In Peißenberg a statute of prohibition against gravelled rock gardens is issued.
At the request of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen, the municipal council decided with a narrow majority of 13:12 votes.
The market is thus playing a pioneering role in Bavaria alongside the city of Erlangen.
Peißenberg - That was a tight box: In the preliminary advisory building committee, the request of the Greens parliamentary group to issue an open space design statute was rejected with 5: 6 votes (we reported).
In the large plenary there was again a wafer-thin majority, but this time the motion was approved with one vote.
The matter actually seemed clear: Above all on the part of the CSU / non-party faction, the committee argued against a local building regulation that forbids the creation of gravel gardens in future building projects: one must differentiate in the matter, rock gardens could also be differentiated through biodiversity distinguish.
In addition, it was said, one relied on the individual responsibility of the citizens.
A ban is not an appropriate means, rather it is important to carry out educational work on the matter.
While the Peißenberg List (PL) followed the CSU / non-party faction in terms of content, the Greens, Free Voters and SPD in the committee opposed it and referred, among other things, to sustainability goals and Peißenberg's label as a bee-friendly community.
After the committee debate and the result of the vote on the proposed resolution, a 13:12 vote against the enactment of a prohibition statute was to be expected in the large plenum.
But Manuela Vanni (PL) heralded the turning point in the market council: “At first I also thought to myself: 'Do we really need this?
Another ban? '“The former mayor had phoned Matthias Bichlmayr, leader of the Green Party, and was convinced.
According to Vanni, it is "very useful" to issue such a prohibition statute.
The effort for the town hall administration would be kept within limits, the district office is responsible for the control as the building supervision authority.
Vanni continued as an argument: The statutes achieve a kind of "equal treatment".
To understand: A large part of the green space design is already regulated by valid development plans - in some cases even with stricter requirements than those that should be listed in the statutes with regard to gravel gardens.
The unplanned interior area can now also be regulated via the building regulations to be issued.
Because her three parliamentary colleagues Rudi Mach, Anton Höck and Robert Pickert voted against the adoption of a statute, Vanni finally tipped the scales - in favor of the Green motion.
In the debate, Katrin Neumayr (AfD), among others, spoke out and spoke out against a ban on gravel gardens: “I don't want a state of punishment.
Only the bare essentials should be regulated. "
Jürgen Forstner (Free Voters; “It's not about criminal offenses”) and Matthias Reichhart contradicted this: The successful referendum “Save the bees”, according to the local council of the citizens' association, had imposed many rules on farmers.
A similar commitment could also be demanded in the private sector.
Annette Daiber (Greens) complained about general stigmatization: “It's funny.
Whenever it comes to environmental protection, the goals that are to be striven for immediately say 'prohibition state'. ”Along with Erlangen, Peißenberg will be the second municipality in Bavaria to issue a statute of prohibition against gravel gardens for new buildings and renovations.
Incidentally, the market community is completely on the basis of the amendment to the building law passed by the Bavarian State Parliament and which has come into force since the beginning of February.
The reform explicitly allows the municipalities to "prevent the creation of rock gardens, gravel gardens and artificial turf for reasons of local design".