Lima flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lima (Benalla, VIC) - 25.07 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
25.07 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lima's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Lima at a glance
How Lima is zoned
Selling in Lima? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses - a $9 planning report pulls them at the lot level for any Lima address.
Across its 25.07 km², Lima is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 179,074 m² across 96 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
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See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
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Where can I see a flood map of Lima?
The schematic on this page is a Lima flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Lima address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Lima flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Lima and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Benalla average is 11%). Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Lima bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 100% of Lima is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Benalla average of 100%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Lima?
The dominant planning zone in Lima is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ3). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Lima have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lima. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Lima?
Across 96 surveyed parcels in Lima, the median lot size is about 179,074 m². There are also 52 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Do I need a planning report for a Lima property?
A Lima planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.