Key legal question
Whether the roof modification and attic conversion in agricultural zone could be authorized under Art. 24c LAT and Art. 42 OAT.
Extracted holding
No. The project altered the building's identity too much, because the non-conforming area was enlarged beyond the 30% threshold when the winter garden was counted.
Extracted reasoning
For partial transformations of non-conforming buildings, identity must be preserved overall and the non-conforming area may not be enlarged by more than 30%. The existing winter garden had to be included in the calculation. On the most favorable view, the enlargement reached at least 32%, and the overall alterations were not minor.