Kingston planning zones
Zones mapped in Kingston
ACZ1 — Activity Centre Zone
6 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
4 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 →ACZ3 — 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 ACZ3 →C1Z — Commercial 1 Zone
64 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
16 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.
CDZ1 — Comprehensive Development Zone
1 mapped areaA site-specific zone where an incorporated comprehensive development plan — not standard zone rules — sets what can be built (used for major redevelopment sites).
Heights, layout and staging all come from the incorporated plan in the schedule.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for CDZ1; use the council’s scheme above.
GRZ1 — 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 GRZ1 →GRZ2 — 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 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
8 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 →GRZ5 — General Residential Zone
39 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 GRZ5 →GRZ6 — General Residential Zone
4 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 GRZ6 →GRZ7 — 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 GRZ7 →GWAZ — Green Wedge A Zone
7 mapped areasA slightly more flexible green wedge zone for smaller-lot rural areas on Melbourne’s fringe — still non-urban land with tight limits on housing and subdivision, but with a smaller default minimum lot size than the Green Wedge Zone.
Minimum subdivision area per the schedule (default 8 ha) — like all green wedge minimums it cannot be reduced without parliamentary ratification. Small-lot dwelling permits are discretionary.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for GWAZ; use the council’s scheme above.
GWZ1 — Green Wedge Zone
1 mapped areaMelbourne’s protected non-urban fringe land: farming, conservation and rural uses are prioritised, and the zone is deliberately hard to subdivide or build extra houses on.
Minimum subdivision area per the schedule (default 40 ha) is entrenched — green wedge minimums cannot be reduced without ratification by both houses of Parliament (Planning and Environment Act 1987, s 46AC). Dwelling permits on small lots are discretionary and frequently refused.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for GWZ1; use the council’s scheme above.
GWZ2 — Green Wedge Zone
16 mapped areasMelbourne’s protected non-urban fringe land: farming, conservation and rural uses are prioritised, and the zone is deliberately hard to subdivide or build extra houses on.
Minimum subdivision area per the schedule (default 40 ha) is entrenched — green wedge minimums cannot be reduced without ratification by both houses of Parliament (Planning and Environment Act 1987, s 46AC). Dwelling permits on small lots are discretionary and frequently refused.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for GWZ2; use the council’s scheme above.
GWZ3 — Green Wedge Zone
2 mapped areasMelbourne’s protected non-urban fringe land: farming, conservation and rural uses are prioritised, and the zone is deliberately hard to subdivide or build extra houses on.
Minimum subdivision area per the schedule (default 40 ha) is entrenched — green wedge minimums cannot be reduced without ratification by both houses of Parliament (Planning and Environment Act 1987, s 46AC). Dwelling permits on small lots are discretionary and frequently refused.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for GWZ3; use the council’s scheme above.
GWZ4 — Green Wedge Zone
2 mapped areasMelbourne’s protected non-urban fringe land: farming, conservation and rural uses are prioritised, and the zone is deliberately hard to subdivide or build extra houses on.
Minimum subdivision area per the schedule (default 40 ha) is entrenched — green wedge minimums cannot be reduced without ratification by both houses of Parliament (Planning and Environment Act 1987, s 46AC). Dwelling permits on small lots are discretionary and frequently refused.
We hold no direct link to the published ordinance for GWZ4; use the council’s scheme above.
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
4 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
22 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
2 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 →MUZ — Mixed Use Zone
21 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
4 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 NRZ1 →NRZ2 — 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 NRZ2 →NRZ3 — 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 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 →NRZ5 — Neighbourhood Residential Zone
4 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 NRZ5 →NRZ6 — Neighbourhood Residential Zone
4 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 NRZ6 →NRZ7 — Neighbourhood Residential Zone
50 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 NRZ7 →NRZ8 — 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 NRZ8 →NRZ9 — Neighbourhood Residential Zone
4 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 NRZ9 →PCRZ — Public Conservation and Resource Zone
3 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
277 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
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 PUZ1 →PUZ2 — Public Use Zone
32 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
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 PUZ3 →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
5 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 PUZ7 →RGZ1 — 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 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
13 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 RGZ3 →RGZ4 — 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 RGZ4 →SUZ1 — Special Use Zone
10 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
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 SUZ2 →SUZ3 — 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 SUZ3 →SUZ5 — 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 SUZ5 →SUZ6 — Special Use Zone
4 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 SUZ6 →TRZ1 — Transport Zone
21 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
11 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
29 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 Kingston. 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.