Key legal question
Whether the municipality could ban fossil-thermal power plants in industrial and commercial zones under planning law.
Extracted holding
Yes, municipalities may exclude certain installations in zoning law if this is based on planning considerations and respects superior federal law.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that under the RPG and cantonal planning law the municipality may determine type and degree of use and, in principle, exclude installations with high CO2 emissions for overriding planning reasons.