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179Non-discretionary development standards—residential flat buildings and shop top housing in Zone R1 or R2
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#### 179 Non-discretionary development standards—residential flat buildings and shop top housing in Zone R1 or R2
179 Non-discretionary development standards—residential flat buildings and shop top housing in Zone R1 or R2
> > (1) This section applies to development for the purposes of residential flat buildings or shop top housing on land in a low and mid rise housing area in Zone R1 General Residential or R2 Low Density Residential.
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> > (2) The following non-discretionary development standards apply—
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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 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 0.5 car parking spaces per dwelling,
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> > > (d) a maximum floor space ratio of 0.8:1,
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> > > (e) a maximum building height of 9.5m.
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> **s 179:** Ins 2025 (81), Sch 1\[3\].