Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the replacement water main in Jurastrasse triggered contribution liability as a new development under § 108 Abs. 2 PBG and § 5 Abs. 3 lit. b GBV.
Decisione estratta
No. The parcel was already sufficiently serviced; the work was a replacement of an existing public line, not a new first-time public water supply for a newly serviced area.
Motivazione estratta
The court found the area had long been accessible by public roads and had been served for decades by water infrastructure, with no proof that the replaced line was a private line. In doubt, a water line is treated as public. Because the land was already developed, the statutory condition of a newly serviced building area was missing.