4 Second home and Temporary construction Flashcards
Tourism development in GR
1945-1970: development of tourism in the alps, overnight stays in hotel increase dramatically. strong increase of international guests.
1970-90: overnights in hotels stopped to growth, strong growth of 2nd homes.
1990-2014: decrease of overnights in hotels & secondary accommodation. 2nd home constant growth.
tourism started after WWII from a low basis.
CH overnights: till 70s growth then fluctuating
share per type of accommodation
in 200’ overnights in 2nd home surpassed hotels and supplementary accommodation. 2nd home increased till 2012.
1/3 each
Second home:
everything what is not a primary home.
primary home: someone live constant there)
second home - consequences:
:)
-economic impact of construction and sale to local economy
- support of local economy for facility management, administration
- tax income
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-use of land
- damage of landscape
- cold beds (low occupancy)
- high costs of infrastructure for peak season
“non commercial” mindset
instrument to control 2nd homes
- zones for hotels (gstaad/saanen)
- minimums hare of primary homes. (new home is being build, some parts have to be for fist homes)
- quotas for secondary homes (Saas Fee has designed area available to build second homes. hot more)
- (re-)zoning with restrictions
- quotas for locals (Gstaad / Saanen)
hotel zone =
zone for commercial lodging.
in some place there is a % for residential share possible.
Lex Koller and Sommaruga as limiting factor
Bundesgesetz über den Erwerb von Grundstücken durch Personen im Ausland
- no sale of properties to foreigners
- exception for touristic region
.setting quotas per canton and per development
industrial premises: hotel can be sold to foreigners without approval
how to transform cold be in warm bed?
66% of 2nd home are not rented!
instruments:
- tax for secondary home (legal? SIlvaplana: tax reduced if they rent. :) can reduce resident tax. :( they pay already loads of taxes)
- Rental service: cleaning service, hand over of keys
- Support for access to online reservation platforms to increase capacity
- new properties
- managed hospitality prosperities
second home initiative
no more that 20% of the total stock of residential unit & the gross residential floor area in any commune may be used as a second home
the law shall require communities to public their first home % plan and detailed report on its implementation every year.
if municipality has more than 20% share of 2nd home, no more can be builded.
Tourism was to much real estate
second home act
federal constitution second home: no more that 20%
second home act: definition of 2nd home, implementation
second home ordinance: details e.g. what is structure hospitality?
Touristically operated
offered for rent constantly
-owner live in the same house
or
- not used for personal need of the owner
- managed as structured hospitality (hotel like)
structured hospitality
- professional management & short time use
- access to additional hotel infrastructure which is used by major part of guests
- active in the segment of short term guests
- ≥ 15 rooms / 30 beds
no apartment without services or only cleaning & hand-over of keys
Type of touristic lodging
not allowed:
- apartment building with first and secondary homes (no services)
- apart hotel with condominium ownership (service +)
- holiday resort with condominium ownership (hotel service ++) apartment can’t be sold
(you can’t reduce service and apartment need furnished unique)
allowed:
- holiday report without condominium ownership
- traditional hotel
temporary construction. why can be good?
solve costs & panning problem in many cases
easier approval –> lower costs and save time
lower opposition
Temporary construction - when better?
sport event event (only once)
specific temporary situation
better adaptation
