Law on land use planning and public construction (Building Law). Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision St. Gallen Document type Legislation Date 1972 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Pollution control Land tenure Land-use planning Cultural heritage Local government Land consolidation Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance Basic legislation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law provides for the: a) planning of municipality, region and Canton; b) municipal building inspection of constructions and facilities, in particular concerning safety, hygiene, energy consumption, design and environmental protection; c) building safety procedures; d) building safety and planning measures in the interest of nature and cultural heritage protection. The text consists of 143 articles divided into 8 Parts as follows: General provisions (I); Planning right (II); Building inspection (III); Nature and cultural heritage protection (IV); Planning zone, land consolidation and boundary adjustment (V); Protection of real estate (VI); Administrative constraints and penalties (VII); Final provisions (VIII). Full text German Website www.sg.ch