69Standards for co-living housing

#### 69 Standards for co-living housing 69 Standards for co-living housing > > (1) Development consent must not be granted for development for the purposes of co-living housing unless the consent authority is satisfied that— > > > > > (a) each private room has a floor area, excluding an area, if any, used for the purposes of private kitchen or bathroom facilities, that is not more than 25m2 and not less than— > > > > > > > (i) for a private room intended to be used by a single occupant—12m2, or > > > > > > > (ii) otherwise—16m2, and > > > > > (b) the minimum lot size for the co-living housing is not less than— > > > > > > > (i) for development on land in Zone R2 Low Density Residential—600m2, or > > > > > > > (ii) for development on other land—800m2, and > > > > > > > (iii) (Repealed) > > > > > (c) for development on land in Zone R2 Low Density Residential or an equivalent land use zone, the co-living housing— > > > > > > > (i) will not contain more than 12 private rooms, and > > > > > > > (ii) will be in an accessible area, and > > > > > (d) the co-living housing will contain an appropriate workspace for the manager, either within the communal living area or in a separate space, and > > > > > (e) for co-living housing on land in a business zone—no part of the ground floor of the co-living housing that fronts a street will be used for residential purposes unless another environmental planning instrument permits the use, and > > > > > (f) adequate bathroom, laundry and kitchen facilities will be available within the co-living housing for the use of each occupant, and > > > > > (g) each private room will be used by no more than 2 occupants, and > > > > > (h) the co-living housing will include adequate bicycle and motorcycle parking spaces. > > > (2) Development consent must not be granted for development for the purposes of co-living housing unless the consent authority considers whether— > > > > > (a) the front, side and rear setbacks for the co-living housing 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, or > > > > > > > (ii) for development on land in Zone R4 High Density Residential—the minimum setback requirements for residential flat buildings under a relevant planning instrument, and > > > > > (b) if the co-living housing has at least 3 storeys—the building will comply with the minimum building separation distances specified in the Apartment Design Guide, and > > > > > (c) at least 3 hours of direct solar access will be provided between 9am and 3pm at mid-winter in at least 1 communal living area, and > > > > > (d), (e) (Repealed) > > > > > (f) the design of the building 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. > > > (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to development for the purposes of minor alterations or additions to existing co-living housing. > > > (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 69:** Am 2022 (349), Sch 1\[24\]–\[26\]; 2025 (291), Sch 1\[4\].