§34 / 35 Building Code, Questions about Planning a Single-Family House

The designated building area is about 430 sqm

Of course, we would prefer an exceedance of the building area in the Easterly direction.

This way, we could better comply with the original demand of the building authority to align the building flush with the neighboring building and at the same time generate a kind of privacy screen toward the neighbor.

Would you basically agree with the building authority that the area outside the building window could already be considered an outdoor area?

How do you see the chances that the building authority would at least allow a building in the easterly direction, so that we could place our building in extension to the neighbor?

Can the building authority basically extend the building window?

From the stone of the wall onward is all outdoor area

The main argument is that we have the edge plot, and south of us there is no further neighboring plot, and therefore we could be in the outdoor area “possibly”

"I don't find that 'natural' at all. On the contrary. But perhaps I misunderstand you.

Draw your desired position on the map.

The outer area could, in my humble opinion, start at the boundary of usage types to the forest (light gray line running north-south through the property); but that's unimportant, as my actual building boundary to the east matches yours and thus a further shift to the east would not be possible.


Good, if we have the same understanding of the maximum eastern shift.

That would be hard to comprehend unless there is a landscape plan. A look at the land use plan might also be worthwhile.

If you mean the pink area by that, then I can inform you that it has no building law significance at all, as it only represents the actual use in the land cadastre. If the city planners or approvers argue with it, then have it given to you in writing, because then they have already lost.

"Of course" I do not find that. On the contrary. But maybe I misunderstand you.

Draw your desired position on the map.

The outer area could IMHO begin at the boundary of the type of use to the forest (light gray line in a north-south direction across the property); but it is unimportant since my actual building boundary to the east matches yours and therefore a further shift to the east would not be possible.
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Good, if we have the same understanding of the maximum eastern shift.

Since there is no building frame, there is nothing to extend. According to §34 of the Building Code, there are at most disagreements regarding the integration within the buildable area.

Sorry, I do not understand what you mean.

That would be hard to comprehend unless there is a landscape plan. A look into the land use plan might also be worthwhile.