Building permit exemption procedure

The application and the construction documents for the building project must be submitted to the responsible municipality.

Municipal administration responsible for the building plot, in the case of municipalities belonging to the association, the association municipality administration.

Municipal administration responsible for the building plot, in the case of municipalities belonging to the association, the association municipality administration.

The exemption procedure applies to the following projects:

1. Projects pursuant to Section 66 (1) sentence 1 nos. 1 and 10LBauO, i.e. for
   -residential buildings in building classes 1 to 3, other buildings in building classes 1 and 2, with the exception of buildings as defined in Section 50 (special buildings), in each case including their outbuildings and ancillary facilities, and
   -building-independent systems for the use of solar radiation energy,
2. if they comply with the provisions of the development plan,
3. if the development is secured,
4. if the municipality does not declare that an approval procedure is to be carried out,
5. if there is no obligation to carry out an environmental impact assessment or a preliminary assessment in accordance with the law on environmental impact assessments for the project, and
6. the project does not fall under the scope of the so-called Seveso III Directive due to its type, size and location near or within a so-called major accident site.

For projects in accordance with Section 66 (2) sentence 1 LBauO, i.e. for

1. Residential buildings of building classes 4 and 5 with the exception of high-rise buildings,
2. Buildings in building classes 3 to 5 that are used exclusively or, in addition to residential use, predominantly for professional purposes within the meaning of Section 13 of the German Land Use Ordinance (BauNVO) in the version published on November 21, 2017 (BGBl. I p. 3786), as amended, with the exception of high-rise buildings,
3. Buildings in building classes 3 to 5 that are used for office or administrative purposes, including apartments in accordance with Section 8 (3) No. 1 BauNVO, with the exception of high-rise buildings
4. Buildings used exclusively as garages with a usable area of over 100 m² to 1,000 m² (medium-sized garages),
5. ground-floor workshop and warehouse buildings with no more than 5,000 m² of usable space including the necessary office and social rooms as well as apartments in accordance with Section 8 (3) No. 1 BauNVO.

the exemption procedure is only carried out at the request of the client. Conditions 2 to 6 above also apply.

• § 66 State Building Regulations Rhineland-Palatinate

Which building documents must be submitted is determined in particular by the state ordinance on building documents and the building inspection. The application and the construction documents must be the responsibility of a design author who is authorized to submit construction documents for building applications.

Depending on the specific building project, further documents, e.g. the declaration on structural engineering evidence such as the proof of stability, must be submitted to the lower building supervisory authority before construction begins.

The amount of fees is set out in the state ordinance on fees and remuneration for official acts and services under building regulations law (special schedule of fees) or in the state ordinance on fees for official acts of a general nature (general schedule of fees).

• State ordinance on fees and remuneration for official acts and services under building regulations law (special fee schedule)
• State ordinance on fees for official acts of a general nature (general schedule of fees)

The project may commence one month after receipt of the required construction documents by the municipal administration; if the municipality informs the client in text form before the expiry of the deadline that no approval procedure is to be carried out, the client may commence the project before the expiry of the one-month deadline (Section 67 (2) LBauO).

The execution of the project, including the excavation of the building pit, may then only begin if the client has notified the building supervisory authority in text form at least one week before the start of the construction work (§ 77 Para. 1 LBauO).

After submitting the complete building documents, the municipality has one month to either declare that a building permit procedure is to be carried out or to waive this. After the expiry of the month, the submission of such a declaration is excluded (§ 67 Para. 2 LBauO).

• § Section 67 of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Building Regulations (LBauO)
• State ordinance on building documents and the building inspection (BauuntPrüfVO)

The declaration of the municipality does not constitute an administrative act. In the event of disputes regarding building authority orders, the possibilities of the Administrative Court Code (VwGO), i.e. objection and legal action, are available.

• Application for building permit

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