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BUILDING REGULATIONS 2018 (SR NO 38 OF 2018) - REG 79

Side and rear setbacks

    (1)     If—

        (a)     an allotment is in a zone of a planning scheme specified in Schedule 6; and

        (b)     a schedule to that zone in the planning scheme specifies minimum setbacks from side and rear boundaries—

a building on the allotment must be set back from a side or rear boundary not less than the relevant setback specified in that schedule.

    (2)     If subregulation (1) does not apply, a building must be set back from a side or rear boundary not less than the distance specified in respect of that boundary in Table 79.

Table 79—Side and rear setbacks

Building height at any point

Minimum setback from side or rear boundary at that point

3·6 m or less

1 m

More than 3·6 m but not more than 6·9 m

1 m plus an additional distance calculated at the rate of 300 mm for every metre of height over 3·6 m

More than 6·9 m

2 m plus an additional distance calculated at the rate of 1 m for every metre of height over 6·9 m

    (3)     The following may encroach into the setback distance required by subregulation (1) or (2)—

        (a)     landings with an area of not more than 2 m 2 and less than 1 m in height;

        (b)     unroofed stairways and ramps;

        (c)     pergolas;

        (d)     shade sails;

        (e)     eaves, fascia and gutters, if the encroachment is not more than 600 mm;

        (f)     carports that comply with regulation 80.

    (4)     The following may encroach into the setback distance required by subregulation (1) or (2) by not more than 500 mm—

(a)     porches and verandas;

(b)     masonry chimneys;

(c)     sunblinds;

(d)     permanent and fixed screens referred to in regulation 84(5)(d) or (6);

(e)     flues, pipes and rainwater heads;

(f)     domestic fuel tanks and water tanks;

(g)     heating and cooling equipment and other services.

    (5)     This regulation does not apply to a wall that complies with regulation 80.

    (6)     The report and consent of the relevant council must be obtained to an application for a building permit in relation to a design that does not comply with this regulation.



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