What does altura da fachada mean in Portugal?
Altura da fachada is the vertical size of a façade, from the threshold level to the top line of the cornice, eaves, parapet or terrace guard. Plans use it to control how tall a building looks from the street.
- Defined in
- Decreto Regulamentar n.º 5/2019, Annex I, ficha I-6
- Law
- Decreto Regulamentar n.º 5/2019, technical concepts for spatial planning and urbanism
- Official text
- data.dre.pt/eli/decregul/5/2019/09/27/p/dre/pt/pdf
- Sources
- data.dre.pt/eli/decregul/5/2019/09/27/p/dre/pt/pdf
data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/108/2026/05/29/p/dre/pt/pdf - Checked
- 2026-11-05
What it means for the owner
- It is normally set for façades that rise from ground level and face a street or yard.
- Where a building faces two streets at very different levels, two façade heights may be needed.
- In a consolidated urban zone, notification is possible if the building is no higher than the most frequent façade height on that side of the street (RJUE art. 4.º n.º 4 e)).
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