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Monash: what the planning scheme actually sets.

10 council-set control values across 24 residential zone schedules. Verified from the ordinance on 2026-07-24, at amendment SGC264. As at 2026-08-05.

The zone code is not the answer — the schedule is. Two GRZ1 sites in different Victorian councils can carry different minimum lot sizes, because each council writes its own schedule to the state zone. Monash varies 10 control values from the Victoria Planning Provisions default across its 24 residential schedules. Those are listed first; everything else inherits the state number, which is stated as such rather than presented as this council's.

What Monash sets in schedule (10 values)

Schedule	Zone	Control	Council-set value	Ordinance
NRZ1	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	300 m²	Cl.
NRZ2	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	300 m²	Cl.
NRZ3	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	300 m²	Cl.
NRZ4	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	300 m²	Cl.
GRZ5	General Residential	Maximum building height	14 m	Cl.
GRZ6	General Residential	Maximum building height	11.5 m	Cl.
GRZ8	General Residential	Maximum building height	13.5 m	Cl.
GRZ9	General Residential	Maximum building height	29 m	Cl.
MUZ4	Mixed Use	Maximum building height	21 m	Cl.
GRZ10	General Residential	Maximum building height	22.5 m	Cl.

These are the numbers that differ from the state default. A site in one of these schedules is assessed against the value above, not the VPP figure.

All 24 residential zone schedules

Every parameter below is marked council-set (written into this council's schedule) or state default (inherited from the Victoria Planning Provisions). A state default is Victoria's number, not Monash's.

Schedule	Zone	Controls	Ordinance
NRZ1 Heritage Precincts — 300sqm minimum subdivision area confirmed in schedule.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ2 Creek Abuttal Areas — 300sqm minimum subdivision area confirmed in schedule.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ3 Creek Environs — 300sqm minimum subdivision area confirmed in schedule.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ4 Dandenong Creek Escarpment — 300sqm minimum subdivision area confirmed in schedule.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ2 Monash Residential Areas. Ordinance specifies 'None' for height — VPP 11m default applies. No GRZ1 exists in Monash.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 11 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ3 Southern Areas — garden city character. Via C125.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 11 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ5 Oakleigh and Wheelers Hill Activity Centres — 14m/4 storeys mandatory. Via C125.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 14 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ6 Clayton Activity Centre Housing Diversity — 11.5m/3 storeys mandatory. Via C125.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 11.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ7 Glen Waverley Activity Centre Housing Diversity. Ordinance specifies 'None' for height — VPP 11m default applies. Via C120.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 11 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ8 Glen Waverley Activity Centre — 13.5m/4 storeys mandatory. Via C120.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ9 Glen Waverley Activity Centre — 29m/8 storeys mandatory. Via C120.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 29 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
RGZ3 Clayton Activity Centre. No RGZ1 or RGZ2 in Monash. Via C125.	Residential Growth Cl. 32.07	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 200 m² (state default) Garden area: 0% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 70% (state default)	Cl.
RGZ4 Glen Waverley Activity Centre. Staged rear setbacks: 5m (L1), 6m (L2), 9m (L3), 10m (L4). Via C120.	Residential Growth Cl. 32.07	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 200 m² (state default) Garden area: 0% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 70% (state default)	Cl.
MUZ1 Monash Mixed Use Areas. POS: 35sqm/5m width, or 8sqm balcony, or podium/roof. Via C122.	Mixed Use Cl. 32.04	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default)	Cl.
MUZ2 Added via VC304 monitor. VPP defaults assumed — needs Playwright verification.	Mixed Use Cl. 32.04	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default)	Cl.
MUZ4 21m height specified in schedule. VC304.	Mixed Use Cl. 32.04	Maximum building height: 21 m (council-set)	Cl.
RGZ1 Added via VC304 monitor. VPP defaults assumed — needs Playwright verification.	Residential Growth Cl. 32.07	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 200 m² (state default) Garden area: 0% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 70% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ1 Added via VC304 monitor. VPP defaults assumed — needs Playwright verification.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 11 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ10 Schedule mandates 22.5 m / 5 storeys (activity-centre upzoning). Was provisionally 11 (VPP default via VC304 monitor); corrected 2026-06-21 against the source ordinance PDF (monitor cross-check: "22.5 metres and 5 storeys").	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 22.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ12 Added via VC304 monitor. VPP defaults assumed — needs Playwright verification.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 11 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ11 Added via VC304 monitor. VPP defaults assumed — needs Playwright verification.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 11 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ13 Added via VC304 monitor. VPP defaults assumed — needs Playwright verification.	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 11 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ5 Added via VC304 monitor. VPP defaults assumed — needs Playwright verification.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
MUZ ~ Imported via amendment-monitor sweep 2026-04-29.	Mixed Use Cl. 32.04	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default)	Cl.

How this was compiled, and how far to trust it

23 of 24 schedules here were read and verified from the ordinance by a person; the remaining 1 were machine-extracted and are marked "~" above. Treat those as screening grade. Last verified 2026-07-24. Current to amendment SGC264.

Planning schemes are amended continuously and this page reflects the bundle as at 2026-08-05. Values shown as state defaults are the Victoria Planning Provisions figure for that zone — correct unless and until Monash writes a schedule value, which is exactly what the first table records.

This information is provided for research and preliminary screening only. It does not constitute professional planning, legal or architectural advice. Always verify with Monash before making decisions.

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