Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174:front:0:p58
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00174
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Character Range: 163898–166762

consistent with the standards of the ACT Government.
Surface car parks on unleased land will be progressively replaced by strategically located multi‑level parking structures and/or underground parking areas. Supplementary car parking in temporary surface car parks may be provided pending the development of these parking facilities.
If for specific sites the National Capital Authority determines that the amount of parking to be provided should be above the minimum on‑site amount specified in the requirement above, this additional parking may be provided either on‑site, or by way of a contribution to the ACT Government for off‑site provision of that parking in the locality, or by a combination of these methods.

Building height
To protect the integrity of views to and from Parliament House, development is generally limited to a maximum height of RL 591.
On Section 1 Barton, buildings up to RL 602, inclusive of plant and roof height, may be considered where they add visual interest to the skyline, are set back from the Main Avenue frontages, and ensure that Parliament House remains pre‑eminent in views from elevated viewing points such as Mount Ainslie and from the East Basin of Lake Burley Griffin.
As Parliament House is sited above York Park, the roofscapes of buildings warrant particular attention. Roof plant is to be carefully integrated and enclosed within the roof form. Minor roofscape elements will be permitted to extend above the RL 591 height limit, to an extent not exceeding that of the RG Casey building, to add visual interest to the skyline.
Buildings should be a minimum of four storeys on the Main Avenue frontages.

Building setbacks
Building setbacks have been established for Kings, Sydney and Brisbane Avenues within the York Park area as follows:
       * 15 metres for buildings along Kings Avenue
       * ten metres on Brisbane Avenue
       * six metres on Sydney Avenue.
On State Circle, a variable setback of a minimum of 20 metres is to apply, to allow the buildings to merge visually and spatially with the informal character of the woodland landscape surrounding Capital Hill.

Building articulation and entries
Drop off points and minor architectural elements, which articulate and enhance the building elevation, will be considered within front setback zones.
High quality paving, lighting and bollards, integrated with soft landscape treatments, are required within site boundaries to complement the standards set and maintained in the public domain.
All buildings on blocks with a frontage to Kings, Brisbane or Sydney Avenue should generally have a significant entry facing the avenue.
Spaces in front of building setbacks are to be landscaped to reinforce the theme of York Park as prestigious buildings in a landscape setting.
External security barriers, if required, such as bollards and retaining walls,