Good evening,
My neighbor recently renovated an older house with a plot size of about 1000 square meters (about 10,764 square feet) and paved his driveway and parts of his property. It is a large paved area of more than 100 square meters (about 1,076 square feet).
From what I can see, the freshly laid paving is sloped towards my property (away from his house but also away from the garden behind it).
There is no drainage channel on any side of the paved area, which surprised me a lot.
The distance between the paved area and my property boundary is about 30–50 cm (12–20 inches). It also seems that this is not permeable paving (this is initially only an assumption on my part that would need to be confirmed).
Questions:
As someone who has unfortunately experienced heavy rainfall events (my property also slopes down toward a basement entrance that has flooded multiple times), I am concerned that during heavy rain, due to the large impermeable surface on my neighbor’s property, despite the 30–40 cm (12–16 inches) distance, the runoff water may not remain on his property but instead flow onto mine.
My neighbor recently renovated an older house with a plot size of about 1000 square meters (about 10,764 square feet) and paved his driveway and parts of his property. It is a large paved area of more than 100 square meters (about 1,076 square feet).
From what I can see, the freshly laid paving is sloped towards my property (away from his house but also away from the garden behind it).
There is no drainage channel on any side of the paved area, which surprised me a lot.
The distance between the paved area and my property boundary is about 30–50 cm (12–20 inches). It also seems that this is not permeable paving (this is initially only an assumption on my part that would need to be confirmed).
Questions:
- Is it allowed to pave such a large area without a drainage channel to the sewer?
- Is the neighbor allowed to lay the paving with a slope towards my property?
- Are there setback distances that need to be observed?
As someone who has unfortunately experienced heavy rainfall events (my property also slopes down toward a basement entrance that has flooded multiple times), I am concerned that during heavy rain, due to the large impermeable surface on my neighbor’s property, despite the 30–40 cm (12–16 inches) distance, the runoff water may not remain on his property but instead flow onto mine.
Basically, I see it the same way. However, I hope you agree that it definitely makes sense to be aware of the local neighbor regulations and any relevant requirements BEFORE initiating a friendly conversation with the neighbor. A bit of technical knowledge certainly can’t hurt.
That is and has been my only intention—to work together to find a solution.
That is and has been my only intention—to work together to find a solution.