Freedom Camping Bylaw - Record No. 15130567 - Marlborough District Council Freedom Camping Control Bylaw 2012 - Contents - Bylaws - 1. Title - 2. Commencement - 3. Interpretation (1/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 4. Purpose - 4.1 protect the area; - 4.2 protect the health and safety of people who may visit the area; and/or - 4.3 protect access to the area. - 5. Prohibited Areas - 6. Restricted Areas - 6.1 No person may freedom camp in any local authority area identified in Schedule Two—Restricted Areas unless he or she complies with the restrictions imposed on use of that area as set out in Schedule Two. - 6.2 Council may prohibit, by putting up signs, freedom camping in any restricted area where: - a) there is a high risk of fire or imminent flood in the area; or - b) where the area is being used for an event approved by Council. - 6.3 No person may freedom camp in any other local authority area (not specified in Schedule One or Two) unless he or she complies with the following general restrictions: - a) Spends no more than two consecutive nights at the site, in any four week period; - b) Camps in a self-contained vehicle; - c) Lights no fires; and - d) Does not restrict public access to the area; and - e) Appropriately disposes of all waste. - 7. Council Consent to Freedom Camping - 7.1 A person may freedom camp in a Prohibited Area as set out in Schedule One if he or she has obtained the prior written consent of the Chief Executive of Marlborough District Council. Consent is at the absolute discretion of the Chief Executive and ... - 7.2 A person may freedom camp in a Restricted Area as set out in Schedule Two otherwise than in accordance with the restrictions on freedom camping in that area if he or she has obtained the prior written consent of the Chief Executive of Marlborough ... (2/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 7.3 In relation to consent given in accordance with clauses 7.1 or 7.2: - a) Any conditions attaching to the consent must be complied with; - b) Fires are not permitted on site; and - c) On departure the site must be left in a clean and tidy condition with all rubbish and waste removed. - 7.4 Consent given in accordance with clause 7.1 or 7.2 may be revoked by the Council if an Enforcement Officer believes, on reasonable grounds, that the person(s) to whom consent has been granted has: - a) acted in a manner likely to offend or annoy other people using the site; - b) damaged or is likely to cause damage to the site; and/or - c) breached any of the conditions of consent including the limitations in clause 7.3. - 8. Offences and Penalties - 8.1 In accordance with section 20 of the Freedom Camping Act 2011, every person who freedom camps in a local authority area in breach of any prohibition or restriction in this bylaw commits an infringement offence and is liable to a fee of $200 (or ot... - 8.2 Section 20 of the Freedom Camping Act 2011 provides for other offences in relation to freedom camping. (3/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - Schedule One—Prohibited Areas For Freedom Camping - 1. Blenheim Urban Area (4/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 2. Picton Urban Area (5/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 3. Havelock Urban Area (6/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 4. Renwick Urban Area (7/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 5. Seddon Urban Area (8/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 6. Queen Charlotte Drive Area (9/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 7. Anakiwa Road (10/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 8. Kenepuru Sound Roads (11/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - (12/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 9. Port Underwood Road (13/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 10. Upper Spring Creek Reserve (14/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 11. River Reserve on Steam Wharf Road (15/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 12. River Reserve on Jones Road (16/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 13. Ferry Bridge Picnic Area (17/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 14. Wairau Diversion Reserve Prohibited Area (18/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 15. Freeths Road Prohibited Area (19/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 16. Rarangi Blue Gum/Millennium Rock Road Reserve (20/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 17. Penzance Bay Township Area (21/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 18. French Pass Roads (22/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 19. Taylor Dam Reserve Lower Level (23/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - Schedule Two—Restricted Areas - 1. Elterwater Reserve (24/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 2. Blairich Reserve (25/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 3. Double Bay Reserve (26/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 4. Ohingaroa Reserve (27/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 5. Ohauparuparu Reserves (28/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 6. Wairau Diversion Reserve Restricted Area (29/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 7. Taylor Dam Reserve – Upper Level (30/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 8. Alfred Stream Reserve (31/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 9. Brown River Reserve (32/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 10. Renwick Domain Carpark (33/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 11. Collins Memorial Reserve (34/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 12. Wynen Street Carpark (35/36)
Freedom Camping Bylaw - 13. Anakiwa Village Green (36/36)