With bay window into the setback areas - permitted in this case?

ah thanks, I think I got it now.


I would still be happy to hear from you how you would do it and why.

Hello,

The exceeding of the front building line (in the picture below) is expressly regulated in the development plan, allowed up to a width of 1/3 of the house.

If this is provided for in the development plan, you are also allowed to do that.

On the left side it is regulated by the State Building Code of Baden-Württemberg, I thought. Bay windows up to 5m width are not taken into account if they are at least 2m away from the neighbor.

If it is that simple, why - do you think - is a development plan then specified?

First of all, what is stated in the development plan applies. If it specifies that you must maintain the usual 3.00 m distance to the neighbor, you must comply with that; no matter what is in the State Building Code.

However, I do not understand the problem either. Why don’t you reduce the size of your garage? Reduce the garage to 3.50 m in width and then no building encumbrance is needed any more.

Yes, I am going to see an architect about it. I just want to know the limits of what is allowed in advance.

That cannot be explained in detail in a forum; moreover, the information from the development plan is missing.

Rhineland regards

Originally, a basement and a 4m wide garage were planned. The basement is omitted, so I am trying to get more space on the ground floor for technology and storage without pushing the house into the garden. So I would actually like to make the garage bigger. Unfortunately, it already sits at the building boundary at the back.

The development plan does not specify how large the distance to the neighbor must be. It also does not say how far the distance can be reduced with bay windows. I just thought that everything not mentioned is covered by the state building code.

In my opinion, that also doesn't work going forward because the boundary distance and crossing the building line are two different and independent things. The boundary distance may be maintained, but crossing the building line still needs to be separately secured.

But as I said, this can probably be managed with slight corrections and in cooperation with the architect/publicly appointed surveyor. Whether the additional costs are worth it is then a personal decision.

Best regards
Dirk Grafe

The exceeding of the building boundaries in the development plan is described towards the front, isn’t it!?

Hello Dirk,

In my opinion, that won’t work either, because the boundary distance and exceeding the building line are two different and independent things. The boundary distance may be observed, but exceeding the building line must still be secured separately.

I just read the part about distance areas in the state building code BW; I can understand that the original poster believes they will get this approved that way. The information from the development plan—that the garage must remain within the buildable areas of the property—is also not very helpful in this regard

But as I said, this can probably be managed with minor corrections and in cooperation with an architect/publicly appointed surveyor. Whether the additional costs are worth it is then a personal decision.

I would also recommend that.

Rhenish greetings