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#### 84 Development standards—general
84 Development standards—general
> > (1) This section applies to development for the purposes of seniors housing involving the erection of a building.
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> > (2) Development consent must not be granted for development to which this section applies unless—
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> > > (a) the site area of the development is at least 1,000m2, and
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> > > (b) the frontage of the site area of the development is at least 20m measured at the building line, and
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> > > (c) for development on land in a residential zone where residential flat buildings are not permitted—
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> > > > (i) the development will not result in a building with a height of more than 9.5m, excluding servicing equipment on the roof of the building, and
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> > > > (ii) if the roof of the building contains servicing equipment resulting in the building having a height of more than 9.5m, the servicing equipment must—
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> > > > > (A) be fully integrated into the design of the roof or contained and suitably screened from view from public places, and
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> > > > > (B) be limited to an area of no more than 20% of the surface area of the roof, and
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> > > > > (C) not result in the building having a height of more than 11.5m, and
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> > > > (iii) if the development results in a building with more than 2 storeys—the additional storeys are set back within planes that project at an angle of 45 degrees inwards from all side and rear boundaries of the site.
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> > (3) (Repealed)
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> > (4) Subsection (2)(a) and (b) do not apply to development if the development application is made by a social housing provider or Landcom.
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> > (5) In this section, a storey does not include a basement within the meaning of the standard instrument.
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> **s 84:** Am 2022 (99), Sch 1\[10\] \[11\]; 2022 (349), Sch 1\[30\]; 2023 (664), Sch 1\[40\]; 2025 (291), Sch 1\[6\]; 2025 (684), Sch 3\[3\] \[4\].