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Building classes

Class 1One or more buildings which in association constitute -

Class 1a - a single dwelling being
(i) a detached house
(ii) one of a group of two or more attached dwellings, each being a building, separated by a fire-resisting wall, including a row house, terrace house, town house or villa unit or
Class 1b - a boarding house, guest house, hostel or the like
(i) with a total area of all floors not exceeding 300 m2 measured over the enclosing walls of the Class 1b and
(ii) in which not more than 12 persons would ordinarily be resident
which is not located above or below another dwelling or another Class of building other than a private garage

Class 2A building containing 2 or more sole-occupancy units each being a separate dwelling
Class 3A residential building, other than a building of class 1 or 2, which is a common place of long term or transient living for a number of unrelated persons, including-

(a) a boarding-house, guest house, hostel, lodging-house or backpackers accommodation;
(b) a residential part of a hotel or motel;
(c) a residential part of a school;
(d) accommodation for the aged, children or people with disabilities;
(e) a residential part of a health-care building which accommodates members of staff; or
(f) a residential part of a detention centre

Class 4A dwelling in a building that is Class 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 if it is the only dwelling in the building
Class 5An office building used for professional or commercial purposes, excluding buildings of Class 6, 7, 8 or 9
Class 6A shop or other building for the sale of goods by retail or the supply of services direct to the public, including
(a) an eating room, cafe, restaurant, milk or soft-drink bar;
(b) a dining room, bar, shop or kiosk part of a hotel or motel;
(c) a hairdresser's or barber's shop, public laundry, or undertaker's establishment; or
(d) market or sale room, showroom, or service station
Class 7A building which is -
(a) Class 7a - a car park; or
(b) Class 7b - for storage, or display of goods or produce for sale by wholesale
Class 8A laboratory, or a building in which a handicraft or process for the production, assembling, altering, repairing, packing, finishing, or cleaning of goods or produce is carried on for trade, sale, or gain
Class 9A building of a public nature -
(a) Class 9a - a health-care building, including those parts of the building set aside as a laboratory or
(b) Class 9b - an assembly building, including a trade workshop, laboratory or the like in a primary or secondary school, but excluding any other parts of the building that are of another Class or
(c) Class 9c - an aged care building
Class 10A non-habitable building or structure -
(a) Class 10a - a non-habitable building being a private garage, carport, shed, or the like or
(b) Class 10b - a structure being a fence, mast, antenna, retaining or free-standing wall, swimming pool, or the like
(c) Class 10c - a private bushfire shelter

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