25Standards for boarding houses

#### 25 Standards for boarding houses 25 Standards for boarding houses > > (1) Development consent must not be granted under this Division unless the consent authority is satisfied that— > > > > > (a) no boarding room will have a gross floor area, excluding an area, if any, used for the purposes of private kitchen or bathroom facilities, of more than 25m2, and > > > > > (b) no boarding room will be occupied by more than 2 adult residents, and > > > > > (c) adequate bathroom, kitchen and laundry facilities will be available within the boarding house for the use of each resident, and > > > > > (d) for a boarding house on land in Zone R2 Low Density Residential or an equivalent land use zone—the boarding house will not have more than 12 boarding rooms, and > > > > > (e) for a boarding house on land in a business zone—no part of the ground floor of the boarding house that fronts a street will be used for residential purposes unless another environmental planning instrument permits the use, and > > > > > (f) for a boarding house containing at least 6 boarding rooms—the boarding house will have at least 1 communal living area, and > > > > > (g) the minimum lot size for the boarding house is not less than— > > > > > > > (i) for development on land in Zone R2 Low Density Residential—600m2, or > > > > > > > (ii) for development on other land—800m2. > > > > > > > (iii) (Repealed) > > > > > (h) each boarding room has a floor area, excluding an area, if any, used for the purposes of private kitchen or bathroom facilities, of at least the following— > > > > > > > (i) for a boarding room intended to be used by a single resident—12m2, > > > > > > > (ii) otherwise—16m2, and > > > > > (i) the boarding house will include adequate bicycle and motorcycle parking spaces. > > > (2) Development consent must not be granted under this Division unless the consent authority considers whether— > > > > > (a) the design of the boarding house will be compatible with— > > > > > > > (i) the desirable elements of the character of the local area, or > > > > > > > (ii) for precincts undergoing transition—the desired future character of the precinct, and > > > > > (b) the front, side and rear setbacks for the boarding house are not less than— > > > > > > > (i) for development on land in Zone R2 Low Density Residential or Zone R3 Medium Density Residential—the minimum setback requirements for multi dwelling housing under a relevant planning instrument, > > > > > > > (ii) for development on land in Zone R4 High Density Residential—the minimum setback requirements for residential flat buildings under a relevant planning instrument, > > > > > (c) if the boarding house has at least 3 storeys—the building will comply with the minimum building separation distances specified in the Apartment Design Guide. > > > > > (d), (e) (Repealed) > > > (3) This section does not apply to development for the purposes of minor alterations or additions to an existing boarding house. > > > (4) In this section, a storey does not include a storey used for car parking that is below ground level (existing), or less than 1.2m above ground level (existing). > > **s 25:** Am 2022 (349), Sch 1\[5\] \[6\]; 2022 (451), Sch 1\[3\]; 2025 (291), Sch 1\[1\].