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Vaasan HAO 30.5.2003 03/0086/3 AI generated

Municipal environmental authority lacked jurisdiction over water diversion harm; matter belonged to building committee.

Case Number Vaasan HAO 30.5.2003 03/0086/3
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Administrative Court dismissed the plaintiff's claim against the municipal environmental authority, ruling it lacked jurisdiction over the water diversion issue. The court found that since the water diversion was approved as a building permit matter, the responsibility lay with the building committee, not the environmental authority. Consequently, the environmental authority's decision was annulled, and the plaintiff's appeal was deemed inadmissible.

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VesiL 6 luku 35 §; Maankäyttö- ja rakennusL 165 §: Municipal environmental authorities lack jurisdiction to adjudicate harm from water diversion when the diversion was approved as a building permit matter; such disputes fall exclusively within the competence of the building committee.

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municipal environmental authority water diversion harm building committee jurisdiction administrative competence building permit approval

Cited Legislation

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VesiL 6 luku 35 §
Maankäyttö- ja rakennusL 165 §
Maankäyttö- ja rakennusL 165 §
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Kunnan ympäristönsuojeluviranomaisella ei ollut toimivaltaa vesilain nojalla ratkaista A:n vaatimusta naapuritontin pintavesien johtamisesta aiheutuvan haitan poistamisesta, kun naapuritontin pintavesien johtaminen oli suunniteltu ja hyväksytty rakennusvalvonta-asiana, vaan asia kuului rakennuslautakunnan toimivaltaan. Ympäristölautakunnan ei olisi tullut ottaa asiaa tutkittavakseen senkään vuoksi, että saman haitan poistamista koskeva vaatimus oli jo ratkaistu rakennuslautakunnassa ja asia oli vireillä HAO:ssa. Ympäristönsuojeluviranomaisen päätös poistettiin ja enemmän lausunnon antaminen A:n valituksesta raukesi.

VesiL 6 luku 35 §

Maankäyttö- ja rakennusL 165 §

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