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#### 17 Additional floor space ratio for relevant authorities and registered community housing providers
17 Additional floor space ratio for relevant authorities and registered community housing providers
> > (1) This section applies to residential development to which this division applies that is carried out—
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> > > (a) by or on behalf of a relevant authority or registered community housing provider, and
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> > > (b) on land with a maximum permissible floor space ratio of 2:1 or less.
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> > (2) The maximum floor space ratio for the development is—
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> > > (a) the maximum floor space ratio calculated in accordance with section 16, or
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> > > (b) the maximum floor space ratio calculated in accordance with subsection (3).
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> > (3) The maximum floor space ratio for subsection (2)(b) is the maximum permissible floor space ratio for the development on the land plus an additional floor space ratio of—
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> > > (a) if the affordable housing component is at least 50%—0.5:1, or
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> > > (b) if the affordable housing component is between 20% and 50%—Y:1,
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> > > where—
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> > > AH is the affordable housing component.
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> > > Y is %20AND%20(No%3D0714)%20AND%20(Year%3D2021)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g5.gif) .
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> > (4) If development to which this section applies uses the maximum floor space ratio under subsection (2)(a), section 16(3) also applies to the development.
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> **s 17:** Subst 2023 (664), Sch 1\[8\]. Am 2025 (42), Sch 1.