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Bayside City Council, Corporate Centre, Royal Avenue, Sandringham, Victoria 3191, Australia Tel +61 3 9599 4444 Fax +61 3 9598 4474, ABN 65 486 719 651

Siting requirements

Siting requirments are the regulations which restrict the siting of a dwelling (includes decks and verandahs), garage, carport, shed etc. on sites greater than 500m2 in area.

Siting includes:

front setback
side and rear setbacks
building height
walls on boundaries
overlooking
protection of light/solar access to adjoining property
front fence heights
height and length of side and rear fences
site coverage
and site permeability.

Amendment C2 to the Bayside Planning Scheme impacts Building Regulations 2006, in particular:

Regulation 409 Minimum street setbacks
Regulation 411 Site coverage
Regulation 414 Side and rear setbacks
Regulation 424 Front fence height

For more details, view the below schedules, submit an online enquiry form or contact 9599 4660.

For all other siting requirements, refer Part 4 of the Building Regulation 2006.

17-Nov-2009