Hey, I’ll try to keep it short.
We just bought a house and I’m currently working on the exterior design.
A few key details: it’s a multi-family house with almost 400m² (4300 sq ft) of living space, basically two semi-detached units.
The right side will be occupied by my wife, daughter, and me. That includes 200m² (2150 sq ft) with an attic that we don’t plan to use as living space, so about 150m² (1600 sq ft) of effective living area remain.
The left side is similar in size and will be occupied by my sister-in-law and her son.
Currently, we only have one car and don’t plan to add any more vehicles in the near future, which the city should not be concerned about.
There are five parking spaces in total; one of them can even fit up to four cars parked in a row. So, no parking issues when guests come over.
According to regulations, I need 1.5 parking spaces per unit, so everything would be fine and I could convert two of the parking spaces into green areas.
However, the previous owner told me that the house was originally planned for four residential units, so I might need all the parking spaces after all.
The plan is that maybe in 10–15 years we’ll move my parents-in-law in, when they can no longer go shopping or use the stairs, etc.
Could my plan cause any problems?
We don’t actually start paying until the first of the next month, and there is a verbal agreement that I can already start redesigning the “garden.” The previous owner no longer lives there, but the previous owner’s wife still does. She’s fine with it, but he is worried I might ruin his life’s work and asks me to wait until everything is paid off. That’s okay, but the agreement was different and I even took time off work and dug up the plants in my garden.
Well, it’s not a big deal. I’d appreciate any legal advice!
Best regards,
marco2369
We just bought a house and I’m currently working on the exterior design.
A few key details: it’s a multi-family house with almost 400m² (4300 sq ft) of living space, basically two semi-detached units.
The right side will be occupied by my wife, daughter, and me. That includes 200m² (2150 sq ft) with an attic that we don’t plan to use as living space, so about 150m² (1600 sq ft) of effective living area remain.
The left side is similar in size and will be occupied by my sister-in-law and her son.
Currently, we only have one car and don’t plan to add any more vehicles in the near future, which the city should not be concerned about.
There are five parking spaces in total; one of them can even fit up to four cars parked in a row. So, no parking issues when guests come over.
According to regulations, I need 1.5 parking spaces per unit, so everything would be fine and I could convert two of the parking spaces into green areas.
However, the previous owner told me that the house was originally planned for four residential units, so I might need all the parking spaces after all.
The plan is that maybe in 10–15 years we’ll move my parents-in-law in, when they can no longer go shopping or use the stairs, etc.
Could my plan cause any problems?
We don’t actually start paying until the first of the next month, and there is a verbal agreement that I can already start redesigning the “garden.” The previous owner no longer lives there, but the previous owner’s wife still does. She’s fine with it, but he is worried I might ruin his life’s work and asks me to wait until everything is paid off. That’s okay, but the agreement was different and I even took time off work and dug up the plants in my garden.
Well, it’s not a big deal. I’d appreciate any legal advice!
Best regards,
marco2369
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marco23694 Mar 2020 18:15Ah, okay, so the previous owner was actually quite active over the last 20 years and intended to develop it as a "residential project with six small apartments."
However, that is not our plan!
If this is documented anywhere, can we have it changed?
However, that is not our plan!
If this is documented anywhere, can we have it changed?
marco2369 schrieb:
According to the regulations, I need 1.5 parking spaces per unit, so everything would be fine, and I could convert two parking spaces into green areas.
However, the previous owner told me that the house was planned for four residential units and that I therefore need these parking spaces. marco2369 schrieb:
It is an old half-timbered house from 1850. In 1850, Bertha Benz certainly had no reason to specify parking spaces per residential unit – which regulations are you referring to?
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marco23695 Mar 2020 05:41The city of Witzenhausen has a parking space and compensation ordinance.
Since the house was completely renovated/refurbished around 1990, I assume that this ordinance came into effect at that time or shortly thereafter.
I also suspect that the two other parking spaces might not be large enough in terms of area; I will need to measure later to see if 5m x 2.5m (16ft 5in x 8ft 2in) is sufficient.
I will call the building department shortly to inquire about this.
Does anyone have experience with whether such regulations can be changed later on during renovation measures, etc.?
Since the house was completely renovated/refurbished around 1990, I assume that this ordinance came into effect at that time or shortly thereafter.
I also suspect that the two other parking spaces might not be large enough in terms of area; I will need to measure later to see if 5m x 2.5m (16ft 5in x 8ft 2in) is sufficient.
I will call the building department shortly to inquire about this.
Does anyone have experience with whether such regulations can be changed later on during renovation measures, etc.?
marco2369 schrieb:
And since the house was completely renovated/refurbished around 1990, I assume... that the questionnordanney schrieb:
How was the house approved?cannot really be answered appropriately based on the foundation's construction year.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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If this was a four-unit property, there should be 6 parking spaces, 1.5 per unit. Since you are now reducing it to two units, which you will need to prove to the authorities, three parking spaces are sufficient. But adding grandma in two years won’t work then. Talk to the building authority.
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marco23695 Mar 2020 12:47Including grandma is planned in about 15-20 years.
I spoke with the local authority, and the lady was very helpful. Here’s the situation: the house was originally built as a single-family home but was officially converted into a four-family house. However, if we now want to use it for only two households and there are no separate apartment doors or entrances with triple kitchens, there is no objection. I only need to provide proof if I want to add additional floors, not if I reduce the number of households.
Additionally, I was told that they will only come to inspect if a building permit/planning permission is applied for to extend the living space.
So, I was lucky. I specifically asked again about the registration as a two-family house. No, it is not necessary.
But thank you very much for the help!
I spoke with the local authority, and the lady was very helpful. Here’s the situation: the house was originally built as a single-family home but was officially converted into a four-family house. However, if we now want to use it for only two households and there are no separate apartment doors or entrances with triple kitchens, there is no objection. I only need to provide proof if I want to add additional floors, not if I reduce the number of households.
Additionally, I was told that they will only come to inspect if a building permit/planning permission is applied for to extend the living space.
So, I was lucky. I specifically asked again about the registration as a two-family house. No, it is not necessary.
But thank you very much for the help!
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