Residential Design Codes (Western Australia)
The Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) provide uniform residential development standards across all Western Australian local government areas. The R-Codes where first gazetted in 1985 with four subsequent editions published in 1991, 2002, 2008 and 2019. The codes are prepared by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage for the Western Australian Planning Commission and implemented via reference in local planning schemes. The R-Codes primarily control residential development by limiting the number of dwellings per site area.