Building permit (Baugenehmigung) - Submit documents under the Genehmigungsfreistellung (exemption from permit requirement)

• The planning-law requirements under § 62 (2) BauO Bln (Berlin Building Code) are met gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_62 The building project • is located within the scope of a Bebauungsplan (development plan) within the meaning of § 30 (1) or (2) BauGB (Federal Building Code) and does not conflict with the stipulations of the Bebauungsplan, or the necessary exemptions and derogations under § 31 BauGB have been granted, or • has been conclusively determined as fully permissible under planning law in a planning-law Bescheid (notice) under § 75 (2) BauO Bln, or • concerns the alteration and change of use of Dachgeschosse (attic floors) for residential purposes, including the construction of Dachgauben (dormer windows), within the scope of application of § 34 (1) sentence 1 BauGB, and • the Erschließung (site development/infrastructure connection) is secured within the meaning of the BauGB. • Complete information on the project and the parties involved • The Bauvorlagen (building submission documents) were prepared by an Entwurfsverfasserin or Entwurfsverfasser (design author) who is bauvorlageberechtigt (authorized to prepare building submission documents) (including architects and civil engineers). gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_65

• Submission of documents under Genehmigungsfreistellung (permit exemption procedure) For submitting documents under the Genehmigungsfreistellung (permit exemption procedure), you can either use the online assistant or use the form and submit your documents in writing by post. For online applications: • Please have all required documents and evidence ready to upload in PDF format. The total size of your files must not exceed 300 MB. A single file may be no larger than 20 MB. • Complete, examinable building submission documents (Bauvorlagen) and other documents (pursuant to § 3 BauVorlV [Bauvorlagenverordnung – Ordinance on Building Application Documents]) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3 • Extract from the cadastral map (Flurkarte), site plan (Lageplan) and qualified open space plan (qualifizierter Freiflächenplan) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_7 An extract from the cadastral map (Flurkarte), a site plan (Lageplan) and the qualified open space plan pursuant to § 3 BauVorlV. The current extract from the cadastral map must show the building plot and the neighboring plots within a radius of at least 50 m. The building plot must be marked. The site plan must be prepared on the basis of the cadastral map. • Building drawings (Bauzeichnungen) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_8 • Construction description (Baubeschreibung) and operational description (Betriebsbeschreibung) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_9 Explain the construction project and its use. • Proof of structural stability (Nachweis der Standsicherheit) (if it is examined by the building authority) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_10 • Otherwise, the declaration of the structural engineer (Tragwerksplanerin/Tragwerksplaner) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?d=jlr-BauVorlVBEpAnlage2 Submission of the declaration in accordance with the catalogue of criteria in Annex 2 of the BauVorlV. • Proof of fire protection (Nachweis des Brandschutzes) (if it is examined by the building authority) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_11 • Proof of noise and vibration protection (Nachweise zum Schall- und Erschütterungsschutz) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_12 The calculations must demonstrate the noise and vibration protection required under building regulations. • Confirmation of compliance with ancillary building law (Baunebenrecht) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3 Confirmation of compliance with ancillary building law (Baunebenrecht) as defined in the Baunebenrecht guidance issued by the Supreme Building Supervisory Authority (Oberste Bauaufsicht) at the Senate Department responsible for construction. • Special building submission documents (Besondere Bauvorlagen) pursuant to Annex 1 of the BauVorlV gesetze.berlin.de/perma?d=jlr-BauVorlVBEpAnlage1 • Information on secured infrastructure connection (Erschließung) regarding the supply of water and energy as well as wastewater disposal and access to the public road network gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3 Submission of documents containing the required information on secured infrastructure connection, insofar as the construction project cannot be connected to a public water or energy supply or a public wastewater disposal facility, or does not adjoin a public road to a sufficient width (BauVorlV § 3 paragraph 1). • Submission of an examinable calculation for construction projects within the scope of a Bebauungsplan (development plan) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_7 For construction projects within the scope of a Bebauungsplan that contains stipulations on the degree of building use, an examinable calculation must be prepared pursuant to § 7 paragraph 6 BauVorlV, unless it is already included in the site plan. • For buildings: survey form for construction activity statistics (Erhebungsbogen für die Bautätigkeitsstatistik) pursuant to the Hochbaustatistikgesetz (Building Statistics Act) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3 • Approval of the supreme state road construction authority (oberste Landesstraßenbaubehörde) or the Fernstraßen-Bundesamt (Federal Trunk Roads Office) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3 For structural installations subject to the Genehmigungsfreistellung under § 62 of the Bauordnung für Berlin (Berlin Building Code) and requiring approval, the approval of the supreme state road construction authority or the Fernstraßen-Bundesamt pursuant to § 9 paragraph 2 sentence 2 of the Bundesfernstraßengesetz (Federal Trunk Roads Act). • Statement from the lower nature conservation and landscape management authorities (untere Behörden für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3 For structural installations subject to the Genehmigungsfreistellung under § 62 of the Bauordnung für Berlin, the statement from the lower nature conservation and landscape management authorities pursuant to § 17 paragraph 1 of the Bundesnaturschutzgesetz (Federal Nature Conservation Act).

• Submission under the exemption from permit requirement (Genehmigungsfreistellung) www.berlin.de/sen/sbw/_assets/service/formular-center/bereic • Commissioning of the structural stability examination (Bauaufsicht Form 123) OR www.berlin.de/sen/sbw/_assets/service/formular-center/bereic • Declaration on the structural stability certificate (Bauaufsicht Form 111) www.berlin.de/sen/sbw/_assets/service/formular-center/bereic • Commissioning of the examination of the fire protection certificate (Bauaufsicht Form 120) www.berlin.de/sen/sbw/_assets/service/formular-center/bereic • Survey form for construction activity statistics www.statistik-bw.de/baut/

Building fees are generally calculated based on construction costs.

• Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln, Berlin Building Code) § 59 - Principle gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_59 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 61 - Building projects exempt from the permit procedure gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_61 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 62 - Exemption from the building permit requirement gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_62 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 65 - Authorization to prepare building submission documents gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_65 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 66 - Structural verification documents gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_66 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 68 - Building permit application, building submission documents gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_68 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 69 - Processing of the building permit application gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_69 • Bauvorlagenverordnung (BauVorlV, Building Submission Documents Ordinance) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE • Baugesetzbuch (BauGB, Federal Building Code) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bbaug/ • Baugebührenordnung (BauGebO, Building Fees Ordinance) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauGebO_BE

See § 62 para. 3 BauO Bln (Berlin Building Code)

• Information portal of the Oberste Bauaufsicht (Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen) [Supreme Building Authority (Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing)] www.berlin.de/sen/bauen/baurecht-und-bauplanung/bauaufsicht/ • Guide to building-related secondary law (Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen) www.berlin.de/sen/bauen/baurecht-und-bauplanung/bauaufsicht/ • Decision-making aids of the Oberste Bauaufsicht Berlin (EHB) (Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen) www.berlin.de/sen/bauen/baurecht-und-bauplanung/bauaufsicht/

Urban Development Office Responsible for submitting the documentation under the Genehmigungsfreistellung (exemption from planning permission) is the Bauaufsichtsbehörde (building supervisory authority) of the district (Bezirk) in which the (building) plot is located. The documentation for the Genehmigungsfreistellung must be sent to this Bauaufsichtsbehörde. Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen (Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing) For building projects under the responsibility of the Oberste Bauaufsichtsbehörde (Supreme Building Supervisory Authority) (including approval of embassies and building projects of the Federal Government and the Länder), please send the documentation for the Genehmigungsfreistellung to the Senatsverwaltung (Senate Department).