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Straßensondernutzung (special use of public road land) - apply for bay windows, balconies, advertising signs on buildings

Straßensondernutzung - Erker, Balkon, Werbeschild an Gebäuden beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
The construction and use of projecting structures, balconies, steps, ramps, display cases, vending machines and similar items, canopies, entrance roofing and similar (excluding advertising installations), signs, lettering, illuminated advertising, third-party advertising on construction scaffolding, and installations that gain space for the adjoining property on and over the street constitute - unless they fall under permitted adjoining-owner use (Anliegergebrauch) - a special use of street land (Straßenlandsondernutzung). The building owner / property owner is required to apply for a special use permit (Sondernutzungserlaubnis).

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Requirements

• There is no Anliegergebrauch (adjoining owner's use of public road land). Whether Anliegergebrauch applies depends, among other things, on the type of use, how far it projects into public street land, and on the width of the pavement / street. The permissible dimensions must therefore be requested in each individual case from the Straßenbaubehörde (road construction authority).

Documents you need

• Application for a Sondernutzung (special use of public land) permit for bay windows, balconies, and advertising signs on buildings You can submit the application either online or in writing by post. • Application by the Bauherr (owner) with site plan, dimensions, and start date of use.

Forms

• Antrag auf Sondernutzung Erker, Balkon, Werbeschild an Gebäuden (mit Hinweisen) (application for a special-use permit for bay windows, balconies, advertising signs on buildings, with guidance notes) senstadtfmsv.stadt-berlin.de/intelliform/forms/hinweise/berl

Fees

Administrative fee • 160.00 to 250.00 euros: for balconies, canopies, etc. • 180.00 to 300.00 euros: for tie rods, posts, overhead lines, etc. • 100.00 to 250.00 euros: for advertising installations on buildings Special use fee (additional) • 25.00 euros per year/m² of street area built over per installation (e.g. projecting structures, balconies, steps, ramps, etc.), or • 2.50 euros per year/m³ of enclosed space, where the standard land value (Bodenrichtwert) for the adjoining property is up to 250.00 euros/m² • 3.00 euros per year/m³ of enclosed space, where the standard land value for the adjoining property is up to 500.00 euros/m² • 3.50 euros per year/m³ of enclosed space, where the standard land value for the adjoining property is up to 750.00 euros/m² • 4.00 euros per year/m³ of enclosed space, where the standard land value for the adjoining property is up to 1,000.00 euros/m² • 4.50 euros per year/m³ of enclosed space, where the standard land value for the adjoining property is up to 1,200.00 euros/m²

Legal basis

• Berliner Straßengesetz (Berlin Road Act, BerlStrG) § 11 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=StrG_BE_!_11 • Verwaltungsgebührenordnung (Administrative Fees Ordinance, VGebO) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?d=jlr-VwGebOBE2009V14Anlage • Sondernutzungsgebührenordnung (Special Use Fees Ordinance, SNGebV) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?d=jlr-SoGebVBEV7Anlage1

Processing time

The application is processed within one month of submission of a complete application. Note: The one-month deemed-approval period (Genehmigungsfiktion) can be extended once by the authority to two months.

Who is responsible

The application must be submitted in the district (Bezirk) in which the use is to take place.

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 325713 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/325713/