ᐅ A carport that is not allowed to be a carport

Hello everyone,

Unfortunately, our building permit application was rejected because the carport violates the zoning plan. So, we removed it from our application for now in order to start building the house.

Our house has a side entrance — right in front of the front door is the parking space for the car. Do you have any ideas on how to create a "carport" without it actually being a carport? 🙂 For example, could the canopy over the front door be made large enough so that a car can “accidentally” fit underneath?

If anyone has any suggestions, please share. Maybe someone has faced a similar issue before.

Best regards,
Oliver

Normally, the building regulations specify how far a house canopy or eave can extend without requiring a permit. However, it must still remain within the building envelope and comply with setback requirements. One could also designate the structure as a terrace and build a terrace roof, then later apply for a change of use, but the building regulations will again be the deciding factor for the change of use. In any case, all of this should be planned in advance when positioning the house; otherwise, problems will arise later if the overall design does not fit within the allowed boundaries (building envelope, setbacks). You cannot simply move the house one meter to the left afterward.

How does it violate the building plan / zoning regulations?

tomtom79 schrieb:
How does it violate the development plan?

And what is the exact wording in the development plan regarding the parking space/garage?

Also, a site plan showing the house would be necessary to answer the question.

tomtom79 schrieb:
How does it violate the zoning plan?

The carport must be at least 3 meters (10 feet) away from traffic areas.

The zoning plan states:

Throughout the entire planning area, garages must maintain a minimum distance of 3.00 meters (10 feet) from public road traffic areas.

Simplified drawing:

Road; 3 meters (10 feet) space before house (our property already); House

We had planned our carport at the 3-meter (10 feet) distance before the house.

Regards
Oliver

Maintaining the relative positions of the house and carport would mean having to move the house a total of 6 m (20 feet) away from the street (if the building area allows this). In that case, I would probably forgo the covered parking area.

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