Zurich defines new rules for high-rise buildings
The City of Zurich is updating its high-rise building guidelines that have been in force since 2001. By the autumn, in coordination with other planning instruments, new rules and revised building and zoning regulations are to emerge from them.
The Office for Urban Development of the City of Zurich is updating the high-rise guidelines from 2001, according to a press release . They regulate provisions for districts in which high-rise buildings are built up to 40 meters, 60 meters and 80 meters in height. The examination is carried out taking into account other planning instruments such as the municipal structure plan for settlement, landscape, public facilities and buildings accepted by the population.
The media release mentions the addition of a 60-meter area as an innovation. An extension is planned for the existing 40-meter area. A design plan must still be available for high-rise buildings over 80 meters.
In addition, applicable rules relating to urban development, programmatic, typological and design requirements must be observed, which are also part of the revision of the high-rise guidelines. "The taller a skyscraper is built, the more it has to do," they say. Mandatory requirements that a high-rise must meet should be partially anchored in the building code. The city of Zurich is also planning an adjustment to the planning and approval process.
When building high-rise buildings over 60 meters high, for example, the district must be informed at public events. Competitive procedures are also mandatory.