2019-03-12 S&O Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 1 - Regional Facilities Plan for Difficult to Locate Sports

Regional Facilities Plan for Difficult to Locate Sports (including Implementation Priorities) (Final Draft – February 2019)




    2.2 PLANNING OBJECTIVES
    The plan has been developed with consideration for the following objectives:
    ӹӹ Establishment of a single plan for regional facilities that can be agreed across the three Councils;
    ӹӹ Minimise or prevent duplication of investment in regional facilities;
    ӹӹ Encourage a study area wide approach and shared investment; and
    ӹӹ Develop sustainable solutions which consider the need to mitigate impacts from regional facilities.




    2.3 FACILITY SPECIFICATIONS
    In order to guide the development of options/ recommendations, a set of facility specifications and site charac-
    teristics has been developed. Based on advice from the individual sports a Desired Standards of Service (DSS) for
    regional level facilities for the four sports has been developed. The following tables summarise the key elements:

    Table 1: Land and Site Characteristics for a Regional Level Facility

                                                                                                              Topography/
       Discipline                         Size                               Access
                                                                                                               Landscape
                                                                   Aviation
      Hang-gliding        < 1 ha                                    Walk/ portage from car-         Sited to take advantage of
                                                                    park to launch site             advantageous wind direction
                                                                                                    with sufficient up lift; inland sites
                                                                                                    in areas with sufficient thermal
                                                                                                    activity and height.
      Parachuting         Launching – aerodrome/ airport,           Vehicle access to               Launching – aerodrome/ airport
                          minimum 700m grass/ dirt                  launch and landing              Landing – free of significant
                          airstrip, dry ground and free of          sites; 45-minute driving        geographical features, i.e. not
                          obstructions at either end of             distance                        located near or at base of
                          runway.                                                                   mountain due to prevalence
                          Landing – minimum clear area                                              of turbulence; preference for
                          200m x 200m, within distance                                              location nearer coast (stable air
                          from airport                                                              conditions)
      Gliding and         Aerodrome suitable for launching          Vehicle access, aircraft        Launching and landing –
      soaring             tow aircraft; runway that is              access                          aerodrome/ airport
                          minimum of 2000m x 120m
      Fixed wing          Aerodrome suitable for light              Vehicle access, aircraft        Launching and landing –
      small aircraft      aircraft launching                        access                          aerodrome/ airport
      and Ultra-
      Lights
      Operation           40-80ha is preferred, 30ha                All weather access to           Flat, open and obstacle free flying
      of Model or         overfly area is minimum.                  the take-off and landing        area (preferred 900m x 900m area
      miniature           Flying area which is 900m x               area is preferred, car          in front, and to right and left of
      aircraft            900m (distance in front, and to           parking for 100 cars.           pilot).
                          right and left of pilot) in order                                         Maximum height for flight is
                          to operate an aircraft avoiding                                           120m
                          flying over roads, heavily
                          occupied areas such as schools
                          or houses etc.
                          Main use focus is:
                          Airfield/ landing areas need to be
                          minimum 400m with 300m cross
                          runway for take-off and landing.



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