Council is reviewing its Transportation and Parking Bylaw and is looking for feedback from the community on proposed changes, which help ensure the controls on roads and footpaths meet the needs of residents, road users and businesses.

The bylaw covers a range of issues related to our roads, like parking restrictions, one-way roads, and where heavy vehicles including stock trucks can drive and park. It was last reviewed in 2015 and a lot has changed since.

In 2021, Council completed work on the Ashburton CBD upgrade, and adopted an Ashburton District Parking Management Strategy and an Ashburton Parking Management Plan.

In 2022, Council undertook a partial review of the bylaw to address speed limits and heavy traffic limits around the newly-upgraded CBD; that year Government’s new National Policy Statement on Urban Development also came into effect.

The proposed changes make the bylaw easier to read and understand, remove restrictions on speed limits as these are no longer set through the bylaw, and change some heavy traffic routes. The changes reflect changes in the roading network, like new roads or developments, and make it easier for Council to make simple changes without reviewing the whole bylaw again.

Consultation begins today and submissions will close at 5pm on Sunday 14 May, with hearings and deliberations set down for 31 May.

You can see the full consultation document at ashburtondc.govt.nz/haveyoursay