Building and civil

Setback plane restrictions (Building Standards Act, Article 56)

Japanese setback planes: the shape of a house is decided by slanting lines, not by the plot

This drawing comes from one YAML file. No shape was moved by hand.

Notes in the source (in Japanese)

Source (YAML)

examples/gallery/202-斜線制限.zumen.yaml

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