Hello!
A new residential area is being developed near us, and I want to buy a plot of land to build a semi-detached house. Each unit should have about 150m2 (1,615 sq ft) of living space, plus 2 garages and 2 parking spaces.
The plot size is 750m2 (8,073 sq ft), with a site coverage ratio of 0.4, a floor area ratio of 0.8, a ridge height of 4.5m (15 ft), and a building height of 9.5m (31 ft).
I went to the local building authority for advice, and they warned me to be careful with the site coverage ratio of 0.4 regarding my plan, but they did not go into details. The semi-detached house is planned to have a footprint of about 15x15m (49x49 ft). I cannot yet say where the garages or the access paths to the garages will be located. I would build them on the right side next to the turning area, but then there would not be enough setback from the street, which is only allowed in special cases.
Assuming a long driveway to the garages has to be built and this causes the site coverage ratio to be exceeded, would that be accepted? I have read that overruns of up to 50% for accessory structures (driveways, etc.) are tolerated (NRW).
What do you think?
A new residential area is being developed near us, and I want to buy a plot of land to build a semi-detached house. Each unit should have about 150m2 (1,615 sq ft) of living space, plus 2 garages and 2 parking spaces.
The plot size is 750m2 (8,073 sq ft), with a site coverage ratio of 0.4, a floor area ratio of 0.8, a ridge height of 4.5m (15 ft), and a building height of 9.5m (31 ft).
I went to the local building authority for advice, and they warned me to be careful with the site coverage ratio of 0.4 regarding my plan, but they did not go into details. The semi-detached house is planned to have a footprint of about 15x15m (49x49 ft). I cannot yet say where the garages or the access paths to the garages will be located. I would build them on the right side next to the turning area, but then there would not be enough setback from the street, which is only allowed in special cases.
Assuming a long driveway to the garages has to be built and this causes the site coverage ratio to be exceeded, would that be accepted? I have read that overruns of up to 50% for accessory structures (driveways, etc.) are tolerated (NRW).
What do you think?