Hello,
We have reserved a corner lot and have received a site plan as well as the written regulations. All other houses in this area are already built and all have their main entrance facing the southern street. However, our plot is the outermost one, with streets on the south and west sides. The front gardens are all shown facing south.
Nowhere is it explicitly stated to which street the main entrance must face or that it has to be where the front garden is marked. I assume such requirements might be specified in these documents – but that we are free to decide the location of the main entrance, also the driveway, and the “open” side of the property?
We have reserved a corner lot and have received a site plan as well as the written regulations. All other houses in this area are already built and all have their main entrance facing the southern street. However, our plot is the outermost one, with streets on the south and west sides. The front gardens are all shown facing south.
Nowhere is it explicitly stated to which street the main entrance must face or that it has to be where the front garden is marked. I assume such requirements might be specified in these documents – but that we are free to decide the location of the main entrance, also the driveway, and the “open” side of the property?
I am surprised by the building authority’s response. From a service-oriented municipality, I would have expected more detailed information.
In our area, access roads for corner plots are fixed in 95% of cases. This means residents are NOT free to choose which street they use to access their property; they must select the designated one.
This is increasingly regulated due to curb ramps, public parking areas, and urban planning requirements.
Does the western street also belong to the development area (building permit / planning permission), or only the southern one?
Do you have a link to the development plan? Maybe we can find a designation regarding this. If nothing is specified, you are initially free to choose—until the municipality notices they forgot to set a requirement and possibly rejects the building application...
In our area, access roads for corner plots are fixed in 95% of cases. This means residents are NOT free to choose which street they use to access their property; they must select the designated one.
This is increasingly regulated due to curb ramps, public parking areas, and urban planning requirements.
Does the western street also belong to the development area (building permit / planning permission), or only the southern one?
Do you have a link to the development plan? Maybe we can find a designation regarding this. If nothing is specified, you are initially free to choose—until the municipality notices they forgot to set a requirement and possibly rejects the building application...
Wastl schrieb:
I find the building authority’s response surprising. From a service-oriented municipality, I would have expected,...I wouldn’t be surprised if the original poster (OP) asked their question there the same way they did here.
Honestly: clear questions lead to clear answers.
The OP’s issue is not obvious. A corner lot is uncommon but not rare.
While it’s understandable that a layperson might struggle to read a zoning plan, if you engage with the topic and objectively interpret the lines on the plan, much becomes clear.
It’s also quite possible that the building authority staff said something the OP either did not understand or did not want to understand, and then referred them to the zoning plan. This conclusion is drawn from the recurring pattern the OP shows here.
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HilfeHilfe26 Jul 2016 09:02ypg schrieb:
I wouldn’t be surprised if the original poster (OP) asked their question both there and here.
Honestly, precise questions lead to clear answers.
The OP’s issue is not clear. A corner lot is neither very rare nor very common.
Although it’s understandable that a layperson may not be able to read a development plan / zoning plan, a basic understanding of the subject and a careful reading of the document will clarify many things.
It’s also quite possible that the building authority employee said something the OP either didn’t understand or didn’t want to understand, and then referred them to the development plan / zoning plan. This is just inferred from the recurring pattern the OP leaves here.
or they were rude
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