Bayside planning zones
Zones mapped in Bayside
ACZ1 — Activity Centre Zone
2 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 →C1Z — Commercial 1 Zone
65 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
6 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 →GRZ1 — 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 GRZ1 →GRZ12 — General Residential Zone
1 mapped areaThe 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 GRZ12 →GRZ13 — General Residential Zone
2 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 GRZ13 →GRZ14 — General Residential Zone
1 mapped areaThe 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 GRZ14 →GRZ15 — General Residential Zone
1 mapped areaThe 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 GRZ15 →GRZ16 — General Residential Zone
1 mapped areaThe 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 GRZ16 →GRZ17 — General Residential Zone
1 mapped areaThe 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 GRZ17 →GRZ18 — General Residential Zone
2 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 GRZ18 →GRZ2 — 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 GRZ2 →GRZ6 — General Residential Zone
1 mapped areaThe 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 GRZ6 →GRZ7 — General Residential Zone
2 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 GRZ7 →GRZ8 — General Residential Zone
2 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 GRZ8 →GRZ9 — 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 GRZ9 →HCTZ1 — Housing Choice and Transport Zone
14 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
24 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.
MUZ — Mixed Use Zone
10 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 →NRZ1 — Neighbourhood Residential Zone
1 mapped areaThe 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 NRZ1 →NRZ3 — Neighbourhood Residential Zone
36 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 →NRZ4 — Neighbourhood Residential Zone
2 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 NRZ4 →PCRZ — Public Conservation and Resource Zone
6 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
72 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
8 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
18 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 →PUZ5 — Public Use Zone
2 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 PUZ5 →PUZ6 — Public Use Zone
4 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 →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
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 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 →TRZ1 — Transport Zone
30 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
1 mapped areaLand 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
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 TRZ3; use the council’s scheme above.
This is the full set of zone codes in our VIC corpus for Bayside. 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 22 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.