Question juridique clé
Whether the municipality had standing to file a Verwaltungsgericht complaint against the departmental building decision.
Solution extraite
The municipality had no standing because it invoked only the allegedly incorrect application of cantonal building law, not the protection of an autonomous municipal decision-making sphere or another specific municipal interest.
Motifs extraits
Under § 12(2) VRG, a municipality may appeal only if it is affected and has a protectable municipal interest. Mere concern for correct application of cantonal law is not a protected interest. The cantonal building rules in dispute left no significant discretionary room to the municipality, so no municipal autonomy was at stake.