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Art. 8a Federal Act of 22 June 1979 on Spatial Planning (SPA) - Structure plan content related to settlements

SPA; Title 2 Spatial and Regional Planning Measures; Chapter 1 Cantonal Structure Plans

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The structure plan shall define the following in relation to settlements: a. the overall size of the settlement area, where it is located in the canton and how its expansion is coordinated at regional level; b. how settlements and transport are coordinated, and how land will be developed in a rationally and space-saving manner; c. how high-quality inward settlement development will be achieved; d. how it will be guaranteed that building zones meet the requirements of Article 15; and e. how settlement renewal will be increased. and 3... {note: Originally Art. 8 para. 2 und 3. Inserted by No I of the FA of 17 Dec. 2010 ( AS 2011 2913; BBl 2007 5765). Repealed by Art. 24 No 2 of the Second Homes Act of 20 March 2015, with effect from 1 Jan. 2016 ( AS 2015 5657; BBl 2014 2287).}

Art. 8a SPA · Structure plan content related to settlements

The structure plan shall define the following in relation to settlements: a. the overall size of the settlement area, where it is located in the canton and how its expansion is coordinated at regional level; b. how settlements and transport are coordinated, and how land will be developed in a rationally and space-saving manner; c. how high-quality inward settlement development will be achieved; d. how it will be guaranteed that building zones meet the requirements of Article 15; and e. how settlement renewal will be increased.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (24)

602 2023 170 · fr (art. 8a LAT)

Municipal Development Plan Revision Appeals: Zoning Disputes and Unbuilt Reserve Limits

Cited as a formal legal basis allowing for the removal of land from the building zone to comply with planning principles.

602 2023 47 · fr (art. 8a al. 1 let. c LAT)

Cantonal Court Rejects Full Inconstructibility in Protected Zone Revision

Cited regarding the content of the cantonal master plan (PDCant) concerning the concentration of quality development within built-up areas.

602 2024 107 · fr (Art. 8a al. 1 let. a LAT)

Municipality v. Planning Authority: Local Development Plan Adaptation Appeal

Cited to explain the cantonal master plan's role in defining the dimension and distribution of urbanization areas, justifying the rejection of the extension on art. aaa RF.

RRB.2025.000061 · ag (Art. 8a RPG)

Zoning Revision Upheld Despite Conflict with Cantonal Development Plan

Cited as the basis for cantonal spatial development plans, specifically regarding settlement areas.

602 2023 15 · fr (art. 8a al. 1 LAT)

Landowner Appeal Regarding Agricultural to Business Rezoning Denial

Cited to define the content of the master plan regarding urbanization.

AC.2023.0377 · vd (Art. 8a LAT)

Property Owner Challenge to Rezoning from Village to Agricultural Zone Upheld

This provision is not found in the dispositive section (I-IV).

R 2021 87 · gr (Art. 8, 8a, 15 und 38a RPG)

Nature Protection Organization v. Cantonal Government (Land-Use Plan Revision)

Cited in the reasoning regarding the appellant's argument about oversized building zones and the circumvention of reduction duties.

602 2022 209 · fr (Art. 8a al. 1 LAT)

Appeal Rejection Regarding Building Density Index and Development Zone Extension Based on Accessibility and Cantonal Boundaries

Cited in the reasoning regarding the content of the cantonal master plan concerning urbanization, but not in the operative part.

602 2021 171 · fr (art. 8a al. 1 LAT)

Appeal Against Partial Local Development Plan Revision Regarding Land Use Designations

Cited to explain the role of the master plan in defining the total dimension and distribution of urbanization areas.

A1 22 11 · vs (art. 8a et 15 LAT)

Cantonal Reserved Zone on Building Plots and Property Rights

The specific objectives cited in the LcAT provision that justify the cantonal reserved zone.

90.2020.58 · ti (art. 8a cpv. 1 LPT)

Taxpayers v. State Council (Zoning Plan Amendment Validity)

Cited in conjunction with Art. 38a LPT as a requirement for the adaptation of cantonal master plans, which justifies the violation found regarding the new building area.

602 2019 63 · fr (art. 8a LAT)

Local Development Plan Rezoning Quashed Due to Outdated Cantonal Planning Law Compliance

The court determined that the old cantonal master plan (PDCant de 2004) did not contain the minimal provisions required by the revised federal law (LAT) as of May 1, 2014, which are outlined in Art. 8a LAT.

AC.2020.0065 · vd (art. 8a LAT)

Appeal against Neighborhood Development Plan Densification Dismissed

Cited in the context of the mandatory elements defined by the cantonal master plan regarding urbanization.

602 2019 3 · fr (art. 8a LAT)

Landowner Appeal Against Development Plan Revision Using Outdated Cantonal Master Plan

The final order annuls the decisions based on the reasoning that the lower authority failed to comply with the principles of territorial planning set out in this article.

AC.2017.0314 · vd (Art. 8a LAT)

Challenge to Neighborhood Development Plan Approval Upheld

The court confirmed the zoning plan's compliance with the cantonal master plan's requirements concerning urbanization, which relates to this article.