ᐅ Carport with green roof and vertical planting on the sides
Created on: 23 Oct 2021 11:20
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HoisleBauer22
Dear community,
We plan to build an open carport in the front yard, with the long side running parallel to the street. To improve the chances of approval from the building authority regarding zoning regulations, I thought about creating a green roof on the carport and also planting climbing plants on a trellis or similar structure on the side (this would also provide some privacy from the street and a bit of weather protection). What do you think about this? Is it practical or likely to cause problems over the years? The carport would need to have a walkable roof, which would also increase the cost...
We plan to build an open carport in the front yard, with the long side running parallel to the street. To improve the chances of approval from the building authority regarding zoning regulations, I thought about creating a green roof on the carport and also planting climbing plants on a trellis or similar structure on the side (this would also provide some privacy from the street and a bit of weather protection). What do you think about this? Is it practical or likely to cause problems over the years? The carport would need to have a walkable roof, which would also increase the cost...
HoisleBauer22 schrieb:
There is no specific text section,Then the state building code applies, right? Zoning plans only impose restrictions and basically refer to the applicable state building code. However, yours is somewhat outdated.
What about the neighborhood?
In my opinion, building authorities update permits to match current standards, especially when it comes to modern vehicle fleets.
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HoisleBauer2223 Oct 2021 23:25In the neighborhood, everyone has the garage attached on the left side. Only the house two doors down has a kind of carport partially built over the green area, also known as the front yard. Diagonally opposite, a concrete garage has been constructed directly on that front yard. So much for the building permit / planning permission authority 🙂
HoisleBauer22 schrieb:
So much for the building authority 🙂That doesn’t tell us anything at this point, since we don’t know the timeline of the construction projects.
HoisleBauer22 schrieb:
When I look at what individual people were allowed to build on my street, and the kind of "chaos" it sometimes is. One was allowed to build the garage here, another there, on one side of the street two stories, on the other side only one story, and so on.There is no chaos here. The principle of discretionary binding applies. The case where two legally single-story buildings are, in the opinion of laypeople, actually one single-story and the other two-story, is a classic here 🙂https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Pinkiponk24 Oct 2021 10:36FoxMulder24 schrieb:
Does the KfW also provide funding for garages or carports? I assume the programs are mainly intended for residential buildings. I’m still looking into this topic. I haven’t yet navigated the KfW website properly due to the extensive material. However, I know that the consumer advice center in North Rhine-Westphalia (we don’t live there) offers guidance, and municipalities also seem to promote green roofing for carports/garages or reduce stormwater fees. There are probably more sources worth exploring if interested. I’m checking for Saxony.
The information I quickly found was often on the websites of companies offering green roofing services, including installation or DIY options.
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Pinkiponk24 Oct 2021 10:43HoisleBauer22 schrieb:
Sometimes, all it takes is new staff moving into the building authority office, and suddenly the rules become a bit more relaxed—they might overlook a slight exceedance of the building envelope or allow a more modern roof pitch. At least, that’s what an architect told me. In our case, the change in the city council’s composition played a role. We already had verbal approval over the phone for our two requested changes, and neighbors next door and across the street built similarly, but then new council members came in and suddenly --> rejection. Since a lengthy legal dispute would have cost us too much time, stress, and energy, we decided to give up on our requests.
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