Composting area
Compost bin placement rules
Germany · Auxiliary · usually lightweight
Keep a compost bin well away from any drinking-water well and place it so odour and runoff do not reach the neighbour; the exact boundary distance is set by state neighbour law and the municipality — verify locally.
Placement rules
Compost is useful but should not threaten drinking-water sources or neighbour comfort.
Sanitary zone
Sanitary protection distances to wells, drinking water and dwellings.
Compost distance
Distance to drinking-water well
Stay clear of the 50 m well protection distance
Plant treatment systems – legal provisions (DIN 4261 / DWA)
Odour / runoff to boundary
Set by state neighbour law / municipality — verify locally
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.
Sources
The editor will use the same source-backed passport for short in-canvas hints.
App
Garden planner app for phone and computer
- An icon on the home screen — back to your plot in one tap
- Full screen without the address bar — more room for the plan
- The same projects on phone and computer — cloud autosave
gardmi
Garden site planner · free
You are already in the app — gardmi is installed.