About the Reformed Residential Zones

1. About the Reformed Residential Zones Geoff Underwood Chairman Reformed Zones Ministerial Advisory Committee

2. A potted version of • What they are • Where they go • How we got here • More information

3. The news is There will be three new residential zones 1. the Neighbourhood Residential Zone 2. the General Residential Zone, and 3. the Residential Growth Zone

4. Making up the suite of six zones to be known as the residential zones are 4. the Low Density Residential Zone 5. the Township Zone, and 6. the Mixed Use Zone

5. The Residential Growth Zone has a purpose • To provide housing at increased densities in buildings up to and including four storey buildings The zone will target and bring about residential growth with housing at increased densities in buildings up to and including 4 storeys with a default height of 13.5 metres

6. The General Residential zone has purposes • To encourage development that respects the neighbourhood character of the area • To implement neighbourhood character policy and adopted neighbourhood character guidelines • To provide a diversity of housing types and moderate housing growth in locations offering good access to services and transport

7. The General Residential Zone The zone will provide for moderate growth and development that respects the character of an area with ResCode as the basis for assessment of permit applications for multi dwellings

8. The Neighbourhood Residential Zone has purposes • To recognise areas of predominantly single and double storey residential development • To limit opportunities for increased residential development • To manage and ensure that development respects the identified neighbourhood character, heritage, environmental or landscape characteristics

9. The Neighbourhood Residential Zone The zone will limit opportunities for residential development with buildings to a default maximum height of 8 metres and with a no more than 2 dwellings on a lot subject to the council scheduling maximum numbers

10. At a glance

11. Messages • Cannot translate present zones to new zones • the provisions and requirements are not equivalent

12. Messages • Councils need to think strategically about where the new zones are applied • can be applied to differentiate residential areas • can achieve varying densities and built form outcomes • development of multiple housing types and forms can be more directly specified

13. Messages • think about local housing strategies that collectively achieve the future housing needs of Victoria • balance demand for housing yet identify and protect liveability and neighbourhood character attributes

14. A second glance

15. Zone selection principles

16. Zone selection criteria

17. Zone selection criteria

18. Zone selection criteria

19. Number of submissions by submitter type

20. Issues

21. Last of the key issues 1. Commercial creep into residential locations 2. Allowing small-scale complementary commercial uses in the Residential Growth Zone

22. Commercial creep The issue: restricting non-residential uses in the NRZ and GRZ The aim: To better protect residential amenity The outcome: added section 1 conditions • about floorspace caps • a main road location for uses • car parking requirements

23. Small-scale complementary commercial uses The issue: more as-of-right uses meant no development control The aim: better protection of residential areas The outcome: varied the use controls in the NRZ, GRZ and RGZ: uses now section 2 and need permit for buildings & works

24. Closing • The Committee broadly endorsed the Government’s approach • Government supported 18 of 21 recommendations • Road testing to get underway • More information on DPCD website