82Definitions

#### 82 Definitions 82 Definitions > > (1) In this Part— > > > > gross floor area means the sum of the floor area of each floor of a building measured from the internal face of external walls, or from the internal face of walls separating the building from another building, measured at a height of 1.4m above the floor— > > > > > (a) excluding the following— > > > > > > > (i) columns, fin walls, sun control devices and elements, projections or works outside the general lines of the internal face of an external wall, > > > > > > > (ii) cooling towers, machinery and plant rooms, ancillary storage space and vertical air conditioning ducts, > > > > > > > (iii) car parking and internal access to the car parking, > > > > > > > (iv) space for the loading and unloading of goods, including access to the space, > > > > > > > (v) areas for common vertical circulation, including lifts and stairs, > > > > > > > (vi) storage, vehicular access, garbage and services within the basement, > > > > > > > (vii) for a residential care facility—floor space used for service activities provided by the facility within the basement, > > > > > > > (viii) terraces and balconies with outer walls less than 1.4m high, > > > > > > > (ix) voids above a floor at the level of a storey or storey above, and > > > > > (b) for in-fill self-care housing—including car parking provided at ground level, other than for visitors, in excess of 1 per dwelling. > > > > hostel means residential accommodation for seniors or people with a disability where— > > > > > (a) meals, laundering, cleaning and other facilities are provided on a shared basis, and > > > > > (b) at least 1 staff member is available on site 24 hours a day to provide management services. > > > > in-fill self-care housing means seniors housing consisting of at least 2 independent living units and at which none of the following services are provided on the site— > > > > > (a) meals, > > > > > (b) cleaning services, > > > > > (c) personal care, > > > > > (d) nursing care. > > > > prescribed zone means a zone specified in section 79. > > > > seniors means the following people— > > > > > (a) people who are at least 60 years of age, > > > > > (b) people who are resident at a facility at which residential care, within the meaning of the [Aged Care Act 1997](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, is provided, > > > > > (c) people who have been assessed as being eligible to occupy housing for aged persons provided by a social housing provider. > > > (2) The floor space ratio, and maximum permissible floor space ratio, of a building for this part must be calculated using gross floor area as defined for this part. > > **s 82:** Am 2022 (99), Sch 1\[9\]; 2022 (349), Sch 1\[29\]; 2023 (458), Sch 3.3\[1\] \[2\]; 2023 (664), Sch 1\[39\].