42 What business zones apply in this plan?
This Part applies to land within the following business zones identified on the maps:3 (a) General Business3 (b) Neighbourhood Business
43 What height limits apply in business zones?
(1) Except where a maximum height is specified in a development control plan, the maximum height for a building in a business zone is:(a) 7.2 metres to any point on the uppermost ceiling, and(b) 9 metres to the highest point on the roof.(2) The consent authority must consider any maximum height specified in any development control plan applying to the land.
44 What floorspace ratios apply in business zones?
(1) Except where a maximum floorspace ratio is specified in a development control plan, the maximum floorspace ratio for buildings in a business zone is:(a) 2:1 in the 3 (a) General Business zone, and(b) 1:1 in the 3 (b) Neighbourhood Business zone.(2) The consent authority must consider any maximum floorspace ratio specified in any development control plan applying to the land.
45 What controls apply to residential development in the business zones?
(1) Except where a development control plan specifies a maximum amount of residential floor space for a site area, the residential floorspace of any buildings on a site area must not exceed 50% of the total gross floor area of the buildings on that site area.(2) The consent authority must consider any maximum amount of residential floor space specified in any development control plan applying to the land.
46 Can development within a business zone be limited?
Regardless of the development control tables in this plan a development control plan relating to land within a business zone may recommend restrictions on specific types of development otherwise permitted on the land.
47 What development may be allowed in each zone?
The following development control tables give the objectives of the business zones and what development is allowed or prohibited in each zone.Development control table
Zone 3 (a) General Business
(a) Appropriately located land for the provision of a wide range of retail, business and professional activities.(b) Business centres with integrated public transport and pedestrian networks.(c) Viable business centres supported by appropriate forms of residential development.2 Development allowed without development consent
Development for the purpose of:drainage.
Exempt development.
3 Development that requires development consent
Ancillary development not included in item 2.Development for the purpose of:
advertising not included in item 2,
backpackers accommodation,
boarding houses,
bulky goods retailing,
business premises,
car parking,
child care centres,
community facilities,
convenience stores,
dwellings only in buildings subject to another permitted use,
educational establishments,
food shops,
hotels,
housing for older people or people with a disability, only in buildings subject to another permitted use
medical facilities,
motels,
motor showrooms,
nightclubs,
passenger transport terminals,
places of assembly,
places of public worship,
public transport interchanges or associated structures,
recreation areas,
recreation facilities,
registered clubs,
residential flats, only in buildings subject to another permitted use,
restaurants,
roads,
service stations,
sex shops,
shops,
utility installations, other than gas holders or generating works,
veterinary hospitals.
Demolition not included in item 2.
Subdivision.
4 Development that is prohibited
Any development other than development included in item 2 or 3.Development control table
Zone 3 (b) Neighbourhood Business
(a) Appropriately located land for the provision of small scale retail and business activities that principally aim to serve the day to day needs of the surrounding local community.(b) Business centres with integrated public transport and pedestrian networks.(c) Viable neighbourhood centres supported by appropriate forms of residential development.2 Development allowed without development consent
Development for the purpose of:drainage.
Exempt development.
3 Development that requires development consent
Ancillary development not included in item 2.Development for the purpose of:
advertising not included in item 2,
backpackers accommodation,
boarding houses,
business premises,
child care centres,
community facilities,
convenience stores,
dwellings only in buildings subject to another permitted use,
food shops,
housing for older people or people with a disability, only in buildings subject to another permitted use,
places of assembly,
places of public worship,
recreation areas,
recreation facilities,
residential flats, only in buildings subject to another permitted use,
restaurants,
roads,
service stations,
shops,
utility installations, other than gas holders or generating works,
veterinary hospitals.
Demolition not included in item 2.
Subdivision.
4 Development that is prohibited
Any development other than development included in item 2 or 3.