State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021
172Non-discretionary development standards—multi dwelling housing
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172 Non-discretionary development standards—multi dwelling housing
172 Non-discretionary development standards—multi dwelling housing
(1) This section applies to development for the purposes of multi dwelling housing on land in a low and mid rise housing area in the following zones—
(a) Zone R1 General Residential,
(b) Zone R2 Low Density Residential,
(c) Zone R3 Medium Density Residential,
(d) Zone R4 High Density Residential.
(2) The following non-discretionary development standards apply in relation to development for the purposes of multi dwelling housing—
(a) a minimum lot size of 600m2,
(b) a minimum lot width at the front building line of 12m,
(c) if no environmental planning instrument or development control plan that applies to the land specifies a maximum number of car parking spaces per dwelling—a minimum of 1 car parking space per dwelling,
(d) a maximum floor space ratio of 0.7:1,
(e) a maximum building height of 9.5m.
(3) The following non-discretionary development standards apply in relation to development for the purposes of multi dwelling housing (terraces)—
(a) a minimum lot size of 500m2,
(b) a minimum lot width at the front building line of 18m,
(c) if no environmental planning instrument or development control plan that applies to the land specifies a maximum number of car parking spaces per dwelling—a minimum of 0.5 car parking spaces per dwelling,
(d) a maximum floor space ratio of 0.7:1,
(e) a maximum building height of 9.5m.
s 172: Ins 2025 (81), Sch 1[3].