Schedule 5—Boundary Clearances
SCHEDULE 5⎯BOUNDARY CLEARANCES FOR BUILDINGS AND
STRUCTURES
(1)
The boundary clearances in Table 1 below apply as
default provisions unless other provisions are
specified elsewhere in this planning scheme.
(2)
However, section 1 does not apply to—
(a)
a screen or fence not more than 2 m in
height if not on a corner lot; or
(b)
a structure, other than a pool, that is not part
of a building and that is not more than 1 m in
height.
Table 1
(1) Road
Column 1
Column 2
Boundary
Dimension of clearance
boundary 1
(1)
Diagram A
1
(a)
There are no requirements for
structures, other than swimming
pools, less than 1m above natural
ground.
(b)
For a dwelling, garage or a carport
the minimum road setback is 6m.
(c)
No building or structure over 2m high
is built within a 9m by 9m truncation
at the corner of the 2 road frontages
(Refer to Diagram A).
(d)
For open carports, the minimum road
setback may be less than required
by (1)(b) or (c) above if –
(i)
the maximum width of the
carport does not exceed 3m,
excluding an eaves overhang
of 600mm maximum; and
(ii)
the building height of the
carport does not exceed 4.5m.
The road setback distances contained in this Schedule apply regardless of the existence of any Access Restriction Strip.
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Column 1
Column 2
Boundary
Dimension of clearance
(e)
For structures the minimum road
setbacks are as for (1)(b), (c), and
(d) above, except for –
(i)
swimming pools where the
minimum distance from the
water to the road frontage is –
(A)
where the vertical
distance to the coping
above the finished
ground level is not more
than 1.2m – a setback
of 1.5m; or
(B)
where a solid wall at
least 1.5m high above
the coping is
constructed between
the water and the road
frontage – no setback
requirement; and
(ii)
screens/fences not more than
2m high; and
(iii)
roofed gatehouses and arches
having –
(A)
a maximum area of
4m2; and
(B)
not more than 2m wide
elevation to the street;
and
(C)
not more than 3m in
height.
(2) Side and rear boundaries
(a)
Usual standard if the maximum height of the building or structure is—
(i)
(b)
not less than 1.5m
(ii)
between 4.5m and 7.5m
not less than 2.0m
(iii)
greater than 7.5m
not less than 2.0m plus 0.5m for every 3 m or part
of 3m by which the height is greater than 7.5m
(iv)
stepped
the boundary clearance corresponding to the
height of each step
Exception for narrow rectangular or near rectangular lots if the
maximum height of the building or structure is 4.5 m or less and the
road frontage is—
(i)
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4.5m or less
15.001—15.500m
1.5m
(ii)
14.501—15.000m
1.425m
(iii)
14.001—14.500m
1.35m
(iv)
13.501—14.000m
1.275m
(v)
13.001—13.500m
1.2m
(vi)
12.501—13.000m
1.125m
(vii)
12.001—12.500m
1.05m
(viii) 11.501—12.000m
0.975m
(ix)
11.001—11.500m
0.9m
(x)
10.501—11.000m
0.825m
(xi)
10.500m or less
0.75m
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(c)
Column 1
Column 2
Boundary
Dimension of clearance
Exception for narrow rectangular or near rectangular lots if the
maximum height of the building or structure is between 4.5 m and 7.5
m and the road frontage is—
(i)
15.001—15.500m
2.0m
(ii)
14.501—15.000m
1.9m
(iii)
14.001—14.500m
1.8m
(iv)
13.501—14.000m
1.7m
(v)
13.001—13.500m
1.6m
(vi)
12.501—13.000m
1.5m
(vii)
12.001—12.500m
1.4m
(viii) 11.501—12.000m
1.3m
(ix)
11.001—11.500m
1.2m
(x)
10.501—11.000m
1.1m
(xi)
10.500m or less
1.0m
(d)
Exception for narrow rectangular or near rectangular lots if the
maximum height of the building or structure is greater than 7.5m and
the road frontage is 15.5m or less
not less than 2.0m plus 0.5m for every 3m or part
of 3m by which the height is greater than 7.5m
(e)
Exception for private garages, carport, shed or the like if—
up to the boundary
(i)
the maximum height of the building is not more than 4.5m and
the mean height is not more than 3.5m; and
NOTE 1
Mean height is the total elevational area of the building divided by the
horizontal length of the building facing the boundary.
(f)
(g)
(ii)
the total length of all buildings facing and within the usual
clearance of the relevant boundary is not greater than 9m; and
(iii)
the building is at least 1.5m from the window of each habitable
room in an existing building on an adjoining lot.
Exception for a pergola or other structure if —
(i)
not enclosed or roofed; and
(ii)
not more than 2.4m in height at the boundary; and
(iii)
primarily ornamental or for horticultural purposes.
Exception for rainwater tanks if:
up to the boundary
up to the boundary
(i)
their height above natural ground level does not exceed 3m;
and
(ii)
the diameter of any circular type tank does not exceed 3.5m,
or, if the tank is not circular in nature, no side of the tank facing
the boundary line is longer than 5m.
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