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A proposal to extend the times that dogs can be on the beach in Rodney over summer will open for submissions on June 12.
Currently, dogs are banned from 13 beaches from the first Sunday in October until the third Sunday in March, between the hours of 9am and 7pm. Dogs are allowed under control off-leash at all times on beaches outside the restricted period.
But the Rodney Local Board is proposing to reduce the restricted period by about a month, as well as reducing the hours that the ban applies.
Under the proposal, the time and season rule would run from the Saturday of Labour Weekend to March 31 and from 10am to 6pm.
On the east coast, the rules affect Snells Beach, Point Wells, Sandspit, Omaha, Mathesons Bay, Martins Bay, Brick Bay, Baddeleys and Campbells Beach.
The proposal will also end regulations at Buckletons Beach and Jamieson Bay, Mahurangi West.
Another change will require dogs to be on-leash at Highfield Garden Reserve in Algies Bay.
There were 700 responses during a survey on dog access bylaws in March, with 521 responses from Rodney – 314 from dog owners and 207 from non-dog owners.
The survey found a split in perceptions between the two groups. The majority of dog owners believed beaches weren’t busy in the mornings and evenings, while non-dog owners believed the opposite to be true.
Omaha and Snells Beach were found to be the busiest beaches while Buckletons and Baddeleys beaches and Jamiesons Bay had few visitors.
Member Greg Sayers will chair a panel with Steven Garner and James Colville, who will hear and deliberate on submissions on the proposal in August.
Submissions close on July 17 and changes to doc access rules will take effect in October.
