Building Proceedings Ordinance. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Zürich Document type Regulation Date 1997 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land-use planning EIA Authorization/permit Procedural matters Local government Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 1998. Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisisions relating to building approval proceedings in the Canton of Zurich. The text consists of 25 articles divided into 7 chapters as follows: Compulsory authorization (I); Building application (II); Competences and coordination (III); Notification procedure (IV); Accelerated assessment (V); Other provisions (VI); Entry into force (VI). Full text German Website www.zh.ch