Purpose

1. This Regulation aims to maintain the flood protection system Linthwerk, namely the Linth Canal and the Escher Canal, within the municipal territory of the municipality of Glarus Nord.

1. To the extent that superordinate law must be observed within the scope of application of the present Regulations, the provisions of these Regulations shall be interpreted such that their requirements are given effect as comprehensively as possible, while observing the superordinate law.

1. The Municipal Council shall, within the scope of its powers, advocate for the preservation of the Linthwerk in its current state within the municipal territory of Glarus Nord. To this end, it shall take all available measures to prevent structural alterations that do not serve the preservation of the Linthwerk and its building substance.

2. Measures within the meaning of this provision include, in particular, the lodging of objections and the taking of legal remedies against expansion projects.