ᐅ Am I allowed to build two full stories according to the zoning plan?

Created on: 17 Jan 2024 12:06
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Kapillan
Hello everyone,

I am planning to build a house and have some specific wishes.
I would like to build a house with two full stories. The zoning plan limits many things, but it states that if all requirements are met, a house with two full stories can be constructed.

I wanted to ask if you could tell me what dimensions would make this possible.

Here are the details from the zoning plan:

Excerpt from a plan: height limits for ground floor level, ridge height, eaves height.


Design requirements: pitched roofs (minimum 30°) and fences up to 1 m (3 feet) above street level.


Information board on land use: Floor area ratio (FAR) 0.5, site coverage ratio (SCR) 0.4; full stories I; open development; single-family houses.


Building plot plan with WA zone, colored areas and label WA


Thank you very much for your support.
Best regards
Kapillan
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Kapillan
17 Jan 2024 14:40
cschiko schrieb:

You simply can’t have a full storey without sloping ceilings, but a full storey according to the definition of a full storey might be possible. I believe it also depends on the country, but a storey is considered a full storey if at least 2/3 or 3/4 of the floor area below has a clear ceiling height of at least 2.30 meters (7.5 feet).

Ah, okay, so that means I would need to set the upper floor further inward to achieve that. Can I do that with the roof since it has a 30° pitch? Could someone send me an example image of what would be possible?
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kbt09
17 Jan 2024 14:42
Kapillan schrieb:

Can someone send me an example image showing what is possible?
Typical architect’s task 😉, they should be able to advise you according to the building plan.
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WilderSueden
17 Jan 2024 14:43
Kapillan schrieb:

What exactly do you mean by that? I didn’t quite understand.
A floor counts as a full story if more than two-thirds of the area has a ceiling height over 2.30m (7.5 feet). This means that even with sloping ceilings in the upper floor, you can still meet this definition, especially in larger houses with a high knee wall. Point 6 in the development plan refers to such houses.

The question is, why do you specifically want two full stories?
11ant17 Jan 2024 14:44
Kapillan schrieb:

What exactly do you mean? I didn’t quite understand that.

It seems like you haven’t properly addressed your space planning either.
Kapillan schrieb:

Ah, okay, so I would need to set the upper floor further inward to make that work. Can I manage that with the roof, since it says 30°.

It says at least 30°, and what exactly do you mean by “set inward”?
kbt09 schrieb:

Typical architect’s task

They mean one without quotation marks.
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mayglow17 Jan 2024 16:08
11ant schrieb:

wtf do you now want to "set back inward"
Was probably referring to a recessed top floor?
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WilderSueden
17 Jan 2024 16:22
A setback floor is used to avoid having a full additional storey according to the two-thirds rule. In this case, a setback floor would likely be counterproductive, as to my knowledge the eaves height of the upper floor would still apply, regardless of the setback.