The city's eco-account manages measures. These measures compensate for ecological interventions. These measures replace ecological interventions.
Every development plan must take nature into account. You also have to pay attention to the landscape. When you build, it can change nature. Then you have to do something for nature. That's what the Federal Nature Conservation Act says. There has been an amendment to the Building Code since 1998. You can do something for nature beforehand. You can then assign it to a building later.
The city has an eco-account. There are areas in the eco-account. These areas are important for nature conservation. The areas are in a pool. The areas are for the compensation of construction projects. The city has already taken measures for compensation. These measures are in the eco-account. The city can use the measures as required. This makes the planning of construction projects easier and faster.
The city uses a geoinformation system. The system is called GeoAs-Ökokonto. The city uses the system to manage the areas. The city always knows which areas have already been used. The city also knows which areas are still available. The city knows where it still needs to do something. The city writes the measures to the eco-account. The city books the measures for compensation. The city can recover the costs in accordance with the Building Code.
The city selects areas from the compensation area pool. The city implements the proposed measures. One example is the planting of a meadow orchard. The city must purchase the land. Or the city must make contractual arrangements for use. The city takes care of the maintenance of the land. The measure is "paid into" the eco-account as a "credit".
A development plan may require a compensation or replacement measure. The city can then draw on the credit balance.
The ecologically enhanced area is allocated to an intervention. One example is a new building plot. The area is then "debited" from the eco-account.
The municipality has made advance payments. The city can claim the costs for this. The basis is the statutes of the town of Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe. The developer must pay. An example of a developer is a building owner.
The "eco-account" is a stockpile of measures. These measures are for compensation in urban land-use planning.
