Missing Middle Canberra
Insert new sections into Housing Chapter of the ACT Labor Platform:
Suburban Zoning Reform
199A. The ACT Labor Government will introduce amendments to the Territory Plan to:
a. Reform the RZ1 Suburban Zone to legalise low impact medium density housing in all RZ1 areas, similar to the current RZ2 policy settings.
b. Reform the RZ1 Suburban Zone to legalise the consolidation, subdivision and unit titling of blocks to better enable this low impact medium density housing.
c. Reform the RZ2 Suburban Core Zone to higher density housing, similar to the current RZ3 policy settings.
d. Reform the CZ4 Local Centre zone to more easily allow residential uses above local shops ('shop-top apartments') of at least four stories.
e. Reduce minimum parking requirements for all residential dwellings.
199B. The ACT Labor Government will implement the reforms described in section 199A as a matter of urgency, before the expiration of the 10th Assembly.
199C. The ACT Labor Government will have regard to community consultation conducted on the Draft Territory Plan in 2022-23, including the Missing Middle Canberra campaign in implementing the reforms described in section 199A.
199D. The ACT Labor government will be continuously engaged in zoning reform to further enable the housing needed for our growing population.