Rotorua Lakes Council is looking at some changes to help make our city safer and more enjoyable for everyone. This includes dealing with things like intimidating behaviour, abandoned shopping trolleys, unsafe verandahs, and buildings that could be a risk to people or property.

We plan to make these changes by reviewing some of our bylaws and policies to help improve inner-city safety. We’ll be asking for feedback on all the changes at the same time. We’d like to hear what you think.

Council policies and bylaws help us manage local issues. Policies guide how we do things, and bylaws are local rules that help keep our communities safe and well.

To help make the inner city of Rotorua safer and more welcoming, we’re proposing changes to three bylaws and one policy. These are:

• Solid Waste Bylaw 2016
• Traffic Bylaw 2018
• General Bylaw 2017
• The Dangerous, Affected and Insanitary Buildings Policy

If we hear through consultation that bigger changes are needed, we may look at some of the topics separately to make sure we get it right.