Ordinance on Geographical Names and Building Addresses (GeoNAV) - Purpose (GeoNAV)

1. This regulation governs the competence and procedure for collecting, determining, updating, and managing geographical names and building addresses.

2. It ensures the uniform use of geographical names and building addresses.

3. It implements the Federal Ordinance on Geographical Names (GeoNV).

1. In this regulation, the following terms mean

a. Geographic names: Names of municipalities, localities, and streets.

b. Municipalities: The smallest political units that are clearly defined by a territory and a name.

c. Localities: Inhabited, geographically distinct settlement areas with their own name and postal code. Localities can extend over the territories of multiple municipalities.

d. Street designation: A collective term for the names of streets, paths, lanes, squares, and named areas.

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f. Geographic names of official surveying: Names of topographic objects used in the information layers nomenclature (field names, place names, and terrain names), land cover, and individual objects.

1. The names of municipalities, localities, and street names shall be written in the standard language (written language).

2. Field names are generally written in the customary local spoken form.

1. The Office for Geoinformation submits the proposed changes of municipality names to the Federal Office of Topography for preliminary examination (Art. 13 GeoNV) and for approval (Art. 15 GeoNV).

2. In accordance with Art. 18 GeoNV, it notifies the Federal Office of Topography of the following changes

a. territorial changes between municipalities;

b. the removal of a municipality name in the event of a merger or division of municipalities;

c. the change of district names;

d. the change of municipal affiliation to a district.

1. The Office for Geoinformation submits the proposed changes to place names (Art. 22 GeoNV) to the Federal Office for Topography for preliminary examination and approval.

1. The municipality designates the names of all streets, paths, alleys, squares, and named areas required for building addresses.

2. The street designations are to be displayed in a clearly visible manner.

3. The street designations must be distinct and easily distinguishable both within the municipality and the locality.

4. The spelling of new street designations follows the recommendation of the Federal Office of Topography.

5. New or modified street designations must be reported to the GIS specialist department and the cadastral surveyor within 10 working days.

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1. The building address consists of the street designation, house number, postal code, and locality name.

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2a A building address must be assigned to buildings used for residential purposes, workplaces, and buildings of general public interest. This includes, in particular, car parks, reservoirs, and buildings related to healthcare, education, or culture.

2b For other buildings, building addresses may be assigned as needed.

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4. The municipality is responsible for the assignment of building addresses.

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2. The house number is assigned to the street on which the entrance is located. Otherwise, the numbering follows the recommendation of the Federal Office of Topography.

3. The municipality ensures the signage of house numbers at least on buildings for living and working, as well as on public buildings and other buildings with postal delivery.

4. The house numbers must be affixed to the building in such a way that they are clearly visible from the street. If this cannot be guaranteed, additional signs must be placed in a suitable location.

1. House numbers shall primarily consist of whole positive numbers.

2. For auxiliary buildings (e.g., garages and outbuildings), the number of the main building may be used and extended with a lowercase letter. Numbers and letters shall be concatenated without spaces.

3. In the absence of available numbers, main buildings shall be designated in the same manner as auxiliary buildings.

4. For buildings in compact industrial areas, the house number may consist of a repeatedly used main number and the hall number. The main number and hall number shall be separated by a period and concatenated without spaces.

1. If the municipality does not assign a building address or issues building addresses that are contrary to regulations, the Office for Geoinformation shall order a correction.

1. The GIS department reports the buildings to be addressed to the municipality after a building permit has been granted.

2. Within 10 working days after the building permit is issued (or upon request for existing buildings), the municipality provides the necessary building addresses in particular to the following parties

a. the owners;

b. the updating surveyor;

c. the GIS department;

d. the Basel-Landschaft Building Insurance;

e. the postal service, if the buildings are eligible for postal delivery.

3. The Office for Geoinformation, the Office for Data and Statistics, and the Basel-Landschaft Building Insurance may request missing addresses from the municipality.

4. After the building application is archived by the Building Inspectorate, the GIS department reports the completion status to the municipality.

1. The Office of Geoinformation determines which topographic objects from the information layers of land cover and individual objects in official surveying are to be designated with an object name.

1. The Executive Council elects the Nomenclature Commission. It comprises the Cantonal Surveyor and two experts in local name research.

2. The Cantonal Surveyor presides over the Nomenclature Commission and is responsible for liaising with municipal, cantonal, and federal authorities.

3. For the revision of a municipality's nomenclature, the Municipal Council appoints, upon the proposal of the Cantonal Surveyor, a knowledgeable local informant. This informant serves as a temporary member of the Nomenclature Commission.

4. The remuneration of the experts in local name research and the informant is governed by the Ordinance on the Remuneration of Holders of Subsidiary Offices and Members of Cantonal Working Groups.

1. The Nomenclature Commission determines the use, spelling, and delimitation of field names, locality names, and terrain names after consulting with the municipality and submits them to the Department of Economic Affairs and Health for approval.

1. The Regulation of April 27, 1951, for the Nomenclature Commission for the Survey and Spelling of Local Names in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft is repealed.

1. The Cantonal Survey Ordinance (kVV) of December 12, 1995, shall be amended as follows: ...

2. The Ordinance of December 1, 1981, on the Property Insurance Act shall be amended as follows: ...

3. The Government Council Ordinance of December 18, 1984, on the Information Exchange between the Municipalities and District Registries with the Baselland Building Insurance shall be amended as follows: ...

1. This regulation comes into effect on April 1, 2011.