Appendix J - Code Assessment · RAL25/0004

PO20                                                               AO20                                                       Not applicable.
Residential lots less than 600m2:                                  Within the Low Density Residential zone, new lots of
                                                                   less than 600m²:
(a) occur only where they are consistent with the size of
    established adjacent lots;                                     (a) are no smaller than the size of established adjacent
(b) are not less than 500m2 in area;                                   lots;
(c) are free of physical constraints or encumbrances that would    (b) are free of easements;
    restrict the siting of a house;                                (c) are regular in shape with a width to depth ratio of
(d) have area and dimensions that can accommodate an                   approximately 1:2;
    appropriate house site area without siting variations;         (d) do not have a slope greater than 10%;
(e) are distributed across a development to create diversity in    (e) can accommodate a house and sufficient car
    lots; and                                                          parking without encroaching into boundary
(f) do not result in excessive driveways at intersections or           clearances or prescribed building setbacks;
    corners.                                                       (f) allow for landscape and tree planting in deep soil
                                                                       zones to soften built form elements;
                                                                   (g) are not created by further dividing an existing rear
                                                                       (battle-axe) lot; and
                                                                   (h) are not located at the end of a T-intersection or at
                                                                       a bend in the road.
Rear Lots
PO21                                                                AO21.1                                                    Not applicable.
Rear (battle-axe) lots are created only where:-:                    The minimum area of the rear lot, exclusive of
                                                                    any access strip, complies with the lot reconfiguration   No rear lots proposed (see Appendix C for
(a) it would not be desirable nor practicable for the site to be    outcomes in Table 9.5.1.4 Minimum lot size and            details).
    reconfigured so that all lots have full frontage to a road;     dimensions providing that no rear access lot has a lot
(b) located in the Low density residential zone, Rural              size less than 600m2 exclusive of access strip.
    residential zone or Rural zone;
(c) development positively contributes to the character of the      AO21.2
    neighbourhood;                                                  No more than 10% of lots within a subdivision are
(d) development provides a high standard of amenity for             rear lots or lots accessed via an access strip.
    residents and other users of the rear lot and adjoining
    properties;                                                     AO21.3
(e) the lot is large enough to accommodate anticipated land         No more than two rear lots are located at the end of a
    uses including car parking and manoeuvring;                     cul-de-sac.
(f) development is not detrimental to the use and amenity of
    adjoining lots through loss of privacy, sunlight or breezes     AO21.4
    once buildings are constructed;                                 No rear lot shares a common boundary with more
                                                                    than four other lots.
(g) vehicular access to rear lots will not have a detrimental
    impact on lots adjoining the access strip due to excessive
                                                                    AO21.5
    noise, light, dust, stormwater runoff and the like;
                                                                    No more than two rear lots or rear lot access strips
(h) access arrangements do not adversely affect the safety and
                                                                    directly adjoin each other.
    efficiency of the road from which access is gained;
(i) their creation does not prejudice the anticipated               AO21.6
    development of adjoining land.