Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cantonal court arbitrarily applied the local rule on superstructure of pre-existing buildings (Art. 9 NAPR).
Decisione estratta
The cantonal court acted arbitrarily by treating a project that substantially altered the building’s identity as an admissible superstructure and by merely conditioning it on a small reduction.
Motivazione estratta
The planned addition increased height and volume to a degree that no longer left the new part subordinate to the existing structure. The local rule did not clearly permit such an extensive enlargement, and the minor 0.50 m reduction could not cure the fundamental incompatibility.