Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the refusal of the billboard permit for lack of integration into the landscape was lawful.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The billboard would significantly disturb the sensitive local and landscape image, and the municipal authority did not exceed its discretion.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under § 140 PBG and § 15 RVO, structures and advertisements may be refused if they impair the townscape or landscape. The court found no arbitrariness in the cantonal court's assessment that the planned billboard, because of its size, frontal placement and location near a green lakeside corridor, would dominate the setting and worsen an already sensitive situation.