Objections to the rezoning meant that some municipalities did not reduce the size of their building zones sufficiently. Some of the objections were approved by municipal assemblies or votes at the ballot box, obliging the authorities to amend the zoning plan revision once again. As a result of the refusal of approval by the cantonal government, affected landowners in the municipality of Rickenbach (LU) took the matter to the Federal Supreme Court.
In its judgements, the Federal Supreme Court emphasised the importance of the public interest in the rezoning, which generally outweighs the private interest in retaining the original size of the building zone. As a result, it confirmed the rezonings.
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