sch.3-sec-oc.2Dwelling houses (in Zone RU5 Village)

sch.3-sec-oc.2 Dwelling houses (in Zone RU5 Village)

Dwelling houses (in Zone RU5 Village)

(1) Application and general

(a) Must be the erection of a new dwelling house.

(b) Minimum lot size—500m2.

(c) Only 1 dwelling house per property.

(d) Must not be a moveable dwelling.

(e) Must not be on land to which clause 6.3 applies.

(f) Must not require the removal of a tree or native vegetation.

(g) Must not include a basement or roof terrace.

(2) Bulk and scale

(a) Maximum height of floor above ground level (existing)—600mm.

(b) Maximum height of wall above ground level (existing)—3.3m for a single storey dwelling house, or 6.5m for a two storey dwelling house.

(c) Maximum overall height at any point above ground level (existing)—8m for a single storey dwelling house, or 9m for a two storey dwelling house.

(d) Roof pitch must be between 17 and 30 degrees (excluding skillions for attached verandahs etc).

(e) If a two storey dwelling house—

(i) maximum wall length between corners, articulations, verandahs or awnings—10m, and

(ii) must be designed as a combination of 1 and 2 storey elements with a variation in setbacks from both side boundaries, and

(iii) must not reduce the sunlight available to the living areas and private open space of any adjoining dwelling to less than 3 hours between 9am and 3pm on 21 June in any year.

(3) Setbacks and siting

(a) Minimum setback from primary street frontage—5.5m or the average of adjoining properties, whichever is the greater.

(b) Minimum setback from any secondary street frontage—3m for a single storey dwelling house or 3.5m for a two storey dwelling house (except garage entrances which must be setback 5.5m).

(c) Minimum setback from rear property boundary—4m for a single storey dwelling house or 6m for a two storey dwelling house.