Statement of Proposal - Summary of Information
Council is seeking feedback on its proposed Marlborough District Council (MDC) Bylaw 2009. Council has reviewed its current MDC Bylaws in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002 and has determined that amendments to the current MDC Bylaw 2002 are the most appropriate method to address perceived problems within the Marlborough District in: ensuring that the Council's bylaws are administered in an efficient, effective, consistent, fair and transparent manner; public places; traffic, parking, and movement of livestock; dog control; nuisances; control of cemeteries; keeping of animals, poultry and bees; and prevention of fire. Council has drafted the proposed MDC Bylaw 2009 in accordance with Local Government Act 2002.
During the review it was established that two chapters of the current MDC Bylaw 2002 are no longer required, as the harm that these chapters were originally introduced to deal with can be addressed in other ways. These chapters relate to the use of public facilities and the use of MDC Coat of Arms. Link to Bylaw files.
The Water Supply Chapter is still undergoing review.
The MDC Bylaw 2009 is made up of the following chapters:
Chapter 1 - Introductory
This is a general-type bylaw covering interpretations of terms, various delegations, serving of orders and notices, licences, offences, breaches and penalties, and various repeals of old bylaws.
Chapter 2 - Public Places
This is a bylaw about controls on and within public places and specifically the use of motor vehicles, playing of games, camping grounds, prohibitions, wharves, and the control and licensing of traders.
Chapter 3 - Traffic
This is a bylaw that covers controls related to vehicles, stands on streets, road restrictions, parking in carparks and on roads.
Chapter 4 - Dog Control
This is a bylaw a that sets controls for dogs including leashing, exercising, licensing and other controls when on public places.
Chapter 5 - Nuisances
This is a bylaw that sets controls related to sewerage and refuse, removal of refuse, landfill controls and nuisances in general including those generated by burning.
Chapter 6 - Cemeteries
This is a bylaw that sets controls for cemeteries within the Marlborough District.
Chapter 7 - Keeping of Animals, Poultry and Bees
This is a bylaw that sets controls for the keeping of animals, poultry and bees within the Marlborough District.
Chapter 8 - Fire Prevention
This is a bylaw that provides for controls on removal of vegetation and fire prevention within urban fire service districts which are not covered by the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977 of the Marlborough District.
A full Statement of Proposal (including the draft bylaw [chapters 1 to 8]) can be obtained by contacting Marlborough District Council on 03 520 7400, fax 03 520 7496, email to mdc@marlborough.govt.nz, via Council's website at http://www.marlborough.govt.nz/ or by mail at PO Box 443, Blenheim 7240.
If you wish to make a submission on the proposed bylaw, please provide it in writing to at PO Box 443, Blenheim 7240 or by fax to 03 520 7496 or by email to mike.porter@marlborough.govt.nz. Please include your name and postal address, and daytime phone number so that we can acknowledge your submission, and also please indicate in your submission if you wish to speak at a hearing of submissions.
Submissions must be made to Council by Friday 27 November 2009. If you wish to speak to your submission, the hearing date is proposed to be early in 2010. You will be contacted prior to the hearing date to arrange a time to speak.
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