The decision to allow the Brown Street Ponsonby
brothel to continue to operate without a resource consent is
wrong.
This decision by council offices is akin
to putting the cart before the horse. This is the formula that
council planners work by . The brothel is not the issue and it is not the
only business to be given this favour .Boutique accommodation has also
been allowed to operate in this way . Well run and legitimate businesses are
like good and considerate drivers, they obey the rules .
If the council allows any business to operate without
resource consent why would business owners go to the effort and cost to
do things properly and safely?
For Brown Street residents the issue is not the brothel. The
issue is with people working in a business that offers thirty minute to
an hour service so the resulting traffic movements in a narrow
residential street is simply not manageable .There will be issues such as
noise and sometimes lost and inebriated men will disturb neighbours at
unreasonable times.
Businesses can create problems in neighbourhoods that’s why
it is essential to have resource consent to ensure the public interest is
served .
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