Community consultation on the second round of the Whakatāne District Council’s ongoing bylaw reviews has resulted in recommended changes to the Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2018 and the Draft Control of Animals (excluding dogs), Bees and Poultry Bylaw 2018.

Reporting to the Council’s Policy Committee last week, Strategic Policy Analyst Glenda Spackman said three submissions were received on the Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2018. As a result, clarifications on the definition of diverted material and prohibited waste had been added to the draft bylaw.

“Diverted material is as defined in the Waste Management Act 2008 and means anything that is no longer required for its original purpose and, but for commercial or other waste minimisation activities, would be disposed of or discarded,” she said.

Prohibited waste means waste containing:

• Medical waste – a subset of wastes generated at healthcare facilities, such as hospitals, physicians’ offices, dental practices, blood banks and veterinary hospitals/clinics, as well as medical research facilities and laboratories, and includes unused medication and waste from home dialysis, except where agreed to by Council
• Any asbestos-containing material

Three submissions were also received on the Draft Control of Animals (excluding dogs), Bees and Poultry Bylaw 2018. As a result, the section on poultry keeping was amended to state that: ‘No poultry house or poultry run shall be erected or maintained so that any part of it is within two metres of any dwelling, factory or other buildings, whether wholly or partially occupied.’

No submissions were received on the proposed revocation of the Nuisances and Public Health Bylaw 2008.

Changes to the above bylaws, and the revocation of the Nuisances and Public Health Bylaw 2008, will be considered by the Council on 5 April 2018, and if adopted will take effect from 1 April 2018.