Population and procedures
Obligations of owners Find useful information, procedures and answers to questions from the population.NEW CONSTRUCTION
Is the construction of shelters obligatory?
Yes, the obligation to build shelters remains for homes and homes. However, in certain areas, the coverage of protected places being sufficient, the regional office can give favorable notice of a request for exemption (subject to the replacement contribution):
Is shelter construction still relevant?
The number of protected places in Switzerland is certainly significant but deficits remain. To ensure equal opportunities, it is important to fill existing gaps and also provide additional shelters to accommodate a possible increase in the population.
If I want to build a house, must I include a shelter?
As mentioned above, deficits remain. The cantonal civil protection organization is at your disposal to inform you if this obligation remains for the area of your project.
EQUIPMENT
Is the equipment still necessary?
Yes, any new shelter must be equipped (beds & dry toilets).
What about older shelters?
For information, the equipment of existing shelters (before 1984) is planned during the ramp-up phase of a general establishment of civil protection.
TRANSFORMATIONS
In the event of conversion, do I have to pay a replacement contribution?
No.
When transforming a building with a shelter?
In the financial plan, it may be necessary to include its rehabilitation. The civil protection organization is at your disposal to check the condition of your shelter.
TAXES (when exempted, for non-construction of shelter)
If exempt from shelter construction, why do I have to pay a tax?
If, for technical reasons, it is not possible to build a shelter or if the need for protected places is already covered in the assessment zone, the owner of the building is required to pay, instead, a replacement contribution.
What will this tax be used for?
This tax, also called replacement contribution, must firstly make it possible to finance a large part of the creation and maintenance of the value of public shelters.
ATTRIBUTION OF PROTECTED PLACES
What if my building has no shelter?
Public shelters have been built under school and public buildings or even in underground car parks for this purpose. In addition, during new subdivisions, collective shelters are built in order to protect the new population of the said subdivision. On request, the regional office will inform you of the location of your protected place.
What is the principle of allocation of protected places?
The principle of attribution protected places is relatively simple:
Buildings with shelters:
- vertical descent of the population, then counting of available places
Buildings without shelters:
- travel to a nearby shelter with places available
- moving to a public shelter located under a public building (schools, etc.)