Key legal question
Whether a school and municipal building in agricultural zone could be authorized under Art. 24 LAT without prior planning.
Extracted holding
No. The project was important and normally belongs in a building zone; the authorities had not examined whether a suitable building zone existed or had to be created, and the location was not imposed by the building's destination.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 24 LAT applies only exceptionally. The need to remain outside the building zone must stem from objective reasons such as technical requirements, operational constraints, terrain, or unavoidable nuisances. Convenience, centrality, or proximity to existing communal buildings is insufficient.