ᐅ Structurally Independent Garage – What Does That Specifically Mean?

Hello everyone,

After reading passively for a long time, the moment has come where the forum search unfortunately could not answer my question.

The situation is as follows: we want to build our garage on the property line but include a vestibule (windfang) inside the garage.

The local authorities said that this is basically possible, but the garage must be structurally independent. (Because the garage is built on the property line and living space is not allowed on the property line.)

I would now like to understand what consequences this has for us. I have attached a picture showing our original plan.

Do we simply need to build our 36cm (14 inch) wall around the vestibule, or does the garage need a completely separate wall? We would still like to build the garage up to the house boundary (where the door leads to the garden). The roof would definitely be shared between the vestibule and the garage—is that considered structurally independent in this context?

Thank you very much for your answers and

Greetings from Bavaria

Did the authorities confirm that the vestibule is allowed in the structurally independent garage? I find it hard to believe that this is what they meant. I assume they want a structural separation between the vestibule and the garage, meaning each should have its own (load-bearing) wall.

The authorities stated that the garage must be structurally independent and that the vestibule should be part of the house.

The question now is: How can this be implemented to achieve the same result?

Your architect/designer should know this, in my opinion. I wouldn’t bother dealing with it yourself. After all, the planner is paid quite a bit for this.

There must be some tricks. Can't the entrance vestibule be declared as a "shed" and the matter settled that way?!

Payday schrieb:
There must be some tricks. Can't you just declare the vestibule as a "shed" and be done with it?!

Well, I don't think it will work if the entrance goes through a shed 😉