Reference Data · Victoria

GRZ: the state default, and every council that departs from it.

General Residential Zone, Clause 32.08. State default height 11 m. 21 councils set 62 values in schedule. As at 2026-08-05.

The zone code alone does not tell you the controls. GRZ carries a Victoria Planning Provisions default of 11 m under Clause 32.08, but each council writes numbered schedules (GRZ1, GRZ2, …) that can set their own figures. Across Victoria, 21 councils depart from the default in 62 places — heights from 9 m to 41 m . Everything not listed below inherits the state figure.

Council-set maximum heights in GRZ (62)

CouncilScheduleHeightvs defaultOrdinance
Banyule GRZ3 13 m +2 m Cl.
Banyule GRZ4 15 m +4 m Cl.
Bayside GRZ2 11 m same Cl.
Bayside GRZ3 11 m same Cl.
Bayside GRZ6 11 m same Cl.
Bayside GRZ7 11 m same Cl.
Bayside GRZ13 14 m +3 m Cl.
Bayside GRZ16 14 m +3 m Cl.
Brimbank GRZ2 13.5 m +2.5 m Cl.
Casey GRZ2 11.5 m +0.5 m Cl.
Frankston GRZ3 12 m +1 m Cl.
Greater Geelong GRZ2 9 m -2 m Cl.
Hobsons Bay GRZ7 12 m +1 m Cl.
Kingston GRZ3 9 m -2 m Cl.
Knox GRZ7 16 m +5 m Cl.
Knox GRZ8 14 m +3 m Cl.
Manningham GRZ1 9 m -2 m Cl.
Maribyrnong GRZ2 12 m +1 m Cl.
Maribyrnong GRZ3 13.5 m +2.5 m Cl.
Maroondah GRZ2 13.5 m +2.5 m Cl.
Maroondah GRZ3 13.5 m +2.5 m Cl.
Melbourne GRZ3 12 m +1 m Cl.
Melbourne GRZ5 12 m +1 m Cl.
Melbourne GRZ6 14 m +3 m Cl.
Merri-Bek GRZ2 14.5 m +3.5 m Cl.
Merri-Bek GRZ3 25 m +14 m Cl.
Merri-Bek GRZ4 13.5 m +2.5 m Cl.
Monash GRZ5 14 m +3 m Cl.
Monash GRZ6 11.5 m +0.5 m Cl.
Monash GRZ8 13.5 m +2.5 m Cl.
Monash GRZ9 29 m +18 m Cl.
Monash GRZ10 22.5 m +11.5 m Cl.
Mornington Peninsula GRZ3 14 m +3 m Cl.
Port Phillip GRZ2 15 m +4 m Cl.
Port Phillip GRZ3 24.5 m +13.5 m Cl.
Port Phillip GRZ4 41 m +30 m Cl.
Port Phillip GRZ5 13.5 m +2.5 m Cl.
Port Phillip GRZ6 25.5 m +14.5 m Cl.
Port Phillip GRZ7 19.5 m +8.5 m Cl.
Port Phillip GRZ8 17.5 m +6.5 m Cl.
Port Phillip GRZ9 12 m +1 m Cl.
Port Phillip GRZ11 14.5 m +3.5 m Cl.
Port Phillip GRZ12 18 m +7 m Cl.
Port Phillip GRZ13 21.5 m +10.5 m Cl.
Stonnington GRZ1 13.5 m +2.5 m Cl.
Stonnington GRZ3 12 m +1 m Cl.
Stonnington GRZ4 12 m +1 m Cl.
Stonnington GRZ5 9 m -2 m Cl.
Stonnington GRZ6 11.5 m +0.5 m Cl.
Stonnington GRZ7 10.5 m -0.5 m Cl.
Stonnington GRZ8 12 m +1 m Cl.
Stonnington GRZ10 9 m -2 m Cl.
Stonnington GRZ11 12 m +1 m Cl.
Stonnington GRZ12 9 m -2 m Cl.
Stonnington GRZ14 9 m -2 m Cl.
Stonnington GRZ15 12 m +1 m Cl.
Whittlesea GRZ2 13.5 m +2.5 m Cl.
Yarra GRZ1 10.5 m -0.5 m Cl.
Yarra GRZ2 9 m -2 m Cl.
Yarra GRZ4 11.5 m +0.5 m Cl.
Yarra Ranges GRZ1 10.5 m -0.5 m Cl.
Yarra Ranges GRZ2 9 m -2 m Cl.

How to read this

Every value above is set in a council's own schedule to Clause 32.08 and is linked to the ordinance it comes from. A council absent from these tables applies the state default for that parameter — that is Victoria's number, not the council's, and this page does not restate it per council for that reason.

Schedules are read and verified from the source planning scheme ordinance. Planning schemes are amended continuously; this page reflects the bundle as at 2026-08-05.

This information is provided for research and preliminary screening only. It does not constitute professional planning, legal or architectural advice. Which schedule applies to a given parcel — and what else affects it — depends on the site.

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