¹ Assignment plans regulate the mode of land use.

² In the first place, they delimit the areas to be built, the agricultural areas and the areas to be protected.

¹ The areas to be built are defined in such a way that they meet the foreseeable needs for the next fifteen years.

² Oversized building areas must be reduced.

³ The location and size of the areas to be built must be coordinated across the municipal boundaries in accordance with the goals and principles of spatial planning. In particular, it is necessary to maintain the drying surfaces and preserve nature and landscape.

⁴ New land can be classified as a building site if the following conditions are met:

A.

They are specific to construction;

B.

They are likely to be required for construction in the next fifteen years, even if all the opportunities for the use of the reserved areas have been exhausted and will be equipped and constructed at that time;

C.

Cultivable land is not fragmented;

D.

Their availability is legally guaranteed;

E.

They allow the implementation of the management plan.

⁵ The Confederation and the Cantons together develop technical guidelines for the classification of land in areas to be built, including how to calculate the area that meets the needs.

¹ The cantons shall, in cooperation with the municipalities, take the necessary measures to ensure that the areas to be built are used in accordance with their allocation, in particular by ordering land improvement measures such as land consolidation Land (art. 20).

² The cantonal law provides that, if the public interest justifies it, the competent authority may impose a time limit on construction and, in the event of non-implementation, order the measures provided for by the cantonal law.

¹ The agricultural areas are used to secure the country's long-term supply base, to safeguard the landscape and the areas of decommissioning and to ensure ecological balance; they should be kept as much as possible free of all Construction due to the different functions of the agricultural area and include:

A.

Land which is suitable for farming or for horticultural production and is necessary for the fulfilment of the various tasks assigned to agriculture;

B.

Land which, in the general interest, must be exploited by agriculture.

² It is important, as far as possible, to delineate continuous surfaces of a certain extent.

³ In their development plans, the cantons take adequate account of the different functions of agricultural areas.

¹ The following shall be in accordance with the allocation of the agricultural area to the buildings and installations which are necessary for the farming or producing horticulture. This notion of compliance may be restricted under s. 16, para. 3.

^1bis The constructions and installations necessary for the production of energy from biomass or the associated compost facilities may be declared in accordance with the allocation of the zone and authorised in a farming operation if The biomass used is closely related to agriculture and the operation. Authorizations must be linked to the condition that these structures and facilities will only be used for authorized use. The Federal Council regulates the modalities. ²

² Constructs and installations that are used for the internal development of an agricultural operation or a producing horticultural operation are consistent with the allocation of the area. The Federal Council regulates the modalities. ³

³ Construction and installations beyond the scope of what may be admitted for internal development may be declared in conformity with the allocation of the area and authorised when they are established in part of the agricultural area That the canton has designated for this purpose through a planning procedure.

¹ The construction and facilities necessary for the possession of horses are in accordance with the allocation of the area and authorised in an existing agricultural undertaking within the meaning of the Federal Act of 4 October 1991 on rural land law ² If the company has pastures and a feed base mainly from the operation.

² Firm floor space may be permitted for the use of horses held in the operation.

³ Facilities directly related to the use of horses, such as saddlery or dressing rooms, are permitted.

⁴ The Federal Council regulates the modalities.

¹ Constructs and installations that are no longer used in accordance with the assignment of the zone and which cannot be used for any other use under Art. 24 to 24 E Must stop being used. ³ This prohibition shall be lifted as soon as such buildings or installations may be reallocated to use in accordance with the assignment of the zone.

² If the authorisation is limited in time or subject to a condition resolution, the buildings or installations must be demolished and the prior condition restored as soon as the authorisation lapses. ⁴

¹ Areas to be protected include:

A.

Rivers, lakes and shorelines;

B.

Landscapes of particular beauty, of great interest to the natural sciences or of great value as part of the cultural heritage;

C.

Typical localities, historic sites, natural or cultural monuments;

D.

Biotopes of animals and plants worthy of protection.

² Instead of defining areas to be protected, the cantonal law may prescribe other appropriate measures.

¹ The cantonal law may provide for other areas of assignment.

² He or she may settle the case of unassigned territories or those whose assignment is deferred.

³ The forest area is defined and protected by forest legislation.

¹ In the areas to be built and the agricultural areas, solar installations sufficiently adapted to roofs do not require an authorization according to Art. 22, para. 1. Such projects should simply be announced to the competent authority.

² The cantonal law may:

A.

Designate specific types of areas to be built where the aesthetic aspect is minor, in which other solar installations may also be exempted from authorisation;

B.

Provide for an authorisation requirement in precisely defined types of areas to be protected.

³ Solar installations on cultural property or in natural sites of cantonal or national importance are still subject to authorisation to build. They shall not constitute a major infringement of such property or sites.

⁴ For the rest, interest in the use of solar energy on existing or new constructions prevails in principle on the aesthetic aspects.

¹ A land is deemed to be equipped when it is served in a manner adapted to the intended use by means of access and by pipes to which it is possible to connect without any disproportionate costs for the supply of water and energy, As well as for the disposal of wastewater.

² The areas to be built are equipped by the community concerned within the time frame of the equipment program, if necessary in a phased manner. The cantonal law regulates the financial participation of landowners. ¹

³ If the community concerned does not team up the areas to be built within the time limits, it must allow landowners to equip their land themselves according to the plans approved by the community or allow them to advance the costs of the Equipment under the provisions of the cantonal law. ²

Where the implementation of assignment plans requires it, land consolidation may be ordered ex officio and, if necessary, executed by the competent authority.

¹ Posting plans are binding on everyone.

² Where the circumstances have changed significantly, the allocation plans will be subject to the necessary adjustments.

¹ No construction or installation may be created or transformed without the authorization of the competent authority.

² The authorisation shall be issued if:

A.

The construction or installation is consistent with the assignment of the area;

B.

The field is equipped.

³ Federal law and cantonal law may apply other conditions.

The cantonal law rules the exceptions provided for within the area to be built.

Notwithstanding s. 22, para. 2, let. A, authorisations may be issued for new buildings or installations or for any change of assignment if:

A.

The establishment of these buildings or installations outside the building area is imposed by their destination;

B.

There is no overriding interest in this.

¹ Where the change in the assignment of buildings and facilities located outside the building area does not require any conversion work within the meaning of s. 22, para. 1, the authorization must be granted under the following conditions:

A.

This posting change has no impact on land, equipment and the environment;

B.

It does not contravene any other Act of Parliament.

² The authorisation shall be granted subject to a new decision taken ex officio in the event of changing circumstances.

¹ Where an agricultural undertaking within the meaning of the Federal Act of 4 October 1991 on Rural Land Law ² Shall not subsist without additional income, processing work for the purpose of carrying out a non-agricultural ancillary activity close to the operation in existing buildings and installations may be authorised. ³ The requirement under s. 24, let. A, must not be satisfied.

^1bis The ancillary activities which are, by their nature, closely related to the agricultural undertaking, may be authorised irrespective of the need for additional income; measured enlargements are eligible when the construction and Existing facilities are too small. ⁴

^1ter In temporary operating centres, processing operations can only be authorized within existing buildings and facilities and only for incidental restoration or accommodation activities. ⁵

^1c In order to avoid distortions of competition, non-agricultural ancillary activities must meet the same legal requirements and framework conditions as commercial or craft enterprises in comparable situations in the area to be built. ⁶

² The ancillary activity can only be carried out by the operator of the agricultural undertaking or the person with whom he or she lives as a couple. The commitment of personnel preponderantly or exclusively to the ancillary activity shall be permitted only for ancillary activities within the meaning of para. 1 ^Bis In all cases, the work in this area of operation must be carried out by the family of the operator of the agricultural enterprise. ⁷

³ The ancillary activity must be mentioned in the land register.

⁴ Such ancillary activities are part of the farming undertaking and are subject to the prohibition of material sharing and fragmentation within the meaning of the art. 58 to 60 of the Federal Law of 4 October 1991 on rural land law ⁸ .

⁵ The provisions of the Federal Law on Rural Land Law in respect of non-agricultural ancillary undertakings do not apply to ancillary activities.

¹ Outside the area to be built, buildings and installations which may be used in accordance with their destination but which are no longer in conformity with the area's allocation shall in principle be guaranteed for the situation acquired.

² The competent authority may authorise the renovation of such buildings and installations, their partial transformation, their measured expansion or their reconstruction, provided that the buildings have been legally erected or transformed. ²

³ The same applies to agricultural residential buildings and farm buildings that are contiguous to them and have been legally erected or transformed before the land is allocated to a non-constructible territory within the meaning of federal law. The Federal Council lays down provisions to avoid negative consequences for agriculture. ³

⁴ The modifications to the exterior aspect of the building must be necessary for a residential use meeting the usual standards or for energy cleaning, or for better integration into the landscape. ⁴

⁵ In all cases, the major requirements for spatial planning must be met. ⁵

¹ The use of agricultural residential buildings in their substance may be authorized for habitation unrelated to agriculture. ³

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² The complete change in the assignment of buildings and facilities deemed worthy of protection may be authorized provided that: ⁵

A.

They have been placed under protection by the competent authority;

B.

Their long-term conservation cannot be assured in any other way.

³ The authorisations provided for in this Article may be granted only if: ⁶

A.

The construction or installation is no longer necessary for its prior use, that it lends itself to the intended use, and that it does not involve a replacement construction that would not be necessary;

B.

The exterior appearance and architectural structure of the building remain essentially unchanged;

C.

At most a slight extension of the existing equipment is necessary and all the additional infrastructure costs entailed by the complete change in the allocation of the construction or installation are the responsibility of the owner;

D.

The agricultural operation of the surrounding land is not under threat;

E.

There is no overriding interest in this.

¹ Transforming work is permitted in buildings and parts of uninhabited buildings that are preserved in their substance if they allow persons who live in the vicinity to hold animals for recreational purposes under conditions Respectful.

² Within the framework of para. 1, new external facilities are permitted to the extent that the proper possession of the animals requires it. In order to ensure respect for animals, such facilities may exceed the minimum size prescribed by law provided that the major requirements for spatial planning are met and that the facility in question Be constructed in a reversible manner.

³ External installations may be used for the use of animals as leisure, provided that this does not result in changes or new impacts on the territory and the environment.

⁴ Fences that are used for grazing and that do not have a negative impact on the landscape are also permitted in cases where animals are held in a building area.

⁵ The authorisations provided for in this Article may be granted only if the conditions laid down in Art. 24 D , para. 3, are completed.

⁶ The Federal Council regulates the modalities. It shall, inter alia, define the relationship between the processing possibilities provided for in this Article and those laid down in Art. 24 C And 24 D , para. 1.

¹ The cantons regulate the competence and procedure.

^1bis They outsource their effects in all the procedures required to implement, transform or change the assignment of buildings and facilities. ¹

² For all construction projects located outside of the building area, the competent cantonal authority shall decide whether they are in conformity with the allocation of the area or whether a derogation may be granted. ²

¹ A coordinating authority is designated when the implementation or transformation of a construction or facility requires decisions from several authorities.

² The coordinating authority shall:

A.

May take the necessary steps to conduct the proceedings;

B.

Ensures that all documents in the motion record are placed at the same time as the public inquiry;

C.

Collects detailed project opinions from all cantonal and federal authorities involved in the procedure;

D.

Ensures material agreement as well as, as a general rule, a joint or simultaneous notification of decisions.

³ Decisions must not be contradictory.

⁴ These principles are applicable by analogy to the assignment plan procedure.

¹ A cantonal authority approves the allocation plans and their adaptations.

² It examines whether they are consistent with the Cantonal Management Plans approved by the Federal Council.

³ The approval of the allocation plans by the cantonal authority is binding on them.

¹ If there is no plan of assignment or the adaptation of such a plan is necessary, the competent authority may provide for reserved areas in precisely defined territories. Within these areas, nothing should be undertaken to hinder the establishment of the assignment plan.

² A reserved area may only be provided for up to five years; the cantonal law may extend this period.

Cantonal legislation may provide for restrictions on s. 16 A , para. 2, 24 B , 24 C And 24 D .