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Auckland City Council bylaw review

From City Scene, published on 3 August 2008

New construction; cultural and recreational facilities; environmental protection; stormwater management; public places; wharves; water supply; and Waiheke wastewater bylaws.

At its meeting of 24 July 2008, the council resolved to revoke the following existing bylaws:

  • construction bylaw (part 6 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998)
  • cultural and recreational bylaw (part 10 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998)
  • environmental protection bylaw (part 13 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998)
  • stormwater management bylaw (part 18 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998)
  • wharves bylaw (part 8 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998)
  • public places bylaw (part 20 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998)
  • trading in streets and public places bylaw (part 23 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998)
  • water supply bylaw (part 26 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998)
  • Waiheke wastewater bylaw (part 29 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998).
  • The council also substituted the above bylaws with the following new bylaws:
  • Auckland City Council construction bylaw 2008
  • Auckland City Council cultural and recreational bylaw 2008
  • Auckland City Council environmental protection bylaw 2008
  • Auckland City Council stormwater management bylaw 2008
  • Auckland City Council wharves bylaw 2008
  • Auckland City Council public places bylaw 2008
  • Auckland City Council water supply bylaw 2008
  • Auckland City Council Waiheke wastewater bylaw 2008.

At the same meeting, the council resolved to revoke the following existing bylaws without substitution:

  • amusement galleries bylaw (part 2 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998)
  • refuse landfill development control bylaw (part 21 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998)
  • council's coat of arms bylaw (part 9 of the Auckland City Consolidated Bylaw 1998).

The new bylaws come into force on 28 July 2008. Although the new bylaws are similar to the revoked bylaws, each contain a number of amendments.

The new bylaws can be viewed online and in all community libraries and the Central City Library. The new bylaws can be obtained free of charge from the website or by phoning the planning technician, isthmus and islands resource management.

Amendment of the signs bylaw 2007

Summary of information

The council resolved at its meeting on 24 July 2008 to undertake the special consultative process under the Local Government Act 2002 to invite submissions on its proposals to amend the Auckland City Council signs bylaw 2007. For more information on making a submission on this proposal, see the section at the end of this document.

The purpose of the signs bylaw 2007 is to provide for the appropriate use of signs in Auckland city. It is the council's intention to regulate all signs (except billboards) through the signs bylaw 2007 and the council considers that this bylaw is the most appropriate way of managing signs on vehicles. The signs bylaw 2007 provides that no person shall place, affix or use any sign visible from a public place that contravenes:

  • any of the requirements of the signs bylaw without the permission of council
  • any act, regulation or district plan
  • any condition of a resource consent.

There has been some uncertainty whether and to what extent the signs bylaw 2007 regulates advertisements on vehicles. Commercial and other non-election advertisements on vehicles that are not principally used for displaying the signs are not subject to bylaw restrictions. It is proposed by the council that the definition of sign in the signs bylaw 2007 be amended to make it clear that the bylaw regulates signs on vehicles where the principal function of those vehicles is to display advertising material.

The present bylaw prohibits the display of election signs, including sign writing, on vehicles. It is proposed to amend the bylaw to provide for election signs on vehicles as follows.

The display of election signs must meet the requirements for signs on vehicles and for election signs. Where election signs are on vehicles whose principal purpose is not the display of the sign, such as buses or candidates' vehicles, the signs are not subject to the bylaw. Where election signs are displayed on trailers or vehicles where the principal purpose of these vehicles is the display of the election signs, the display is subject to the approval of an authorising officer and may only be displayed for two months prior to the election or referendum.

There are a number of minor typographical errors, omissions and duplications in the text of the bylaw that are to be corrected during the amendment process.

Making a submission

You are invited to make a written submission on the proposed amendment of the signs bylaw. The written submission period begins on 4 August 2008 and closes on 5 September 2008. Any person may make a submission on this proposal.

A copy of the proposed bylaw, statement of proposal (which provides the reasons for the proposed bylaw and analysis that has gone into its development), and submission forms are available from:

  • Auckland City Council service centre, 35 Graham St, central city
  • Waiheke service centre, 10 Belgium Street, Ostend
  • Great Barrier service centre, Hector Sanderson Road, Claris
  • level 11, Civic Administration Building, 1 Greys Avenue, central city
  • Auckland City Council website
  • all Auckland City Council libraries.

Submissions may be lodged:

  • by post, to Auckland City Council, Private Bag 92516 Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141 (attention: manager, city planning)
  • online (conditions apply, see this site)
  • at level 11, Civic Administration Building, 1 Greys Avenue, central city, or at Waiheke or Great Barrier service centres (addresses listed above).

Phone Auckland City Council if you have any questions about the proposals or the submission process.