Zurich – The canton of Zurich has launched the public consultation on the cantonal design plans of Zurich’s central university district. The public consultation for the partial revision of the construction and zoning of the area has also begun.

The Zurich cantonal council approved the structure plan for the Zurich central university district (HGZZ) on 13 March, and the next steps for creating the planning principles on the area have now been triggered, according to a statement from the canton of Zurich. The public consultation on the cantonal design plans for the University Hospital Zurich, the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich began last Friday and will last until 12 June. 

The documents made available for review include maps, regulations, explanatory reports and an environmental impact report on the University Hospital Zurich main area. Feedback and objections will be dealt with in summer 2017. The canton also expects the results of a study on the urban concept of Zurich’s central university district at that time, and both will be incorporated into the revisions of the design plans.

In addition, the city of Zurich has started the public consultation on the partial revisions of the Construction and Zoning Ordinance (BZO) for Zurich’s central university district. The revisions will adapt the 1963 regulations to the current structure plan.