Alexey Sharov, head of the Istrinskaya Dolina sales department, answers:
First, you need to determine the boundaries of your site - order cadastral work.
According to the boundary plan, you can install a fence, not forgetting about building codes and regulations. We must not forget about the requirements that may be established by local authorities or the board of your association. It is very important to pay attention to the fact that there is a distance of at least 1 meter between any part of the solid fence structure and the border. In this case, it is better to build a fence between neighboring plots, moving away at least 3 meters from the residential building. We built a house close to the fence - what to do now?
Do I have to get permission to add an extension to my house?
In order to avoid troubles in the future, it is better, before installing a fence, to obtain consent from neighbors for its installation and permission from the municipality or the board of your gardening partnership.
How many meters from the fence can you build a house
How many meters from the neighbors' fence can you legally build a house?
Building a house on your own is a complex and responsible job. In preparation for construction, it is necessary to perform such actions as leveling the ground, marking, and creating a trench for the foundation. After this, construction can begin. How many meters from your neighbors’ fence can you legally build a house? Indeed, there are some rules that must be followed. If you do not comply with them, the owner of the land plot will be punished; how exactly will be decided by the relevant authorities.
The construction is being carried out by a contractor
If you have hired a specialized company that will be engaged in the construction of a residential structure, then, in principle, you do not need to think about how many meters to retreat. The contractor himself knows all the laws and will not violate them. If the construction is carried out independently, then first of all, count 3 meters from the neighboring fence and you can begin construction.
If there is no fence between neighbors and construction is carried out simultaneously
In such cases, firstly, you need to contact local authorities. Local authorities are obliged to provide you with the information you are interested in; it should indicate how far from the neighbors’ house you need to retreat in order to begin construction of a residential building.
According to fire safety standards, the distance between houses should be maximum. Especially if the buildings are wooden, then the distance is 15 meters. And if the houses are brick, then only 6 meters. If brick is wood, then 8 meters. As you can see, the distance between buildings depends on the material from which the house is built.
When you have agreed with your neighbors and made the required measurements, you can begin building your home. Well, you can build a fence so that the border is visible; you cannot cross it.
How to measure distance correctly
In general at the initial stage of construction , measurements should be taken from the place where you will have the foundation mark. There will be a base here, for now you can make an improvised one, insert pegs and take measurements from them between future houses.
When all the measurements have been made and everyone is happy with everything, you need to take note that in the future the roof or porch of the house should not protrude from the building by more than 0.5 meters. If the porch protrudes too much, then it is necessary to measure from this part of the house. Or in the future, build a porch not on the side of the neighbors.
All other work that is usually carried out on the site, such as laying pipes, creating a sewer system, erecting outbuildings and much more, must also be carried out according to the necessary standards. Contact the local administration again, find out everything exactly, so as not to have to redo it later and pay a fine.
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There are different situations in life that require a complete understanding of the question asked. One of these questions may be: “The norm of square meters per person or more.” After all, it is this question that is often encountered in various life problems, and becomes decisive in resolving housing conditions.
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How many meters from the fence can you build a house?
Quick answer: depends on the materials used for the structure.
About 20 years ago it was fashionable to have an apartment in the city. At that time, many sought to get rid of their own plots, often located where the air was crystal clear and nature mesmerized with its beauty. Often such plots were sold for ridiculous amounts of money. Then times began to change and people realized that four walls in apartment #8212 were not at all ideal and again began to strive for the city. Only now land plots have become much more expensive, not to mention communications. And building a house is out of the question #8212 This is a very expensive and troublesome business.
But if you decide to build your own house, then one of the first questions that awaits you sounds something like this #8212 how much do you need to step back from the fence to build a house? Many people do not follow any rules at all, building close to the fence, but this cannot be done.
Let's turn to SNiP 30-02-97 for help. It sets the following standards:
- The minimum distance to the border of the neighboring plot for sanitary conditions for a residential building must be at least 3 meters.
- From the trunks of tall trees and buildings for keeping poultry or small livestock #8212 at least 4 meters.
This is where many fall for the bait: they say, since it’s three meters from the fence, it means we’ll build at a distance of three meters from the fence. But wait! The same SNiP regulates the minimum fire distances between outlying residential buildings or houses and groups of buildings (or houses) on plots. Its essence is that the distance depends on the material of the supporting and enclosing structures of the building. The ratios of materials are shown in the following table:
It is allowed to group and block buildings (or houses) on two adjacent plots for single-row development and on four adjacent plots for double-row development.
And now #8212 is a simple example. Let's say that a person builds a house from wood, frame enclosing structures from non-combustible, slow-burning and combustible materials. The neighbor on plot #8212 has exactly the same house. According to the standards, there must be a distance of at least 15 meters between them, which means that at least 15 meters of space must be maintained from the neighbor’s already built house, as required by the standards (so that in the event of a fire the fire does not spread to the neighboring area). Of course, with a number of exceptions. In general, be careful, otherwise after building the house there is a high probability of problems with putting it into operation.
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6.6.* A residential building (or house) must be at least 5 m from the red line of streets, and at least 3 m from the red line of driveways. At the same time, fire distances must be taken into account between houses located on opposite sides of the driveway , indicated in table 2*. The distance from outbuildings to the red lines of streets and driveways must be at least 5 m.
6.7.* The minimum distances to the border of the neighboring plot for sanitary conditions should be:
from a residential building (or house) – 3
from construction for keeping small livestock and poultry – 4
from other buildings – 1
from the trunks of tall trees – 4, medium-sized ones – 2
from the bush – 1 m
The distance between a residential building (or house) and the border of the neighboring plot is measured from the base of the house or from the wall of the house (in the absence of a base). if the elements of the house (bay window, porch, canopy, roof overhang, etc.) protrude no more than 50 cm from the plane of the wall. If the elements protrude by more than 50 cm, the distance is measured from the protruding parts or from their projection onto the ground (cantilever roof canopy, second floor elements located on poles, etc.).
When erecting outbuildings on a garden (dacha) plot, located at a distance of 1 m from the border of an adjacent garden plot, the roof slope should be oriented towards your plot.
The head of the legal agency “Kuchembaev and Partners” Almaz Kuchembaev answers:
The fence must be placed on the border of the site. The distance from the neighbor's house is not important here. But you must build your house based on various indentation options. The fire safety distance from the neighbor's house is calculated - this is at least 6 meters. A town-planning indentation is made from the border of the site, as a rule, 1 meter to an outbuilding and 3 meters to an individual residential building. Calculating all the setbacks on all sides of your site determines the so-called building spot. An urban planning plan for the site, which you can order from your municipality, will help you determine the “development spot.”
The director of the legal service “Unified Center for Protection” (edin.center) Konstantin Bobrov answers:
This question, as it is formulated, has nothing to do with choosing the distance between the fence and the house at the will of the owner, but with the land surveying.
A plot of land, when purchased and registered as a property, has established boundaries. A fence is being built over them. If your site is surrounded by neighbors who have already built their houses, then it will be surrounded by their fences on the corresponding sides. At the same time, when building a residential building, you will have to comply with the rule regarding the distance between it and the boundaries of your/their plot(s).
The second option is that you are building “in the field,” where, let’s say, they have only recently started selling plots for individual housing construction and there is no mass development yet. In this case, you will also be allocated an area with predetermined boundaries (even if there is no one around 100 meters). When building a residential building on it, you will have to comply with the rule regarding the distance between the house and the boundaries of your site. Your new neighbor, who bought a plot nearby, will have one common side of the plot with you (one common fence) and will also be required to comply with the above rule on his part.
Of course, you can move your fence, but at the same time, the border dividing your land plots with your neighbor, established by the cadastral engineer and registered in the State Real Estate Cadastre, will remain in the same place. Therefore, by moving the fence closer to your home, you will give your neighbor part of your territory. By moving the fence further from your home, you are illegally occupying its territory.
Conclusion - you cannot determine at your own will where in relation to your neighbor’s house to install a fence. The location of the fence is determined by the boundaries of the land plot you have acquired as your property. When building a residential building, observe the legally established distance to the boundaries of the site (indicated in the Town Planning Code and depends on the size of the site). If the neighbor, for his part, is building with obvious violations of distances, then try to discuss peacefully. If it doesn’t work, go to court.
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How many meters from the fence can you build a house: legal norms
Before starting construction of a private house, you should protect yourself from possible problems in the future associated with inspections by supervisory authorities. In particular, failure to comply with planning standards for the location of buildings on a site can lead to enormous difficulties in registering property rights, not to mention damaged relations with neighbors, unjustified risks in the event of a fire, and significant monetary fines from the Fire Supervision Inspectorate and the Gostekhnadzor Inspectorate.
A practical example: in 2014, a gardening partnership built a house without maintaining the distance to the neighboring house. In 2021, after the construction of the second floor began, the neighbors filed a lawsuit.
By a court decision, in accordance with clause 1 of Article 222 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the house is recognized as an unauthorized construction, since the structure was erected in non-compliance with construction regulations. Moreover, the owner of the house now has no right to dispose of the building, and the building itself is subject to demolition.
IMPORTANT! Before starting the construction of a private house, it is necessary, exactly in accordance with building regulations, to mark on the site plan the location of buildings from the fence and neighbors' houses, without deviating one step from the given parameters.
Legislative building regulations
When planning private development, it is necessary to take into account the requirements for the distance between objects established by the following legislative acts:
- Federal Law No. 123 of July 22, 2008, establishing technical regulations on fire safety (fire safety) requirements.
- “SNiP 30-02-97” - standards, including sanitary ones, regulating development, planning of properties in gardeners’ associations.
- "SNiP 30-102-99" - requirements for low-rise individual buildings.
- "SP 11-106-97" approves the requirements for design documents for development in gardeners' associations.
Permissible distance between residential buildings
According to fire safety documentation, private buildings must be built maintaining a certain distance between houses, since in the event of a fire, the possibility of fire spreading increases significantly with dense buildings.
The standard takes into account building materials according to their ability to ignite and burn.
According to this criterion, building materials are divided into three groups:
- Non-flammable (stone, marble, brick, reinforced concrete, metals, gypsum and mineral wool boards).
- Low-flammability (asphalt concrete, gypsum boards with an organic content of 8% or more, clay-straw materials, felt in a clay solution, wood impregnated with a fire-resistant composition).
- Combustible (wood, roofing felt, felt, roofing felt, plastic, peat boards).
For clarity, the table shows the minimum distance standards between objects depending on the materials.
Fire distance between houses (in meters)
Norms within the site
Within the site, fire safety requirements do not regulate the distances between internal buildings.
Construction rules and sanitary standards for site development are designed to create a safe and comfortable area within private land ownership.
It is advisable to zone the site according to the purpose of the objects in compliance with sanitary standards:
- residential area (house, guest outbuilding),
- utility area (garage, kitchen, well, workshop, restroom, composting facilities, cages for pets and birds),
- recreation area (swimming pool, sandbox, swing, gazebo, play area),
- garden area (greenhouses, flower beds, beds).
All these objects are located at a certain distance from the residential building:
- buildings of the utility zone, including composting facilities and latrines -15 meters,
- shower, bath – 8 meters,
- well - 10 meters.
Exception ! Sanitary rules do not regulate the drilling of an artesian well.
According to the standards of individual housing construction, the construction of only one house on a site with no more than three tiers and an area of no more than 1500 square meters is allowed.
Distance to fence
Maintaining the distance of buildings from the fence is necessary to minimize the impact of objects on the neighboring area. The distance to the fence is measured from the most protruding part of the building (canopy and base).
According to SNiP 30-02-97, the following distance must be maintained from the building to the fence on the border with the neighboring plot:
- residential building - 3 meters or more. The distance from the fence to the home can be changed only with the written consent of the neighbors.
- The optimal option for placing a residential building from the fence facing the main street is 5 m.
- outbuilding for animals, greenhouse – 4 m.
- garage – 1 m.
- bathhouse, restroom - 3.0 - 3.5 m. It should be taken into account that the distance from the bathhouse to the neighbors' house must be at least 8 m. The brick bathhouse can be moved two meters closer to the neighbor's house.
- medium trees – 2 m (from the trunk)
- tall trees - 4 m (from the trunk). Claims for an overgrown crown may not be accepted.
- bushes - 1 m.
It is not difficult to take these recommendations into account; you just need to remember them when planning the areas of the site.
What should be the fence on the site?
The residential building is located at least 5 m from the roadway. The perimeter of the construction site must be fenced.
The fence is also installed according to the building rules:
- If the house is located on major roads in a city or settlement, the building materials are approved by the local administration, the main requirement of which is that the fence does not pose a risk of injury.
- On the side of the main road, the height of a non-continuous fence should be less than 2.2 m.
- Hedges in the form of plantings of shrubs should not be higher than 1.5 m.
- If a fence without gaps is planned, that is, a blind fence, then its height should not be higher than 75 cm. In this case, drainage on the site is necessary. To build a blind fence higher than 75 cm, you must take written consent from your neighbors.
- It is better to install a fence with gaps between neighbors, made of mesh, to avoid shading of the soil, no more than 1.5 m high.
- A fence more than 5 cm wide can only be built on your own property.
What should a fence be like in a gardening partnership?
The perimeter of the territory of a gardening association is usually limited by a fence in compliance with the rules:
- A blind fence can be installed only after a decision of the general meeting.
- The fence is installed on reliable supports,
- The height of the fence should not exceed 2 m.
- If the number of plots exceeds 50, then it is necessary to provide at least two gates.
