814.01 Federal Act of 7 October 1983 on the Protection of the Environment (Environmental Protection Act, EPA)

814.01 Lescha federala dals 7 d'october 1983 davart la protecziun da l'ambient (Lescha davart la protecziun da l'ambient, LPAmb)

Art. 20 Soundproofing of existing buildings

1 If ambient noise levels in existing buildings near existing roads, airports, railway installations or other public or licensed fixed installations cannot be reduced to below the alarm values by measures taken at their source, the owners of the buildings concerned are required to protect areas used for long-stay accommodation by providing soundproof windows or by other similar building measures.

2 The owners of fixed installations emitting noise bear the cost of the required soundproofing measures unless they can prove that when the planning application was made for the building in question:

a.
the ambient limit values were already being exceeded; or
b.
the installation plans had already been made public.

Art. 20 Protecziun d’edifizis existents cunter la canera

1 Sche las immissiuns da canera sin edifizis ch’existan en ils conturns da vias existentas, d’eroports e da stabiliments da viafier existents u d’auters stabiliments fixs publics u concessiunads na sa laschan betg sbassar sut la limita d’alarm cun mesiras a la funtauna, vegnan ils proprietaris dals edifizis pertutgads obligads da proveder locals, che servan a dimoras pli lungas da persunas, cun fanestras isoladas cunter la canera u da proteger tals cun mesiras architectonicas sumegliantas.

2 Ils proprietaris dals stabiliments fixs che produceschan la canera portan ils custs da las mesiras da protecziun cunter la canera necessarias, nun ch’els cumprovian ch’il mument da l’inoltraziun da la dumonda da construcziun da l’edifizi pertutgà:

a.
las limitas d’immissiuns èn gia vegnidas surpassadas; u
b.
ils projects dals stabiliments eran gia exponids publicamain.
 

This document is not an official publication. Only the publication of the Federal Chancellery is legally binding.
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