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Local Government Act 1974

Roads (other than regional roads), service lanes, and access ways - Limited access roads

346E: Authorisation of crossing places

You could also call this:

"Council rules for safe access to your land near limited access roads"

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The council can decide to authorise a crossing place on a parcel of land that leads to a limited access road. You will get a notice if the council decides to do this, and they can set conditions for using the crossing place. The council can also say where the crossing place is and cancel the authorisation if you can get to your land from another road that is not a limited access road.

The council can cancel or change the conditions for using a crossing place, or change where the crossing place is. They can also build a new road to give you better access to your land near a limited access road.

The council has these powers to help you get to your land safely and easily, and they can make decisions about crossing places as needed.

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Part 21Roads (other than regional roads), service lanes, and access ways
Limited access roads

346EAuthorisation of crossing places

  1. The council may from time to time—

  2. by notice to the owner of the parcel of land affected,—
    1. authorise, subject to such conditions (if any) as it may specify, any crossing place (whether formed or not) at which vehicles may proceed to and from any limited access road from and to that parcel of land:
      1. specify the location of any authorised crossing place:
        1. cancel any such authorisation or specified location if the parcel of land has reasonably practicable legal access to some other road that is not a limited access road or has another authorised crossing place:
          1. cancel or vary all or any conditions imposed under this section or impose further conditions or vary the location of any authorised crossing place:
          2. construct any road that it may be expedient to construct to give access, whether additional or not, to any land adjoining or near the limited access road.

            Notes
            • Section 346E: inserted, on , by section 2 of the Local Government Amendment Act 1978 (1978 No 43).