Minimum lot size for dual occupancies in rural zones
7.10 Minimum lot size for dual occupancies in rural zones
The objective of this clause is to maintain opportunities for productive rural and urban fringe uses by providing certainty about the land area required for two dwellings to be on a single lot in rural zones.
Development consent for the purposes of a dual occupancy on land in Zone RU1 Primary Production or Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots, or a dual occupancy (attached) on land in Zone RU2 Rural Landscape, may be granted only if the lot—
is a lot on which a dwelling house can lawfully be erected, and
has an area of not less than—
10 hectares, if in Zone RU1 Primary Production, or
2 hectares, if in Zone RU2 Rural Landscape or Zone RU4 Primary Production Small Lots.
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