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#### 18 Affordable housing requirements for additional building height
18 Affordable housing requirements for additional building height
> > (1) This section applies to development that includes residential development to which this division applies if the development—
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> > > (a) includes residential flat buildings or shop top housing, and
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> > > (b) does not use the additional floor space ratio permitted under section 16.
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> > (2) The maximum building height for a building used for residential flat buildings or shop top housing is the maximum permissible building height for the development on the land plus an additional building height of up to 30%, based on a minimum affordable housing component calculated in accordance with subsection (3).
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> > (3) The minimum affordable housing component, which must be at least 10%, is calculated as follows—
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> **s 18:** Subst 2023 (664), Sch 1\[8\]. Am 2025 (42), Sch 1.