Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan 2006
40Dual occupancies—internal lots and lot sizes
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40 Dual occupancies—internal lots and lot sizes
40 Dual occupancies—internal lots and lot sizes
(1) This clause applies to land in Zone 1—Environmental Housing (Environmentally Sensitive Land), Zone 2—Environmental Housing (Scenic Quality), Zone 3—Environmental Housing (Bushland), Zone 4—Local Housing or Zone 5—Multiple Dwelling A.
(2) Despite any other provision of this plan, the following are prohibited on land to which this clause applies—
(a) the subdivision of land for the purpose of a dual occupancy, whether attached or detached, if the lot on which the dual occupancy is proposed is an internal lot,
(b) the subdivision of land to create a separate lot for each dwelling that currently comprises a dual occupancy, if any of the resulting lots would be an internal lot,
(c) the erection of a dual occupancy, or the erection of a second dwelling, whether attached or detached, to create a dual occupancy on an internal lot, other than if one of the dwellings comprising the dual occupancy has a gross floor area not exceeding 65 square metres.
(3) Despite any other provision of this plan, the subdivision of land to create a separate lot for each dwelling that currently comprises a dual occupancy is prohibited if the land is in Zone 1—Environmental Housing (Environmentally Sensitive Land) or Zone 2—(Environmental Housing (Scenic Quality).
(4) The minimum area and minimum width of a lot of land in Zone 3—Environmental Housing (Bushland), Zone 4—Local Housing or Zone 5—Multiple Dwelling A is 800 square metres and 18 metres, respectively, if—
(a) there is a dual occupancy on the lot, and
(b) it is proposed to subdivide the lot to create a separate lot for each dwelling that currently comprises the dual occupancy.
(5) Subclause (4) does not apply to a subdivision to create a lot within the meaning of the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 or the Strata Schemes (Leasehold Development) Act 1986.
(6) Despite any other provision of this plan, the subdivision of land to create a separate lot for each dwelling that currently comprises a dual occupancy is prohibited if one of the dwellings has a gross floor area that does not exceed 65 square metres.