Apply for a Building Permit for Special Structures

• This is a special building (Sonderbau) under § 2 (4) BauO Bln (Berlin Building Code) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_2 Special buildings include, for example: certain (day) care facilities, high-rise buildings, assembly venues, hospitals, residential homes, schools, universities, amusement and theme parks, and many more. • Complete information on the project and the parties involved • The building submission documents (Bauvorlagen) were prepared by a design author (Entwurfsverfasserin/Entwurfsverfasser) who is authorized to submit building documents (bauvorlageberechtigt) (including architects and structural engineers). gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_65

• Application for a building permit for special structures (Sonderbauten) You can either use the online assistant for the application, 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 a maximum of 20 MB. • Complete, examinable building application documents (Bauvorlagen) and other documents may include, pursuant to § 3 BauVorlV (Bauvorlagenverordnung – Ordinance on Building Application Documents), among others: gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3 • Extract from the Flurkarte (cadastral map), site plan (Lageplan), and the qualified open space plan (qualifizierter Freiflächenplan) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_7 An extract from the Flurkarte (cadastral map), a site plan, and the qualified open space plan pursuant to § 3 BauVorlV. The current extract from the Flurkarte 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 Flurkarte. • 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 building project and its use. • Proof of structural stability (Nachweis der Standsicherheit) (insofar as it is reviewed by the building supervisory authority) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_10 • otherwise, the declaration of the structural engineer (Tragwerksplanerin or Tragwerksplaner) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?d=jlr-BauVorlVBEpAnlage2 Submission of the declaration in accordance with the catalogue of criteria in Anlage 2 (Annex 2) • Proof of fire protection (Nachweis des Brandschutzes) (insofar as it is reviewed by the building supervisory authority) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_11 • Evidence of noise and vibration protection (Schall- und Erschütterungsschutz) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_12 The calculations must demonstrate the noise and vibration protection required under building code regulations. • Confirmation of compliance with Baunebenrecht (ancillary building law) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3 Confirmation of compliance with the Baunebenrecht (ancillary building law) within the meaning of the Leitfaden Baunebenrecht (Guide to Ancillary Building Law) of the Oberste Bauaufsicht (Supreme Building Supervisory Authority) at the Senate Department responsible for construction • Special building application documents (besondere Bauvorlagen) pursuant to Anlage 1 (Annex 1) BauVorlV gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3 • Information on secured infrastructure connection (gesicherte Erschließung) with regard to the supply of water and energy as well as the disposal of wastewater and access to the road network gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3 Submission of documents containing the required information on secured infrastructure connection with regard to the supply of water and energy as well as the disposal of wastewater and access to the road network, insofar as the building 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 building projects within the scope of a Bebauungsplan (development/zoning plan) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_7 For building projects within the scope of a Bebauungsplan (development plan) that contains stipulations on the degree of building use, an examinable calculation must be prepared in accordance with § 7 paragraph 6 BauVorlV, insofar as this is not already part of the site plan. • For buildings: survey form (Erhebungsbogen) for construction activity statistics pursuant to the Hochbaustatistikgesetz (Building Construction Statistics Act) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3

• Application for a building permit for special structures (Antrag auf eine Baugenehmigung für Sonderbauten) www.berlin.de/sen/sbw/_assets/service/formular-center/bereic • Request for structural stability inspection (Form Bauaufsicht 123) (Veranlassung Prüfung Standsicherheit) OR www.berlin.de/sen/sbw/_assets/service/formular-center/bereic • Declaration on the structural stability certificate (Form Bauaufsicht 111) (Erklärung zum Standsicherheitsnachweis) www.berlin.de/sen/sbw/_assets/service/formular-center/bereic • Request for inspection of the fire protection certificate (Form Bauaufsicht 120) (Veranlassung der Prüfung des Brandschutznachweises) www.berlin.de/sen/sbw/_assets/service/formular-center/bereic • Survey form for building activity statistics (Erhebungsbogen für die Bautätigkeitsstatistik) www.statistik-bw.de/baut/

Building fees are generally calculated based on construction costs.

• Bauordnung für Berlin (Berlin Building Code, BauO Bln) § 2 para. 4 - Definition of special buildings (Sonderbauten) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_2 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 59 - Principle gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_59 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 64 - Building permit procedure for special buildings gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_64 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 65 - Authorization to prepare building submission documents (Bauvorlagenberechtigung) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_65 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 66 - Technical construction verifications (Bautechnische Nachweise) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_66 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 68 - Building application, building submission documents gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_68 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 69 - Processing of the building application gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_69 • Bauvorlagenverordnung (Building Submission Documents Ordinance, BauVorlV) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE • Baugebührenordnung (Building Fees Ordinance, BauGebO) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauGebO_BE

See § 69 Bauordnung Berlin (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/

Stadtentwicklungsamt (Urban Development Office) Responsibility for processing building applications lies with the Bauaufsichtsbehörde (building supervisory authority) of the district in which the (building) property is located. The application 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 application to the Senatsverwaltung.