Abweichungen, Befreiungen und Ausnahmen von baurechtlichen Anforderungen für verfahrensfreie Bauvorhaben beantragen

If you want to apply for a deviation, exception or exemption from building regulations, you can find out more here.

You must comply with the regulations, such as the building regulations, when realizing your building project. However, if your project deviates from this, you must submit an application:

This applies to:

• Deviations from building regulations requirements,
• Exceptions or exemptions from building planning regulations and
• Exceptions to regulations of the Land Use Ordinance.

This also applies if your project is a building project that does not require a building permit or is exempt from approval.

Please give reasons for your application.

Application (digital or written)

The fees depend on the following factors:

• Effort for the examination of the deviation
• Expected costs of construction
  

• You can apply for a deviation, exception or exemption from building regulations digitally or in writing.
• If you apply in writing, proceed as follows:
  • Submit the application and state which deviation, exception or exemption you would like to obtain.
• Submit the application to the responsible lower building supervisory authority.
• If necessary, the authority will ask you to make an advance fee payment.
• Make the advance payment.
• The lower building supervisory authority will check your application and issue a decision and a fee notice.
• Pay the fees.
  

You may only start construction work once a decision has been made on your application for a deviation, exception or exemption. This also applies to building projects that do not require a procedure.

You can lodge an objection.

• Deviation, exception or exemption from building law requirements, approval for building projects not subject to procedure
• Responsible: Lower building supervisory authority

Lower building supervisory authority