Cleaning ordinance

Landowners and those entitled to use land must keep the adjacent sections of road clean – regardless of whether their land borders directly onto the road (front-facing properties) or is accessed via another plot of land (rear-facing properties).

There is an obligation to clean:

• For all streets listed in the street directory to which the property is directly or indirectly connected
• This also applies to several streets, provided that a plot of land is connected to them accordingly

There is no obligation to clean:

• If a plot of land borders a road which is inaccessible, either in fact or in law, and is subject to very little pollution
• For land designated for public use without buildings (e.g. undeveloped transport areas)

Property owners must keep their section of the road clean. This includes:

• Footpaths and cycle paths
• Lanes within the designated area (including parking lanes)
• Removal of grass, weeds, rubbish, mud and waste
• Keep drainage channels and gullies clear as and when necessary (e.g. during thaws)

The area for which one is responsible is calculated as follows:

• The boundary between one’s own plot of land and the road
• The centre of the road (except on busy roads)
• Vertical lines from the property boundaries to the centre of the road

Special features

• On busy roads, the line is drawn 50 cm inside the carriageway rather than in the centre of the road.
• Parking bays are still included in the cleaning area.
• In the case of corner plots, the area extends along both sides of the road right up to the junction.

• They both share the responsibility for cleaning.
• Even if they engage companies or other individuals, they remain jointly liable.
• Residents at the rear of the property are assigned to the resident at the front, via whose land they gain access to the road.

• Tenants in the front and rear blocks can agree amongst themselves who does the cleaning and when.
• If no agreement is reached, the city can make the decision.
• Different plot sizes can result in different cleaning ratios.

• to pour or allow to spill cleaning or washing water or other contaminating liquids (such as oil, petrol or slurry) onto public roads
• Cleaning vehicles, machinery or other equipment
• Dusting or beating out everyday items (such as carpets and ashtrays)
• Feeding animals in a way that is likely to litter the street
• Allowing animals to soil footpaths
• Sewage sludge, stones, building rubble, debris, scrap metal, rubbish, packaging, containers
  • 1. to unload, park or store on public roads
  • 2. to unload, park or store goods alongside public roads if this is likely to cause the roads to become soiled
  • 3. to pour or discharge into drainage channels, sewer inlets, culverts or open drainage ditches on public roads
• to transport the aforementioned liquids, substances and objects in such a way that they may cause contamination of public roads
• to distribute leaflets or other printed material free of charge on or along public roads for commercial advertising purposes