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Activity - RegulatoryWhat the Council doesThe Regulatory Activity provides services in fiveareas - animal control, building control, landadministration, public health, and resourceconsents.Animal ControlThe Council provides a 24/7 service to respondto complaints about wandering or stray animals,barking dogs, or animal attacks. The Council alsooperates an animal pound within the City.Building ControlThe Council processes applications forbuilding consents, undertakes inspectionsduring construction and provides advice andinformation to customers. It ensures compliancewith regulations and undertakes any requiredenforcement action.Land AdministrationThis includes graffiti removal, issuing streetnumbers and names, processing requests for LandInformation Memoranda and Residential PropertyEnquiries, maintaining the Property Issuesdatabase, providing customer advice, reviewingand auditing building warrants of fitness, andinspecting vehicle crossings and pools.Public HealthThe Council inspects food-related premises,hairdressers, funeral parlours, swimming poolsand grease traps; enforces noise controls, vermin,hygiene and hazardous substances controls;enforces the Sale of Liquor Act for compliancewith licensing provisions; enforces gambling andprostitution laws; and enforces Council bylawsrelating to signs, footpath furniture, abandonedvehicles, overgrown trees and shrubs, and litter.Resource ConsentsThe Council processes resource consentapplications, provides advice and information tocustomers, ensures compliance with regulations,and undertakes any required enforcement action.The Council provides residents with informationabout what they can and cannot do in developingland and resources.Why the Council does this and itscontribution to Council vision andmajor goalsThis Activity contributes to all of the Council’smajor City goals.It makes the City a more attractive place to liveby making sure that people and businessescomply with the rules that help make the City abetter place to live and help keep people safe andhealthy, e.g. animal control, building regulationsand commercial food place standards.It assists in making the City onethat is focused and supportive increating a business friendly culture,one that encourages growthand development to support theCouncil’s goal of sustainability.It also minimises the negative effects of thedifferent activities that can occur in a city, e.g.noise, overgrown trees and disruptions that occuralong residential and industrial boundaries. TheCouncil has a ‘business friendly’ emphasis to helpensure that Palmerston North is an engaging andeasy place to do business. These both make theCity a more attractive place to do business.It also helps to make sure that buildings and theurban environment are developed in a safe andsustainable way by enforcing planning rules andlegislation.What happened in the yearRegulatoryRegulatory contributes to all the City goals. Itmakes it a safe place to live through animal controland health inspections. It makes it an easy placeto live by enforcing rules such as noise limits andbuilding regulations. It makes it an attractiveplace to live by removing graffiti and getting wellplanned amenities and environment. It assists inmaking the City one that is focused and supportivein creating a business friendly culture, one thatencourages growth and development to supportthe Council’s goal of sustainability.What the Council Does RegulatoryEnvironmentalSustainability...Palmerston North City Council Annual Report 2011/1287