Outbuilding
Carport / canopy placement rules
Germany · Auxiliary · usually lightweight
An open carport is treated like a garage and may sit on the boundary if wall height ≤3 m and ≤9 m per boundary (15 m total); above those sizes the standard setback applies, and roof runoff must drain onto your own plot.
Placement rules
An open roofed structure (carport, canopy). Planned like an outbuilding; roof overhang and runoff must stay on your plot.
Carport on the boundary
Allowed: wall ≤3 m, ≤9 m per boundary, 15 m total
Local rules
Other conditions
Runoff, shading and other local-code conditions.
Roof overhang / runoff
Overhangs up to 50 cm usually ignored; keep runoff on your own plot
Local rules
If oversized
Standard setback: depth = factor × wall height, typically about 3 m
Local rules
Important limitation
The catalog is a planning aid, not a legal opinion. Before construction, check the land plot category, local land-use and development rules, easements, utility protection zones and neighbour buildings.
Other objects
Compare nearby planning objects before fixing the site layout.
