Diagram 4 Diagram 5 Diagram 6 Diagram 7 Side and rear setbacks 5: Side and rear setbacks BUILT FORM REQUIREMENTS BUILT FORM OUTCOMES Preferred Setback Minimum Setback Below the street wall: Below the street wall: To create a continuous street wall along all site Any part of a new If a new building is frontages. building below the street setback from a side or wall height should be rear boundary below the New buildings (above and built on or within 300mm street wall height, it must below the street wall) are of a side boundary. be setback at least 6 setback to ensure: metres from a side or However, if any part of a Adequate daylight and rear boundary. new building below the sunlight into streets street wall height is Above the street wall height: and laneways. setback from a side or A new building up to 20 Sunlight, daylight and rear boundary it should storeys in overall height privacy to and outlook be setback at least 9 must be setback at 5 from rooms, metres. metres from a side or for both existing and Above the street wall: rear boundary (except if potential the building below the developments on Any part of a new street wall is not built on adjoining sites. building above the street the boundary in which wall height should be Wind effects on the case it must be setback setback at least 10 public realm are 10 from a side or rear metres from the side or mitigated. boundary); rear boundary. Tall buildings do not A new building above 20 appear as a storeys in overall height continuous wall when must be setback at least viewed from street 10 metres from a side or level and on the rear boundary, except northern side of the where the building has Yarra River. direct interface with: Skyviews between Westgate Freeway; buildings. City Link overpass; Visual bulk is minimised.
Diagram 4 Diagram 5 Diagram 6 Diagram 7 Side and rear setbacks 5: Side and rear setbacks BUILT FORM REQUIREMENTS BUILT FORM OUTCOMES Preferred Setback Minimum Setback Below the street wall: Any part of a new building below the street wall height should be built on or within 300mm of a side boundary. However, if any part of a new building below the street wall height is setback from a side or rear boundary it should be setback at least 9 metres. Above the street wall: Any part of a new building above the street wall height should be setback at least 10 metres from the side or rear boundary. Below the street wall: If a new building is setback from a side or rear boundary below the street wall height, it must be setback at least 6 metres from a side or rear boundary. Above the street wall height: A new building up to 20 storeys in overall height must be setback at 5 metres from a side or rear boundary (except if the building below the street wall is not built on the boundary in which case it must be setback 10 from a side or rear boundary); A new building above 20 storeys in overall height must be setback at least 10 metres from a side or rear boundary, except where the building has direct interface with: Westgate Freeway; City Link overpass; To create a continuous street wall along all site frontages. New buildings (above and below the street wall) are setback to ensure: Adequate daylight and sunlight into streets and laneways. Sunlight, daylight and privacy to and outlook from rooms, for both existing and potential developments on adjoining sites. Wind effects on the public realm are mitigated. Tall buildings do not appear as a continuous wall when viewed from street level and on the northern side of the Yarra River. Skyviews between buildings. Visual bulk is minimised.