VS-1050-2 Notification or licence Use public land with eHerkenning

As a citizen, business, or organization, you may use public land. This could include, for example, installing a Waste container, a scaffold, a construction trailer, a portable toilet, or storing construction materials such as sand, gravel, stones, and so on. To do so, you must apply for a licence or file a report.

Notification or licence?

licence

You must apply for a “ licence ” if your usage is considered high. High usage is defined as:

• for areas of 16 m² or more
• with a width of 2.50 meters or more

Costs:

The fees for the “ licence ” can be found in the Fee Regulation. In addition, you must also pay a precario tax; see the Precario Tax Regulation.

Notification

For minor use, simply filing a report is sufficient.

• for areas up to 15 m²
• with a width of less than 2.50 m

Costs:

You are required to pay a public space tax; see the Public Space Tax Ordinance.

Good to know:

• Please licence must be requested 8 weeks in advance.
• Please submit your notification 2 weeks in advance.
• If you are filing the report on behalf of an organization or company, please have the relevant information ready.
• If you have a sketch of the situation, please have it ready in digital form.
• Please provide the dimensions and width of the object to be installed.
• We also ask for the exact location and time frame for the object to be installed.