Group Manager - Sam Napia
Building Control and Inspection Manager
Peter Thomas
Environmental Services Manager
Craig Birkett
Environmental Support Services Manager
Richard Foster
Resource Management Manager
Mark White
Building Control and Inspection Manager
Peter Thomas
The building control activity involves receiving and processing building consent applications.
Building control staff evaluate consent applications and issue them when they meet legal requirements.
Building control also involves building inspections and the certification that structures meet the requirements of the New Zealand Building Code.
Council currently processes in excess of 2000 building consents per annum.
Environmental Services Manager
Craig Birkett
The Environmental Services department helps protect the public by regulating activities that have the potential to adversely affect district residents and visitors.
Health Licensing: Council regulates and inspects premises that offer food or other services that could affect public health. Council checks for compliance with hygiene, maintenance of facilities and other requirements.
Liquor Control: Council seeks to reduce liquor abuse by controlling the sale and supply of liquor and by establishing and enforcing liquor bans.
Animal Control: This activity mainly involves dogs. Council is responsible for maintaining a minimum standard of dog care and control. Council bylaws concerning dogs are designed to promote the control of dogs in public places and to prevent them from menacing people or wildlife.
Bylaws, Noise Control and Parking: Although exact responsibilities vary within the different settlements, in general Bylaws Officers attend to bylaw enforcement matters such as illegal camping, liquor bans, signs, litter, road closures, fire bans and water restrictions. Noise control involves the investigation of noise nuisance complaints. Parking enforcement concerns the policing of parking bylaws.
Environmental Support Manager
Richard Foster
Provides the administrative support for the entire group to ensure the efficient procession of all consents, statutory documents, registration and licensing.
Resource Management Consents and Monitoring Manager
Mark White
To assess the effects of activities on the environment, Council requires Resource Consents to be obtained for various land use and subdivision activities.
Resource Consents are processed in accordance with the provisions of the District Plan, which is prepared to help achieve the purpose of the Resource Management Act.
Council currently processes in excess of 600 Resource Consents per annum.