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Art. 3 Baugesetz (BauG) - Besitzstandsgarantie
Öffentliches Baurecht - Voraussetzungen des Bauens
Art. 3 Baugesetz (BauG) · Besitzstandsgarantie
1. Aufgrund bisherigen Rechts bewilligte oder bewilligungsfreie Bauten und Anlagen werden in ihrem Bestand durch neue Vorschriften und Pläne nicht berührt.
2. Sie dürfen unterhalten, zeitgemäss erneuert und, soweit dadurch ihre Rechtswidrigkeit nicht verstärkt wird, auch umgebaut oder erweitert werden.
3. An Gebäuden, die eine Baulinie überragen, sind Arbeiten gemäss Absatz 2 gestattet, wenn diese dem Zweck der Baulinie nicht widersprechen.
4. Vorbehalten bleiben die in besonderen Erlassen vorgesehenen Anpassungs- und Sanierungspflichten sowie Gemeindevorschriften, welche die Besitzstandsgarantie für besondere Fälle des Gemeindebaurechts regeln.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (23)
100 2024 62 · be (Art. 3 BauG)
Supermarket Expansion Denial Due to Development Plan Non-Compliance
The court based its decision on the application of this provision concerning the non-extension of illegality under the general protection of acquired rights, which was central to the merits analysis (E. 7.1, 7.5), although it does not appear in the final orders 1-3 regarding the verdict's core justification or procedure/costs. The core legal ground for dismissal (Art. 19/20 BauG implications) is not cited in the dispositive.
100 2023 333 · be (Art. 3 Abs. 2 BauG)
Mobile Antenna Permit Denial Upheld Due to Intensification of Existing Illegality
The court examined whether the planned antenna replacement was covered by the possibility of renewal or conversion under this article, ultimately concluding it was not as it reinforced the unlawfulness.
100 2023 333 · be (Art. 3 BauG)
Mobile Antenna Permit Denial Upheld Due to Intensification of Existing Illegality
The court considered the application of cantonal protection of vested rights provisions to the existing, materially unlawful mobile antenna structure.
110 2024 55 · be (Art. 3 Abs. 2 BauG)
Building Permit Challenge: Residential Conversion, Insulation, and Building Separation Distances
The decision hinges on whether the conversion of storage/utility space into living space reinforces the illegality (Verstärkung der Rechtswidrigkeit) concerning existing non-compliant building distances, as governed by the right to vested interests (Besitzstandsgarantie).
110 2023 33 · be (Art. 3 BauG)
Municipal Permit Appeal Regarding Rooftop Telecommunication Antenna Setback Violation
Analogous application of the provision was used to determine that the planned alteration was not covered by the vested right because it reinforced the illegality.
110 2022 178 · be (Art. 3 al. 2 LC)
Appeal Against Refusal of Building Permit and Variance for Protected Building Renovations
Cited in the reasoning leading to the conclusion that the vested rights guarantee does not apply, which is relevant to the final decision structure, although not the direct basis for admission/remit.
110 2022 142 · be (Art. 3 Abs. 3 BauG)
Municipal Decision on Unauthorized Attic Additions Upheld
Cited in the reasoning section to justify the need for a finding on the building height, floor count, and setback requirements.
110 2021 138 · be (Art. 3 Abs. 2 BauG)
Building Permit Overturned Due to Encroachment on Protected Zones
Cited in the reasoning regarding the non-extension of existing encroachments under the guarantee of vested rights, which led to the conclusion that the extension was not permissible.
110 2022 2 · be (Art. 3 BauG)
Property Owner Appeal of Balcony Permit Denial Based on Height Violation
The court determined that the balcony could not be permitted based on the guarantee of existing use (Besitzstandsgarantie) under this article because it reinforced the illegality of the structure.
110 2020 120 · be (Art. 3 BauG)
Municipality v. Mobile Facility Upgrade Denial
Cited as the relevant provision for assessing the application of the vested rights guarantee ('Besitzstandsgarantie'), which the court ultimately found inapplicable.
110 2020 222 · be (Art. 3 Abs. 2 BauG)
Administrative Authority Dismissal of Appeal Regarding Cellular Facility Height Extension
The decision is based on the finding that the construction project constitutes an inadmissible extension of an existing structure built under previous law because it reinforces the illegality regarding the building height.
100 2020 125 · be (Art. 3 Abs. 1 und 2 BauG)
Owner Forfeits Residential Use Entitlement Through Conversion in Working Zone A
Cited in the reasoning to assess whether the right to the prior state (Besitzstandsgarantie) required the subsequent approval of the dwellings, although this argument ultimately failed.
110 2020 61 · be (Art. 3 Abs. 2 BauG)
Building Permit Rejection Upheld Due to Setback Violation
The appeal was dismissed because the planned addition reinforces the illegality regarding the building distance of an existing structure protected by the right to existing use.
120 2020 8 · be (Art. 3 Abs. 1 und 2 BauG)
Demolition Order Upheld for Excessive Reconstruction Violating Setback Requirements
Cited in the reasoning regarding the scope of the grandfathering guarantee (Besitzstandsgarantie) concerning existing structures.
110 2019 215 · be (Art. 3 Abs. 2 BauG)
Appeal of Building Permit for 5G Antenna Replacement in Non-Preferred Zone
The decision hinges on whether the project constitutes a modernization under the protection of this provision, which ultimately determined the application of the principle of non-aggravation of unlawfulness.