Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Building Regulations 2006 - SECT 410

Building height

410. Building height



(1) If-

   (a)  an allotment is in a zone of a planning scheme specified in
        Schedule 5; and

   (b)  the Schedule to that zone in the planning scheme specifies a maximum
        height for buildings-

the height of a building on that allotment must not exceed the relevant height
specified in the Schedule to that zone in the planning scheme.

(2) If subregulation (1) does not apply, the height of a building must not
exceed-

   (a)  10m if the slope of the natural ground level at any cross section of
        the site of the building that is wider than 8m is 2·5° or more; and

   (b)  9m in any other case.

(3) If a wall is constructed in accordance with regulation 415, and despite
regulation 414, any part of the building on the allotment that is within 1m of
a side or rear boundary and that is adjacent to the wall must be constructed
so as not to exceed the height formed by a line that connects-

   (a)  any point at the top of the wall; and

   (b)  any point at a height of 3·6m at a setback of 1m from the boundary.

(4) The report and consent of the relevant council must be obtained to an
application for a building permit in relation to a design that does not comply
with this regulation.