Is it allowed to add a storey to only one unit i.e. the corner unitv? Can the neighbours object and stop us?
Thank you for any insights.
Is it possible to extend a single storry corner rowhouse by adding one more storey provided that there is building reserve for the rowhouse and for the area and the zone rules allow 1 more storey.
Waste of time asking here, the Bauamt (building inspector) will be able to answer your questions. For ideas and preliminary discussions across multiple Cantons and Germaindes, I have found them open and helpful. Generally you will have more trouble with neighbours than basic approval if the extension meets guidelines.
Maybe, but carefully read post N° 2
Haha! I read the title and thought the wanted to extend a boat shed.
I didn’t think of a terraced house.
Should be OK as long as you got enough budgeted to pay off the neighbors.
It might be possible to get permission... but whether you can actually do it is something you won’t know for sure until the roof comes off. And if everything does not go according to the theory it could be a very expensive, delayed failure.
Every municipality has its own rules for zoning and separate rules for buildings. In addition, those municipal rules may be applied within cantonal rules. Therefore, you need to read those laws.
Pay special attention to the circumstances under which the possible objections of neighbours could carry weight, to have your application for building permission turned down. If, however, your neighbours in the row or road like the idea, and also wish to extend their own properties, you might find that a collective application has more success.
If some neighbours have already altered some aspect of their properties, you might consider speaking to them, to be in touch with the master builder or architect they used.
Yes.
Tom
Permit and neighbor objection issues aside*, think carefully about liability if anything you do causes damage to the adjacent row house(s).
A colleague is in legal proceedings because the owners of the adjent house suffered structural damage during his build. Entirely the fault of the builder - who has gone dark and is probably now sipping margaritas on a beach somewhere. As the 'Bauherr', my colleague is the person ultimately left holding the bag.
So... assuming you get permission, next stop is your insurer and lawyer. Make sure you are fully covered for every possibility under the sun.
Yes, it's do-able if within community building regs and your neighbors are not opposed. But whenever your property touches another, liabilty issues skyrocket. Eyes wide.
Good luck!
* I don't want to minimize these issues, the hurdles can be high.