins Industries, Ltd, was granted a specified departure to enable $llO,OOO worth of extensions and improvements to be made at the Belfast Hotel. The permit covered a new lounge bar, a drivethrough bottle store and extra parking space for 159 cars. Playgrounds.—The reserves committee reported that Mrs M. H. King and others had asked the council not to lay concrete slabs under children’s playground equipment, saying that this could cause injuries. They asked for sand beds to be put down. The County Engineer (Mr A. J. W. Lamb) said from his inquiries, there were no known cases of serious injury from concrete slabs, but the council asked for further inquiries to be made in New Zealand and overseas. Crossing—lt was agreed to spend up to $lOO in making a crossing on a stream so as

to link two car parks at the Burnside Bowling Club’s green. Poultry.—The town-plan-ning officer (Mr R. M. Parker) was asked to amend the town-planning ordinances to prohibit the keeping of more than 24 poultry in a rest dential A zone, and it was agreed to consider amending the by-laws relating to the keeping of poultry. New exchange.—Approval was given for the siting of a new automatic telephone exchange on a quarter-acre section at Burwood Road, north of Travis Road. No action.—The council decided to take no further action on having a pedestrian crossing on the Main North Road near Daniels Road. A Transport Department report said that the number of people crossing there had declined, a total of 303 a day being shown in October, 1968, 249 in May, 1969, and 197 on September 10 last. Higher fees.—Higher fees for picnics and barbecues at Spencer Park were fixed, to come into force on January 1. Barbecue fees (with the present rate in parenthesis) will be, up to 20 persons, $3 ($2); 21 to 100 persons, $lO ($6); 101 to 200 persons, $2O ($10); over 200 persons, $3O ($20); picnics, less than 51 persons $5; 51 persons and over, $lO ($2 per 100, minimum $4).