Banyule planning zones
Zones mapped in Banyule
ACZ1 — Activity Centre Zone
5 mapped areasA bespoke zone for major activity centres that packages land use, height and design rules for the whole centre into one schedule with precinct-by-precinct controls.
Heights and setbacks set precinct-by-precinct in the ACZ schedule (some mandatory, some discretionary); the schedule replaces most standard zone rules.
Read the published ordinance for ACZ1 →ACZ2 — Activity Centre Zone
12 mapped areasA bespoke zone for major activity centres that packages land use, height and design rules for the whole centre into one schedule with precinct-by-precinct controls.
Heights and setbacks set precinct-by-precinct in the ACZ schedule (some mandatory, some discretionary); the schedule replaces most standard zone rules.
Read the published ordinance for ACZ2 →C1Z — Commercial 1 Zone
51 mapped areasThe main shopping-strip and centre zone: retail, offices, food and entertainment, with housing above shops encouraged.
No default height limit — scale comes from overlay schedules (commonly a DDO) and abutting-residential interface setbacks (Clause 34.01-4 amenity provisions).
Read the published ordinance for C1Z →C2Z — Commercial 2 Zone
5 mapped areasA commercial zone for offices, trade supplies, bulky-goods retail and light manufacturing — typically along main roads rather than in shopping strips.
No default height limit; interface setbacks and amenity conditions apply near residential zones.
Read the published ordinance for C2Z →CA
2 mapped areasWe hold no plain-language explanation for CA yet. The council’s own scheme is the authority on what it means.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for CA; use the council’s scheme above.
GRZ1 — General Residential Zone
47 mapped areasThe standard suburban residential zone. It supports a mix of housing — single dwellings, dual occupancies, townhouses and modest apartment buildings — in areas served by transport and services.
Default maximum building height 11 m / 3 storeys; a mandatory minimum garden-area requirement applies on lots over 400 m² (25–35% by lot size); ResCode (Clauses 54/55) governs setbacks, site coverage and amenity.
Read the published ordinance for GRZ1 →GRZ2 — General Residential Zone
27 mapped areasThe standard suburban residential zone. It supports a mix of housing — single dwellings, dual occupancies, townhouses and modest apartment buildings — in areas served by transport and services.
Default maximum building height 11 m / 3 storeys; a mandatory minimum garden-area requirement applies on lots over 400 m² (25–35% by lot size); ResCode (Clauses 54/55) governs setbacks, site coverage and amenity.
Read the published ordinance for GRZ2 →GRZ3 — General Residential Zone
5 mapped areasThe standard suburban residential zone. It supports a mix of housing — single dwellings, dual occupancies, townhouses and modest apartment buildings — in areas served by transport and services.
Default maximum building height 11 m / 3 storeys; a mandatory minimum garden-area requirement applies on lots over 400 m² (25–35% by lot size); ResCode (Clauses 54/55) governs setbacks, site coverage and amenity.
Read the published ordinance for GRZ3 →GRZ4 — General Residential Zone
3 mapped areasThe standard suburban residential zone. It supports a mix of housing — single dwellings, dual occupancies, townhouses and modest apartment buildings — in areas served by transport and services.
Default maximum building height 11 m / 3 storeys; a mandatory minimum garden-area requirement applies on lots over 400 m² (25–35% by lot size); ResCode (Clauses 54/55) governs setbacks, site coverage and amenity.
Read the published ordinance for GRZ4 →HCTZ1 — Housing Choice and Transport Zone
3 mapped areasA newer zone applied around selected activity centres and stations to deliver more homes close to transport. It sets built-form outcomes by area (catchment) rather than a single flat height limit.
Heights and setbacks are set by the schedule for each centre/catchment (typically 3–6+ storeys closest to the centre, stepping down outward); deemed-to-comply pathways can remove third-party appeal rights for compliant proposals.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for HCTZ1; use the council’s scheme above.
HCTZ2 — Housing Choice and Transport Zone
7 mapped areasA newer zone applied around selected activity centres and stations to deliver more homes close to transport. It sets built-form outcomes by area (catchment) rather than a single flat height limit.
Heights and setbacks are set by the schedule for each centre/catchment (typically 3–6+ storeys closest to the centre, stepping down outward); deemed-to-comply pathways can remove third-party appeal rights for compliant proposals.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for HCTZ2; use the council’s scheme above.
IN1Z — Industrial 1 Zone
4 mapped areasThe general manufacturing and warehousing zone. Industry is the intended use and residential amenity is not protected here.
No height limit by default; threshold (buffer) distances to sensitive uses under Clause 53.10 govern what industry can establish where.
Read the published ordinance for IN1Z →IN3Z — Industrial 3 Zone
4 mapped areasThe light-industrial buffer zone between industry and housing: service industry, warehousing and depots with lower off-site impacts.
No default height limit; amenity conditions and interface setbacks apply near residential zones.
Read the published ordinance for IN3Z →LDRZ — Low Density Residential Zone
1 mapped areaA large-lot residential zone on the urban fringe for houses on big blocks, often without full reticulated services.
Minimum subdivision area 0.4 ha unsewered (0.2 ha where reticulated sewerage is connected, subject to the schedule); dwellings otherwise controlled by the building regulations rather than ResCode density rules.
Read the published ordinance for LDRZ →MUZ — Mixed Use Zone
9 mapped areasA flexible zone that mixes housing with compatible shops, offices and other business uses, usually along main roads and in urban-renewal areas.
No default height limit — heights come from the schedule or from overlays (commonly a DDO); ResCode applies to residential development unless varied.
Read the published ordinance for MUZ →MUZ2 — Mixed Use Zone
1 mapped areaA flexible zone that mixes housing with compatible shops, offices and other business uses, usually along main roads and in urban-renewal areas.
No default height limit — heights come from the schedule or from overlays (commonly a DDO); ResCode applies to residential development unless varied.
Read the published ordinance for MUZ2 →NRZ3 — Neighbourhood Residential Zone
39 mapped areasThe most restrictive residential zone, applied where existing neighbourhood character is to be preserved. New development is expected to respect the prevailing single-dwelling scale.
Mandatory maximum building height 9 m / 2 storeys; minimum garden-area requirement (25–35% by lot size); ResCode with typically tighter schedule variations on setbacks and site coverage.
Read the published ordinance for NRZ3 →PCRZ — Public Conservation and Resource Zone
56 mapped areasPublic conservation land — national and state parks, forests, coastal and waterway reserves — managed by a public land manager for environmental protection.
Development requires public land manager consent and is limited to the conservation/resource purpose; private development effectively requires rezoning first.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for PCRZ; use the council’s scheme above.
PPRZ — Public Park and Recreation Zone
205 mapped areasPublic open space — parks, gardens, sports grounds and foreshore reserves, generally in public ownership.
Development limited to what serves the open-space purpose; usually requires public land manager consent.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for PPRZ; use the council’s scheme above.
PUZ1 — Public Use Zone
23 mapped areasLand held for a public purpose — schools, hospitals, utilities, government facilities — with a suffix number identifying the purpose (e.g. PUZ2 education).
Development for the public purpose is largely exempt from permit requirements; anything else needs rezoning.
Read the published ordinance for PUZ1 →PUZ2 — Public Use Zone
31 mapped areasLand held for a public purpose — schools, hospitals, utilities, government facilities — with a suffix number identifying the purpose (e.g. PUZ2 education).
Development for the public purpose is largely exempt from permit requirements; anything else needs rezoning.
Read the published ordinance for PUZ2 →PUZ3 — Public Use Zone
3 mapped areasLand held for a public purpose — schools, hospitals, utilities, government facilities — with a suffix number identifying the purpose (e.g. PUZ2 education).
Development for the public purpose is largely exempt from permit requirements; anything else needs rezoning.
Read the published ordinance for PUZ3 →PUZ5 — Public Use Zone
1 mapped areaLand held for a public purpose — schools, hospitals, utilities, government facilities — with a suffix number identifying the purpose (e.g. PUZ2 education).
Development for the public purpose is largely exempt from permit requirements; anything else needs rezoning.
Read the published ordinance for PUZ5 →PUZ6 — Public Use Zone
19 mapped areasLand held for a public purpose — schools, hospitals, utilities, government facilities — with a suffix number identifying the purpose (e.g. PUZ2 education).
Development for the public purpose is largely exempt from permit requirements; anything else needs rezoning.
Read the published ordinance for PUZ6 →PUZ7 — Public Use Zone
1 mapped areaLand held for a public purpose — schools, hospitals, utilities, government facilities — with a suffix number identifying the purpose (e.g. PUZ2 education).
Development for the public purpose is largely exempt from permit requirements; anything else needs rezoning.
Read the published ordinance for PUZ7 →RCZ — Rural Conservation Zone
4 mapped areasA rural zone where environmental values (habitat, waterways, landscape) take priority over production. Development is possible but must demonstrably protect those values.
Permit tests focus on vegetation, waterway and habitat protection; building envelopes and vegetation retention are typical conditions.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for RCZ; use the council’s scheme above.
RGZ1 — Residential Growth Zone
1 mapped areaA growth zone for locations earmarked for substantially more housing — typically near activity centres and train stations. Apartment buildings and higher-density townhouses are encouraged.
Default maximum building height 13.5 m / 4 storeys (schedules can vary it); no mandatory garden-area requirement; ResCode applies with a boosted default rear/side envelope.
Read the published ordinance for RGZ1 →RGZ2 — Residential Growth Zone
5 mapped areasA growth zone for locations earmarked for substantially more housing — typically near activity centres and train stations. Apartment buildings and higher-density townhouses are encouraged.
Default maximum building height 13.5 m / 4 storeys (schedules can vary it); no mandatory garden-area requirement; ResCode applies with a boosted default rear/side envelope.
Read the published ordinance for RGZ2 →RGZ3 — Residential Growth Zone
1 mapped areaA growth zone for locations earmarked for substantially more housing — typically near activity centres and train stations. Apartment buildings and higher-density townhouses are encouraged.
Default maximum building height 13.5 m / 4 storeys (schedules can vary it); no mandatory garden-area requirement; ResCode applies with a boosted default rear/side envelope.
Read the published ordinance for RGZ3 →RGZ4 — Residential Growth Zone
1 mapped areaA growth zone for locations earmarked for substantially more housing — typically near activity centres and train stations. Apartment buildings and higher-density townhouses are encouraged.
Default maximum building height 13.5 m / 4 storeys (schedules can vary it); no mandatory garden-area requirement; ResCode applies with a boosted default rear/side envelope.
Read the published ordinance for RGZ4 →RGZ5 — Residential Growth Zone
4 mapped areasA growth zone for locations earmarked for substantially more housing — typically near activity centres and train stations. Apartment buildings and higher-density townhouses are encouraged.
Default maximum building height 13.5 m / 4 storeys (schedules can vary it); no mandatory garden-area requirement; ResCode applies with a boosted default rear/side envelope.
Read the published ordinance for RGZ5 →RGZ6 — Residential Growth Zone
11 mapped areasA growth zone for locations earmarked for substantially more housing — typically near activity centres and train stations. Apartment buildings and higher-density townhouses are encouraged.
Default maximum building height 13.5 m / 4 storeys (schedules can vary it); no mandatory garden-area requirement; ResCode applies with a boosted default rear/side envelope.
Read the published ordinance for RGZ6 →RGZ7 — Residential Growth Zone
3 mapped areasA growth zone for locations earmarked for substantially more housing — typically near activity centres and train stations. Apartment buildings and higher-density townhouses are encouraged.
Default maximum building height 13.5 m / 4 storeys (schedules can vary it); no mandatory garden-area requirement; ResCode applies with a boosted default rear/side envelope.
Read the published ordinance for RGZ7 →RGZ8 — Residential Growth Zone
7 mapped areasA growth zone for locations earmarked for substantially more housing — typically near activity centres and train stations. Apartment buildings and higher-density townhouses are encouraged.
Default maximum building height 13.5 m / 4 storeys (schedules can vary it); no mandatory garden-area requirement; ResCode applies with a boosted default rear/side envelope.
Read the published ordinance for RGZ8 →RGZ9 — Residential Growth Zone
3 mapped areasA growth zone for locations earmarked for substantially more housing — typically near activity centres and train stations. Apartment buildings and higher-density townhouses are encouraged.
Default maximum building height 13.5 m / 4 storeys (schedules can vary it); no mandatory garden-area requirement; ResCode applies with a boosted default rear/side envelope.
Read the published ordinance for RGZ9 →SUZ1 — Special Use Zone
2 mapped areasA purpose-built zone for a specific non-standard use — racecourses, quarries, institutions, major venues — with the rules written in the schedule.
Entirely schedule-driven: each SUZ schedule defines its own permit triggers and built-form rules.
Read the published ordinance for SUZ1 →SUZ2 — Special Use Zone
1 mapped areaA purpose-built zone for a specific non-standard use — racecourses, quarries, institutions, major venues — with the rules written in the schedule.
Entirely schedule-driven: each SUZ schedule defines its own permit triggers and built-form rules.
Read the published ordinance for SUZ2 →TRZ1 — Transport Zone
12 mapped areasLand reserved for transport infrastructure — TRZ1 state roads/freeways, TRZ2 principal road network, TRZ3 railways, TRZ4 airports and ports-related transport — managed by the relevant transport authority.
Development generally needs the transport authority’s consent; private use of the land effectively requires rezoning.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for TRZ1; use the council’s scheme above.
TRZ2 — Transport Zone
3 mapped areasLand reserved for transport infrastructure — TRZ1 state roads/freeways, TRZ2 principal road network, TRZ3 railways, TRZ4 airports and ports-related transport — managed by the relevant transport authority.
Development generally needs the transport authority’s consent; private use of the land effectively requires rezoning.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for TRZ2; use the council’s scheme above.
TRZ3 — Transport Zone
15 mapped areasLand reserved for transport infrastructure — TRZ1 state roads/freeways, TRZ2 principal road network, TRZ3 railways, TRZ4 airports and ports-related transport — managed by the relevant transport authority.
Development generally needs the transport authority’s consent; private use of the land effectively requires rezoning.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for TRZ3; use the council’s scheme above.
UFZ — Urban Floodway Zone
11 mapped areasUrban land that carries active floodwater — the most flood-constrained zoning in the scheme. New buildings are heavily restricted.
The floodplain management authority must support any works; substantial restrictions apply to all structures.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for UFZ; use the council’s scheme above.
We hold no plain-language explanation for CA — those entries are listed above with what we do hold, and nothing more.
This is the full set of zone codes in our VIC corpus for Banyule. A zone that exists in the council’s scheme but is not mapped in the data we hold will not appear here.
This page reports what is mapped in published VIC planning data, as we last synced it on 23 May 2026. It is general information, not planning advice, and it makes no assessment of any proposal. Whether an approval is needed, and what a council decides, are matters for the responsible authority — check the council’s own planning scheme and contact them directly.