Hello everyone,
I more or less stumbled upon a plot of land after someone let their reservation expire.
The plot is about 606 square meters (6,521 square feet), according to my "measurement" approximately 18.10 meters by 33.50 meters (60 feet by 110 feet), not officially surveyed yet, and now I’m wondering exactly what I can do with it.
The development plan sets out the following for "my plot":
Here I have placed an example house measuring 9.60 meters by 11.95 meters (31.5 feet by 39 feet), which I like based on my initial review (Viebrockhaus Edition 600).
Next to the house, in the 5.50-meter (18 feet) wide space there would be a carport – is that enough space for two parking spots? I would prefer not to make the house narrower just to accommodate vehicles... but then there’s hardly any room left for fencing?!
The terrace and garden at the back are, of course, limited by the tall trees – but that’s a compromise I’ll have to accept.
I’ve never built a house in my life before... so this is my first time dealing with this topic in detail. What would you do in this situation? Make the house a bit smaller?
If you need more information, just ask – as I said, I’m a beginner and eager to learn 🙂
My wishes are:
- Starting from 160 square meters (1,722 square feet) upwards
- I’m currently thinking about a basement and budget around $100k extra for it
- I don’t like long corridors
Once the plot situation is reasonably clear, I’d like to hear your advice on floor plans – that will surely be a more extensive topic.
Best regards
I more or less stumbled upon a plot of land after someone let their reservation expire.
The plot is about 606 square meters (6,521 square feet), according to my "measurement" approximately 18.10 meters by 33.50 meters (60 feet by 110 feet), not officially surveyed yet, and now I’m wondering exactly what I can do with it.
The development plan sets out the following for "my plot":
- 0.35 floor area ratio
- Single-story buildings only
- Maximum building height 10 meters (33 feet)
- Eave height max 4.50 meters (15 feet)
- One driveway with max width of 4 meters (13 feet)
- Two parking spaces are mandatory
- Roof pitch between 15° and 51°
- Roofs of garages etc. may differ in shape
- Garages, carports, and ancillary buildings as defined by §14 (1) of the building use ordinance, which are buildings, must not exceed the street-side building boundaries of the access roads.
- Dormers and roof recesses: the total length of dormers or roof recesses per roof side may not exceed 50% of the total length of that roof side.
- Standard distance to property boundary is 3 meters (10 feet)
- In the southern area, there is an 8-meter (26 feet) deep strip across the full width of the plot (approx. 18 meters (60 feet)) where trees and shrubs must be preserved. This area is quite densely vegetated and reaches heights up to 10 meters (33 feet) – I’ve tried to visualize this below
- In the middle of this vegetation is a downward slope... the building boundary to this strip was reduced from the normal 3 meters to 2 meters (7 feet) so the plots aren’t too restricted.
Here I have placed an example house measuring 9.60 meters by 11.95 meters (31.5 feet by 39 feet), which I like based on my initial review (Viebrockhaus Edition 600).
Next to the house, in the 5.50-meter (18 feet) wide space there would be a carport – is that enough space for two parking spots? I would prefer not to make the house narrower just to accommodate vehicles... but then there’s hardly any room left for fencing?!
The terrace and garden at the back are, of course, limited by the tall trees – but that’s a compromise I’ll have to accept.
I’ve never built a house in my life before... so this is my first time dealing with this topic in detail. What would you do in this situation? Make the house a bit smaller?
If you need more information, just ask – as I said, I’m a beginner and eager to learn 🙂
My wishes are:
- Starting from 160 square meters (1,722 square feet) upwards
- I’m currently thinking about a basement and budget around $100k extra for it
- I don’t like long corridors
Once the plot situation is reasonably clear, I’d like to hear your advice on floor plans – that will surely be a more extensive topic.
Best regards
Yes, the state building code states that a roof overhang is considered a "secondary building element" and is not included in the overall calculations.
However, there was a court ruling in 2018 where someone apparently took it too far: They had an overhang of about 1.80m (6 feet), and were then required to reduce it to a maximum of 0.50m (20 inches). Since then, that has been generally accepted. According to the ruling, because the law—even if it doesn’t say so explicitly—was not intended to allow roof overhangs of unlimited size. An overhang of 0.50m (20 inches) is considered sufficient.
Well, if that’s the case, it certainly doesn’t make things easier. I should also find something in the state building code about parking spaces arranged one behind the other, right? I couldn’t find anything about that online?!
However, there was a court ruling in 2018 where someone apparently took it too far: They had an overhang of about 1.80m (6 feet), and were then required to reduce it to a maximum of 0.50m (20 inches). Since then, that has been generally accepted. According to the ruling, because the law—even if it doesn’t say so explicitly—was not intended to allow roof overhangs of unlimited size. An overhang of 0.50m (20 inches) is considered sufficient.
Well, if that’s the case, it certainly doesn’t make things easier. I should also find something in the state building code about parking spaces arranged one behind the other, right? I couldn’t find anything about that online?!
ypg schrieb:
No. Wow... you buy a plot of land without knowing the exact dimensions? But at least the square meters are specified? I see I still have a lot to learn 😉
Well, for my planned house width, that doesn’t really change anything as long as I’m willing to make compromises regarding the parking space / carport area...
Let’s assume a distance to the neighbor of 4m (13 feet) because of the roof overhang
House: 9m (30 feet)
Then with an 18-meter (59 feet) plot, that leaves 5 meters (16 feet) for a carport, or 4 meters (13 feet) if the plot is 17 meters (56 feet) wide – and it really shouldn’t be any narrower than that...
So for now, I’ll give up on the idea of a double carport...
SaschaL schrieb:
But at least square meters are named specifically? I see I still have a lot to learn 😉 No, always approximate. This is not precision engineering after all.
ypg schrieb:
No, always approximate. We’re not dealing with precision mechanics here.It does feel a bit like that though 😀
But seriously: I’m sitting with the notary, and the contract states “The object of purchase is plot XYZ with an approximate size of 606 sqm (6521 sq ft).”
In the end, though, it’s hardly going to be as little as 550 sqm (5918 sq ft), right? Are there any “common” deviations? Or are we talking about centimeters here?
I would expect parking spaces to be regulated in the development plan. For the same residential unit, I have not yet seen enclosed parking spaces completely ruled out. If the state building code allows a 50 cm (20 inches) roof overhang as acceptable and you build 80 cm (31 inches), then I don’t see the difference, but rather the entire overhang should be added to the setback distances. The roof overhang is then no longer minor; in my opinion, there are no partially minor overhangs.
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