Bylaws

Bylaws are laws that are specific to the Kāpiti Coast District. They are introduced and enforced by the Kāpiti Coast District Council, and reflect needs and concerns particular to our District and its residents.

• Cemeteries Bylaw 2010 (PDF, 10 pages, 154KB)
  The purpose of this Bylaw is to enable the Council to control and set standards for the operation of cemeteries within the Kāpiti Coast District under the Council’s ownership or control. 
• Beach Bylaw 2009 (PDF, 14 pages, 268KB)
  The purpose of this Bylaw is to manage human activities on the beach and protect the beach environment in accordance with the overarching objective defined in the ‘Kāpiti Coast District Council Coastal Strategy 2006’.
• Food Safety Bylaw 2006 (PDF, 9 pages, 30KB)
  The objective of this Bylaw is to ensure that all establishments preparing food for sale have on the staff, persons who are adequately trained in food hygiene. The Bylaw also aims to ensure that safe food is available in all food premises throughout the District.
• Dog Control Bylaw 2008 (PDF, 23 pages, 843KB)
  The purpose of this Bylaw is to promote better care and control of dogs on the Kāpiti Coast by supporting the objectives of the Kāpiti Coast District Council Dog Control Policy and complying with national dog control legislation, in particular Section 20 of the Dog Control Act 1996 and the Impounding Act 1955.
• Dog Control Policy 2009 (PDF, 28 pages, 1MB)
  The aims of this policy are to manage the control of dogs, provide for the welfare of dogs, encourage good and responsible dog ownership and to protect the public from dangerous dogs in the Kāpiti Coast District, as per the requirements of the Dog Control Act 1996.
• Natural Burial Policy 2008 (PDF, 4 pages, 46 KB)
  The purpose of this Natural Burials Policy is to provide an alternative way of laying people to rest in an environmentally friendly way.
• General Bylaw 2010 (PDF, 10 pages, 128KB)
  This Bylaw covers a range of areas including streets and public places, stock control, public health, fire prevention, household refuse and supply of water.
• Trade Waste Bylaw 2007 (PDF, 44 pages, 282KB)
  This Bylaw regulates the discharge of Trade Waste to a Sewerage System operated by the Kāpiti Coast District Council.
• Proposed Parking Restrictions 2006 (PDF, 6 pages, 84 KB)
  The following parking restrictions on the sections of road as set out in the attached maps and as described in the tables below as a draft for consultation with the community were adopted at the Environment and Regulatory Committee meeting on 8 June 2006.
• Public Places Liquor Control Bylaw 2007 (PDF, 11 pages, 549MB)
  The purpose of this Bylaw is to enhance the safety of the public and allow their responsible enjoyment of public places in the District, particularly shopping zones and areas close to the beach.  This will be achieved by providing for liquor control in Specified Public Places, at specified dates and times, aimed at reducing the incidence of alcoholrelated offences, particularly behaviour of a violent, threatening or destructive nature.