19General provisions for the development of land

19 General provisions for the development of land

19 General provisions for the development of land

(1) Floor space and landscaped area controls In this clause—

Density area means land shown as a density area by heavy black edging on the Density Map.

(2) Except where the development is carried out in accordance with clause 23 (1), consent must not be granted to the carrying out of residential development on land within a density area if it will result in the floor space ratio exceeding the ratio shown for the density area in the following Table—

Table

| Density area | Maximum floor space ratio | | Leichhardt | 0.5:1 | | Annandale | 0.6:1 | | Balmain | 0.7:1 | | Glebe | 0.7:1 |

(3) Except where the development is carried out in accordance with clause 23 (1)—

(a) the minimum landscaped area for residential development is 40% of the site area, and

(b) 25% of the landscaped area required under paragraph (a)—

(i) is to be on natural or unpaved ground that is not overhung by or on top of any structure, and

(ii) is to be permeable, and

(iii) is to be appropriate for substantial deep planting.

(4) Subdivision control Consent shall not be granted to the subdivision of land within the Residential Zone that would create a single allotment of land with a site area of less than 200 square metres.

This subclause does not apply to the strata subdivision of buildings.

(5) Building conversion and adaptation Irrespective of subclauses (2) and (3), consent may be granted to alterations to a non-residential building, in the Residential Zone, so as to allow it to be used for a residential use, if the consent authority is satisfied that—

(a) the building is substantially retained, which means the building must be structurally capable of conversion without the need for the replacement of most of the structure, and

(b) any increase in floor space is contained generally within the envelope of the existing building, and

(c) the alteration of the building will meet the ecologically sustainable development objectives and controls of the Plan, and