Part I - Other Considerations - Richmond Valley Council

Richmond Valley Development Control Plan 2012I3.2 Design Principles—SetbacksA setback is the distance from a defined point within which development is notpermitted to be constructed. This DCP defines a number of setback typesthese being:‣ Front Building Line Setback (also known as the Building Line),‣ Side and Rear Boundary Setbacks, and‣ Foreshore Building Line Setback (also referred to as the ForeshoreBuilding Line).(1) Measuring SetbacksThe various types of setback are measured as follows:(a) Front Building Line SetbackFront Building Line Setbacks are measured from the road alignment.The distance of the setback is the lesser of the following:‣ the distance defined within Table I3.1, or‣ the distance defined by measuring to the forward most part of an existingbuilding on the land, including walls, decks, staircases, posts, columns,patios, coping, (but not eaves). (Note. For the purposes of definingsetbacks, the term building excludes structures such as fences, screens,retaining walls, letterboxes etc.)Properties having multiple road alignments (multiple road frontages) may beentitled to a reduction of the setback for one of its secondary frontages. Referto I3.3(1)(a) for details.Note. Road alignment means those boundaries of an allotment thatimmediately adjoin public road, whether that public road is formed orunformed.(b) Side and Rear Boundary SetbacksSide & rear boundary setbacks are measured from property boundaries thatadjoin other properties (that are not roads or waterways).The distance of the setback is defined within Table I3.2.Note. The Building Code of Australia should be consulted to determine ifthe Class of building requires special fire protection measures to betaken to achieve the minimum setbacks contained within Table I3.2.Note 2 . Side and rear boundary setbacks may need to increase toachieve minimum Asset Protection Zones (APZ) within bushfire proneareas, or to keep the development below the Building Height Plane.(c) Foreshore Building Line SetbacksForeshore Building Line Setback is measured from the shoreline of waterwayshaving either a:‣ W1 Natural Waterways, or‣ W2 Recreational Waterways,zoning on the Richmond Valley Local Environmental Plan 2012 – Land ZoneMap.Part I – Other Considerations – Setbacks and Building Height I.38