Dear Forum Members,
We urgently need your advice and creative ideas. Last year, we purchased a 933 sqm (10,039 sq ft) plot of land, which is part of a group of 184 other plots. Site development work just began in March. Attached you will find our site plan. The architect designed our house and a double carport.
Now to the problem: We always wanted to build a detached double garage or at least a detached single garage as a backup. But that plan fell through completely. The development plan (building permit / planning permission) has spoiled this for us, and of course, as laypeople, we did not realize this beforehand.
The following points are making our planning difficult:
- Firstly, the development plan requires garages larger than 20 sqm (215 sq ft) to have a pitched roof with a 45-degree slope. We have a Passat car and therefore definitely wanted a garage larger than 20 sqm (215 sq ft), including a storage room. Dimensions: 3.5 x 9 meters (11.5 x 29.5 ft), but at least 3.5 x 6 meters (11.5 x 20 ft). The problem is, if we have to put a roof on the garage, the next point in the development plan applies. The garage then automatically becomes too tall, and we are no longer allowed to build right on the property boundary. That means a 3-meter (10 ft) setback from the property line. Unfortunately, our plot does not allow this, as our house will be quite large and we want to build a bay window on the south side.
- The site development measures by the investor / municipality give us no freedom in choosing where the driveway goes. It must be on the north side, as shown. This is fixed, as we already asked about this. So, we necessarily have to enter the property with our car from the north side.
- We have a floor area ratio of 0.2 AND part of our 933 sqm (10,039 sq ft) is designated as “private green space.” Only 749.3 sqm (8,067 sq ft) can be used to calculate the floor area ratio. Therefore, we are struggling to fit all the paving in. After all, we would also like to build a terrace with 30 sqm (323 sq ft).
We also had the idea to place the garage or carport on the south side despite the driveway being on the north (rotated by 90 degrees). But we lack the floor area ratio to pave the meters between the north side (property entrance) and the south side (where the rotated carport could be placed).
We simply don’t know what to do. We are not really satisfied with the carport planning shown on the site plan... Does anyone have any great ideas? Or, more generally: What would you do if this were your property?
Please help us with your suggestions. We need to decide exactly where to place the house as soon as possible because the utility connections from the street to the property are being installed. We are running out of time...
Best regards,
Dreidel (w)
We urgently need your advice and creative ideas. Last year, we purchased a 933 sqm (10,039 sq ft) plot of land, which is part of a group of 184 other plots. Site development work just began in March. Attached you will find our site plan. The architect designed our house and a double carport.
Now to the problem: We always wanted to build a detached double garage or at least a detached single garage as a backup. But that plan fell through completely. The development plan (building permit / planning permission) has spoiled this for us, and of course, as laypeople, we did not realize this beforehand.
The following points are making our planning difficult:
- Firstly, the development plan requires garages larger than 20 sqm (215 sq ft) to have a pitched roof with a 45-degree slope. We have a Passat car and therefore definitely wanted a garage larger than 20 sqm (215 sq ft), including a storage room. Dimensions: 3.5 x 9 meters (11.5 x 29.5 ft), but at least 3.5 x 6 meters (11.5 x 20 ft). The problem is, if we have to put a roof on the garage, the next point in the development plan applies. The garage then automatically becomes too tall, and we are no longer allowed to build right on the property boundary. That means a 3-meter (10 ft) setback from the property line. Unfortunately, our plot does not allow this, as our house will be quite large and we want to build a bay window on the south side.
- The site development measures by the investor / municipality give us no freedom in choosing where the driveway goes. It must be on the north side, as shown. This is fixed, as we already asked about this. So, we necessarily have to enter the property with our car from the north side.
- We have a floor area ratio of 0.2 AND part of our 933 sqm (10,039 sq ft) is designated as “private green space.” Only 749.3 sqm (8,067 sq ft) can be used to calculate the floor area ratio. Therefore, we are struggling to fit all the paving in. After all, we would also like to build a terrace with 30 sqm (323 sq ft).
We also had the idea to place the garage or carport on the south side despite the driveway being on the north (rotated by 90 degrees). But we lack the floor area ratio to pave the meters between the north side (property entrance) and the south side (where the rotated carport could be placed).
We simply don’t know what to do. We are not really satisfied with the carport planning shown on the site plan... Does anyone have any great ideas? Or, more generally: What would you do if this were your property?
Please help us with your suggestions. We need to decide exactly where to place the house as soon as possible because the utility connections from the street to the property are being installed. We are running out of time...
Best regards,
Dreidel (w)
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Marvinius22 Mar 2017 16:332 single garages measuring 3x6m (10x20 feet), a Passat should fit there, or one single garage and one parking space. If additional storage is needed, plan either with a garden shed or a cellar.
Hello,
would be my suggestion as well. Leave a 1 cm (0.4 inch) gap between the garages, use strip foundations or separate slab foundations, and that should allow you to bypass the zoning regulations.
Alternatively, place one garage of 3x6 m (10x20 ft) directly on the property line and close the gap between the house and garage with a carport.
Regards,
Andreas
Marvinius schrieb:
2 single garages measuring 3x6m (10x20 ft),
would be my suggestion as well. Leave a 1 cm (0.4 inch) gap between the garages, use strip foundations or separate slab foundations, and that should allow you to bypass the zoning regulations.
Alternatively, place one garage of 3x6 m (10x20 ft) directly on the property line and close the gap between the house and garage with a carport.
Regards,
Andreas
Regarding grass pavers, I read that only 20% of the area paved with them counts toward the floor area ratio – maybe that could be an option.
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A floor area ratio of 0.2 on just under 750 sqm (about 8,070 sq ft) means you are allowed to build 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) with your house and ancillary buildings. What about the common 50% allowance for ancillary buildings mentioned in most development plans? Does this regulation apply in your case as well?
Also, is the house design finalized? It might be a good idea to plan everything together now that you finally know the requirements.
After all, the location of the garage/carport also depends on the house design.
By the way, you can also turn a car 90 degrees in the driveway, so a parking space doesn't necessarily have to be on the north side just because the access is from the north.
Best regards,
Yvonne
Also, is the house design finalized? It might be a good idea to plan everything together now that you finally know the requirements.
After all, the location of the garage/carport also depends on the house design.
By the way, you can also turn a car 90 degrees in the driveway, so a parking space doesn't necessarily have to be on the north side just because the access is from the north.
Best regards,
Yvonne
ypg schrieb:
By the way, you can also turn a car 90 degrees in the driveway, so a parking space does not necessarily have to be on the north side just because the access must be on the north side.This is how I understand it and how it is currently planned:
The driveway is set at the northern end of the west side, then you drive parallel to the street down to the southern end of the west side, where the carport could be positioned between the house and the corner of the property. This means paving this "drive path" practically along the entire west side (street-facing side) of the house. Many meters result in many square meters, raising concerns about using a large portion of the allowable site coverage. With knowledge of the floor plan, we might be able to find a more favorable carport parking spot (i.e., not only at the very southern end of the street-side property boundary).
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