Guides and forms

The following guides and forms will be useful when making submissions or applications to the Kāpiti Coast District Council.

• Arts
• Building consents – forms and checklists
• Community Board funding
• Council housing
• Dog ownership
• Earthworks and archaeological sites
• Environment health
• General Election signs 2020 – guidelines for political parties
• Grants and funding
• LIM reports
• Liquor licencing
• Native tree protection brochure and growing guide
• Rates remissions
• Resource consents – includes temporary events management plan
• Roads
• Subdivision and development
• Trade waste
• Walking and cycling guide
• Waste collection and operation
• Wastewater
• Water supply

 

Arts

Kāpiti has a thriving arts scene, making it an exciting creative destination for locals and visitors alike.

• Buskers wanting to perform within the Kāpiti Coast District should view Guidelines for Buskers to maximise your success and avoid complaints from residents.

 

Building consents – forms and checklists

A full list of building consent forms, including the standard application form, and checklists to assist with your building consent application are available for download or print.

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Council housing

The Kāpiti Coast District Council provides housing for qualifying older persons, and has over 118 flats in 10 locations throughout the District.
View more, including application forms.

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Dog ownership

The Dog ownership section of this site details the requirements for dog owners and their animal is the Kāpiti Coast District.

• Dog Registration Form 2020/21 
• Application for Late Fee Waiver
• Application for Approved Owner Status
• Application for permit to Keep three or more dogs
• Application for working/disability assist dog
• Change of Ownership/Dog Transferred Out of District Notification Form
• Deceased Dog Declaration Form
• Neuter/Spey Declaration Form

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Earthworks and archaeological sites

A brochure on earthworks and archaeological sites, to encourage contractors, landscapers, developers and land owners to take precautions before digging.
View the brochure.

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Environment health

The Food and Health Licenses section details the requirements for registering and maintaining Food ventures with Kāpiti Coast District Council.

View more information about preparing and selling food at events, fairs and/or market food stalls. 

Food forms:

• Food registration – single site
• Renewal of food registration – single site
• Food registration – multiple site
• Renewal of food registration – multi site
• Food stall approval at an event
• Voluntary suspension of registered food control plan
• Change of registration information – food business, single site

Other forms:

• Renewal of campground licence
• Renewal of funeral director licence
• Licence or registration of hairdressing premises
• Licence or registration of miscellaneous premises.

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General Election signs 2020 – guidelines for political parties

The Council has a role to administer the Electoral Act’s rules around where and when electoral signage can be displayed in the lead up to an election. Guidelines have been developed for the 2020 Election for the advice of parties and the local community.

Signs can be put up from Saturday 18 July and must be removed before Election Day, which is Saturday 19 September.

The Electoral Act and Council

• The Electoral Act sets out the rules about when electoral signage can be set up by political party candidates.
• This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
• The Council’s role is to apply those rules at a local level, following the guidance of the Act.

Who is responsible for what?

Our District Plan includes certain restrictions on where signs can be. Signs can be up to 3 square metres and printed on both sides.

Council-managed properties – there are 10 approved locations throughout the district. (Maps of permitted locations are shown in the guidelines).

There are also specific rules for parked trailer signs and there are a number of streets around the district with high traffic volume where these cannot be used.

On private property – signs can be placed within one metre of the boundary, with the written consent of the owner.

The NZTA is responsible for signs on State Highways. In Kāpiti that means the Expressway and the old State Highway 1 road.

Our Compliance team can also offer more specific advice on the permitted placement of signs. Council will investigate any concerns raised by the community. People with additional questions can get in touch with Compliance on 296 4700 or 0800 486 486.

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Grants and funding

Community Board funding

• Ōtaki
  The Ōtaki Community Board administers three grants. They're the Community Grant, Sporting Activity Grant, and the Building and Resource Consents Grant.
  View information about these Grants and Application Forms.

• Paekākāriki
  The Paekākāriki Board administers two grants. They're the Paekākāriki Community Board Grant and Campe Estate Community Grant.
  View information about these Grants and Application Forms.

• Paraparaumu/Raumati
  The Paraparaumu/Raumati Community Board administers one grant, the Discretionary Grants Fund.
  View information about this Grant and the Application Form.

• Waikanae
  The Waikanae Community Board administers three grants. They're the Discretionary Grants Fund, Promotion Fund and Waikanae Capital Improvement Grant.
  View information about these Grants and Application Forms.

Community grants scheme and Creative communities scheme

The Kāpiti Coast District Council sponsors many grants and funds for the Kāpiti Coast Community.
View information about Community funding and associated application forms.

Heritage fund

The Heritage Fund aims to assist and actively encourage landowners and members of the Kāpiti Coast community to manage, protect and enhance heritage features throughout the district. 
View more information and application forms.

Waste minimisation funding

• Waste Levy Fund Community Projects Application Form 2020
• Community projects fund criteria and application guidelines 2020/21
• Waste Levy Fund Seed Funding EOI Form Category A 2020
• Seed funding criteria and application guidelines 2020/21
• Waste Levy Fund for Business Waste Reduction Application Form Category B 2020
• Business waste reduction fund criteria and application guidelines 2020/21

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LIM reports

A Land Information Memorandum (LIM) will help property buyers and sellers, real estate agents, valuers and lawyers, lenders and insurers. Download LIM application form and information sheet.

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Liquor licensing

All brochures and application forms relating to Liquor Licensing are available online for download. View application forms. 

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Native tree protection brochure and growing guide

Download a copy of the native tree brochure and growing guide from the Sustaining our environment page.

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Rates remissions

Under the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002, Kāpiti Coast District Council may write off part or all of the rates subject to certain criteria being met. 
View more information about this process.

Rates Remission for Land Protected for Natural or Cultural Conservation Purposes

Rates Remission applications are now open for the 2012/13 Rating year. The objective is to preserve and promote natural resources and heritage land to encourage the maintenance, enhancement and protection of land for natural or cultural purposes.
Rates Remission Application Form – Land Protected for Natural or Cultural Conservation Purposes

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Resource consents

Resource consent applications take 20 working days, provided all the necessary information is included and your proposed project does not need to be notified. 
View information about this process and application forms here, along with the Temporary Events Management Plan.

See more information on Resource consents

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Roads

To help you understand roading requirements on the Kāpiti Coast visit the Roads section of this website. Download checklists and instruction guides.

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Subdivision and development

We have checklists available to help you meet the requirements of the Kāpiti Coast Subdivision and Development Principles.

• Download or print these checklists.
• Guidelines for subdivision and development on the Kāpiti Coast.
• Development Impact Fees brochure 2015/16

See more information about subdivision and development.

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Trade waste

The Trade Waste Bylaw 2019 took effect from 24 January 2019 and supersedes the former Trade Waste Bylaw 2007.

• Trade Waste Bylaw 2019
• Food Premises and Trade Waste Brochure 
• Automotive Trade Waste Brochure
• Trade Waste Application 

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Walking and cycling guide

Connecting people to their community and people to the land.

• Kāpiti Coast Walking and Cycling Guide

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Waste collection and operation

Waste Collector's licence application (form 162)
This form is to be used when applying to undertake waste collection activities in the Kāpiti Coast District.

Waste Operator's licence (form 163)
This form is to be used when applying to Kāpiti Coast District Council to operate a waste management facility within the Kāpiti Coast District.

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Wastewater

A wastewater alteration/connection form must be completed and submitted to Council prior to any work commencing. 
View the application form.

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Water supply

• Water supply connection/alteration form 159
  Use to apply for a new water supply connection or an alteration to existing water supply connection.
• Fire protection connection/alteration form 160
  Use to apply for a new Commercial Fire Service or Fire Sprinkler Connection or an alteration to an existing Fire Protection Connection.
• Application to take water from a dedicated filling point
• Kāpiti Rainwater and Greywater Guidelines 2017
• Landlords and Tenants – water charging

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