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Yarra Ranges: what the planning scheme actually sets.

8 council-set control values across 18 residential zone schedules. Verified from the ordinance on 2026-07-03, 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. Yarra Ranges varies 8 control values from the Victoria Planning Provisions default across its 18 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 Yarra Ranges sets in schedule (8 values)

Schedule	Zone	Control	Council-set value	Ordinance
GRZ1	General Residential	Maximum building height	10.5 m	Cl.
GRZ2	General Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
NRZ4	Neighbourhood Residential	Maximum building height	9 m	Cl.
RGZ2	Residential Growth	Maximum building height	13.5 m	Cl.
RGZ3	Residential Growth	Maximum building height	15 m	Cl.
LDRZ	Low Density Residential	Minimum lot size	4000 m²	Cl.
RLZ1	Rural Living	Minimum lot size	10000 m²	Cl.
RLZ2	Rural Living	Minimum lot size	30000 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 18 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 Yarra Ranges's.

Schedule	Zone	Controls	Ordinance
GRZ1 Lower Order Consolidation Areas: Mooroolbark, Kilsyth, Healesville, Yarra Junction, Mount Evelyn, Yarra Glen, Chirnside Park. All VPP defaults. Via C189yran. VC255 (03/05/2024) wiped C189yran overrides — height + coverage now "None specified" (VPP default).	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 10.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ2 Lilydale Quarry Stage 1. All VPP defaults. Via C189yran. VC255 (03/05/2024) wiped C189yran overrides — height + coverage now "None specified" (VPP default).	General Residential Cl. 32.08	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 65% (state default)	Cl.
GRZ3 638-640 Maroondah Highway, Coldstream. All VPP defaults. Via C178yran.	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 All VPP defaults. Min subdivision 'None specified'. Via GC76.	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.
NRZ2 All VPP defaults. Min subdivision 'None specified'. Via C189yran.	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 All VPP defaults. Min subdivision 'None specified'. Via GC76.	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 9m max height specified in schedule (10m on slopes >2.5 degrees). Min subdivision 'None specified'. Via GC76.	Neighbourhood Residential Cl. 32.09	Maximum building height: 9 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 300 m² (state default) Garden area: 35% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 60% (state default)	Cl.
NRZ5 All VPP defaults. Min subdivision 'None specified'. Via C159yran.	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.
RGZ1 All VPP defaults. Via C134.	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.
RGZ2 13.5m height specified in schedule (14.5m on slopes >2.5 degrees). Via C134.	Residential Growth Cl. 32.07	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 200 m² (state default) Garden area: 0% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 70% (state default)	Cl.
RGZ3 15m height specified in schedule (16m on slopes >2.5 degrees). Above VPP default. Via C134.	Residential Growth Cl. 32.07	Maximum building height: 15 m (council-set) Minimum lot size: 200 m² (state default) Garden area: 0% (state default) Maximum site coverage: 70% (state default)	Cl.
LDRZ Unnumbered schedule. All land 0.4ha minimum. Via C189yran.	Low Density Residential Cl. 32.03	Minimum lot size: 4000 m² (council-set)	Cl.
LDRZ2 Min subdivision 'None specified' = VPP default 0.4ha. Via C159yran.	Low Density Residential Cl. 32.03	Minimum lot size: 4000 m² (state default)	Cl.
TZ1 Launching Place and Wesburn. All VPP defaults. Via C159yran.	Township Cl. 32.05	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default)	Cl.
MUZ Added via VC304 monitor. VPP defaults assumed — needs Playwright verification.	Mixed Use Cl. 32.04	Maximum building height: 13.5 m (state default)	Cl.
GRZ4 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.
RLZ1 Minimum lot size 1 ha, average yield not exceeding 1 lot per 2 ha (Cl 35.03 schedule + Cl 51.03; source-verified 2026-07-03).	Rural Living Cl. 35.03	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 10000 m² (council-set)	Cl.
RLZ2 Minimum lot size 3 ha; average yield 1 lot per 4 ha, max lot 7 ha (Cl 35.03 schedule + Cl 51.03, source-verified 2026-07-03).	Rural Living Cl. 35.03	Maximum building height: 9 m (state default) Minimum lot size: 30000 m² (council-set)	Cl.

How this was compiled, and how far to trust it

All 18 schedules here were read and verified from the Yarra Ranges planning scheme ordinance by a person. Last verified 2026-07-03. 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 Yarra Ranges 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 Yarra Ranges before making decisions.

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