Temporary site facilities

What is a site facility under the Slovak Building Act?

A site facility (zariadenie staveniska) is a temporary structure used to run a building site. The Building Act (Stavebný zákon, 25/2025 Z. z.) defines it in § 6 ods. 2 as temporary structures that run the site, in particular for storing building products, parking construction machinery, storing uncontaminated soil from the works, and also workshops, accommodation and facilities for personal hygiene. Storage containers, workshop cabins, accommodation units and toilet units fit this definition. Fencing and the water and electricity supply are separate site duties in the act (§ 6 ods. 3, § 38 ods. 1), not part of this definition. See construction site.

This article describes the regime in force since 1 April 2025, read from the consolidated text valid from 1 November 2025 to 31 December 2026. Amendment 243/2026 Z. z. applies from 1 January 2027 and is not described here. For the wider procedure, see Building Act.

Where is the site defined in the permit documents?

The site (stavenisko) is the area that the building intent decision sets aside for the structure, for the site facilities and for the works themselves (§ 6 ods. 1). Plan the huts, storage and connection points inside that area. If a facility needs space outside it, ask the building office before the works start.

Rule	Where	What it requires
Site defined	§ 6 ods. 1	An area in the building intent decision that holds the structure and the site facilities
Site facilities defined	§ 6 ods. 2	Temporary structures that run the site
Site secured	§ 6 ods. 3 písm. a)	Protection against entry by outsiders to places where life or health could be at risk, if needed by full enclosure or fencing

When is a site facility a simple structure?

Under § 2 ods. 6 písm. d), a building that is part of the site facilities counts as a simple structure (jednoduchá stavba) when its built-up area does not exceed 300 m² and its height does not exceed 15 m. Where fire safety uses a number of occupants set by a technical standard, the limit is 30 people. The same paragraph covers any single-storey structure (prízemná stavba) within the same limits. A site building above these limits is not a simple structure under this provision.

Feature	Limit for a simple site structure
Built-up area	Up to 300 m²
Height	Up to 15 m
Occupancy	Up to 30 people, where a technical standard sets the count

Ask the building office which route a particular hut or cabin needs before you order it.

Who is responsible for the site facilities during construction?

The site manager (stavbyvedúci) manages the site and runs its operation (§ 37 ods. 1). The same manager decides where stored products and machinery go and how the site facilities connect to the utility networks of the area (§ 37 ods. 3 písm. f)). A site must also have a water and electricity supply, except for linear structures (§ 38 ods. 1 písm. f)). If the site manager does not set the placement and connection and so endangers work safety or the flow of the works, the building inspectorate can fine the site manager EUR 1,000 to 3,000 (§ 80 ods. 8 písm. a)).

Safety duties that sit with a separate coordinator are covered in the health and safety coordinator entry, so this article keeps to the site facilities themselves.

Duty	Who	Section	Fine if breached
Set placement and utility connection of site facilities	Site manager	§ 37 ods. 3 písm. f)	EUR 1,000 to 3,000 (§ 80 ods. 8 písm. a))
Provide water and electricity to the site	Site manager	§ 38 ods. 1 písm. f)	Not in this table
Provide water and electricity where the works need them, and the equipment for the works and for the people working	Contractor	§ 32 ods. 2 písm. c) and d)	Not in this table
Clear the site after the works end	Contractor	§ 32 ods. 2 písm. m)	Not in this table
Remove temporary site facilities and construction waste after construction	Any self-employed person or legal person who fails to do so	§ 80 ods. 3 písm. j)	EUR 1,000 to 25,000

Who pays for and removes the site facilities?

The act names duties, not prices. The contractor must ensure water and electricity where the works need them and the equipment for the works and for the people working (§ 32 ods. 2 písm. c and d), and must clear the site after the works end (§ 32 ods. 2 písm. m). How the cost is split is a matter for the contract for work. The Civil Code rules on it start at § 631 of Act 40/1964 Zb. The Commercial Code applies between businesses (Act 513/1991 Zb., § 261 ods. 1 and § 536). The contract should state who supplies, pays for, connects and removes each facility, and the price list should show them as separate lines.

Removal is a legal duty as well as a contract item. When the time set for a temporary structure runs out, the owner of the structure must remove it and report the removal to the building office (§ 45 ods. 2 písm. i)). After construction, leaving temporary site facilities or construction waste behind can bring the fine in § 80 ods. 3 písm. j). The same paragraph fines a person who does not remove a temporary structure, site facilities included, after the time for which it was permitted or set (§ 80 ods. 3 písm. d)). Amendment 243/2026 Z. z. deletes § 80 ods. 8 from 1 January 2027 and sets a general fine of EUR 300 to 3,000 for a site manager who does not meet the duties in the act, so these amounts apply only to the current text.

How long can a site facility stay on site?

A temporary structure is one whose duration is limited by its purpose or its construction, or is set by a building office decision (§ 2 ods. 16). Where the office sets a time, it states it in its decision. If the builder asks to change that time before it runs out, the clock stops from the request until the decision on it becomes final (§ 62 ods. 6). If the office does not extend it, the decision sets the removal conditions and a deadline that may not be longer than 30 days.

How is a site facility different from a temporary structure?

Every site facility is a temporary structure, but not every temporary structure is a site facility. The act defines site facilities by their job: running the site, storing products and machinery, and housing the workers (§ 6 ods. 2). A temporary structure is defined by its limited duration (§ 2 ods. 16), so a temporary information structure can be temporary without serving the site at all. Use the temporary structure entry for those cases.

Where does the site layout appear in the documents?

Designers in Slovakia often call the construction organisation part of a design zásady organizácie výstavby (ZOV). The Building Act does not use that name. Decree 60/2025 Z. z. lists a plán organizácie výstavby (construction organisation plan) among the documents of the contractor's production preparation, together with the safety and health plan for the site. This page found no legal text that defines ZOV, so treat it as practice vocabulary. The legal anchor is the site defined in the building intent decision (§ 6 ods. 1), so any site layout drawing should stay inside that area and show the huts, storage, fence, entrance and connection points that the site manager will later have to follow.

What mistakes should a client avoid with site facilities?

• Assuming a small hut needs no check: measure it against the limits in § 2 ods. 6 písm. d) first.
• Leaving removal out of the contract: the fine for leaving temporary facilities behind is in § 80 ods. 3 písm. j).
• Leaving power and water to be sorted out later: the act makes the site manager responsible for the supply (§ 38 ods. 1 písm. f)) and the contractor for providing it where the works need it (§ 32 ods. 2 písm. c)).