ᐅ Garage too High – What Are the Possible Solutions?

Created on: 30 Nov 2019 17:26
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Mudo1991
Hello everyone,

We are about to purchase a plot of land that slopes down from the street. For this reason, we want to first consider what is technically possible before buying it. The biggest challenge seems to be the height of the garage built on the property line if we want to build at street level. Here is a picture of the situation:

Hand-drawn sketch of a plot: garage, street, and unpaved terrain with measurements.


Unfortunately, with a base that raises the ground and a garage height of, let's say, 3 meters (10 feet), the permitted height of 3.20 meters (10.5 feet) required in Rhineland-Palatinate would be exceeded. What possible solutions do you see?

Thank you in advance.
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Escroda
3 Feb 2020 18:15
Mudo1991 schrieb:

For a garage roof pitch of 45 degrees or less towards the boundary, is this roof included in the average wall height calculation?
No.
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guckuck2
3 Feb 2020 19:10
seat88 schrieb:

So why did you even build a house and not just a bunch of garages?...

Maybe @Bookstar puts on Ferrari pajamas every night and goes to sleep in the garage?
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Bookstar
3 Feb 2020 19:16
Ferrari is not really my thing, but sleeping in the garage can definitely be an option in summer.
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ypg
3 Feb 2020 20:08
Nordlys schrieb:

To be honest: this whole situation is unacceptable, and as a neighbor, I would oppose it, even if it means going to court. Someone is placing a 4.20-meter (14-foot) wall right in front of me, and then just three meters (10 feet) away a house of the same height, blocking light, air, and sunlight completely. Either I go along with this nonsense and invest tens of thousands in backfilling and reinforced concrete retaining walls... instead of properly leveling the plot by cutting at the front and filling at the back, which everyone else does here and what the development plan requires, and it works very well. Karsten

I agree with that!
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Bookstar
3 Feb 2020 20:18
ypg schrieb:

I’m with you on that!
Who exactly cares whether you’re coming along? I don’t understand.
kaho6743 Feb 2020 20:40
Bookstar schrieb:

Who exactly cares if you come along?
I do!