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KOMITI HANGANGA|INFRASTRUCTURE
  AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE

                                                                               27 April 2021

                   Order Paper for the meeting to be held in the
            Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt,
                                       on:

         Tuesday 4 May 2021 commencing at 2.00pm

                                   Membership

                                      Cr D Hislop (Chair)

          Mayor C Barry                            Cr D Bassett
          Cr K Brown                               Cr B Dyer
          Cr A Mitchell (Deputy Chair)             Cr N Shaw
          Cr L Sutton

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this meeting. Please let us know by noon the working day before the meeting. You can do this
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INFRASTRUCTURE & REGULATORY COMMITTEE
Membership:                       8

Meeting Cycle:                    Meets on an eight weekly basis, as required or
                                  at the requisition of the Chair

Quorum:                           Half of the members

Membership RMA Hearings:          An independent Commissioner plus a minimum of either 3 or 4
                                  elected members (including the Chair) and alternates who have
                                  current certification under the Making Good Decisions Training,
                                  Assessment and Certification Programme for RMA Decision-
                                  Makers.

Reports to:                       Council

OVERVIEW:
This is an operationally focused committee, overseeing Council’s above and below ground core
infrastructure needs, and core regulatory functions.

The Committee is aligned with the Economy & Development, and Environment &
Sustainability, Directorates.

Its areas of focus are:

   Three waters infrastructure

   Roading/transport

   Infrastructure strategy

   Integrated transport strategy

   Wharves

   Environmental consents

   Regulatory functions including enforcement

PURPOSE:
To deliver quality infrastructure to support healthy and sustainable living, providing
efficient and safe transport options, and promoting the city’s prosperity.

To consider matters relating to the regulatory and quasi-judicial responsibilities of the
Council under Council’s bylaws and relevant legislation including the following:

 Building Act 2004
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 Dog Control Act 1996

  Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987

  Local Government Act 1974

  Local Government Act 2002

  Public Works Act 1981

  Reserves Act 1977

  Resource Management Act 1991

  Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

 DELEGATIONS FOR THE COMMITTEE’S AREAS OF FOCUS:
    All powers necessary to perform the Committee’s responsibilities including the
     activities outlined below.

    Develop required strategies and policies. Recommend draft and final versions to Council for
     adoption where they have a city-wide or strategic focus.

    Implement, monitor and review strategies and policies.

    Oversee the implementation of major projects provided for in the LTP or Annual Plan.

    Oversee budgetary decisions provided for in the LTP or Annual Plan.

    Oversee the development and implementation of plans and functions that promote economic
     wellbeing.

    Maintain an overview of work programmes carried out by the Council’s Economy &
     Development Directorate.

    Undertake the administration of all statutory functions, powers and duties other than those
     specifically delegated to any other committee or subcommittee, or retained by Council.

    Conduct any consultation processes required on infrastructure issues before the Committee.

    Approval and forwarding of submissions.

    Any other matters delegated to the Committee by Council in accordance with approved
     policies and bylaws.

    The committee has the powers to perform the responsibilities of another committee where it
     is necessary to make a decision prior to the next meeting of that other committee. When
     exercised, the report/minutes of the meeting require a resolution noting that the committee
     has performed the responsibilities of another committee and the reason/s.

    If a policy or project relates primarily to the responsibilities of the Infrastructure & Regulatory
     Committee, but aspects require additional decisions by the Communities Committee and/or
     Climate Change & Sustainability Committee, then the Infrastructure & Regulatory Committee
     has the powers to make associated decisions on behalf of those other committees. For the
     avoidance of doubt, this means that matters do not need to be taken to more than one of
     those committees for decisions.

Additional Infrastructure Delegations:
  Determine roading issues considered by the Mayor and Chief Executive to be strategic
   due to their significance on a city-wide basis, including links to the State Highway, or
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where their effects cross ward or community boundaries.

 Hear objections to specified traffic matters where the community board wishes to take an
  advocacy role.

 Make decisions under Clause 11(e) of the Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act
  1974 and the Transport (Vehicular Traffic Road Closure) Regulations 1965 in respect of
  temporary road closures, including making decisions on any ancillary matters including,
  without limitation, approval of temporary “No Stopping” restrictions under Hutt City
  Council Traffic Bylaw 2017.

 Undertake hearings on road stopping under the Local Government Act 1974.

 Make recommendations to Council whether to proceed with a road stopping and the
   disposal of stopped road, including (where the proposal includes or involves a
   related acquisition, disposal or land exchange) a recommendation to Council on the
   acquisition, disposal or exchange.

 Consider and recommend to Council any request to the Crown that a road is
   stopped under section 116 of the Public Works Act 1981, and the disposal of the
   stopped road.

 Make any resolution required under section 319A of the Local Government Act 1974
   regarding the naming of new roads and alterations to street names (other than those
   in the Harbour and Wainuiomata Wards, which are delegated to the community
   boards in those areas).

Additional Regulatory Delegations:

 Develop any regulations required to achieve Council’s objectives.

 Approve Council’s list of hearings commissioners under the Resource Management
   Act 1991, including councillors sitting as hearings commissioners and independent
   commissioners.
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 Conduct statutory hearings on regulatory matters and make decisions on those hearings ,
  excluding those conducted under the Resource Management Act 1991, which are delegated
  to the Hearings Subcommittee and District Plan Hearings Subcommittee.

 Authorise the submission of appeals to the Environment Court on behalf of Council.

 Make decisions on applications required under the Development Contributions
   Policy for remissions, postponements, reconsiderations and objections.
 Recommend to Council the list of members approved to be members of the District Licensing
  Committee under section 192 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.
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Delegations to make Appointments:

   The Chair of the Infrastructure & Regulatory Committee, in conjunction with the Chief
    Executive, is authorised to appoint a subcommittee of suitably qualified persons to
    conduct hearings on behalf of the Committee.

   The Chair of the Infrastructure & Regulatory Committee, in conjunction with the Chief
    Executive, is authorised to appoint a Hearings Subcommittee of suitably qualified
    persons to conduct resource consent and related hearings on behalf of the
    Committee.

   The Chair of the Infrastructure & Regulatory Committee is authorised to appoint three
    people from the list prepared under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 to
    specific meetings (Chair and two members).

NOTE:

The Ministry for the Environment advocates that Councils offer specialist RMA
training in areas of law which are difficult to grasp or where mistakes are commonly
made. This is to complement the Good Decision Making RMA training that they run
(which is an overview and basic summary of decision making, rather than an in-depth
training in specific areas of the RMA). Therefore in order to facilitate this, the RMA
training run for councillors that wish to be hearings commissioners is mandatory.

Reasons for the importance of the training:
1. Hearings commissioners are kept abreast of developments in the legislation.

2. Legal and technical errors that have been made previously are avoided (many of which
    have resulted in Environment Court action which is costly, time consuming and often
    creates unrealistic expectations for the community).

3. The reputation of Council as good and fair decision makers or judges (rather than
    legislators) is upheld.
1       When acting in this capacity the committee has a quasi-judicial role.
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HUTT CITY COUNCIL

 KOMITI HANGANGA| INFRASTRUCTURE AND REGULATORY COMMITTEE

 Meeting to be held in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt on
                       Tuesday 4 May 2021 commencing at 2.00pm.

                                   ORDER PAPER

                                 PUBLIC BUSINESS
1.   APOLOGIES

2.   PUBLIC COMMENT

     Generally up to 30 minutes is set aside for public comment (three minutes per
     speaker on items appearing on the agenda). Speakers may be asked questions on
     the matters they raise.

3.   CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATIONS

     Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision
     making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or
     other external interest they might have.

4.   REGULATORY MATTERS (21/590)

     Report No. IARCC2021/2/97 by the Head of Regulatory Services and
     Emergency Management                                                          7

5.   QUESTIONS

     With reference to section 32 of Standing Orders, before putting a question a
     member shall endeavour to obtain the information. Questions shall be concise and
     in writing and handed to the Chair prior to the commencement of the meeting.

     Toi Lealofi
     DEMOCRACY ADVISOR
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                         Infrastructure and Regulatory
                         Committee
                                                                  16 April 2021

                                                                    File: (21/590)

Report no: IARCC2021/2/97

                           Regulatory Matters
Purpose of Report

1.   To provide the Committee with an update of regulatory matters arising from
     the work of the Environment and Sustainability Group.

Recommendations
That the Committee receives and notes the information.

Background

2.   The report covers the regulatory activities associated with the divisions in
     the Environment and Sustainability Group. In particular, the Environmental
     Consents and Regulatory Services departments.

3.   Environmental Consent data is attached as Appendix 1 to the report.
     Enforcement actions data for Animal Services is attached as Appendix 3 to
     the report.

4.   The Environmental Consents division processes consent applications under
     the Resource Management Act, the Food Act, the Sale and Supply of Alcohol
     Act and the Building Act (resource and building consents, liquor and food
     licences and District Licensing reports), as well as LIMs and property
     enquiries under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings
     Act. The Environmental Consents division offers an Eco Design Advisor
     service across the city.

5.   Environmental Health services are provided for Upper Hutt City Council as
     well as Lower Hutt.

6.   The Regulatory Services Division deals with trade waste applications,
     bylaws, animal services, parking and emergency management.

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7.   This division provides Animal Services for Wellington City Council as well
     as Lower Hutt.

Environmental Consents

Resource Consents
8. A hearing was held for the Eastern Bays Shared Pathway Resource Consent
   from 15 – 17 December 2020. The decision from the hearings panel was
   issued 5 March 2021. The appeal period closed on 26 March 2021. An appeal
   was lodged in the Environment Court from a submitter in relation to the
   design of the path and traffic safety concerns. Council will work through the
   process with the Environment Court.

9.   Consent numbers are increasing due to the buoyant property market. We
     have received a heads up from customers that we are expecting a larger
     number of applications to be submitted prior to the end of the financial year,
     due to the proposed significant increases to the Development Contributions.

10. We are in the process of trying to mobilise additional resources to ensure we
    meet our KPI’s, however, this may be a challenge due to the resourcing
    capacity across the industry and the country. This may mean we slip on our
    long term plan key performance indicators of 80% of consents being issued
    in 18 working days and 100% of consents being issued in 20 working days.

11. The NZ Planning institute held its annual NZPI conference in Nelson
    between 24-26 March 2021. Some of the common themes covered by key note
    speakers included sustainability, building resilience and the importance of
    innate connection of Maori to the natural environment. The planners who
    attended the conference said it was valuable experience, the themes
    discussed at the conference relate directly to the work being done in our
    City.

12. Notable resource consents lodged:

        11 Cressy Street, Waterloo – 8 townhouses

        28 Raukawa Street, Stokes Valley – 24 townhouses

        18 Bunny Street, Hutt Central – new mixed use apartment building

        76 Antrim Crescent, Wainuiomata – 6 dwellings

        28 Fitzherbert Road, Wainuiomata – 12 Townhouses

        370 Stokes Valley Road – 17 Units

        58 Walters Street, Avalon – 22 townhouses

        90 Oxford Terrace, Epuni – 15 townhouses

        17 Pearce Crescent, Taita – 11 townhouses

        3 Johnston Grove, Taita – 19 townhouses

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          34 Fitzherbert Street, Petone – new mixed use development

          64 Waipounamu Drive, Kelson – 29 lot subdivision (Stage 6, Kelson
            Heights)

          323 Riverside Drive, Waterloo – 14 townhouses.

13. Recently granted resource consents:

       116 Trelawney Road, Wainuiomata – 11 lots, 7 new homes

       124 Richmond Street, Petone – 86 unit Business Park

       124 Richmond Road, Petone - Redevelopment of Imperial Tobacco to 95
         townhouses

       221 High Street, Hutt Central – conversion of commercial building to
         apartments at rear and above

       123 Cambridge Terrace, Fairfield – 11 townhouses

       4 Collingwood Street, Waterloo – 11 townhouses

       9 Avery Grove, Boulcott – 14 townhouses

       19 Connolly Street, Boulcott – expansion of existing daycare from 60
         children to 80 children.

       72 Raukawa Street, Stokes Valley – 4 houses

       80 Parkway, Wainuiomata – 19 houses

       148 Riverside Drive, Waiwhetu – 11 townhouses

       14 Bauchop/4 Avon Street – 13 townhouses.

14.    RMA compliance updates

          Chilton St James School

            Further noise monitoring reports were supplied which have been peer-
            reviewed and found that noise levels have not increased from previous
            levels of activity. We are working with the neighbours to ensure they
            understand the results.

       Wainuiomata Cleanfill

           The cleanfill had its independent audit in February 2021. It found:

           “This assessment has found the Council to be compliant with the relevant
           conditions except for Conditions 12 and 15 relating to noise exceedances and the
           Noise Management Plan ('NMP'), and Condition 16 requiring noise monitoring
           results to be reported to the Council within 2 weeks. Overall, the consent holder
           is, therefore, non-compliant with resource consent RM190050.”

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         All compliance related information is now available online here
         http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/Services/Rubbish-and-recycling/cleanfill/
         Below is a list of the complaints the resource consent monitoring team
         have received since the last time we reported in February 2021.

Received       Actioned        Complaint          Action taken

18/02/2021     18/02/2021      Dust on Coast      Complaint received and referred to Dave Dews
                               Road               for action.

                                                  3.20pm Enforcement officer visited site and
                                                  found sweeper truck on site cleaning dirt spills
                                                  on Coast Road and Main Road. Complainant
                                                  advised of outcome.

26/02/2021     24/03/2021      Information        Contacted the complainant to see which
                               on complaints      complaint was missing. It related to video
                               sheet isn't        evidence of alleged illegal dumping on 22/11/19.
                               factually          Complaint is recorded on the complaints register.
                               correct. CLG
                               meetings on        Minutes from November 2020 uploaded to the
                               November           portal and made available through Council
                               minutes are        webpage dedicated to the cleanfill.
                               not on portal.
                               Why?

24/03/21       26/03/21        Unreasonably       Complaint related to the operation of a bulldozer.
                               high level of
                               noise coming       Two separate site visits carried out by Team
                               from the           Leader of Environmental Health and no activity
                               cleanfill lately   was found on both occasions. Complainant
                                                  advised of the outcome.

25/03/2021     25/03/2021      Loud clanging      Noise found to be from a truck tailgate, the driver
                               noise coming       was waiting to enter the site. He was advised
                               from cleanfill     about the noise restraints in and around the
                               at 7.37am on       cleanfill.
                               25/3/21

 15. The consent holder is responsible for ensuring that operation of the cleanfill
     and impacts on neighbours is mitigated. Monitoring of noise is carried out
     on a regular basis and reports provided to the regulator.

 16. The regulator peer reviews the reports and undertakes monitoring and
     enforcement as required.

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 17. Our peer-review found that the methodology and sample size in the
     December report was not adequate to fully determine compliance. Since
     then a discussion was held between our peer reviewer Marshall Day, and the
     consent holder’s noise specialist. This has led to agreeing on a more robust
     noise measurement methodology. Noise monitoring using this new
     methodology was undertaken in the week of 23 March 2021; results were
     received on 9 April 2021 and are being peer reviewed.

 18. Council’s Environmental Health Team Leader, an experienced noise
     specialist, has undertaken two random visits to measure noise produced
     from the site at the closest receiver. On one occasion there was no noise
     being produced from the site, on the other occasion the noise was well below
     the noise consented noise limit.

 Land Information Memoranda (LIMs) Team

       LIM numbers below average in January and February, but record high
         applications in March.

       Record high cancellations for LIMs in March

       Still averaging just under 100 LIMs per month for FY20/21.

 Building Team

19.   After a slow start in January 2021 it has turned out to be a busy third quarter
      for the building team. We have issued 367 consents with the combined value
      of $134M. This compares to 389 consents and value of $108M for the same
      period last year.

20.   There has been a noticeable spike in the number of building inspections
      undertaken during March. The highest single month recorded in the last
      three years. The booming construction market and the increase in multi-unit
      dwellings have contributed to the increase.

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21. We are on track to once again exceed 1,600 building consents in the fiscal
    year. At the end of the third quarter we have granted 1302 building consents,
    the value of this work being $411M, compared to 1246 consents to value of
    $280M for the same period in the last year.

22. We currently have two vacant building officer positions, for which we are
    interviewing candidates in the week commencing 12 April 2021.

23. Kainga Ora has received its registration from the Ministry of Business
    Innovation and Employment. They are now an active Building Consent
    Authority (BCA) capable of processing and inspecting their own building
    consents for new construction projects. There has been an agreement reached
    for Council to continue to process and inspect a portion of Kainga Ora
    building consents for retrofitted repairs and alterations.

Notable building consents received

     86 Wyndrum Avenue, Open Polytechnic - Kanuka (K Block) Stage 2b -
       Internal demolition and alterations, $1M

     Masonic Village - RBW - Residential - STAGE 3 - New Multi-Unit
       Dwelling with attached garages (Block R - 4 Units), $1M.

     Kiwirail workshop – Seismic strengthening , internal alterations, $1.5M

     5 Taine Street, Taita – 12 residential two storey units on two separate
       blocks of 6, $1.75m

     37A Nelson Street – 5 new townhouses with internal access garage and
       carports - $2.2M

     94 Cambridge Terrace – 3 storey apartment block with 14 units, $2.35M.

Earthquake Prone Building

24. We are continuing to receive a steady stream of building consents for seismic
    strengthening work. There have also been a number of completed seismic
    strengthening projects that has allowed us to withdraw a number of
    earthquake prone building notices.

25. We are moving forward in planning the next steps of our profiling
    programme to identify potentially earthquake prone buildings. This needs
    to be completed by1 July 2022.

Swimming Pools

26. We have carried out 23 first time inspections in the period 1 January -31
    March 2021 and are on target to complete inspection of pools in Lower Hutt
    within the three yearly cycle. We have a small number on non-compliant
    pools and are working with the property owners to resolve the issues that
    have been identified.

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Eco Design Advice

27. Our Eco Design Advisor completed 33 home visits between January to
    March 2021.

28. Our Eco Advisor service was advertised at the Council stall at the Petone
    Fair and this was a good opportunity to give the community information
    about the service and promote our free home assessments. We also worked
    with Council library staff to be part of a presentation to the refugee and
    migrant community regarding this service.

29. In March 2021 we submitted a Homestar application to the NZ Green
    Building Council on behalf of Urban Plus Limited for its development at 128
    Molesworth Street.

Environmental Health Team
Alcohol

Compliance Visits/Controlled Purchase Operations (CPO)

30. Licensed premises compliance checks were undertaken during March 2021.
    A total of 28 checks were undertaken, with no significant issues raised.

Contested Applications

31. A hearing for an application for the renewal of an off-license for Waiwhetu
    Superette will be set shortly. The application has been opposed by the
    Medical Officer of Health (MoH) and Council’s Licensing Inspector, who has
    concerns that the premise does not meet the definition of a grocery store. The
    MoH also has concerns about existing levels of harm in the area.

32. A hearing for an application for the renewal of the off-licence for Thirsty
    Liquor will be set shortly. The application is opposed by Police, the Medical
    Officer of Health and Council’s Licensing Inspector. The opposition relates
    in general to the layout of the premises and lack of a duty manager being
    present at all times.

33. An application for a new manager’s certificate was opposed by Police, due to
    a large number of criminal convictions. This resulted in a District Licensing
    Committee hearing being held on 12 April 2021. The Committee heard
    evidence from the applicant and Police and will make a decision on the
    matter within 15 working days.

Granting and Issuing of Licences

34. On 23 December 2020, Central Government announced a further amendment
    to the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2020, in that reporting time fames have
    again been extended. This means that we are unable to issue new liquor
    licences, or renew existing licenses without reports from the New Zealand
    Police and the Medical Officer of Health (MoH). The Notice has now been
    extended to 6 May 2021.

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35. There are currently eight applications awaiting reports from the MoH. This
    generally has little impact on renewal applications as they are able to
    continue trading. However there is a new on-licence application for the
    Abandoned Brewery, High Street Boulcott, that is unable to be completed
    due to a lack of report from the MoH. This has prevented the District
    Licensing Committee from being able to determine the application, thus
    preventing the premises being able to commence operating (subject to the
    licence being granted).

Bylaws

36. Work is continuing on the operational aspects of the Appearance Industries
    Bylaw and workshops to provide guidance to operators will be scheduled
    soon. Approximately 50 operators have been identified within Hutt City that
    will require annual registration and inspection under the provisions of the
    bylaw.

Food

Verifications

37. The Environmental Health Team is continuing to make good progress in
    reducing the back log of food control plan/national programme
    verifications. There are currently 32 verifications that are overdue, down
    from 46 as last reported. It is noted that seven of these were booked for
    March 2021, and a further eight booked for April 2021.

Illness

38. Officers are continuing to monitor the activities of a food operator at a local
    sports club. This is due to the detection of faecal bacteria during recent
    environmental swabbing of the kitchen.

Quality Management System

39. The Environmental Health QMS (food) is to be audited on 6 May 2021 by
    IANZ. Two food verifiers will also be undertaking a witness assessment in
    order to gain recognition to verify National Programmes.

Litter

40. The Kelson recycling station continues to see a fair amount of illegal
    dumping. The Wainuiomata station has been relatively quiet this year, which
    may be a result of diligent community members creating a better culture
    around illegal dumping. The old Alicetown site has been relatively clear
    with no major issues.

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Regulatory Services

Parking Services

41.   The Parking Services team has had a very busy month, issuing 3,283 tickets
      in the month of March 2021. The average value of these tickets was $98.

42.   The graph in Appendix 2 attached to the report shows the team has now
      written 23,692 tickets for the year to date and that is close to the full
      number for last year, remembering that COVID-19 closed Parking Services
      for the next two months.

Animal Services

43. Animal Control Officers (ACOs) are at the stage in the registration process
    where dogs are being seized from properties. Police attendance and warrants
    are required if the dog is kept in a dwelling or if the situation is volatile.

44. This can be a dangerous and highly emotional situation as ACOs are taking
    much loved pets away from their owners.

45. The process leading up to this is very fair and ACOs attempt to work with
    dog owners to provide extended timeframes for payment and also part
    payment plans.

46. The total of unregistered dogs at the rollover time in November 2020 was
    1,224 and is now down to 115.

47. A public event was held at the Wainuiomata Swimming Pool on 15 March
    2021 - “Pups, Parade and Paddle” where dog owners bring along their dogs
    to have fun swimming in the pools due to the pool being emptied the
    following day. There was a great response to this event; it was well attended
    and enjoyed by all.

48. The Responsible Dog Owners (RDOs) application criteria has been amended
    to simplify the process.

49. Dog owners are no longer required to wait for their dogs to reach the age of
    12 months before they can apply and there will no longer be a re-application
    fee for moving within the Hutt if you are already classed as a RDO.

50. Dog owners will be notified via Council’s website that there is an option of
    applying for RDO for a fee of $65 if they meet the criteria this will reduce the
    registration fee.

51. The large spike in microchipping is due to a push by staff to chase up
    owners who have not told us their dogs have microchips. Infringements,
    euthanasing, impounds and dogs released and sold are all lower than last
    year and this continues the trend of less antisocial behaviours being
    reported. Refer to Appendix 3 and Appendix 4 attached to the report.

52. The Waiu fenced dog park is on track for the opening on 15 May 2021. The
    fencing is going up now.

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Climate Change Impact and Considerations
53. Energy efficiency advice is provided by our Eco Design Advisor service. This
    includes providing advice to applicants when they are preparing to lodge an
    application for building consent and through our home assessment service.

Consultation
54. Consultation was undertaken when statutorily necessary.

Legal Considerations
55. Legal considerations are undertaken under the appropriate legislation.

Financial Considerations
56. There are no financial considerations.
Appendices

No.     Title                                                                Page
1⇩      Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March           17
        2021
2⇩      Appendix 2 Parking Infringements                                       39
3⇩      Appendix 3 Dogs Impounded Released Sold                                40
4⇩      Appendix 4 Dogs Euthanased Infringements Microchipping                 41

Author: Geoff Stuart
Head of Regulatory Services and Emergency Management

Author: Derek Kerite
Head of Environmental Consents

Approved By: Helen Oram
Director Environment and Sustainability

DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                 Page 16
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 17
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 18
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 19
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 20
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 21
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 22
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 23
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 24
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 25
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 26
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 27
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 28
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 29
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 30
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 31
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 32
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 33
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 34
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 35
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 36
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 37
Attachment 1                               Appendix 1 Environmental Consents Graphs at the end of March 2021
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                             Page 38
Attachment 2                               Appendix 2 Parking Infringements

DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                            Page 39
Attachment 3                               Appendix 3 Dogs Impounded Released Sold
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                   Page 40
Attachment 4                               Appendix 4 Dogs Euthanased Infringements Microchipping
DEM15-4-15 - 21/590 - Regulatory Matters                                                  Page 41
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