46Core residential development
standards
(1)
The objectives of the standards in this clause
are:
(a)
where an existing allotment is inadequate in
terms of its area or width, to require the consolidation of 2 or more single
residential allotments for villa development or residential flat buildings, to
achieve the other objectives in this subclause, and
(b)
to ensure that allotments are of sufficient size
to accommodate proposed dwellings, setbacks to adjoining residential land,
private open space and courtyards, driveways, vehicle manoeuvring areas and
the like, and
(c)
to ensure that the site of a proposed villa
development is of adequate area and width to enable that development to be
arranged without long lengths of walls in a straight line,
and
(d)
to limit the potential for villa, rowhouse,
terrace house and dual occupancy development in Zone 2 (a),
and
(e)
to ensure that dual occupancy, rowhouse or villa
development in Zone 2 (a) retains the general low-density scale and character
of existing single dwelling development.
(2)
The consent authority may grant consent to the
subdivision of a single allotment of land within Zone 2 (a) or 2 (b) to create
not more than 2 allotments for the purpose of the erection of a dwelling house
on each allotment, provided that the average area of the allotments, exclusive
of any access corridor, is not less than 450 square metres, and each allotment
contains a rectangle with sides of 10 metres and 15 metres behind the setbacks
and the building line of the proposed dwelling house.
(3)
The consent authority is not to grant consent to
development for the purpose of villas on an allotment of land within Zone 2
(a) or 2 (b) unless:
(a)
the allotment has an area of 1,200 square metres
or more, and
(b)
the allotment is at least 20 metres wide at the
front building line, and
(c)
the site area per villa (excluding the area of
access handles or rights of way for access) is not less than 300 square
metres.
(4)
The consent authority is not to grant consent to
development for the purpose of a detached dual occupancy on an allotment of
land within Zone 2 (a) or 2 (b) if the allotment has an area less than 700
square metres or a width of less than 20 metres at the front building
line.
(5)
The consent authority is not to grant consent to
development for the purpose of an attached dual occupancy on an allotment of
land within Zone 2 (a) or 2 (b) if the allotment has an area less than 500
square metres or a width of less than 15 metres at the front building
line.
(6)
The consent authority is not to grant consent to
development for the purpose of rowhouses on an allotment of land within Zone 2
(a) or 2 (b) unless the allotment:
(a)
is rectangular in shape, and
(b)
is located on a corner with two street frontages,
and
(c)
has an area of not less than 750 square metres,
and
(d)
has a width of not less than 20 metres at the
front building line.
(7)
The consent authority is not to grant consent to
development for the purpose of a residential flat building on an allotment of
land within Zone 2 (b) unless:
(a)
the allotment has an area of not less than 1,500
square metres and a width of not less than 30 metres at the front building
line, and
(b)
the site area per dwelling (excluding the area of
access handles or rights of way for access) is:
(i)
not less than 90 square metres, if the allotment
is located within the area bounded by the land referred to in clause 56
(railway
land), the Hume Highway and Stacey Street,
or
(ii)
not less than 120 square metres, if the allotment
is located within the area bounded by railway land, Marion Street, Oxford
Avenue, Shenton Avenue, Chapel Street, Hoskins Avenue (and its projection east
to Stacey Street) and Stacey Street.
(7A)
The consent authority may grant consent to
development for the purpose of terrace houses on an allotment of land within
Zone 2 (a) only if the consent authority is satisfied that:
(a)
the allotment of land within Zone 2 (a) is
identified on the map distinctively coloured and with heavy black
cross-hatching, and
(b)
vehicle access to the allotment is from a road or
right of way for access at the rear of the
allotment.
(9)
This clause does not apply to the following
land:
Land to which Part 14
applies
(10)
The consent authority may grant consent to
development for the purpose of terrace houses on an allotment of land within
Zone 2 (a) only where it is satisfied that:
(a)
the allotment of land within Zone 2 (a) is
identified on the map by black cross-hatching, and
(b)
vehicle access to the allotment is from a road or
right of way for access exists at the rear of the
allotment.
(11)
Despite subclause (3), the consent authority is
not to grant consent to development for the purpose of villas on an allotment
of land within Zone 2 (a) or 2 (b) that is referred to in Schedule 10
unless:
(a)
the allotment is at least 24 metres wide at the
front building line, and
(b)
the site area per villa (excluding the area of
access handles or rights of way for access) is not less than 175 square
metres.
Note—
Clause 46 (8), as exhibited, is deferred
matter.
cl 46: Am 2.8.2002;
9.1.2004; 2005 (139), Sch 1 [1]; 2006 (541), Sch 1 [3] [4]; 2006 (699), Sch 1
[6].