New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WILLOUGHBY LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 1995 - REG 43

43 Floor space ratios

(1) Development consent must not be granted for development for the purpose of the erection of a building on land within Zone 4 (a), 4 (b) or 4 (c) if the floor space ratio will exceed 1:1.

(2) Despite subclause (1), development consent may be granted for development for the purpose of the erection of a building on land within Zone 4 (a), 4 (b) or 4 (c) that will result in the floor space ratio exceeding 1:1 if:

(a) the land is over 1,000 square metres in area, and

(b) the floor space ratio will not exceed 1.5:1, and

(c) where the building is on land within Zone 4 (c), the site coverage will not exceed 45% of the site area.

(3) For the purposes of subclause (2), "site coverage" means that portion of a site covered by any building as defined by the outer face of the external walls of the building, including garages, carports and enclosed structures, but excluding:

(i) sunshade devices, awnings and minor garden structures, and

(ii) the roof of any excavated or covered car parking area that is permanently landscaped and does not project above the natural ground level of the site by more than 1,000 mm, and

(iii) roads.

(4) In calculating the floor space ratio for so much of Lots 26, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33, DP 4088, as is known as 10-20 Hotham Parade, Artarmon, and within Zone 4 (a), the site area includes any land dedicated for a public road.

(5) The gross floor area of community facilities on land within Zone 4 (a), 4 (b) or 4 (c) is not to be taken into account in calculating the floor space ratio of a site.