What requirements do you have to meet in order to get a building site in Hohenfurch?
In its most recent meeting, the local council revised and changed the guidelines for awarding contracts.
Hohenfurch
- At least the key points for the allocation of building sites in Hohenfurch are now fixed, but the distribution of points could still be changed in the next meeting.
"Locals in particular should have a say in the award", explained Mayor Guntram Vogelsgesang in the introduction.
And above all, financially weaker community citizens.
But: "The social aspect is important, but we have to see that the new builders can keep their house." A tightrope walk, because the guideline on the one hand favors people with lower incomes, and the municipality is allowed to sell building land at a discount.
On the other hand, construction costs are also rising steadily in rural areas.
"Here we have urban quality," said the town hall chief.
Model guideline from the neighboring municipality of Schwabsoien as a basis
On the basis of a revised model guideline from the neighboring municipality of Schwabsoien, the Hohenfurch municipal council had to agree on a new award procedure.
Here are the most important changes: If you already own real estate, a distinction will be made in future as to whether it is in the municipality or outside of it.
So far, people who, for example, had a condominium in another location were not eligible to apply.
"This means that we are depriving them of the opportunity to build up wealth," the mayor clarified.
This is why a property outside Hohenfurch is now part of the assets, but is no longer an exclusion criterion.
Children raise upper income limit
The “total amount of income” now counts as the average annual income, that is, without any deductions.
This may not exceed the limit of 60,000 euros for single persons and 120,000 euros for cohabitants.
In the case of children entitled to child benefit, the upper income limit increases.
When purchasing inexpensive residential building land, the assets must not exceed the value of the property.
This means that for a plot of land with, for example, 500 square meters and a square meter price of 200 euros, the equity should not be more than 100,000 euros.
"That is unrealistic," said councilor and banker Matthias Zeidlmaier.
Average for parcel of land
"The market is going crazy right now," he said, referring to the immensely rising construction costs.
In addition, they do not want to punish those who have saved up their own home for many years with this regulation.
In the future, a corresponding mean value will be determined for each parcel of land to be awarded.
In order to be able to apply for a plot of land, it will not be necessary in future to be able to show your main residence in Hohenfurch within the ten years prior to the valuation date, as is required, for example, by the Schwabsoien guideline.
"This would exclude everyone who was born and raised in Hohenfurch, but, for whatever reason, moved away for a while", Vogelsgesang does not want to discriminate against "real Hohenfurchers".
Changes in scoring
Even if the ten-year passage is omitted, applicants who have been registered with the community for as long as possible have an advantage.
But how many points exactly they have an advantage has not yet been conclusively determined.
Because there will be a shift in the allocation of points: Citizens who do voluntary work should receive more points in the future.
However, in order not to exceed the previous maximum number of points, the points for the so-called “local reference”, i.e. the years that the applicants have already lived in Hohenfurch, will be adjusted downwards accordingly.
Another new feature is that single people who have already unsuccessfully applied for a property will receive a bonus of five points the next time they apply.
"Otherwise they never have a chance," emphasized Vogelsgesang.
Local councils start pondering and have to do their homework
The points to be awarded, however, still need to be discussed. "We should do a few sample calculations so that the guideline fits 100 percent, we mustn't make any mistakes," suggested councilor Martin Knopp. Josef Schmidbauer also supported this suggestion, who even had an example ready: “I calculated that a family with two children under six who lived in Hohenfurch for three years would not match a couple without children who lived here for five years Had a chance. "
This brought some local councilors to ponder, and so they all have the "homework" until the next meeting to think about an optimized point allocation.
"I think the present guideline already fulfills our request to give preference to Hohenfurcher and at the same time to preserve the social aspect", the mayor promoted the award proposal.
Because: "Which individual groups you prefer to treat is a personal matter."
However, an award according to these guidelines also requires the applicant to provide correct and honest information.
If incorrect or incomplete information is provided, this faces a contractual penalty of 50,000 euros.
"We are higher than other municipalities, but this passage should be a clear indication of possible 'shit'", the mayor clarified.
Christine Wölfle