Subdivision 5 Car parking and access
3A.26 Car parking requirements
(1) This clause applies only to lots in Zone R5 that have an area of less than 4,000m2.(2) At least one off-street car parking space must be provided on a lot on which a new dwelling house is erected.(3) At least one off-street car parking space must be retained on a lot on which alterations or additions to an existing car parking space are carried out.(4) A car parking space under this clause may be an open hard stand space or a carport or garage, whether attached to or detached from the dwelling house.
3A.27 Garages, carports and car parking spaces
(1) This clause applies only to lots in Zone R5 that have an area of less than 4,000m2.(2) A garage, carport or car parking space for a dwelling house must:(a) if the dwelling house has a setback from a road boundary of 4.5m or more—be at least 1m behind the building line of the dwelling house, or(b) if the dwelling house has a setback from a road boundary of less than 4.5m—be at least 5.5m from the boundary.(3) If the door or doors on a garage face a primary road, a secondary road or a parallel road, the total width of all those door openings must:(a) be not more than 6m, and(b) if the lot has a frontage of more than 15m—be not more than 50 per cent of the width of the building, measured at the building line to the relevant property boundary, and(c) if the lot has a frontage of not more than 15m—be not more than 60 per cent of the width of the building, measured at the building line to the relevant property boundary.(4) An open hard stand car parking space must measure at least 2.6m wide by 5.4m long.
(1) A lot on which an off-street car parking space is provided or retained under clause 3A.27 must have a driveway to a public road.(2) A driveway on a lot must be constructed in accordance with AS/NZS 2890.1—2004, Parking facilities—Off-street car parking.Note. Clause 2.28 applies to the construction or installation of a driveway as exempt development.