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16GPOBox5396SydneyNSW2001Level1232MarnPlaceSydneyNSWLevel6LondonCircuitCanberraACTT0292383955F0292229122Eadminurbantaskforce.com.auWwww.urbantaskforce.com.auWHYACOMPLYINGCODEFORMID-RISEAPARTMENTSTheplanningreformsproposedbytheNSWGovernmentwenttosomelengthstoproposeanewapproachtoplanningapprovalsbasedontheconceptofComplyingDevelopment.Theaimwastomuchmorefullyinvolvelocalcommuniesatthestrategicplanningstagewherethebasicrulesaresetwithafocusoncomplyingcodesforcertainbuildingtypes.Theobjecvewastoenablefasterapprovalsforapplicaonsthattthecomplyingcodethusgivingmorecertaintytobothdevelopersandcommunity.UnfortunatelythereformsdidnotoccurbuttheUrbanTaskforcebelievesthattheessenceofthepreviousproposalcouldbeusedtoencouragemid-riseapartmentsthatedwithinthetreetops.ThisedionofUrbanIdeasencapsulatestheideaofasimplecodeandpresentsexamplesofmid-riseapartmentsbyanumberofourmembers.WehavealsotakentheideaabitfurtherbyproposingthatthecodecouldhelprenewareasofSydneythathavelargenumbersof1960sand1970swalkupatsthatareripeforrenewal.Oursimplerplanningcodewillfacilitateabuildingformthatmostpeoplewillsupportinareasthatarezonedforthesemid-riseheights.Supportedby