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Moorabool: what the planning scheme actually sets.

4 council-set control values across 17 residential zone schedules. Verified from the ordinance on 2026-07-14, at amendment VC312. 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. Moorabool varies 4 control values from the Victoria Planning Provisions default across its 17 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 Moorabool sets in schedule (4 values)

Schedule	Zone	Control	Council-set value	Ordinance
GRZ3	General Residential	Maximum site coverage	70%	Cl.
NRZ1	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	800 m²	Cl.
NRZ6	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	1400 m²	Cl.
NRZ7	Neighbourhood Residential	Minimum lot size	800 m²	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 17 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 Moorabool's.

Schedule	Zone	Controls	Ordinance
GRZ1 General residential areas. All parameters 'None specified' in schedule.	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.
GRZ2 All parameters 'None specified' in schedule.	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 Simpson Street, Bacchus Marsh — C086moor. Schedule specifies 70% site coverage and 5m front setback.	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: 70% (council-set)	Cl.
GRZ4 All parameters 'None specified' in schedule.	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.
NRZ1 Schedule specifies 800sqm minimum subdivision area.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 800 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ6 Ballan — 1,400sqm minimum subdivision area. Front fence max 1.2m. Open/spacious character, rural-to-residential transition.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 1400 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ7 Old Melbourne Road, Ballan — 800sqm minimum. Front fence max 1.2m. Protects open/spacious character.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 800 m² (council-set) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
LDRZ1 VPP default 0.4ha applies. Schedule specifies 'None specified' for outbuildings.	Low Density Residential Cl. 32.03	Minimum lot size: 4000 m² (state default)	Cl.
MUZ Added via VC308 monitor. VPP defaults assumed — needs Playwright verification.	Mixed Use Cl. 32.04	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default)	Cl.
TZ Added via VC308 monitor. VPP defaults assumed — needs Playwright verification.	Township Cl. 32.05	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default)	Cl.
NRZ2 Added via VC308 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.
NRZ3 Added via VC308 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.
NRZ4 Added via VC308 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.
NRZ5 Added via VC308 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.
NRZ10 Added via VC308 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.
RLZ Cl 35.03-3 statutory 2 ha default — no minimum subdivision area specified in schedule (source-verified 2026-07-03).	Rural Living Cl. 35.03	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 20000 m² (state default)	Cl.
NRZ8 ~ Imported via amendment-monitor sweep 2026-07-14.	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.

How this was compiled, and how far to trust it

16 of 17 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 2026-07-14. Current to amendment VC312.

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 Moorabool 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 Moorabool before making decisions.

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