Question juridique clé
Whether the commune could set opening hours for terraces on public domain under environmental law.
Solution extraite
Yes. The terrace-hour restriction was a preventive noise-limitation measure governed by Art. 11 LPE, and the commune had standing and competence to challenge the cantonal annulment.
Motifs extraits
The Federal Court held that the measure fell under federal environmental law as a limitation of emissions, not merely under cantonal public-domain law. The commune remained directly affected because terrace permissions are renewed annually and the cantonal ruling would shape future permits.