New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations
(1) This clause applies to--(a) the erection of a dual occupancy, or(b) the alteration of, or addition to, a dwelling house that causes a dual occupancy to be on the lot.
(2) At least 1 off-street car parking space must be provided for each dwelling.
(3) The off-street car parking space may be an open hard stand space or a carport or garage, whether attached to or detached from the dual occupancy.
(4) All off-street car parking spaces and vehicle access must comply with AS/NZS 2890.1:2004, Parking facilities, Part 1: Off-street car parking .
(5) In the case of a lot that has a width of less than 15m measured at the building line any car parking space must be provided at the rear of the lot or in a basement and must be accessed only from a secondary road, parallel road or lane.
(6) A garage, carport or car parking space at ground level (existing) and accessed from a primary road, secondary road or parallel road must have a minimum setback as shown in the following table--
Setback of dual occupancy from road boundary Minimum off-street parking setback from road boundary <4.5m 5.5m 4.5m or more 1m or more behind the building line of the dual occupancy
(7) The maximum width of all garage doors accessed from a primary road is shown in the following table--
Lot width Maximum width of garage door openings 15m-20m 6m >20m-25m 9.2m >25m 12m
(8) The maximum width of all garage doors accessed from a secondary road, parallel road or lane is shown in the following table--
Lot width Maximum width of garage door openings 12m-15m 3.2m >15m-20m 6m >20m-25m 9.2m >25m 12m
Note 1 :
"Attached" ,
"building line" ,
"detached" ,
"hard stand space" ,
"lane" ,
"parallel road" ,
"primary road" ,
"secondary road" and
"setback" are defined in clause 1.5.
Note 2 : Clause 2.28 applies to the construction or installation of a driveway as exempt development.
Note 3 : Alterations or additions to a garage or carport that is forward of the building line is not complying development under this code (see clause 3B.2(g)).