ᐅ Setback from property boundary for front door canopy

Created on: 25 Jan 2020 17:53
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Guido1980
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Guido1980
25 Jan 2020 17:53
Hello,

I have a question about setback distances for roof overhangs.

If the exterior wall (with a roof overhang of max. 50 cm (20 inches)) is three meters (10 feet) from the property line, and the roof is extended down over a section of about two meters (6.5 feet) at the entrance as a "door canopy," like in the following image, is the minimum setback still maintained, or does the outer edge of this partial roof extension count as the setback distance?

Weisse Hausfassade mit Eingangstuer und Fenstern, modernes Wohnhaus.


And how would it be if an "attached canopy" was installed in front of the entrance door?

Außenansicht: Hauseingang mit schwarzer Überdachung und Tür 16.
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guckuck2
25 Jan 2020 18:17
Just search for the Lower Saxony Building Code, paragraph 5, section 3.
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Guido1980
25 Jan 2020 18:31
guckuck2 schrieb:

Just google for Niedersächsische Bauordnung, Section 5, Clause 3

Thank you!

Entrance canopies, front door steps, balconies, other projections and protruding building parts are allowed, provided that these building parts do not exceed one third of the width of the respective exterior wall in total, and may protrude no more than 1.50 m (5 feet), but no more than one third,

That would be the crucial passage. So, if I have an exterior wall length of exactly 13.365 m (44 feet) and a setback of 3 m (10 feet), would that mean I can let the roof project up to 4.45 m (14.6 feet) in length, extending no more than 1 m (3.3 feet) beyond the wall?
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ypg
25 Jan 2020 18:49
LOL... is this going to be an endless loop?
It means exactly that.
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guckuck2
25 Jan 2020 18:54
Not necessarily, please quote paragraph 1 again and not just the more convenient paragraph 2.
Using my phone is a bit annoying for me right now, hence my laziness.
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hampshire
25 Jan 2020 19:03
In any case, it is sufficient for the front door canopy.