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Terrain alteration under Art. 18 BauG includes surface changes

VVGE 1971/75 Nr. 81Other CourtJul 21, 1974Other

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Omnilex summary

The Regierungsrat held that fill operations under Art. 3(1)(c) BauG and terrain alterations under Art. 18 BauG are conceptually distinct. Art. 3(1)(c) BauG protects neighboring interests in substantial fills, whereas Art. 18 BauG, placed in the section on heritage and landscape protection, must be interpreted with that protective purpose in mind. The decision clarifies that a terrain alteration does not require a topographical change; any change to the surface can suffice, even without creating level differences.

Omnilex headnote

Art. 18 BauG; distinction between fill operations and terrain alterations; interpretation in light of heritage and landscape protection. Terrain alteration is to be understood broadly as any change to the surface and does not presuppose a topographical modification or the creation of level differences. By contrast, Art. 3(1)(c) BauG concerns substantial fill operations and protects neighborhood interests. The two provisions pursue different protective purposes and must therefore be separated conceptually (consid. not specified).

Full text

Entscheidpublikation VVGE 1971/75 Nr. 81, S. 91:

Art. 18 BauG.

Unterschied zwischen Aufschüttung und Terrainveränderung.

Entscheid des Regierungsrates vom 21. Juli 1974 (Nr. 273).

Zwischen Aufschüttungen nach Art. 3 Abs. 1 Bst. c BauG und Terrainveränderungen nach Art. 18 BauG ist grundsätzlich zu unterscheiden. Art. 3 Abs. 1 Bst. c BauG schützt die Interessen der Nachbarschaft bei wesentlichen Aufschüttungen. Art. 18 BauG, systematisch im Abschnitt IV. "Heimat- und Landschaftsschutz" eingeordnet, ist im Lichte des Interesses des Heimat- und Landschaftsschutzes auszulegen. Der Begriff der Terrainveränderung setzt keine topographische Veränderung voraus. Als Terrainveränderung ist jede Veränderung der Oberfläche zu verstehen, auch wenn keine Niveauunterschiede geschaffen werden.

Keywords

planning lawterrain alterationfill operationslandscape protectionneighbor protectionsurface modification

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether a terrain alteration under Art. 18 BauG requires a topographical change or merely any change to the surface.

Extracted holding

A terrain alteration does not require a topographical change; any modification of the surface qualifies, even if no level differences are created.

Extracted reasoning

Art. 18 BauG must be interpreted in the light of landscape and local heritage protection. It is systematically located in the chapter on heritage and landscape protection, whereas Art. 3(1)(c) BauG separately protects neighbors against substantial fill operations. The provisions therefore cover different interests and concepts.

Key legal question

How to distinguish fill operations under Art. 3(1)(c) BauG from terrain alterations under Art. 18 BauG.

Extracted holding

Fill operations and terrain alterations must in principle be distinguished from one another.

Extracted reasoning

Art. 3(1)(c) BauG addresses neighborhood interests in substantial fill operations, while Art. 18 BauG serves the broader interest of heritage and landscape protection.

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