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(iii) (Repealed)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