🗺️ Design rules for my area
Annexes, fences and outdoor works in the Vaslui area, according to the O.A.R. guide
This is a translation. The Romanian version of the article is the reference text.
⚠️ These guides apply only to buildings in Romania. The laws, standards, deadlines, fees and values quoted (Law 169/2026, P 118, CR 1-1-3, the O.A.R. guides) are Romanian; in your own country other rules apply.
The fence, the path and the annex change the look of a household almost as much as the house. The O.A.R. guide for the Vaslui area gives recommendations for them too. These are recommendations; for permits, see also the article on annexes and small works under the Code.
ℹ️ About the source
This article summarises the “Design guide for fitting new buildings into the local character of rural areas – Vaslui Zone”, prepared by the Romanian Order of Architects (O.A.R. Rural Group, coordinated by architect Doru-Florin Deacu, December 2018), available on the O.A.R. website. The guide contains recommendations, not legal rules: whether they are binding depends on whether they were adopted into the local urban planning regulations (PUG) or required by a funding programme. The Code mentions it in art. 294 for houses of up to 150 sqm built on the basis of a notification. We have not checked whether and where it was adopted into local regulations; ask at the town hall.
Household annexes
- existing annexes can be reused for new functions, keeping the ratio of volumes; new annexes do not dominate the main building in volume or appearance;
- avoid placing annexes (for example the garage) on the plot boundary towards the street;
- passages and semi-open spaces (porch, veranda, gazebo) are made with traditional proportions and materials: earth, stone, timber, fired brick; metal is not really recommended, and stainless steel, plastic and coloured glass are not used;
- outdoor steps mark the main entrance and take up level differences; no monumental stairs; the steps are made of stone or timber (concrete is not really recommended), usually without balustrades.
Fences and gates
- the fence towards the street: 1.20-1.40 m high and solid;
- the fence between plots: preferably semi-transparent; it can be solid for privacy, but backing it with a green fence is recommended;
- fences inside the plot: semi-transparent and preferably planted;
- fences and gates made of local natural materials (stone, timber, wattle);
- no fences made of prefabricated metal elements, flat or corrugated metal sheet, concrete, polycarbonate or other plastics; no barbed wire; no garish colours or shiny materials.
As negative examples, the guide shows fences with reinforced concrete bases and posts and metal panels, sheet metal fences and wire mesh fences between gardens.
Paving, planting and access
- paving made of local, natural materials (gravel, stone slabs), which can be grassed; paving is not set in concrete, and poured concrete for pavements and paths is not recommended;
- a slope must be provided so that rainwater drains away from the buildings;
- access and works inside the plot take into account access for emergency vehicles (fire brigade, ambulance);
- green space predominates: at least 60% of the plot area for scattered plots and at least 50% for clustered or linear plots;
- native plants; no planting of hardy exotic species that can displace local ones.
Informational article summarising the O.A.R. guide (2018). The values are the guide's recommendations; the local regulations may provide otherwise. It does not replace the local urban planning regulations, the specialist design or the required approvals, and it is not legal advice.
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