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Resolution
number WTM/2021/162
MOVED by Chairperson R Northey, seconded by Deputy
Chairperson A Bonham:
That
the Local Board:
a)
support the draft Statement of
Proposal in Attachment A of this agenda report to make a new Auckland Council
and Auckland Transport Ture ā-Rohe mo nga Tohu 2022 / Signs Bylaw 2022
and associated controls for public consultation, taking account of
the following feedback:
I.
support the
proposal to combine the current Signage Bylaw 2015 and the Elections Signs
Bylaw 2013 into a single bylaw.
II.
support the
intention to provide more opportunities to display election signs during
pre-election periods
III.
support the proposal
to increase the current portable sign prohibited area to cover the entire
City Centre Zone because it will reduce safety risks, nuisance and clutter,
improve accessibilty for visitors and for vision-impaired people and those
who are frail, disabled or otherwise mobility impaired, and prioritise
place-making activities and events
IV.
do not support
increasing the maximum area for real estate signs in any type of locality
even in the Heavy Industry Zone as proposed clause 24 as we do not support
them becoming more omnipresent and pernicious than they are already
V.
support the
clarification in Clause 26 that “community events” signs
permitted on sites associated with the community concerned may only be
displayed if the event is provided by a not-for-profit group
VI.
support the
retetion of the intent of the rules in the current bylaws but supports them
being expressed in a way that is more up to date and certain
VII.
support having the
definition of each type of sign alongside the rules for that sign
VIII.
request that staff investigate
the issue of Auckland Council’s ability to prohibit the use of corflute
and non-recyclable plastics
IX.
request staff to
continue investigating international best practice to respond to the impacts
on city centre residents to develop appropriate policies and regulations with
regards to illuminated signs.
X.
request staff
to investigate how the bylaw can better minimise the nuisance of illuminated
signs on city centre residents, including addressing the allowable
brightness, permitted operating times and cumulative effect
XI.
request staff to
investigate the development of plans to provide clarity about the treatment
of networks, sets or clusters of illuminated signs including cumulative
impact, particularly those at street level, such as bus shelters, in the
central city and elsewhere
XII.
urge that the Ellen
Melville Centre and possibly the Albert Park Cottage be added to the Grey
Lynn Library Hall and the Freemans Bay Hall in Appendix B1 as locations for
the display of community events signs on council controlled public spaces
XIII.
support the current
list in Appendix C of locations and conditions of use for the display of
election signs on council controlled public spaces in the Waitematā Local Board area, except for Grafton Road which is
steep, subject to subsidence and is a safety risk for those erecting and
dismantling signs on it
XIV.
request that in Appendix
D “Freyburg Square” should be amended to read “Freyberg
Place”
b)
note and supports
the Regulatory Committee decision in REG/2020/66 (f) for staff to explore
further options for regulating alcohol signage, independent of the Signage
Bylaw review.
c)
support Governing Body
advocating to central government for tighter national restrictions on alcohol
marketing
d)
note the resolutions of the
Regulatory Committee requesting that proactive enforcement through the
Targeted Initiative team within the Regulatory Compliance Unit be prioritised
and for other methods to reduce community exposure to alcohol marketing by
off-licence outlets independent of the signage bylaw review to be explored (REG/2020/66 and REG/2021/20)
e)
recommend that Governing Body
advocate to central government for tighter national restrictions on signage
for and marketing of electronic
gambling machine venues to prohibit advertising of the particular
characteristics or attributes of the gambling machines in their venues and to
prohibit the use of words or images likely to trigger problem gambling
behaviour
f)
note that the bylaw
does not generally regulate signage content but does put extra limitations on
signs related to sensitive places or activities including those for
commercial sexual services premises
g)
urge investigation
of the possibility that some of the restrictions in the proposed and current
bylaw in Clause 22 that apply to signs for commercial sexual services
premises should also, through appropriate regulatory change, be applied to
premises providing alcohol or gambling, particularly limitations on sign
size, content controls and a ban on flashing lights and changeable messages.
CARRIED
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