32.03 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE - 31/07/2018 VC148

--- tags: VPP, VIC, Code --- # 32.03 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE - 31/07/2018 VC148 Shown on the planning scheme map as LDRZ with a number (if shown). Purpose To implement the Municipal Planning Strategy and the Planning Policy Framework. To provide for low-density residential development on lots which, in the absence of reticulated sewerage, can treat and retain all wastewater. # 32.03-1 Table of uses - 24/01/2020 VC160 ## Section 1 - Permit not required | Use| Condition | | -------- | -------- | | Bed and breakfast | No more than 10 persons may be accommodated away from their normal place of residence. At least 1 car parking space must be provided for each 2 persons able to be accommodated away from their normal place of residence | | Community care accommodation | Must meet the requirements of Clause 52.22-2. | | Dependent person's unit |Must be the only dependent person's unit on the lot. Must meet the requirements of Clause 32.03-2 | Domestic animal husbandry (other than Domestic animal boarding) | Must be no more than 2 animals. | | Dwelling (other than Bed and breakfast) | Must be the only dwelling on the lot. Must meet the requirements of Clause 32.03-2. | | Home based business Informal outdoor recreation | | | Medical centre | The gross floor area of all buildings must not exceed 250 square metres. The site must adjoin, or have access to, a road in a Road Zone. | | Racing dog husbandry |Must be no more than 2 animals. | Railway | | Tramway | | | Any use listed in Clause 62.01 | Must meet the requirements of Clause 62.01. | ## Section 2 - Permit required | Use | Condition | | -------- | -------- | | Accommodation (other than Community care accommodation, Dependent person's unit and Dwelling) |Agriculture (other than Animal production, Apiculture, Domestic animal husbandry and Racing dog husbandry) |Car park | Must be used in conjunction with another use in Section 1 or 2. |Car wash | The site must adjoin, or have access to, a road in a Road Zone. |Convenience restaurant| The site must adjoin, or have access to, a road in a Road Zone. |Convenience shop |Dependent person’s unit – if the Section 1 condition is not met | Must meet the requirements of Clause 32.03-2. |Domestic animal boarding |Domestic animal husbandry (other than Domestic animal boarding) – if the Section 1 condition is not met | Must be no more than 5 animals. |Dwelling (other than Bed and breakfast) – if the Section 1 condition is not met | Must result in no more than two dwellings on the lot. Must meet the requirements of Clause 32.03-2. |Food and drink premises (other than Convenience restaurant) |Grazing animal production |Leisure and recreation (other than Informal outdoor recreation and Motor racing track) |Market |Place of assembly (other than Amusement parlour, Carnival, Cinema based entertainment facility, Circus and Nightclub) |Plant nursery |Service station|The site must either: Adjoin a commercial zone or industrial zone. - Adjoin, or have access to, a road in a Road Zone. - The site must not exceed either: - 3000 square metres. - 3600 square metres if it adjoins on two boundaries a road in a Road Zone. |Store |Must be in a building, not a dwelling, and used to store equipment, goods, or motor vehicles used in conjunction with the occupation of a resident of a dwelling on the lot |Utility installation (other than Minor utility installation and Telecommunications facility) |Any other use not in Section 1 or 3 ## Section 3 – Prohibited | Use | | -------- | | Amusement parlour |Animal production (other than Grazing animal production) |Brothel |Cinema based entertainment facility |Extractive industry |Industry (other than Car wash) |Motor racing track |Nightclub |Office (other than Medical centre) |Retail premises (other than Convenience shop, Food and drink premises, Market and Plant nursery) |Saleyard |Transport terminal |Warehouse (other than Store) # 32.03-2 Use for one or two dwellings or a dependent person’s unit - 19/01/2006 VC37 A lot may be used for one or two dwellings provided the following requirements are met: * Each dwelling must be connected to reticulated sewerage, if available. If reticulated sewerage is not available, all wastewater from each dwelling must be treated and retained within the lot in accordance with the State Environment Protection Policy (Waters of Victoria) under the Environment Protection Act 1970. * Each dwelling must be connected to a reticulated potable water supply or have an alternative potable water supply, with appropriate storage capacity, to the satisfaction of the responsible authority. * Each dwelling must be connected to a reticulated electricity supply or have an alternative energy supply to the satisfaction of the responsible authority. These requirements also apply to a dependent person’s unit. # 32.03-3 Subdivision - 31/07/2018 VC148 ## Permit requirement A permit is required to subdivide land. Each lot must be at least the area specified for the land in a schedule to this zone. Any area specified must be at least: * 0.4 hectare for each lot where reticulated sewerage is not connected. If no area is specified each lot must be at least 0.4 hectare. * 0.2 hectare for each lot with connected reticulated sewerage. If no area is specified each lot must be at least 0.2 hectare. A permit may be granted to create lots smaller than 0.4 hectare if the subdivision: * Excises land which is required for a road or a utility installation. * Provides for the re-subdivision of existing lots and the number of lots is not increased. ## VicSmart applications |Class of application |Information requirements and decision guidelines | -------- | -------- | | Subdivide land to realign the common boundary between 2 lots where: | Clause 59.01 * The area of either lot is reduced by less than 15 percent. * The general direction of the common boundary does not change. # 32.03-4 Buildings and works - 04/12/2020 VC180 A permit is required to construct or carry out any of the following: * A building or works associated with a use in Section 2 of Clause 32.03-1. * An outbuilding which has dimensions greater than those specified in a schedule to this zone. This does not apply to structural changes to a dwelling provided the size of the dwelling is not increased or the number of dwellings is not increased. ## VicSmart applications Subject to Clause 71.06, an application under this clause for a development specified in Column 1 is a class of VicSmart application and must be assessed against the provision specified in Column 2. |Class of Application | Information requirements and decision guidelines | -------- | -------- | |Construct a building or construct or carry out works where:| Clause 59.04 |* The building or works are not associated with a dwelling, primary school or secondary school and have an estimated cost of up to $100,000; or |* The building or works are associated with a primary school or secondary school and have an estimated cost of up to $500,000; and |* The requirements in the following standards of Clause 54 are met, where the land adjoins land in a residential zone used for residential purposes: – A10 Side and rear setbacks. – A11 Walls on boundaries. – A12 Daylight to existing windows. – A13 North-facing windows. – A14 Overshadowing open space. – A15 Overlooking. For the purposes of this class of VicSmart application, the Clause 54 standards specified above are mandatory. If a schedule to the zone specifies a requirement of a standard different from a requirement set out in the Clause 54 standard, the requirement in the schedule to the zone applies and must be met. # 32.03-5 Application requirements - 15/07/2013 VC100 ## Subdivision An application must be accompanied by a site analysis, documenting the site in terms of land form, vegetation coverage and the relationship with surrounding land, and a report explaining how the proposed subdivision has responded to the site analysis. The report must: * In the absence of reticulated sewerage, include a land assessment which demonstrates that each lot is capable of treating and retaining all wastewater in accordance with the State Environment Protection Policy (Waters of Victoria) under the Environment Protection Act 1970. * Show for each lot: – – A building envelope and driveway to the envelope. – Existing vegetation. – In the absence of reticulated sewerage, an effluent disposal area. * Show how the proposed subdivision relates to the existing or likely use and development of adjoining and nearby land. * If a staged subdivision, show how the balance of the land may be subdivided # 32.03-6 Decision guidelines - 31/07/2018 VC148 ## General Before deciding on an application, in addition to the decision guidelinesin Clause 65, the responsible authority must consider, as appropriate: The Municipal Planning Strategy and the Planning Policy Framework. ## Subdivision * The protection and enhancement of the natural environment and character of the area including the retention of vegetation and faunal habitat and the need to plant vegetation along waterways, gullies, ridgelines and property boundaries. * The availability and provision of utility services, including sewerage, water, drainage, electricity, gas and telecommunications. * In the absence of reticulated sewerage: – The capability of the lot to treat and retain all wastewater in accordance with the State Environment Protection Policy (Waters of Victoria) under the Environment Protection Act 1970. – The benefits of restricting the size of lots to the minimum required to treat and retain all wastewater in accordance with the State Environment Protection Policy (Waters of Victoria). – The benefits of restricting the size of lots to generally no more than 2 hectares to enable lots to be efficiently maintained without the need for agricultural techniques and equipment. * The relevant standards of Clauses 56.07-1 to 56.07-4. # 32.03-7 Signs - 31/07/2018 VC148 Sign requirements are at Clause 52.05. This zone is in Category 3.