The O.A.R. guide for the Bacău-Neamț Meadow area: plot coverage, heights, roofs and fences

The Meadow area of Bacău and Neamț counties borders Vaslui county to the east (the guide mentions the commune of Podu Turcului and the village of Fichitești). If your plot is in Vaslui, the guide for the Vaslui area applies. Below is what the Meadow guide recommends.

Which area it covers

The sub-area studied includes communes in Neamț county (for example Agapia, Alexandru cel Bun, Bahna, Brusturi) and in Bacău county. The geographic limits given by the guide are, for Neamț, the Hămaș Mountains to the south-west, the Tazlău river valley to the south and the Moldova river valley to the east-north-east; for Bacău, Neamț county to the north, Vaslui county to the east, Vrancea to the south and Covasna and Harghita to the west.

Plot coverage and heights

For new detached buildings on plots under 1,000 sqm:

• maximum plot coverage (POT) 30% for plots under 500 sqm, decreasing by 3% for every additional 100 sqm;
• the footprint fits within a 10 x 12 m rectangle for each building (a gazebo, at most 3 x 4 m);
• recommended heights: ground floor, semi-basement + ground floor, ground floor + attic, basement + ground floor + attic (flat land) or basement + ground floor + upper floor (sloping land); at most basement/semi-basement + ground floor + attic/upper floor;
• eaves at most 5.5 m high, at any point of the outline;
• ridge at most 10 m (roofs pitched at 30-40 degrees) or 11 m (40-45 degrees), measured from the lowest point of the ground.

For plots of 1,000 sqm or more, the guide gives a maximum plot coverage of 20%, a height of basement/semi-basement + ground floor + attic and a ridge at 10 m (pitches of 30-40 degrees) or 11 m (40-50 degrees). For large single-volume buildings (over 250 sqm): 20% plot coverage, eaves at 5.5 m, ridge at 11 m (30-40 degree pitches) or 12 m (40-45 degrees).

The roof

• as simple as possible, hipped with equal slopes, with horizontal eaves and ridges;
• a pitch of 30-40 degrees for metal sheet or tile roofing and 40-50 degrees for timber shakes or shingles;
• eaves as wide as possible, 80-120 cm, including around the porch or at the entrance;
• a low pitch, of at least 5%, only with a green roof layer, where the terrain allows;
• the space under the roof is used functionally, not as a loft for storing bulky or heavy objects.

Fences

• towards the street: solid for buildings within the village core, semi-transparent for those outside it;
• towards neighbours: preferably semi-transparent; can be solid for privacy, backed by or combined with green fences or fruit shrubs;
• inside the plot: transparent;
• fences and gates made of local natural materials.