Regulatory Committee Agenda - Waipa District Council

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Waipa
DISTRICT COUNCIL
Regulatory
Committee Agenda
12 MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT QUARTERLY REPORT 1 JULY TO 30
SEPTEMBER 2012
15-15-03/3 I Pages 39- 48
During the first quarter of the 12/13 financial year the Council enforcement staff
completed 87 resource consent inspections and found 5 breaches of consent
conditions which resulted in 2 Abatement Notice and 8 warning letters being issued.
No infringement notices were issued.
In relation to breaches of the District Plan provisions, 13 incidents were investigated.
This resulted in 3 Abatement Notice and 6 warning letters being issued. Seven signs
were removed from the Council road reserve for this quarter.
Other enforcement includes 2 parking infringements issued; 1 warning letter issued
for heavy vehicles parked in a residential area, 6 illegal dumping complaints
investigated with 4 warning letters issued.
The prosecution against Te Awamutu Hire Centre was concluded on 13th of August
2012 at the Te Awamutu District Court with a guilty plea for failing to secure trade
waste correctly under the Trade Waste Bylaw. A conviction was entered with an
agreement to pay Council $9,380.26 in reparation.
The Environmental Services team and after-hours contractors responded to 230
excessive noise complaints in the quarter, resulting in a number of written and verbal
directives. No noise Abatement Notices or Infringement Notices was issued and
there were no stereo seizures. There were also 22 unreasonable noise complaints
received for the quarter.
In addition, the Environmental Services team and after-hours contractors responded
to 20 nuisance complaints, (15 were for fire and smoke complaints).
There was a total of 52 urban fire permits issued. The rural fire area season has been
open for this quarter.
There were 1392 animal control complaints or request for service in this quarter. Of
these 878 were generic administration requests for service and were resolved over
the telephone. The balance of 514 required investigation.
In relation to liquor licensing, there have been two controlled purchase operations
since the last report. There have been 55 inspections of licensed premises
undertaken in this quarter with minor issues dealt with by verbal or written advice.
In regard to food premises, five complaints were received with no requisitions issued.
The team has undertaken 121 food premises inspections in this quarter.
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