Christchurch City Council is proposing to introduce night time access and no stopping restrictions on streets in Islington's Waterloo Business Park.
Project status: Decision made
Open for feedback: 22 June 2017 to 13 July 2017
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Consultation on proposed restrictions in Waterloo Business Park opened on 22 June 2017 and closed on 13 July 2017.
During this time we heard from 53 individuals and groups. Feedback is now available.
You can also view the letter to submitters and the plan for approval [PDF, 216 KB] to be considered by the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board on 22 August and then the Council in September 2017.
Residents and businesses in or around the business park have been experiencing antisocial behaviour at night on the recently opened new roads.
This has included residents being woken by loud noise from go carts, motorbikes and cars on the public roads, and rubbish left on footpaths, gardens and grassed areas.
Racing and burnouts are common, and empty bottles and cans of alcohol are often found on Monday mornings, according to the Business Park’s Project Manager.
Proposed road access and no stopping restrictions
The Business Park has organised security patrols but it is now erecting security cameras to gather further evidence to pass on to the police.
The Council proposes to address the issue by imposing road access restrictions at night in this business area under the ‘Prohibited Times on Roads’ Bylaw, and no stopping on Halswell Junction Road and the new Waterloo Road.
Roads subject to ‘Prohibited Times on Roads’ are identified by ‘No Entry’ signs. An example is pictured above. The night time no stopping restrictions will apply from 10pm to 5am, seven days a week.
Legitimate road users are not affected by restricted access because business employees, residents, and anyone else with a genuine reason for being on the streets are exempt from the restrictions.
The Council’s ‘Prohibited Times on Roads’ Bylaw clause enables it to restrict night time access to a street to legitimate users only, such as residents and business employees.
The purpose of the Bylaw clause is to prevent nuisance or antisocial road users from accessing the street and creating problems. Those who infringe risk a $750 penalty.
Restrictions proposed in Waterloo Business Park
| Location | Days of week | Time restrictions |
| Restricted night time access: Doric Way, entire length | All | 10pm to 5am |
| Restricted night time access: Commerce Crescent, entire length | All | 10pm to 5am |
| Restricted night time access: Innovation Road, entire length | All | 10pm to 5am |
| Restricted night time access: Enterprise Avenue, entire length | All | 10pm to 5am |
| Restricted night time access: Islington Avenue, entire length | All | 10pm to 5am |
| Restricted night time access: Industry Avenue, entire length | All | 10pm to 5am |
| Night time no stopping: Junction Road, Pound Road to Waterloo Road | All | 10pm to 5am |
| Night time no stopping: Waterloo Road, Pound Road to Halswell Junction Road | All | 10pm to 5am |
Note: Planned links on Halswell Junction Road and new Waterloo Road (see below) require continued night time vehicle access through the Business Park.
