Dimensionierung der Bauzonen: Eine Standortbestimmung aufgrund der Umsetzung von Art. 15 lit. b RPG

Abstract

The Swiss federal planning law, passed in 1979, called on community development plans to provide land for development zones sufficient for the next fifteen years. Oversized development areas had to be reduced, according to the law. Communities often do their zoning based on political motives, rather than in accordance with the aims of Swiss federal planning law. When approving communal plans, cantons generally attempt to find a compromise between federal law and the interests of the community involved. As a result, the designated development areas are still too large. Existing law does not provide sufficient guarantees that development will proceed according to the principles of sustainable development. A more efficient framework may well be one in which the existing development area is defined as a limit and all new zoning is required to comply with strict standards of sustainability. In any case, the designation of development areas has to be seen in a wider context. Improved coordination throughout various levels of government and the transfer of competency up to the cantonal or federal level will be necessary.