For anyone who saw the prior posts about load errors with Slope Markers on pre-2023 versions of SketchUp, I have posted version 2.0.1 to SketchUcation with fixes for these oopses. It should now load cleanly for those versions.
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The plans were not accepted, not because they arenāt sufficient, but because the proposed design goes against some silly zoning regulations. They wonāt accept the placement of the garage unless the proposed plan is described with some professional plans, so I bought a license or two, and I am now drawing those. Hereās a render of the proposed design.
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Perhaps using the same kind of roof as in the main building would make the garage look somewhat less massive.
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You mean as a hip? I donāt have much say from an architectural standpoint, I just draw it how Iām told.
I agree with @Anssi, although having a basketball board mounted on the garage front will be an issue.
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I can understand the utility of all that āatticā space that would be reduced by hip roof, so one thing to consider is a small (2 ft) roof overhanging the garage doors, maybe with little brackets. That would break up all that wall and bring the scale down.
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Agree with the others that it would be better with a hip roof to match the house. But if they want a gableā¦. They want a gable. Iād be inclined to move the garage further back from the street and if possible move it to the left to get a little more visual separation between the buildings. Curious is the pitch of the garage roof the same as the house ? I canāt really tell from the pics. By the wayā¦ nice renders. 
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Muchas gracias.
You need a proofreader.
You have a space in the word Existing (Exis ting).
You discard things so Disgaurded should be Discarded.
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Lol, yes, I need one of those.
Gap in existing was a graphical issue.
In my neck of the woods, the county and most townships wouldnāt accept this without a surveyorās seal just because you show dimensions on the property line and ties to the property lines.
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What are the local fire safety instructions like? Here, on a different continent and in a different country, the distance between the house and garage must be four meters minimum (14 feet) unless you build a fire retaining wall between them.
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Appears to be 3 ft in the 2015 IRC (Table R302.6), but each state that adopts the model code can modify it to their liking, so you have to check the stateās modifications. I donāt have the most current version either.
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3 feet, wow. Id barely not scrape the walls as I passed between the buildings.
Thatās the minimum width for a hallway anyway.
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Congratulations! Just make sure to check the stateās requirements for design services. As an example you cannot provide any of those services to a homeowner in the state of Nevada without a license issued by the state, but you can in the state of California. They are all different.
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What kind of license do you need in Nevada?
When I lived out on the peninsula in Washington State I delved into some architectural work because the need was there (at first I was only doing residential structural). The neighboring city jurisdiction required a licensed architect for commercial work (but not for residential work).
At some point a local restaurant retained my services for a complete interior remodel. I approached the city and the building dept. on this, since I knew the requirement, and they approved me to work on it even though I am not licensed as an architect and only as an engineer. I think it probably depends on each jurisdiction and what exactly they are willing to do based on each circumstance.
Granted the building official was familiar with my work on multiple residential projects so I think he and I had already built a solid relationship of trust, which probably factored into his decision.
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Oklahoma happens to very lax when it comes to residential, certain counties require an architects stamp on structures larger than 4000ftĀ² or having more than two levels, but Iām not trying to tackle projects of that size quite yet as it is.
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