Warringah Local Environmental Plan 2000
Part AHousing and ancillary structures
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Part A Housing and ancillary structures
Part A Housing and ancillary structures
General
• The development complies with all the objective built form controls outlined in the relevant Locality Statement, except where a built form control referred to in the Locality Statement is more restrictive. In that case, the requirements outlined in this Schedule prevail.
Streetscape
• Carports and garages occupy no more than 50% of the frontage width or have a maximum width of 6 metres.
• The original height of the building is unaltered.
• The street elevation of the dwelling has a front door or living room window facing the street.
• Front fence is not to exceed 1.2 metres above natural ground level.
Bulk and scale
• The distance between the floor level and the underside of the eaves is no more than 2.7 metres.
• The ground floor level of the structure at any point is no more than 600mm above natural ground level.
• The roof pitch is no more than 24 degrees.
• The external wall of any structure is at least 900mm from a side boundary.
• The eaves and roof gutter of any structure are a minimum distance from the boundary of 0.675m.
Site access and circulation
• The finished level of the driveway is to be within a maximum of 250mm from the existing ground level.
• Driveways are a minimum of 500mm from the side boundary.
• Driveways are a minimum 500mm clear of all drainage structures on the kerb and gutter and do not interfere with the existing public utility infrastructure, unless prior approval is obtained from the relevant authority.
• There is a maximum of one driveway crossing per allotment.
• Driveways are a minimum distance of 6m from a road intersection.
Water and soil management
• Development must collect stormwater and dispose of it to an existing approved drainage system.
• No construction over any registered easement without the approval of the party benefiting from the easement.