Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Setbacks above the street wall from new and existing streets and laneways Table 4: Setbacks above the street wall BUILT FORM REQUIREMENTS BUILT FORM OUTCOMES Preferred Setback Minimum Setback Any part of the building Any part of a building above Setbacks above street above the street wall should the street wall must be walls that ensure: be setback: setback: Comfortable wind A minimum of 5m if the A minimum of 3m if the conditions in the public building height is building height is 8 realm. ≤8 ≤ storeys. storeys as shown in Adequate daylight and Diagram 4. A minimum of 10m if the sunlight into streets building height is > 8 A minimum of 5m if the and laneways. storeys. building height is > 8 Skyviews from the storeys and 20 storeys ≤ street or laneway and as shown in Diagram 5. do not overwhelm the A minimum of 10m if the public realm. overall building height is Upper floors are > 20 storeys as in visually recessive to Diagram 6, except where minimise visual bulk the building has direct when viewed from interface with: streets and laneways. Westgate Freeway; City Link overpass; in which case a minimum of 5m applies as shown in Diagram 7. Note: For the purpose of Table 4: [DDO L 2.0p25] The setback of a building above a street wall from a laneway is the shortest horizontal distance from the building façade to the centreline of the laneway. [DDO L 2.0p26] The setback of a building above a street wall from a street is the shortest horizontal distance from the building façade to the street boundary. [DDO L 2.0p27]
Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Setbacks above the street wall from new and existing streets and laneways Table 4: Setbacks above the street wall BUILT FORM REQUIREMENTS BUILT FORM OUTCOMES Preferred Setback Minimum Setback Any part of the building above the street wall should be setback: A minimum of 5m if the building height is ≤8 storeys. A minimum of 10m if the building height is > 8 storeys. Any part of a building above the street wall must be setback: A minimum of 3m if the building height is ≤ 8 storeys as shown in Diagram 4. A minimum of 5m if the building height is > 8 storeys and ≤ 20 storeys as shown in Diagram 5. A minimum of 10m if the overall building height is > 20 storeys as in Diagram 6, except where the building has direct interface with: Westgate Freeway; City Link overpass; in which case a minimum of 5m applies as shown in Diagram 7. Setbacks above street walls that ensure: Comfortable wind conditions in the public realm. Adequate daylight and sunlight into streets and laneways. Skyviews from the street or laneway and do not overwhelm the public realm. Upper floors are visually recessive to minimise visual bulk when viewed from streets and laneways. Note: For the purpose of Table 4: [DDO L 2.0p25] The setback of a building above a street wall from a laneway is the shortest horizontal distance from the building façade to the centreline of the laneway. [DDO L 2.0p26] The setback of a building above a street wall from a street is the shortest horizontal distance from the building façade to the street boundary. [DDO L 2.0p27]
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