Art. 47 Law on Construction and Land Use Planning (LCAT)

1 The Decree Concerning the Standard Regulation on Construction is applicable to rural municipalities where there is little construction.

2 When municipal regulations do not address an important aspect of construction law or address it inadequately, the Standard Regulation on Construction applies as supplementary law if it contains provisions appropriate to the municipal situation.

3 The Standard Regulation particularly establishes

a) The definition of construction order and the principles governing architectural design;

b) The maximum total height and maximum façade height of buildings;

c) The minimum distances to the boundary for buildings and installations and the minimum distances between buildings, as well as public law conditions relating to closely built constructions;

d) The principles for the protection of local sites and the landscape;

e) The subsidiary application, as public law, of private law prescriptions regarding constructions.

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