Hello everyone,
I am new here and have a question right away.
But first, a brief introduction.
I am 34 years old, and my wife is 29.
We have a daughter who is 17 months old. We would like to fulfill our dream of owning a home. We live in Düren, district Birkesdorf.
Now to the issue:
I am receiving a plot of land from my father with an area of about 1000 square meters (0.25 acres).
I would like to build there, but according to the development plan and the building authority, only a house with three floors is allowed.
My question is:
Is there possibly a way to build only two floors, or is it simply not permitted? The development plan dates back to 1965.
Because three floors are generally not an option for us.
Thank you in advance for your answers.
I am new here and have a question right away.
But first, a brief introduction.
I am 34 years old, and my wife is 29.
We have a daughter who is 17 months old. We would like to fulfill our dream of owning a home. We live in Düren, district Birkesdorf.
Now to the issue:
I am receiving a plot of land from my father with an area of about 1000 square meters (0.25 acres).
I would like to build there, but according to the development plan and the building authority, only a house with three floors is allowed.
My question is:
Is there possibly a way to build only two floors, or is it simply not permitted? The development plan dates back to 1965.
Because three floors are generally not an option for us.
Thank you in advance for your answers.
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Fairplay-Haus7 May 2019 19:34Hello,
I was unfortunately offline. Here is the answer to your question now.
The state building code for the classification of building classes is the same as in Hesse.
The topmost floor with living spaces must not exceed 7 m (23 feet) in height or 400 m² (4,306 sq ft) of living area to remain in building class 3. Three full stories are mandatory. Unless otherwise specified in the development plan, the attic can also count as the third full story. However, it does not have to be finished.
I was unfortunately offline. Here is the answer to your question now.
The state building code for the classification of building classes is the same as in Hesse.
The topmost floor with living spaces must not exceed 7 m (23 feet) in height or 400 m² (4,306 sq ft) of living area to remain in building class 3. Three full stories are mandatory. Unless otherwise specified in the development plan, the attic can also count as the third full story. However, it does not have to be finished.
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Fairplay-Haus7 May 2019 19:36The house in the first picture has a mansard roof and is usually a full story. Therefore, it is a third full story.
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Schneider137 May 2019 20:21Fairplay-Haus schrieb:
Three full stories are mandatory. If the development plan does not specify otherwise, then the attic can count as the third full story. However, it does not have to be finished. Okay, that would be good. I would then build without a basement and use the attic as a "basement"...
Where would this point be stated in the development plan?
Regards
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Schneider137 May 2019 20:23Mottenhausen schrieb:
One possible option might be: no basement, but instead a spacious double garage, utility room, and storage room on the ground floor. The first floor would have the usual living/dining/kitchen/guest areas, and the second floor the bedrooms. That’s the general layout. This could potentially be cheaper than moving everything down one floor and starting with the mentioned layout in the basement. However, quite a few people who are limited to two stories build like this and would be very grateful to be allowed to build three stories without a basement instead. That’s a good idea too, but we have a huge garden at the back. It would be inconvenient if I first had to go down a staircase to get into the garden. I’m thinking about grilling and all that—always carrying stuff from the kitchen down to the garden and then back up again? No, thanks.
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Schneider137 May 2019 20:2511ant schrieb:
Creating a full story is no more or less complicated than avoiding one.
A single-family home remains a single-family home, and I would definitely prefer neighbors above or below me compared to a vertically oriented apartment, also known as a terraced house, with a seven-meter (23 feet) wide garden — a horizon is, as the name suggests, not a portrait format.
Impact sound insulation is overrated; even the most restless neighbors don’t spend their entire childhood jumping and running inside the apartment. The view (penthouse) remains a view, and the “bungalow” can have its own entrance and use the staircase for the upper floors only to access the basement.
A multi-family housing area stays a multi-family housing area — this wouldn’t change simply by building a single apartment on your own plot in the middle of it. A garden or penthouse condominium is inherently much more valuable than only being able to modify non-load-bearing walls. Having neighbors above or below my bungalow wouldn’t be a problem for me. After all, you build a bungalow to have all rooms on one level, not primarily because of skylights. Sorry, but I can’t follow you. I don’t understand what you mean. The house next door, for example, is not in a multi-family housing area but a single-family home... and the same across the street.
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Fairplay-Haus7 May 2019 20:54Hello,
if the development plan does not include any specifications about converting the attic, then there is nothing preventing the attic from being used as a living space. Only 3 full floors are required.
What does the development plan say about the roof shape, roof pitch, ridge height, and eaves height?
if the development plan does not include any specifications about converting the attic, then there is nothing preventing the attic from being used as a living space. Only 3 full floors are required.
What does the development plan say about the roof shape, roof pitch, ridge height, and eaves height?
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