ᐅ Garden Sauna in Bavaria – Distance to Neighboring Property
Created on: 13 Mar 2021 16:44
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Antonio2908
Hello everyone,
My wife would like to have a small sauna on our property. The land is currently undeveloped, but construction is planned to start in the middle of the year. Now more and more questions and ideas are coming up, including the realization of the sauna 🙂 The sauna should be sized for a maximum of 3 people.
My question is, can/is it allowed to place a small sauna building at the edge of the property near the neighbor? Normally, a 3-meter (10 feet) distance is required between a house and the neighbor’s property line. However, for example, our garage is located directly on the property boundary with the neighbor. Also, is it allowed for the sauna to be built beyond the building limit line according to the local development plan / zoning plan?
I can also share a photo of the property layout if needed.
Good luck
My wife would like to have a small sauna on our property. The land is currently undeveloped, but construction is planned to start in the middle of the year. Now more and more questions and ideas are coming up, including the realization of the sauna 🙂 The sauna should be sized for a maximum of 3 people.
My question is, can/is it allowed to place a small sauna building at the edge of the property near the neighbor? Normally, a 3-meter (10 feet) distance is required between a house and the neighbor’s property line. However, for example, our garage is located directly on the property boundary with the neighbor. Also, is it allowed for the sauna to be built beyond the building limit line according to the local development plan / zoning plan?
I can also share a photo of the property layout if needed.
Good luck
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motorradsilke14 Mar 2021 08:48I just checked, and there is nothing about this in the Brandenburg garage regulations.
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motorradsilke14 Mar 2021 11:16Sorry, but then the term garage would need to be clearly defined in the regulation or in another law. Where do you find that?
Antonio2908 schrieb:
I can gladly also share a photo showing the plot view. It would be better to have a site plan with all planned buildings and the zoning plan, including all available documents. If the latter is available online, please provide a reference—no link!—to where it can be found (municipality, zoning plan name or number).
Antonio2908 schrieb:
Now to my question: can/is a small sauna cabin be located at the edge of the property next to the neighbor? That depends ... see above.
Antonio2908 schrieb:
And is it allowed for the sauna to be located beyond the building boundary according to the zoning plan? That depends ... see above.
apokolok schrieb:
A sauna is essentially a living space. That depends ... for example, whether it includes a relaxation room.
apokolok schrieb:
You will not get approval for that. No approval is required for volumes up to 75m³ (2,650 ft³).
Schimi1791 schrieb:
Would a garage party also be prohibited if the garage is on the property boundary? Exactly. Although usually no official is on duty during party time who could initiate a building code enforcement procedure. By Monday, the garage typically is restored to its original condition, so a usage ban would be ineffective.
motorradsilke schrieb:
Sorry, but then the term garage must be clearly defined in the regulation or in another law. It is, at least as clearly as can be expected from a law.
motorradsilke schrieb:
Where can I find that? §2, paragraph 7, BbgBO
Garages are buildings or parts of buildings used for parking motor vehicles. Exhibition, sales, workshop, and storage rooms for motor vehicles are not parking spaces or garages.
Schimi179114 Mar 2021 14:55Escroda schrieb:
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That depends ... for example, if it includes a relaxation room.
...So the actual living area, meaning the room where the stove is located, is not considered a living area? In this case, is the relaxation room actually the living area?Schimi1791 schrieb:
So the actual living room, meaning the room where the stove is located, is not considered a living room?WilderSueden schrieb:
Although the definition of a living room seems to be disputed.WilderSueden schrieb:
From everything I found in my research, the sauna is in a gray area regarding the definition of a living room, which has not yet been legally clarified.I once read a court ruling, which I of course can no longer find, stating that a one-room sauna is not a living room and is therefore granted exemptions under setback regulations. BayBO, Article 2, Paragraph 5
(5) Living rooms are rooms intended or suitable for the not merely temporary stay of people.
It is inherent in the nature of a sauna that the heated room is only used temporarily, similar to a restroom.
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