Single Unit Dwellings

Zone

Requirements

Assessment

Character Residential and

Low medium Density Residential Area

Single Unit Dwelling (where not involving building work) and involving reconfiguring a lot to create the required freehold lot:

in the Low medium Density Residential Area where complying with the Low medium Density Residential provisions of the Residential Design Single Unit Dwelling Code

Code Assessment

Impact Assessment Generally Appropriate

Single Unit Dwelling (whether or not involving building work) other than as detailed above

Impact Assessment Generally inappropriate

Medium Density Residential Area and High Density Residential Area

Single Unit Dwelling (where not involving building work) and involving reconfiguring a lot to create the required freehold lot:

in the Medium Density Residential Area where complying with the Medium Density Residential provisions of the Residential Design Single Unit Dwelling Code

in the High Density Residential Area where complying with the High Density Residential provisions of the Residential Design Single Unit Dwelling Code

Code Assessment

Single Unit Dwelling (where involving building work) and involving reconfiguring a lot to create the required freehold lot:

in the Medium Density Residential Area where complying with the Medium Density Residential provisions of the Residential Design Single Unit Dwelling Code

in the High Density Residential Area where complying with the High Density Residential provisions of the Residential Design Single Unit Dwelling Code

Impact Assessment Generally Appropriate

Gross Floor Area

Gross floor area (calculated as an aggregate of all single unit dwellings only on the site) is no more than:

Where in the Character Residential Area:

0.5 times the site area

the number of dwellings does not exceed 1 per 300m2 of site area

Where in the Low - medium Density Residential Area:

0.5 times the site area

OR

0.6 times the site area where the site has frontage to a road with a reserve width of 15.5m or more, and:

any part of the site is within 200m radius of any pedestrian entry to a railway or busway station, or

any part of the site fronts an arterial route, or

no part of the site is next to a house (where no approval for multi unit dwelling or single unit dwelling exists)

Note: Gross Floor Area may exceed the above percentages on an individual lot providing that the total GFA of all single unit dwellings, when calculated over all proposed single unit dwelling lots, does not exceed the maximum

Site Area

The site area is a minimum of:

Where in the Character Residential Area:

800m2 and has a minimum frontage of 20m

Where in the Low medium Density Residential Area:

600m2 and has a minimum frontage of 17m

Building Height

Building height at any point is no more than:

Where in the Character Residential Area:

8.5m above ground level and 2 storeys

Where in the Low medium Density Residential Area:

8.5m above ground level and 2 storeys

OR

9.5m above ground level to the underside of eaves and 3 storeys where the site has frontage to a road with a reserve width of 15.5m or more, and any part of the site:

- is within 200m radius of any pedestrian entry to a railway or busway station, or

- fronts an arterial route, or

- containing a building over 8.5m above ground level or over two storeys is more than 10m from any lot containing a house (where no approval for multi unit dwelling or single unit dwelling exists)

Decks And Verandas

Decks, verandahs or balconies comprise a minimum of:

10% of the building footprint for a single storey dwelling

OR

15% of the building footprint for a two or three storey dwelling

Front Setback

In established areas, the front setback (excluding eaves, awnings and stairs) is within 20% of the average setback of adjoining buildings fronting the same street, or is a minimum of 6 metres where the average front setback of the adjoining buildings fronting the same street is more than 6 metres.

In newly developing areas, the setback from a street frontage is a minimum of 3m.

Side Boundary Setback

The side boundary setback (existing boundaries with adjoining properties only), except for a wall built to the boundary, is a minimum of:

1.5m for a wall up to 4.5m high

2m for a wall up to 7.5m high

2m plus 0.5m for every 3m (or part of 3m) over 7.5m height for a wall over 7.5m high

less than 1.5m where:

- the wall is no more than 3.5m high and no more than 15m long; and

- no windows or openings are located within 0.9m of a side boundary with an adjoining property

A wall built to a side boundary has no windows or other openings to the side boundary and is limited to:

a maximum length of 15m

a maximum height of 3m except where the wall abuts a higher existing wall, and/or an existing built to boundary wall and/or it forms part of a common wall between dwellings that will be simultaneously constructed

Note: Where a wall built to the boundary has a height less than 2m measured on the adjacent property, it can extend the full length of the boundary, less any front or rear boundary setback

Private Open Space

The minimum area of private open space for a dwelling is 30% of a lot (existing or proposed) with a minimum dimension of 2m and is contained entirely on the lot

Rear Boundary Setback

Rear boundary setback (existing boundaries with adjoining properties only) will be a minimum of 6m.

Note: Minimum setbacks do not apply to eaves and sun shading devices

GFA

Maximum gross floor area (calculated as an aggregate of all single unit dwellings only on the site) is:

Where in the Medium Density Residential Area:

up to 0.8 times the site area, where the site area is greater than 1,200m2

OR

gross floor area = (1.2 times site area)

- 480, where the site area is less than 1,200m2, where gross floor area and site area are both expressed in square metres

Where in the High Density Residential Area:

GFA = (1.8 times site area) ? 500 (where GFA and site area are both expressed in square metres)

OR

1.5 times site area, whichever is less

Site Area

The site area is a minimum of 800m2 and has a minimum frontage of 20m

Height, Decks, Front Setback

Building height at any point is no more than 12m above ground level to the underside of the eaves and 4 storeys

Decks, verandahs or balconies comprise a minimum of:

10% of the gross floor area for a single storey dwelling

OR

15% of the gross floor area for a dwelling two or more storeys in height

Setback from a road alignment is a minimum of:

6m for building walls (but no more than 8m)

4m for balconies, eaves, awnings, garden structures, etc.

Private Open Space

The minimum area of private open space for a dwelling is 30% of a lot (existing or proposed) with a minimum dimension of 2m and is contained entirely on the lot

Side and Rear Boundary

Where in the Medium Density Residential Area:

The side boundary setback (existing boundaries with adjoining properties only), except for a wall built to a side boundary, is a minimum of:

1.5m for a wall up to 4.5m high

2m for a wall up to 7.5m high

2m plus 0.5m for every 3m (or part of 3m) over 7.5m height for a wall over 7.5m high

less than 1.5m where the wall is no more than 3.5m high and no more than 15m long

Rear boundary setback (existing boundaries with adjoining properties only) will be a minimum of 6m

Where in the High Density Residential Area:

Any part of a dwelling higher than 3m is setback from a side or rear boundary on a lot (existing boundaries with adjoining properties only) a minimum of 3m, or half the height of the dwelling at that point, whichever is greater These setbacks exclude eaves and window hoods projecting less than 0.6m

Requirements in either the Medium Density Residential Area or High Density Residential

Area:

A wall built to a side boundary (existing boundaries with adjoining properties only) has no windows or other openings to the side boundary and is limited to:

a maximum length of 15m

a maximum height of 3m

Except where the wall abuts a higher existing wall, and/or an existing built to boundary wall and/or it forms part of a common wall between dwellings that will be simultaneously constructed

Note: Where a wall built to the boundary has a height less than 2m measured on the adjacent property, it can extend the full length of the boundary, less any front or rear boundary setback