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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—
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> > > (a) Zone R1 General Residential,
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> > > (b) Zone R2 Low Density Residential,
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> > > (c) Zone R3 Medium Density Residential,
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> > > (d) Zone R4 High Density Residential.
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> > (2) The following non-discretionary development standards apply in relation to development for the purposes of multi dwelling housing—
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> > > (a) a minimum lot size of 600m2,
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> > > (b) a minimum lot width at the front building line of 12m,
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> > > (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,
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> > > (d) a maximum floor space ratio of 0.7:1,
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> > > (e) a maximum building height of 9.5m.
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> > (3) The following non-discretionary development standards apply in relation to development for the purposes of multi dwelling housing (terraces)—
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> > > (a) a minimum lot size of 500m2,
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> > > (b) a minimum lot width at the front building line of 18m,
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> > > (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,
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> > > (d) a maximum floor space ratio of 0.7:1,
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> > > (e) a maximum building height of 9.5m.
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> **s 172:** Ins 2025 (81), Sch 1\[3\].