South Sydney Local Environmental Plan 1998
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27KG Maximum height
27KG Maximum height
(1) The Council must not grant consent to the erection on any land within the Green Square Town Centre of any building whose height exceeds the maximum height for development on that land, expressed as reduced level (RL), as shown on the Green Square Town Centre Height Map.
(2) Despite the development standard established by subclause (1), consent may be granted to the erection on any such land of a building whose height exceeds the relevant maximum height if the Council is satisfied that—
(a) the granting of such consent—
(i) will not create an undesirable precedent for other development, and
(ii) will not diminish the overall effect of the development standard for development in the vicinity of that land, and
(b) the particular physical attributes of the land (in terms of location, context, slope, site configuration and the like) will render the strict application of the development standard unreasonable or unnecessary in the circumstances, and
(c) the proposed building will improve or contribute positively to the public domain and will achieve design excellence, and
(d) the relevant maximum height will not be exceeded by more than 10%.
(3) In this clause—
Green Square Town Centre Height Map means the map marked “South Sydney Local Environmental Plan 1998—Green Square Town Centre—Maximum Height”.
height, in relation to a building, means the height of the highest point of the building (excluding plant and lift overruns, communication devices and the like).
cl 27KG: Ins 2006 (806), Sch 1 [3].