ᐅ From which point is the 5.50-meter distance between the garage and the street measured?
Created on: 10 Aug 2022 18:46
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Pinkiponk
We have decided to forgo the carport (see photo) and instead install a prefabricated garage. The street runs at an angle. According to the development plan (see pink marking in the photo excerpt), a distance of 5.50 meters (18 feet) must be maintained between the street and the garage. Does anyone know if this 5.50-meter (18 feet) clearance to the garage is measured along the longest side (i.e., the boundary with the neighbor) or the shortest side? Or must the 5.50-meter (18 feet) distance be maintained along the entire length of the street frontage?
My husband thinks that since the street is angled, he can choose where to measure the distance (he’s a technician; he believes in physical laws but not in administrative regulations) 🙂 but he doesn’t want me to call the building authority to confirm. ;-) Now I’m worried that if the garage (built on the expensive concrete slab) is in place, we might have to dismantle everything again if we only keep the 5.50-meter (18 feet) distance on the longer side.
Thank you very much for your help.
My husband thinks that since the street is angled, he can choose where to measure the distance (he’s a technician; he believes in physical laws but not in administrative regulations) 🙂 but he doesn’t want me to call the building authority to confirm. ;-) Now I’m worried that if the garage (built on the expensive concrete slab) is in place, we might have to dismantle everything again if we only keep the 5.50-meter (18 feet) distance on the longer side.
Thank you very much for your help.
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Pinkiponk10 Aug 2022 22:16ypg schrieb:
The 4.40 should be the 5.50. Hmm, that sounds good, but I don’t understand it.
Pinkiponk schrieb:
Hmm, that sounds good, but I don’t understand it.You need to have a minimum of 5.5 meters (18 feet) clearance in front of the garage, regardless of whether it is the left or right edge of the driveway.kbt09 schrieb:
The purpose of this distance is also to allow a car to be parked in front of the garage so that, for example, with a manually operated garage door (if automatic operation is not used), you can get out first and open the garage without any part of the car being on the street. That is exactly why this clearance should not be required for an electric garage door.
I would suggest asking about that.
driver55 schrieb:
That’s exactly why that clearance should not be required for an electric gate.
I would ask about that.Well, an electric gate still needs a moment to open. And if you drive forward into the garage and then back out (which I think is the standard for most people), it still makes sense to me that there is a minimum distance, so you’re not standing directly on the street without being able to see anything.mayglow schrieb:
Well, an electric gate also takes a moment to open. And if you drive forward into the garage and then reverse out again (which I believe is the standard for most people), it still makes sense to me that there is a minimum distance so you’re not stopping right on the street without visibility.That may be true. Have you ever driven through cities and seen garages located directly on the street? The sidewalks there are often much narrower than the 5.5 m (18 feet) required here. Even with an electric gate, traffic is stopped or slowed down, and it works.That’s why I’m asking…
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