Questão jurídica principal
Whether illuminated advertisements may be authorized under Art. 2 of the heritage protection ordinance.
Decisão extraída
Advertising boards, inscriptions, and illuminated signs must be prohibited when they would disfigure or impair the appearance of streetscapes and landscapes; illuminated signs should only be placed on the premises itself and business-unrelated advertising should be rejected.
Fundamentação extraída
Art. 2 of the ordinance allows prohibition where external appearance of local and landscape images would be disturbed. The cantonal heritage commission had already advocated extreme restraint for illuminated advertising, and that view was endorsed by the reviewing authority.