Walking routes should be well-designed, user friendly and safe.
The walking environment should also be designed to meet the needs of mobility and visually impaired pedestrians.
Tasman District footpaths are maintained by the Community Infrastructure team. To report any issues, please:
If your property fronts on to a footpath or road, you need to ensure that any vegetation on your land doesn’t obscure clear sightlines. This keeps visibility high and makes roads and footpaths safer for pedestrians and traffic.
As a property owner, you are responsible for clearing any overhanging vegetation from your road frontage.
Along footpaths, all vegetation should be trimmed so it’s in line with a wall, fence, or the back of the path, and should also be cleared 2.5 metres over the footpath. Along roads, vegetation should be cut back to 0.5 metres from the edge of the roadway and 4.5 metres above the roadway.
Sightlines
The distance you need to be able to see clearly from your driveway depends on the speed of the road:
The sight distance is measured from the driver’s position at the end of the driveway (2.5m back from the end and at a height of 1.1m) in both directions along the road.
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