Section 33 - Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2006 - Building height

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33 Building height

(1) Clause does not apply to seniors housing in Zone 4, 5 or 6 This clause does not apply to seniors housing on land in Zone 4—Local Housing, Zone 5—Multiple Dwelling A or Zone 6—Multiple Dwelling B.

(2) Objectives The objectives of this clause are as follows—

(a) to ensure the scale of buildings—

(i) is consistent with the desired scale and character of the street and locality in which the buildings are located, and

(ii) complements any natural landscape setting of the buildings,

(b) to allow reasonable daylight access to all buildings and the public domain,

(c) to minimise the impacts of new buildings on adjoining or nearby properties from loss of views, loss of privacy, overshadowing or visual intrusion,

(d) to ensure that the visual impact of buildings is minimised when viewed from adjoining properties, the street, waterways and public reserves,

(e) to ensure, where possible, that the height of non-residential buildings in residential zones is compatible with the scale of residential buildings on land in those zones.

(3) The consent authority must not consent to development for the purpose of a building unless it has considered the objectives of this clause.

(4) Height of building generally—default position A building must comply with each of the following—

(a) the building must not comprise more than 2 storeys,

(b) the building must not exceed the following—

(i) a height of 7.2 metres, as measured vertically from ground level to any point on the uppermost ceiling in the building,

(ii) a height of 9 metres, as measured vertically from ground level to the highest point of the roof of the building.

(5) Subclause (4) does not apply to a building referred to elsewhere in this clause (other than a building referred to in subclause (12) or (13)).

(6) Buildings in Zone 7 A building on land in Zone 7—Mixed Use—Kirrawee must not comprise more than the maximum number of storeys specified on the Height and Density Controls Map in relation to that land.