Bylaw 210 Speed Limits
The Speed Limits Bylaw 210 came into force on 24th November 2011.
The bylaw sets speed limits and applies to all roads under the jurisdiction of the Council and excludes state highway roads controlled by the New Zealand Transportation Agency.
Amendment 1 to the Speed Limits Bylaw was approved on 29 August 2013 and provides additional variable speed school zones to Schedule M. This amendment came into effect on 30 September 2013. Find out more about this amendment.
Bylaw 210 Speed Limits
The Nelson City Council, in pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in it by the Local Government Act 1974, the Local Government Act 2002, the Bylaws Act 1908, and the Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2003, hereby makes the following Bylaw:
1. Introduction
- This Bylaw may be cited as “The Nelson City Speed Limits Bylaw 2011 (No. 210)".
- This Bylaw shall apply within the City of Nelson.
- This Bylaw shall come into force on the 24 November 2011.
2. Interpretation
In this bylaw, definitions are as defined below and in the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2003 (54001/2), unless the context requires otherwise:
- Schedules The schedules in this bylaw shall be the Council’s register of speeds as required under section 7.3(1) of the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2003 (54001/2).
- City means the territory contained in the City of Nelson as defined in Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government Act 2002.
- Holiday Speed Limit means a maximum speed limit set under this rule that is in force 24 hours a day for a specified period, or periods.
- Km/h means kilometres per hour.
3. Application of this bylaw
This bylaw applies to all roads under the jurisdiction of the Council and excludes state highway roads controlled by the New Zealand Transport Agency.
4. Speed Limits
4.1. The roads or areas described in the schedules specified in 5 hereto, or as shown on any map referenced in the schedules, are declared to have the speed limits as specified in the said schedules.
4.2. The urban speed limit of 50km/h, unless specifically addressed in the other schedules, applies within the designated urban traffic area.
4.3. The rural speed limit of 100km/h, unless specifically addressed in the other schedules, applies to motorways and roads in rural areas.
5. Schedules
The Schedules shall be the Council Register of Speed Limits
5.1. Schedule A: Urban traffic areas
5.2. Schedule B: Roads that have a speed limit of 10 km/h
5.3. Schedule C: Roads that have a speed limit of 20 km/h
5.4. Schedule D: Roads that have a speed limit of 30 km/h
5.5. Schedule E: Roads that have a speed limit of 40 km/h
5.6. Schedule F: Roads that have a speed limit of 50 km/h
5.7. Schedule G: Roads that have a speed limit of 60 km/h
5.8. Schedule H: Roads that have a speed limit of 70 km/h
5.9. Schedule I: Roads that have a speed limit of 80 km/h
5.10. Schedule J: Roads that have a speed limit of 90 km/h
5.11. Schedule K: Rural Roads – Roads that have a speed limit of 100 km/h
5.12. Schedule L: Roads that have a holiday speed limit
5.13. Schedule M: Roads that have a variable speed limit
6. Repeal
6.1 The Nelson City Council Bylaw No. 198 is hereby repealed.
7. Promulgation
This Bylaw was made by resolution of the Nelson City Council at a meeting held on the 24th day of November 2011, following consideration of submissions received during the special consultative procedure prescribed by the Local Government Act 2002.
THE COMMON SEAL of NELSON CITY COUNCIL was hereto affixed in the presence of the Mayor and Chief Executive.
- Download the common seal (Speed Limits Bylaw 2011) (208KB PDF)
- Download the common seal (amendment) (16KB PDF)
Schedule A: Designated urban area
The roads within the area shaded in green on Schedule A (Maps 1 to 7) have a speed limit of 50 km/h except for those roads detailed within the following Schedules B to M.
Schedule B: 10 km/h
There are no roads or areas subject to a speed limit of 10km/h.
Schedule C: 20 km/h
The authority by which the speed limit was set is the Nelson City Council Consolidated Bylaw 1992 - Part 3 Reserves.
All the roads within the following reserve areas:
- Branford Park
- Brook Motor Camp
- Isel Park
- Maitai Motor Camp
- Maitai River Reserves
- Marsden Cemetery
- Rutherford Park
- Saxton Field
- Trafalgar Park
- Tahuna Sands Reserve
- Tahunanui Motor Camp
- Wakapuaka Cemetery
The authority by which the speed limit was set is the Nelson City Council Consolidated Bylaw 1992-Part XVII Water Supply.
All the roads within the following reserve area: Maitai River Waterworks Reserve
Schedule D: 30km/h
Road name
Locking Street, Full Length
Authority
Authority by which the speed limit was set: Nelson City Council Speed Limits Bylaw 2004 (210) Amendment No. 4
Road name
Flowers Road, From State Highway 6 to end.
AUTHORITY
Authority by which the speed limit was set: Nelson City Council Speed Limit Bylaw 2011.
Schedule E: 40 km/h
The authority by which the speed limit was set is the Nelson City Council Speed Restriction - Bylaw 1998.
| Road name | Length |
|---|---|
| Albert Road | Full Length |
| Atmore Terrace | Full Length |
| Beachville Crescent | Full Length |
| Britannia Heights | Full Length |
| Chamberlain Street | Full Length |
| Cleveland Terrace | Full Length |
| Examiner Street | (West of Rutherford Street) |
| Fifeshire Crescent | Full Length |
| Fountain Place | Full Length |
| Harbour View | Full Length |
| Jenner Road | from junction with St Vincent Street to its intersection with Murphy Street |
| Kawai Street | (North of Hampden Street) |
| Konini Street | Full Length |
| Locking Street | Full Length |
| Malcolm Place | Full Length |
| Maori Road | Full Length |
| Mayroyd Terrace | Full Length |
| Mount Street | Full Length |
| Mt Pleasant Avenue | Full Length |
| Orakei Street | Full Length |
| Poynters Crescent | Full Length |
| Quebec Road | (Montcalm Street to Arrow Street) |
| Queens Road | Full Length |
| Rangiora Terrace | Full Length |
| Renwick Place | Full Length |
| Richardson Street | Full Length |
| Russell Street | From Haven Road to Britannia Heights/Stanley Crescent |
| St Vincent Street | from intersection with Totara Street to its junction with Jenner Road |
| Stafford Walk | Full Length |
| Stanley Crescent | Full Length |
| Stansell Avenue | Full Length |
| Tamaki Street | Full Length |
| The Cliffs | Full Length |
| Tosswill Road | Full Length |
| Victoria Heights | Full Length |
| Victoria Road | Full Length |
| Wellington Street | Full Length |
| Wells Road | Full Length |
| Whitby Road | Full Length |
Schedule F: 50 km/h
1. Road name
Boulder Bank Drive, full length
Authority
The authority by which the speed limit was set is the Nelson City CouncilConsolidated Bylaws 1992 Part 3 Reserves
2. Road names
- Cable Bay Road from Pepin Island to a point 2.55 km generally south from the concrete ford
- Enner Glynn Road from the urban area delineated in Schedule A to the end
- Maitai Valley Road from the urban area delineated in Schedule A to the Waterworks Reserve
- Marsden Valley Road from the urban area delineated in Schedule A to the end
- Todd Valley Road and Little Todd Valley Road from outside the urban area delineated in Schedule A to the end
Authority
The authority by which the speed limit was set is the Nelson City Council Traffic (Nelson City) Notice No 1 1992 No 114 page 2526 to (Refer Amendment No 2)
3. Road names
- Hollyman Road from Cable Bay Road to end.
- Hillwood Drive from State Highway 6 to end.
- Kanuka Rise from Hillwood Drive to end.
Authority
The authority by which the speed limit was set is the Nelson City Council Speed Limit Bylaw 2011.
4. Road name
Waimea Road, 300m north of its intersection with the northern end of Beatson Road to a point 130m West of Tuckett Place.
AUTHORITY
Nelson City Speed Limits Bylaw 2011 Amendment: Waimea Road, Council Resolution CL/2019/048, Effective 31 May 2019.
Schedule G: 60 km/h
1. Road names
- Frosts Road, full length
- Macs Road, full length
- Lud Valley, full length
- Rayners Road, full length
- Ross Road, full length
- Teal Valley Road, full length
Authority
The authority by which the speed limit was set is the Nelson City Council – Speed Restriction Bylaw 1998
2. Road Name
Main Road Stoke from 100m southwest of Orphanage Creek to 100m north of the Salisbury Rd / Main Road stoke intersection
AUTHORITY
The authority by which the speed limit is Nelson City Council Speed Limits Bylaw 2011 Amendment: Main Road Stoke.
Schedule H: 70 km/h
1. Road name
Aniseed Valley Road, full length
Authority
The authority by which the speed limit was set is the Traffic (Nelson City) Notice No 1 1992 No 114 page 2526
2. Road name
Link Road, full length from the Roundabout at the junction of Main Road Stoke and Salisbury Road to a point approx. 60 metres west of the said roundabout.
Authority
The authority by which the speed limit was set is the Nelson City Council Traffic (Nelson City) Notice 2000 No 59 page 1296 errata NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011.
3. Road name
Whakatu Road Link, 114m south of the Beatson Road Roundabout to the Whakatu Drive / Annesbrook Drive Roundabout
Authority
The authority by which the speed limit was set is the Nelson City Council Traffic (Nelson City) Notice 2000 No 59 page 1296 errata NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011.
Schedule I: 80 km/h
1. Road Name
The Glen Road from State Highway 6 to Athol Street
Authority
The authority by which the speed limit was set is the Nelson City Council Speed Restriction Bylaw 1998.
Schedule J: 90 km/h
There are no roads or areas subject to a speed limit of 90km/h.
Schedule K: 100 km/h
Link Road from Whakatu Drive to a point 60 metres from Whakatu Drive
Authority
The authority by which the speed limit was set is the Nelson City Council Traffic (Nelson City) Notice 2000.
Schedule L: Holiday Speed Limits
No holiday speed limits have been set at this time.
Schedule M: Variable Speed limits
All variable speed limit in school zones (40km/h) to operate in accordance with the NZ Gazette 21/4/2011
| Road Name | Length | Authority by which the speed limit was set |
|---|---|---|
| Alton St | From the southern end to 70m north of Nile St | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Baigent Road | First 30 metres from its intersection with The Ridgeway | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Bronte St | From 47m west of Collingwood Street to Scotland Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Bronte St | From Nelson College for Girls to 36m east of Trafalgar Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Bronte St West | All of Bronte Street West | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Centennial Rd | First 59m from its intersection with Muritai St | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Collingwood St | From 48m north of Manuka Street to 60m south of Bronte Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Examiner St | First 65m of Examiner Street west of Trafalgar Street south | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Exeter St | First 40m from its intersection with Nayland Rd | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Fergusson St | First 44m from its intersection with Nayland Rd | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Franklyn St | First 28m from its intersection with Vanguard St | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Franklyn St | From 60m north west of Waimea Road through to its end, 210m south east of Waimea Road | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Hampden St | From 48m north west of Waimea Road to 73m south east of Ngatiawa Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Langbein St | First 33m from its intersection with Nayland Rd | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Lemari Ave | First 40m from its intersection with Main Rd Stoke | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Main Rd Stoke | From 200m south west to 170m north east of the Main Road Stoke zebra crossing | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Manuka St | From Collingwood Street to 55m west of Tasman Street (measured along Manuka Street southern boundary) | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Muritai St | From 83m south to 210m north of the Muritai St zebra crossing | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Nayland Rd | From 140m south west of the southern zebra crossing to 180 north east of the northern zebra crossing | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Ngatiawa St | Full length from Hampden Street to Van Diemen Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Nile St | From 99m west to 190m east of the Nile St zebra crossing | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Norwich St | First 53m from its intersection with Nayland Rd | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Ranui Rd | First 320m from its intersection with Main Rd Stoke | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Rawhiti St | All of Rawhiti Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 and Amendment 1 |
| Rui St | First 36m of west of Tahunanui Drive | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Rutherford St | From 78m south of Bronte Street west to 160m north of Bronte Street west | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Scotland St | From 25m north of Seymour Avenue to Bronte Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| St Vincent St | From 25m south west of Totara Street to 40m north east of Totara Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| The Ridgeway | From 132 metres south to 151 metres north of the kea crossing between number 23 The Ridgeway and the Enner Glynn School | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Tipahi St | From 42m south west of Tukuka Street to 50m south west of Motueka Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Tosswill Rd | First 40m from its intersection with Tahunanui Drive | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Totara St | All of Totara Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Trafalgar Sq | First 77m of Trafalgar Square, north west from Examiner Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Trafalgar St South | From 45m south of Bronte Street to Trafalgar Square | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Tukuka St | From the north west cul-de-sac to 44m south east of Tipahi Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Van Diemen Street | From Waimea Road to 82m east of Ngatiawa Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Vanguard St | From 130m north east to 190m south west of the Vanguard St kea crossing | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |
| Waimea Rd | From 112m south west of Franklyn Street through to and including its intersection with Rutherford Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Wellington St | First 10m of Wellington Street north west of Rutherford Street | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 Amendment 1 |
| Willow Ave | First 30m from its intersection with Ranui Road | NCC Speed Limit Bylaw 2011 |