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175Development standards—low and mid rise housing inner area
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#### 175 Development standards—low and mid rise housing inner area
175 Development standards—low and mid rise housing inner area
> > (1) This section applies to land in a low and mid rise housing inner area in Zone R3 Medium Density Residential or R4 High Density Residential.
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> > (2) Development consent must not be granted for development for the purposes of residential flat buildings with a building height of up to 22m unless the consent authority is satisfied the building will have 6 storeys or fewer.
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> > (3) Development consent must not be granted for development for the purposes of a building containing shop top housing with a building height of up to 24m unless the consent authority is satisfied the building will have 6 storeys or fewer.
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> > (4) In this section, a storey does not include a basement within the meaning of the standard instrument.
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> **s 175:** Ins 2025 (81), Sch 1\[3\]. Am 2025 (291), Sch 1\[27\].