Bylaws to be changed

Waipa¯ District Council has approved a series of bylaw changes around cemeteries and waste.

Changes to the Cemeteries Bylaw 2013 and draft Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2018 were adopted at Tuesday’s Council meeting following consultation with the community in June.

Eleven submissions were received around cemeteries and seven around waste.

Group manager service delivery Barry Bergin said the changes would see Waipa¯ using “industry best practice” and would bring its bylaws in line with neighbouring Councils.

“While these changes are not significant, it’s good to be able to tighten up our bylaws so we can manage our cemeteries and waste streams well and efficiently.” The Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2018 will help Council better manage waste on construction sites, inorganic waste collections and one-off waste events and keep it consistent with other Waikato and Bay of Plenty councils.

This comes into force next Monday. Changes to the Cemeteries Bylaw 2013 tighten provisions for monument heights and floral tributes and regulations for ecoburials. These come into effect from November 1.

Barry said councillors had requested more information on the draft Public Places Bylaw, particularly proposed changes to mobile trading, before making final decisions. These will be heard at the Strategic Planning and Policy committee meeting in October.