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STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY (EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CODES) 2008 - REG 3B.40

Minimum landscaped area

3B.40 Minimum landscaped area

(1) The minimum landscaped area that must be provided for each resulting lot where concurrent Torrens title subdivision is proposed is shown in the following table--

Land use zone in which development is carried out Landscaped area
Zone RU5, Zone R1 or Zone R2 30% of lot area
Zone R3 20% of lot area
(1A) The minimum landscaped area that must be provided on a lot where concurrent Torrens title subdivision is not proposed is shown in the following table--

Land use zone in which development is carried out Landscaped area
Zone RU5, Zone R1 or Zone R2 30% of the parent lot area of which at least 54m 2 is apportioned to each dwelling
Zone R3 20% of the parent lot area of which at least 36m 2 is apportioned to each dwelling
(2) At least 25% of the area of the lot forward of the building line must be landscaped.
(2A) At least 50% of the area of the resulting lot behind the building line must be landscaped.
(3) Each landscaped area must have--
(a) a minimum width of 1.5m, and
(b) a minimum length of 1.5m.
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(4) The area of principal private open space that must be provided for each terrace is at least 16m 2 with a minimum width of 3m.
(5) This clause does not apply to complying development that is the alteration of, or addition to, multi dwelling housing (terraces) or attached development if the development does not--
(a) increase the footprint of the multi dwelling housing (terraces) or attached development, or
(b) decrease the landscaped area on the lot, or
(c) decrease the area of principal private open space for a terrace.
Note 1 :
"Building line" and
"principal private open space" are defined in clause 1.5.
Note 2 :
"Landscaped area" has the same meaning as it has in the Standard Instrument.
(6) In this clause--

"terrace" means a single dwelling in multi dwelling housing (terraces).



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