Scope

1. The Enforcement Ordinance applies to all advertising installations in outdoor areas throughout the entire municipal territory of the municipality of Glarus Nord, on both public and private land.

2. Reserved are the superior legislations of the Confederation and the Canton, in particular the Federal Signage Ordinance as well as the Ordinance on Poster and Advertising Affairs on Public Roads of the Canton and the Ordinance on the Enforcement of the Advertising Ordinance.

1. The regulations govern the placement, design, and approval of permanent and temporary advertising installations in outdoor areas on private and public land.

2. These regulations aim to ensure a visually and functionally impeccable appearance of advertising installations, as well as an impeccable local, street, and landscape image. Additionally, it is ensured that traffic safety is not compromised.

3. Details are regulated by the building authority.

1. Outdoor advertisements are installations that are perceptible outside of buildings in any form (text, light, image, sound, or other means) and serve directly or indirectly to promote goods or services.

2. A distinction is made between the following types of advertisements

a) Own advertisements (Eigenreklamen): are directly and locally associated with the location of companies, businesses, products, services, events, and the like for which they advertise. Own advertisements can be permanent or temporary.

b) Third-party advertisements (Fremdreklamen): are not directly and locally associated with the location of companies, businesses, products, services, events, and the like for which they advertise. Third-party advertisements can be permanent or temporary.

c) Poster display sites (Plakatanschlagstellen): are stationary installations (analog or digital) used for the temporary display of own and third-party advertisements. Poster display sites include poster boards, showcases, notice boards, information panels, etc.

d) Large-format advertisements (Grossflächenreklamen): Large-format advertisements are own or third-party advertisements in the form of posters, banners, and the like, which exceed an area of 12 m² or a height or width of 4.0 m. Large-format advertisements can only be temporary.

e) Temporary advertisements (Temporäre Reklamen): Advertisements are considered temporary if they are not permanent and are displayed for no longer than six months per year.

1. The permit requirement and the procedure for the granting of permits for advertisements are governed by cantonal law.

2. For advertisements requiring a permit, an overall concept must be submitted with the application if

a) more than two permanent advertising displays are planned within the zone for the protection of the townscape.

b) more than five permanent advertising displays or more than two large-format advertisements are planned outside the zone for the protection of the townscape.

c) an exceptional permit for own advertisements is requested in accordance with Art. 5 para. 2 of these implementing regulations.

3. The application for a permit must be submitted to the building authority.

4. Advertisements not requiring a permit

a) Unilluminated temporary street advertisements for elections, referendums, or events in the Canton of Glarus in the form of posters with an area of up to 3.5 m², which are placed within built-up areas and up to 100 m outside built-up areas in areas designated by the Cantonal Police, do not require a permit according to the Ordinance on Poster and Advertising Displays on Public Roads.

b) They must comply with all requirements regarding design, placement, and traffic safety according to the "Directive for temporary street advertisements" of the Cantonal Police and may be erected a maximum of six weeks before the election campaign or referendum day or the start of the event, and must be removed no later than seven days thereafter.

c) Violations of the following conditions and exclusion grounds will be reported; the affected installations will be removed at the expense of the originator / organizer.

1. Proprietary advertisements can be freestanding or mounted on buildings.

2. Proprietary advertisements are generally to be placed on the ground floor. The placement of proprietary advertisements on higher floors is permissible, provided that the residing company does not utilize space on the ground floor. Exceptions to this provision are possible within the framework of a comprehensive concept.

3. In the local scenic protection zone and on protected individual properties, proprietary advertisements are to be reduced to the essentials (usually company address and temporary advertisements) and adapted to the local image or the protected individual property.

4. The provisions according to Art. 7 apply to temporary proprietary advertisements.

1. Foreign advertisements are generally to be installed on the ground floor. Exceptions to this provision are possible within the framework of an overall concept.

2. In the local image protection zone, as well as on and in the direct vicinity of protected individual objects and in purely residential zones (ES I and ES II), foreign advertisements are not allowed.

3. Outside the construction area, foreign advertisements are not permitted.

4. For temporary foreign advertisements, the provisions according to Art. 7 apply.

1. **Temporary Advertisements in Connection with Construction Projects**

Temporary advertisements, for example, on scaffolding or in the form of signs in the immediate vicinity of a construction project, are generally permissible for the duration of the construction activity. On scaffolding, participating construction companies, suppliers, and the like are permitted to display one self-advertisement each. The arrangement of multiple advertisements must be coordinated by the client/construction management regarding size and placement. The predominant part of the scaffolding must be kept free of advertisements.

2. **Temporary Advertisements in Connection with Events and Election Posters**

Temporary advertisements in connection with events, as well as election posters, may be erected no earlier than six weeks before the event or the election/referendum Sunday, respectively, and must be removed no later than seven days after the event or the election/referendum Sunday, respectively. Wherever possible, such advertisements should be placed at designated locations according to the "Directive for Temporary Road Advertisements" of the Cantonal Police or at existing poster display points.

3. **Mobile Advertising Media**

Mobile advertising media in the form of display stands, flags, and the like may only be placed in front of shops and service businesses. The mobile advertising media must be removed after business hours.

1. Advertisements must be designed, both in themselves and in their context with the built and natural environment, in such a way that they do not impair the townscape, streetscape, landscape, or traffic safety. In terms of form, colour, and material, they must be subordinate to the townscape, streetscape, and landscape, as well as to existing buildings and facilities.

2. The number of advertisements must be limited as much as possible and must not impair the townscape, streetscape, or landscape. Multiple advertisements or advertising installations in close proximity must be coordinated in terms of design (size, positioning, and materialisation) and, if possible, spatially concentrated.

3. The admissibility of advertisement lighting is governed by the enforcement ordinance on outdoor lighting of the municipality of Glarus Nord.

4. The covering of shop windows with advertisements or privacy films must be reduced to a necessary minimum. The predominant part of shop windows must be kept free of advertisements and privacy films.

5. Visible, unused reverse sides of advertising installations are to be avoided. If this is not possible, the reverse sides must be designed neutrally.

6. Traffic safety as well as the accessibility of roads, paths, and passages must be ensured at all times.

1. Advertisements may not be placed on rooftops, fences, or hedges.

2. Advertisements that violate morality and decency, such as those with offensive, racist, or violence-glorifying content, are prohibited.

1. The fees for the approval of outdoor advertisements are based on the Fee Schedule for Building and Planning Matters of the Municipality of Glarus Nord.

1. Advertising installations must be kept in good working condition and clean. Damaged or non-functional installations must be repaired or removed.

2. The responsibility for the maintenance of advertisements and advertising installations lies with the persons, companies, and service providers who are responsible for the mounting or erection of the advertisements or advertising carriers. They are also responsible for ensuring traffic safety.

1. Existing advertising installations for outdoor advertising that contravene this enforcement ordinance may remain in place until such time as changes requiring a permit are made. They must then be adapted to the legal requirements or removed.

1. The enforcement of the implementation regulation on outdoor advertising falls under the responsibility of the building authority.

2. The municipal council periodically reviews and adapts, as necessary, the implementation regulation on outdoor advertising and the associated enforcement practice.