Meet Hans Versteegh. Regulatory manager for the Marlborough District Council.
He is indeed in the hot seat. Frost fans must keep the plate pretty full I suppose.
Well I suppose if you had a rule in your district plan that you couldn't enforce, that would be troublesome wouldn't it?
Actually it would only be troublesome if it caused a nuisance or something. Kind of like if the rule was aimed at keeping a really loud noise quiet.
So if people thought the really loud noise was unreasonable, they could complain and get it sorted right?
Oh, hold on, you can't test the noise. Darn it.
Wait, what if someone demonstrated a way to tell if the noise was to loud?
Ahh.. I see the master at work... Agree with him that the method does show non compliance, but then wring your hands because it might be a bit scary to ask if the operators or the installers would they please set them to a correct level.
Thanks again to the Blenheim Sun Community newspaper for this follow up article to the previous piece on checking compliance.
I see that Hans mentions that prosecuting offenders means dealing with the court and criminal jurisdiction system. I presume that those who run their fans at a non compliant level are actually criminal offenders.
Sorry Hans, would that be the Criminal Court or the Environment Court?
I like your explanation better. If the fans are being too noisy, call the police. Hans said it's the right thing to do. It's a criminal act after all.
Can you get a finding beyond reasonable doubt on an unreasonable noise? (you're not ACTUALLY the legal expert are you?)
P.S. Hans: I see you're the Marlborough contact for the protection and recovery of the pygmy button daisy. Those daisy's really need our help. Really.
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