Kiama Local Environmental Plan 1996
15Residential “A” and “B” Zones—Dwelling-houses
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15 Residential “A” and “B” Zones—Dwelling-houses
15 Residential “A” and “B” Zones—Dwelling-houses
(1) A person shall not erect a dwelling-house on land within Zone No 2 (a) or 2 (b) unless the allotment—
(a) where the allotment is hatchet-shaped, has an area, excluding the access corridor, of not less than 550 square metres, and
(b) where the allotment is not hatchet-shaped, has an area of not less than 450 square metres.
(2) Despite subclause (1), a person may erect a dwelling-house on land within Zone No 2 (a) or 2 (b) on an allotment that has an area of less than 450 square metres if the allotment was in existence as a separate allotment on 4 July 1977.
(3) This clause does not prevent dwelling-houses being erected on lots in a subdivision creating separate land titles for dwellings created by dual occupancy development or integrated housing development or by development creating villa homes and courtyard houses.
(4) Despite subclause (1), a person may erect a dwelling-house on an allotment within Zone No 2 (a) or 2 (b) which has an area less than that specified in subclause (1) where the allotment was created by a subdivision approved by the Council before the appointed day.
cl 15: Am 24.12.1997.