Section 20 - State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021 - Calculation of floor space ratio and site area

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20 Calculation of floor space ratio and site area

(1) Objectives The objectives of this section are as follows—

(a) to define floor space ratio,

(b) to set out rules for the calculation of the site area of development for the purpose of applying permitted floor space ratios, including rules to—

(i) prevent the inclusion in the site area of an area that has no significant development being carried out on it, and

(ii) prevent the inclusion in the site area of an area that has already been included as part of a site area to maximise floor space area in another building, and

(iii) require community land and public places to be dealt with separately.

(2) Definition of “floor space ratio” The floor space ratio of buildings on a site is the ratio of the gross floor area of all buildings within the site to the site area.

(3) Site area In determining the site area of proposed development for the purpose of applying a floor space ratio, the site area is taken to be—

(a) if the proposed development is to be carried out on only one lot, the area of that lot, or

(b) if the proposed development is to be carried out on 2 or more lots, the area of any lot on which the development is proposed to be carried out that has at least one common boundary with another lot on which the development is being carried out.

In addition, subsections (4)–(7) apply to the calculation of site area for the purposes of applying a floor space ratio to proposed development.

(4) Exclusions from site area The following land must be excluded from the site area—

(a) land on which the proposed development is prohibited, whether under this Plan or any other law,

(b) community land or a public place (except as provided by subsection (7)).

(5) Strata subdivisions The area of a lot that is wholly or partly on top of another or others in a strata subdivision is to be included in the calculation of the site area only to the extent that it does not overlap with another lot already included in the site area calculation.