Width of Streets and Lanes Act of 1881 No 40a (NSW)

1881. 45° VIC. No. 28. 145

JVidtli of Streets and Lanes.

No. XXVIII.

An Act to rc^uliite the Width of Streets and WiDTir OK Stkeets

AND Lanes.

Lanes and for certain other purposes.

[20̂ /̂ Becemhei', 1881.]

“O E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty by and Avitb

the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative

Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the

authority of the same as follows :—

1. Every street laid out or dclined after the passing of this Act Subdivision of streets

shall be sixty-six feet wide at least and every lane laid out or dclined

after the passing of this Act shall be twenty feet Avidc at least.

2. Any land sold transferred leased or built upon in violation improper subdivision

of the provisions of the foregoing section shall Avhen necessary to private lands,

make the nidth of any such street or lane equal to the requirements

of this Act be deemed to that extent to form part of every such street

or lane Provided that Avhen it is necessary to define the ividth of any proviso,

street or lane under this Act the necessary width may bo determined

by measuring from the centre of such street or lane.

3. Except in the case of allotments having water frontage it Frontages of shall not be lawful to build any divolling-house fronting any lane ‘Allotments, within the operation of this Act unless such house and its appur­

tenances be twenty-three feet at the least from such lane And any premises built as a dwelling-house or occupied or inhabited as such although such premises or any part thereof are occupied or used for other purposes at the same time shall if built in contravention of this section be deemed to be an cncroaelimcnt and if within the City of Sydney may bo dealt with by the proper authority as an encroachment under the provisions of the “ Sydney Corporation Act of 1879” and if within any Municipality shall be deemed to be a nuisance within the meaning of the one hundred and thirty-second section of the “ Muni­ cipalities Act of 1867.”

4.   Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to aifcct any street Not to affect prior

or lane or any frontage to any street or lane or any continuation of any iAiigiAments &c.

street or lane defined or built upon or any building commenced or

building agreement entered into before the passing of this Act or any

±aw or regulation not repugnant to the provisions of this Act provided

that no such continuation as hereinbefore mentioned shall extend

beyond the next intersecting street.

5. This Act shall be styled and may be cited as the “ Width of short title.

Streets and Lanes Act of 1881.”

No. XXIX.