Tricky land planning: Garage + entrance towards SW or NE?

Yes, nice! - I did not expect that at all, I thought they were already finished and secret.

130 sqm for house footprint, garage, and driveways would not be much.

Based on the floor plan definition in 3(4) development plan in connection with §19(4) land use ordinance, it could already become tight.

Yes, but a development plan is basically a municipal law, and such deficiencies are, IMHO, unacceptable.

But maybe I’m the only one who sees problems with my narrow surveyor’s view that don’t actually exist.

The week after next we have the first appointment with the architect. When there are initial drafts, I will gladly post them here.

Can a development plan be worsened after the publication of the legally binding version, for example by removing the floor area ratio = 0.4, so that only a floor plan = 130 applies?

Isn’t a development plan created by experts? If your statement is true, is the development plan then invalid in this form or can one pick the "more favorable variant"?

So I can assume that, right?

Can a development plan be worsened after the publication of the legally binding version, for example, removing the floor area ratio = 0.4 so that only floor plan = 130 applies?

Hello everyone,

we have been reading along in the forum for a while now, and now it finally affects us ourselves We are at the beginning of our house planning and have already gotten a bit stuck on the floor plans. In doing so, we arranged the garage and the house as suggested in the development plan. Now we are no longer sure if this arrangement fits the plot well. Therefore, we are going back to the start and first considering where to best place the garage and the entrance, then we will continue with the floor plan.
(In the next few weeks, we have an appointment with the architect, but until then we would like to decide regarding the location of the garage and the entrance. When we have first house floor plans, we would also like to discuss them here in the forum. Then I will also fill out the questionnaire.)

About our construction project:
- Plot: 500 m², approx. 24 m x 20 m (new development area, flat terrain) see development plan
- Single-family house with 2 full floors + basement
- Exterior dimensions approx. 9 x 11.5 m (length must be 25% larger than width according to the development plan)
- Garage must be located within the building envelope, at least 5 m and max. 7 m from the street, only flat or monopitch roof allowed

Now to our question:
How would you arrange the house and garage on this plot to make the best possible use of the very limited space?

In the development plan, the house-garage arrangement “Variant 1” is suggested. That means the double garage is located in the southwest of the plot, and accordingly, we would place the entrance on the west side. This was our previous consideration.

Advantages of Variant 1:
- Double garage possible
- Space behind the garage for wood storage, garden shed, garbage bins
- House can be moved up to 3 m to the northern property boundary

Disadvantages of Variant 1:
- A large part of the (already very small) garden is paved over with garage, driveway, and path
- Usable garden (for swing, trampoline, vegetable bed, etc.) hardly available
- Path from garage to house not covered
- Garage stands in the nicer part of the plot
- Green strips north and east of the house (setback area) will probably never be used
- Passage between garage and house not particularly attractive

Our new idea is Variant 2: instead of a double garage, we build a comfortable single garage (approx. 3.5 – 4 m wide) on the north as a boundary building. The entrance would then be on the east side.

Advantages of Variant 2:
- A small, well usable garden remains to the south and west
- Orientation of living area to the southwest
- Short, possibly covered path from garage to front door

Disadvantages of Variant 2:
- Only single garage possible
- Where to put bikes, garbage bins, firewood?
- Staircase / hallway on the ground floor poorly lit because garage is on the north wall of the house?

Now we are very curious to hear a few more opinions. Maybe there are other aspects that we have not yet considered?

Thanks already for your effort!