Information

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Criteria

  • Is the lot suitably zoned R1, R2, R3, R4 and RU5

  • The lot area has an area of at least 200m2

  • The lot has a width, measure at the building line fronting a primary road, of at least 6m.

  • At the completion of the development, the lot will have only one dwelling house.

  • The proposal does not require the removal or pruning of a tree or other vegetation except where the prior permission has been obtained and the work is in accordance with that approval.

Land based requirements - Check EHC and mapping

Bushfire Prone Land 3.36

  • Is the land wholly or partly bushfire prone?

  • The part of the lot on which development is proposed is NOT in bushfire attack level-40 (BAL40) or flame zone (BAL-FZ)

  • The development conforms to the specifications and requirements of the following that are relevant to the development:<br>I. Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2006<br>ii. Addendum: Appendix 3 2010 - Planning Bush Protection,<br>iii. Any other document prescribed by the regulations for the purpose of s79BA of EP&A Act 1979.

  • The part of the lot on which the development is to be carried out is not in bush fire attack level-40 (BAL-40) or the flame zone (BAL-FZ).<br><br>Has BAL certificate been supplied by a suitably qualified consultant.

  • The lot has direct access to a public road or a road vested in or maintained by the council, and

  • a reticulated water supply is connected to the lot, and

  • a fire hydrant is located less than 60 metres from the location on the lot of the proposed development, and

  • mains electricity is connected to the lot, and

  • reticulated or bottled gas on the lot is installed and maintained in accordance with AS/NZS 1596:2008, The storage and handling of LP Gas and the requirements of relevant authorities (metal piping must be used), and<br>

  • any gas cylinders on the lot that are within 10m of a dwelling house:<br>(i) have the release valves directed away from the dwelling house, and<br>(ii) are enclosed on the hazard side of the installation, and<br>(iii) have metal connections to and from the cylinders, and<br>(i) there are no polymer sheathed flexible gas supply lines to gas meters adjacent to the dwelling.

Flood Prone Lot 3.36C

  • CDC cannot be issued- If the development on any part of the lot has been certified, by the council or a professional engineer who specialises in hydraulic engineering as not being any of the following:
    (a) a flood storage area,
    (b) a floodway area,
    (c) a flow path,
    (d) a high hazard area,
    (e) a high risk area.

  • Is the development proposed to be carried out on a flood control lot?

  • Have all habitable rooms no lower than the floor levels set by the council for that lot, and<br><br><br><br><br><br>

  • Have the part of the development at or below the flood planning level constructed of flood compatible material.

  • be able to withstand the forces of floodwater, debris and buoyancy up to the flood planning level (or if on-site refuge is proposed, the probable maximum flood level), and<br><br>Note: Has report been prepared by a Hydraulic, civil, professional engineer and submitted with application.

  • not increase flood affectation elsewhere in the floodplain, and<br><br><br>Note: Has report been prepared by a Hydraulic, civil, professional engineer and submitted with application.<br>

  • have reliable access for pedestrians and vehicles from the development, at a minimum level equal to the lowest habitable floor level of the development, to a safe refuge, and

  • have open car parking spaces or carports that are no lower than the 20-year flood level, and

  • have driveways between car parking spaces and the connecting public roadway that will not be inundated by a depth of water greater than 0.3m during a 1:100 ARI (average recurrent interval) flood event.

Site requirements

Site requirements

  • Site Types by area

  • Site Type A

  • Site type A
  • Minimum street frontage - 6m

  • Site coverage - 65%

  • Maximum Floor Area (Dwellings) - 90% of the lot area

  • Maximum Floor Area (outbuildings) - 36m2

  • Maximum Floor Area (balconies, decks, pergolas, etc) - 12m2

  • Maximum Building Height(Dwellings) - 8.5m

  • Maximum Building Height 4.8m (Outbuildings)

  • Minimum Landscaped Area 10%

  • Minimum Principal Private Open Space - 16m2 - 24m2

  • Car Parking and Access - 1

  • Site Type B
  • Minimum street frontage - 6m

  • Site coverage - 60%

  • Maximum Floor Area (Dwellings) - 85% of lot area

  • Maximum Floor Area (outbuildings) - 36m2

  • Maximum Floor Area (balconies, decks, pergolas, etc) - 12m2

  • Maximum Building Height(Dwellings) - 8.5m

  • Maximum Building Height 4.8m (Outbuildings)

  • Minimum Landscaped Area 10%

  • Minimum Principal Private Open Space - 16m2 - 24m2

  • Car Parking and Access - 1

  • Site Type C
  • Minimum street frontage - 6m

  • Site coverage - 55%

  • Maximum Floor Area (Dwellings) -270m2

  • Maximum Floor Area (outbuildings) - 45m2

  • Maximum Floor Area (balconies, decks, pergolas, etc) - 12m2

  • Maximum Building Height(Dwellings) - 8.5m

  • Maximum Building Height 4.8m (Outbuildings)

  • Minimum Landscaped Area - 15%

  • Minimum Principal Private Open Space - 16m2 - 24m2

  • Car Parking and Access - 1

  • Site Type D
  • Minimum street frontage - 6m

  • Site coverage - 50%<br>If the lot has an area of at least 450m2 but less than 500m2 the site coverage for a single storey dwelling house and all ancillary development must not be more than 55% of the area of the lot.

  • Maximum Floor Area (Dwellings) -330m2

  • Maximum Floor Area (outbuildings) - 45m2

  • Maximum Floor Area (balconies, decks, pergolas, etc) - 45m2

  • Maximum Building Height(Dwellings) - 8.5m

  • Maximum Building Height 4.8m (Outbuildings)

  • Minimum Landscaped Area 20%

  • Minimum Principal Private Open Space - 16m2 - 24m2

  • Car Parking and Access - 1

  • Site Type E
  • Minimum street frontage - 6m

  • Site coverage - 50%

  • Maximum Floor Area (Dwellings) - 380m2

  • Maximum Floor Area (outbuildings) - 60m2

  • Maximum Floor Area (balconies, decks, pergolas, etc) - 12m2

  • Maximum Building Height(Dwellings) - 8.5m

  • Maximum Floor Area (outbuildings) - 36m2

  • Maximum Building Height 4.8m (Outbuildings)

  • Minimum Landscaped Area 30%

  • Minimum Principal Private Open Space - 16m2 - 24m2

  • Car Parking and Access - 1

  • Site Type F
  • Minimum street frontage - 6m

  • Site coverage - 40%

  • Maximum Floor Area (Dwellings) -430m2

  • Maximum Floor Area (outbuildings) - 100m2

  • Maximum Floor Area (balconies, decks, pergolas, etc) - 12m2

  • Maximum Building Height(Dwellings) - 8.5m

  • Maximum Building Height 4.8m (Outbuildings)

  • Minimum Landscaped Area 40%

  • Minimum Principal Private Open Space - 16m2 - 24m2

  • Car Parking and Access - 1

  • Site Type G
  • Minimum street frontage - 6m

  • Site coverage - 30%

  • Maximum Floor Area (Dwellings) - 430m2

  • Maximum Floor Area (outbuildings) - 100m2

  • Maximum Floor Area (balconies, decks, pergolas, etc) - 12m2

  • Maximum Building Height(Dwellings) - 8.5m

  • Maximum Building Height 4.8m (Outbuildings)

  • Minimum Landscaped Area 45%

  • Minimum Principal Private Open Space - 16m2 - 24m2

  • Car Parking and Access - 1

Setback Requirements

  • Type

Dwellings and Attached Structures to Rear Boundaries (See note 2)

  • 3m for any part of the building with a height of up to 4.5m <br>For wall heights 4.5m or greater, the rear boundary setback is the lesser of 10m and the average rear setback of those parts of the adjoining dwelling houses with wall heights greater than 4.5m <br>10m if there are not 2 dwellings with a wall height greater than 4.5m

Outbuildings to Side and Rear Boundaries (See note 3)

  • Nil for any part of the outbuilding with a height of up to 3.3m <br>25% of the height of the outbuilding above 3.3m for any part of the outbuilding with a height greater than 3.3m

Dwellings, Attachments and Outbuildings to Public Reserves

  • 3m

Dwellings and Attached Structures to Rear Boundaries (See note 2)

  • 3m for any part of the building with a height of up to 4.5m For wall heights <br><br>4.5m or greater, the rear boundary setback is the lesser of 10m and the average rear setback of those parts of the adjoining dwelling houses with wall heights greater than 4.5m <br><br>10m if there are not 2 dwellings with a wall height greater than 4.5m

Outbuildings to Side and Rear Boundaries (See note 3)

  • Nil for any part of the outbuilding with a height of up to 3.3m <br><br>25% of the height of the outbuilding above 3.3m for any part of the outbuilding with a height greater than 3.3m

Dwellings, Attachments and Outbuildings to Public Reserves

  • 3m

Dwellings and Attached Structures to Rear Boundaries (See note 2)

  • 3m for any part of the building with a height of up to 4.5m <br><br>8m for any part of the building with a height greater than 4.5m

Outbuildings to Side and Rear Boundaries (See note 3)

  • 0.9m for any part of the outbuilding with a height of up to 3.8m <br><br>0.9m plus 25% of the height of the outbuilding above 3.8m for any part of the outbuilding with a height greater than 3.8m

Dwellings, Attachments and Outbuildings to Public Reserves

  • 3m

Dwellings and Attached Structures to Rear Boundaries (See note 2)

  • 3m for any part of the building with a height of up to 4.5m <br><br>8m for any part of the building with a height greater than 4.5m

Outbuildings to Side and Rear Boundaries (See note 3)

  • 0.9m for any part of the outbuilding with a height of up to 3.8m <br><br>0.9m plus 25% of the height of the outbuilding above 3.8m for any part of the outbuilding with a height greater than 3.8m

Dwellings, Attachments and Outbuildings to Public Reserves

  • 3m

Dwellings and Attached Structures to Rear Boundaries (See note 2)

  • 3m for any part of the building with a height of up to 4.5m 8m for any part of the building with a height greater than 4.5m

Outbuildings to Side and Rear Boundaries (See note 3)

  • 0.9m for any part of the outbuilding with a height of up to 3.8m <br><br>0.9m plus 25% of the height of the outbuilding above 3.8m for any part of the outbuilding with a height greater than 3.8m

Dwellings, Attachments and Outbuildings to Public Reserves

  • 3m

Dwellings and Attached Structures to Rear Boundaries (See note 2)

  • 5m for any part of the building with a height of up to 4.5m <br><br>12m for any part of the building with a height greater than 4.5m

Outbuildings to Side and Rear Boundaries (See note 3)

  • 1.5m for any part of the outbuilding with a height of up to 3.8m <br><br>1.5m plus 25% of the height of the outbuilding above 3.8m for any part of the outbuilding with a height greater than 3.8m

Dwellings, Attachments and Outbuildings to Public Reserves

  • 3m

Dwellings and Attached Structures to Rear Boundaries (See note 2)

  • 10m for any part of the building with a height of up to 4.5m <br><br>15m for any part of the building with a height greater than 4.5m

Outbuildings to Side and Rear Boundaries (See note 3)

  • 2.5m for any part of the outbuilding with a height of up to 3.8m <br><br>2.5m plus 25% of the height of the outbuilding above 3.8m for any part of the outbuilding with a height greater than 3.8m

Dwellings, Attachments and Outbuildings to Public Reserves

  • 3m

  • Note 2: If the lot has a rear boundary with a lane, the building may have a building line that abuts that boundary for not more than 50% of the length of that boundary.

    Note 3: if the wall of the building adjoining the boundary is not of masonry construction and is within 900mm of the boundary, or if the wall of the building adjoining the boundary has a window facing the boundary and is within 900mm of the boundary, The outbuilding must have a setback from the rear boundary of the lot of at least :

    (a) 0.9m for any part of the outbuilding with a height of up to 3.8m.
    (b) 0.9m plus 25% of the height of the outbuilding above 3.8m for any part of the outbuilding with a height greater than 3.8m.


Lot width

  • Width

Dwellings and Ancillary Development to Primary and Parallel Road (See note 1)

  • 2m – 5m depending on lot area (See note 2A)

Dwellings and Ancillary Development to Secondary Road (See note 2)

  • Average setbacks of the nearest 2 dwelling houses to the same primary road and located within 40m of the lot (See note 1A)

Dwellings and Ancillary Development to Classified Road (See note 3)

  • 9m unless an EPI provides an alternative setback.<br>

Dwellings, Outbuildings and Attached Structures to Side Boundaries (See note 4).

  • 0.9m + 25% of building height greater than 5.5m.

Dwellings and Ancillary Development to Primary and Parallel Road (See note 1)

  • Average setbacks of the nearest 2 dwelling houses to the same primary road and located within 40m of the lot (See note 1A).

Dwellings and Ancillary Development to Secondary Road (See note 2)

  • 2m – 5m depending on lot area (See note 2A).

Dwellings and Ancillary Development to Classified Road (See note 3)

  • 9m unless an EPI provides an alternative setback.

Dwellings, Outbuildings and Attached Structures to Side Boundaries (See note 4).

  • 0.9m + 25% of building height greater than 4.5m.

Dwellings and Ancillary Development to Primary and Parallel Road (See note 1)

  • Average setbacks of the nearest 2 dwelling houses to the same primary road and located within 40m of the lot (See note 1A).

Dwellings and Ancillary Development to Secondary Road (See note 2)

  • 2m – 5m depending on lot area (See note 2A).

Dwellings and Ancillary Development to Classified Road (See note 3)

  • 9m unless an EPI provides an alternative setback.

Dwellings, Outbuildings and Attached Structures to Side Boundaries (See note 4).

  • 1.5m + 25% of building height greater than 4.5m.

Dwellings and Ancillary Development to Primary and Parallel Road (See note 1)

  • Average setbacks of the nearest 2 dwelling houses to the same primary road and located within 40m of the lot (See note 1A).

Dwellings and Ancillary Development to Secondary Road (See note 2)

  • 2m – 5m depending on lot area (See note 2A).

Dwellings and Ancillary Development to Classified Road (See note 3)

  • 9m unless an EPI provides an alternative setback.

Dwellings, Outbuildings and Attached Structures to Side Boundaries (See note 4).

  • 2.5m.

  • Refer to General Housing Code clause 3.19 for exceptions to setbacks and clause 3.20 for calculating setbacks.

  • Note 1:parallel road means, in the case of a lot that has boundaries with parallel roads, the road that is not the primary road. primary road means the road to which the front of a dwelling house, or a main building, on a lot faces or is proposed to face

  • Note 1A:If there are no dwellings within 40m, setback shall be at least: (please refer to the General Housing Code clause 3.14(1)(b))
    (a) 3m, if the lot has an area of less than 300m2, or
    (b) 4.5m, if the lot has an area of at least 300m2 but less than 900m2, or
    (c) 6.5m, if the lot has an area of at least 900m2 but less than 1500m2, or
    (d) 10m, if the lot has an area of at least 1500m

  • Note 2:secondary road means, in the case of a corner lot that has boundaries with adjacent roads, the road that is not the primary road.

  • Note 2A: setback to secondary road that is not a classified road shall be at least: (please refer to the General Housing Code clause 3.14(2))
    (a) 2m, if the lot has an area of at least 200m2 but less than 600m2, or
    (b) 3m, if the lot has an area of at least 600m2 but less than 1500m2, or
    (c) 5m, if the lot has an area of at least 1500m2.

  • Note 3:classified road is defined in the Roads Act, 1993 as a main road, a highway, a freeway, a controlled access road, a secondary road, a tourist road, a tollway, a transitway, a State work

  • Note 4: Except if the wall of an adjoining building is not of masonry, and/or contains a window, and is within 900mm from the boundary, the following side boundary setbacks may apply
    (a) If the lot has a width at the building line of at least 6m but less than 8m, the building may be built to both side boundaries.
    (b) If the lot has a width at the building line of at least 8m but less than 10m, the building may be built to only one side boundary.

  • A boundary wall (i.e. a wall that stands less than 150mm from a boundary):
    (a) Must not be higher than 3.3m, or
    (b) If the wall is to be built to an existing or proposed boundary wall on an adjoining lot, must not be higher than the height of that wall to a maximum of 8.5m.

  • A boundary wall
    (a) Together with the length of the boundary walls of any other building on the lot, must not have a length totalling more than 20m or 50% of the depth of the lot, whichever is the lesser, or
    (b) If the wall is to be built to a boundary wall on an adjoining lot, must not be longer than than the length of that existing or proposed boundary wall.

  • If the development involves the erection of a wall to a boundary that has a wall less than 0.9m from the boundary, the wall must be built in accordance with the method of support proposed by the professional engineer’s report which must be provided with the application for the complying development certificate

Amenity criteria

Facade dwelling

  • A new dwelling house, other than a dwelling house on a battle-axe lot, must have<br><br>-A front door and a window to a habitable room in the building wall that faces a primary road.<br>- A door and a window to a habitable room in the building wall that faces a parallel road.

  • A dwelling house, other than a dwelling house that has a setback from a primary road of less than 3m, may incorporate an articulation zone to a primary road.

  • An articulation zone is the area within a lot within which building elements are or may be located, that consists of that part of the setback area from a primary road that is measured horizontally for a distance of 1.5m from: <br><br>-the foremost edge of the building line, or <br>-a gable or roof parapet having a surface area of more than 10m2.

  • The following building elements are permitted in an articulation zone:
    (a) an entry feature or portico,
    (b) a balcony, deck, patio, pergola, terrace or verandah,
    (c) a window box treatment,
    (d) a bay window or similar feature,
    (e) an awning or other feature over a window,
    (f) a sun shading feature.

    Up to 25% of the articulation zone, when viewed from above, may include building elements. Building elements listed in sub-clause (e) or (f) are not included in the maximum area of the articulation zone.

    No building element can extend above the eave gutter line, other than a pitched roof to an entry feature or portico that has the same pitch as the roof on the dwelling house.

Privacy

  • (a) A proposed window in a dwelling house or an addition to a dwelling house must have a privacy screen if: <br>i) it is a window in a habitable room, other than a bedroom, that has a floor level of more than 1m above existing ground level, and <br>ii) the wall in which the window is located has a setback of less than 3m from a side or rear boundary, and <br>iii) the window has a sill height of less than 1.5m.

  • (b) A proposed new balcony, deck, patio, pergola, terrace or verandah must have a privacy screen if it <br>i) has a setback of less than 3m from a side or rear boundary, and <br>ii) has a floor area more than 3m2, and<br>iii) has a floor level more than 1m above existing ground level.

  • (c) A detached balcony, deck, patio, pergola, terrace or verandah or any alterations or additions to an existing deck, patio, pergola or terrace, must not have a floor level that is more than 600mm above existing ground level.

  • Privacy screen means a screen that:
    i) faces the boundary identified in subclause (b) i), and
    ii) is 1.5m high, measured from the floor level, and
    iii) has no individual opening more than 30mm wide, and
    iv) has a total of all openings less than 30% of the surface area of the screen.

Detached studios adjoining laneways

Earthworks

  • Excavation for dwellings and ancillary development (other than swimming pools) must be not more than 1m below existing ground level.

  • The excavation must be supported by retaining walls or by unprotected embankments that do not redirect surface flows onto an adjoining property. Any retaining wall or embankment must not extended further than 2m from the dwelling or outbuilding.

  • Site filling for a dwelling house or ancillary development must <br> <br>i) be contained wholly within the external walls of the building <br><br>ii) be supported by a retaining wall that is not higher than 600mm (including the height of batters) above ground level and does not redirect surface flows onto an adjoining property<br><br>iii) if the dwelling house or ancillary development has a setback of more than 2m from a rear boundary, the fill may extend no more than 600mm above ground level and, other than the embankment, no more than 1m beyond the external wall with the toe of the unprotected embankment being at least 400mm from the side or rear boundary.

Drainage

  • All stormwater collected as a result of the erection of, or alterations or additions to, a dwelling house or ancillary development must be conveyed by gravity or by a charged system to: <br><br>i) a public drainage system, or <br>ii) an inter-allotment drainage system, or <br>iii) an on-site disposal system.

Run-off and Erosion Control

  • Run-off and erosion controls must be implemented to prevent soil erosion, water pollution or the discharge of loose sediment on surrounding land by: <br><br>i) diverting uncontaminated run-off around cleared or disturbed areas, and <br>ii) erecting a silt fence to prevent debris escaping into drainage systems and waterways, and <br>iii) preventing tracking of sediment by vehicles onto roads, and <br>iv) not stockpiling top soil, excavated materials, construction and landscaping supplies and debris within the lot.

Signing officers

  • Site photo

  • Assessment date

  • Assessing Officer

  • Add signature

  • Signing Officer

  • Add signature

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