Straßensondernutzung (special use of public streets) - Apply to install street clocks (Uhrenkandelaber)
Straßensondernutzung - Aufstellen von Uhrenkandelabern beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Clock masts with advertising display cases (Uhrenkandelaber, clock candelabras) are a special form of advertising installation; when erected on public street land, they constitute, in this form, a special use requiring a permit (erlaubnispflichtige Sondernutzung).
The company DSM Deutsche Städte Medien GmbH holds, on the basis of contractual agreements with the State of Berlin, the special use permits (Sondernutzungserlaubnisse) required for the majority of the existing clock candelabra locations in the State of Berlin. At the same time, it also holds the right to exploit the possibilities for permanent advertising on the clocks it operates (advertising right). If you are interested in advertising opportunities on existing clock candelabras, please contact the company named above or the respective operator of the clock candelabra location of your choice.
If you wish to operate your own clock candelabra as an advertising installation at a new location, you will need your own special use permit for erecting and permanently operating such an advertising installation.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• You want to operate your own Uhrenkandelaber (clock pillar, a freestanding street clock used as an advertising structure) as an advertising installation at a new location.
If you want to use an existing Uhrenkandelaber operated by the DSM company, you need to conclude a contract with the operating company.
Documents you need
• Application for a special-use permit (Sondernutzung) to install clock candelabras (Uhrenkandelaber)
You can submit the application either online, or in writing by post.
• Dimensioned site plan
• Technical data sheet or detailed technical description of the clock candelabra to be erected
• Documents relating to the intended advertising
• Photo documentation
Forms
• Application for a special use permit (Sondernutzung) for installing clock pillars (Uhrenkandelaber) (with notes) senstadtfmsv.stadt-berlin.de/intelliform/forms/hinweise/berl
Fees
Sondernutzungserlaubnis für eigenen Uhrenkandelaber (special use permit for a privately owned clock candelabra)
• 50.00 to 250.00 euros: one-time administrative fee
• 15.00 to 19.50 euros: additionally, ongoing special use fees per month and per m² of the area used for advertising
• You can find out the amount of the costs for advertising at existing locations of the company DSM Deutsche Städte Medien GmbH, or for the locations of other operators, directly from them.
Legal basis
• Berliner Straßengesetz (BerlStrG) [Berlin Road Act] § 11 para. 1 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=StrG_BE_!_11
Processing time
4-5 weeks
Who is responsible
• This service (issuing a Sondernutzungserlaubnis [special usage permit] for an advertising installation) can be used at all district Straßen- und Grünflächenämter (road and green space offices).
• For advertising at existing locations of the company DSM Deutsche Städte Medien GmbH, the address is Ströer Allee 1, 50999 Köln.
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Bezirksamt Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
- Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
- Straßen- und Grünflächenamt
- Bezirksamt Lichtenberg
- Straßen- und Grünflächenamt
- Bezirksamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf
- Straßenverkehrsbehörde Marzahn-Hellersdorf
- Bezirksamt Mitte
- Straßen- und Grünflächenamt
- Bezirksamt Neukölln
- Straßen- und Grünflächenamt
- Bezirksamt Pankow
- Straßen- und Grünflächenamt - Sondernutzungen
- Bezirksamt Reinickendorf
- Bezirksamt Spandau
- Straßen- und Grünflächenamt
- Bezirksamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf
- Straßen- und Grünflächenamt - Tiefbau- und Grünflächenverwaltung
- Bezirksamt Tempelhof-Schöneberg
- Straßen- und Grünflächenamt
- Bezirksamt Treptow-Köpenick
- Straßen- und Grünflächenamt
Original
Service number 326295 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326295/