Garage structurally independent - What exactly does that mean?

Hello everyone,

after a long time of passively reading, the time has now come when the forum search unfortunately could not answer my question.

The following situation: We want to build our garage on the boundary but include the windbreak inside the garage.

The local authorities said that this is basically possible, but the garage must be structurally independent. (Because the garage is a boundary construction and no living space is allowed in boundary constructions).

I would now like to know what impact this has for us? I have attached a picture of what our original plan was.

Do we now simply have to build our 36 wall around the windbreak or does the garage need a completely separate wall? We would still like to build the garage up to the boundary of the house (i.e. where the door leads to the garden). The windbreak and the garage would definitely share the roof – is that okay in terms of being structurally independent?



Thank you very much for your answers and

greetings from Bavaria

Have the authorities said that the vestibule is allowed in the structurally independent garage? I can hardly imagine that this is what is meant. I assume they want a structural separation of vestibule and garage, each with its own (static) wall.

The authorities said the garage must be structurally independent and the windbreak must belong to the house.

The question now is: How do you implement this to achieve an identical result?

Your architect/planner should know that in my opinion. I wouldn't bother with it at all. After all, the planner doesn't get paid exactly little for that.

There are definitely tricks. Can't you declare the windfang as a "schuppen" and be done with it?!

there are definitely tricks. can't you declare the windfang as a "shed" and be done with it?!

Well, I think if the entrance goes through a shed, that won't really work ;)