The administrative area of the Polizia della Città di Lugano (City of Lugano Police) provides two public service desks: Sportello sezione amministrativa (Administrative Section Desk) and Sportello edilizia e cantieri (Construction and Work Sites Desk).

Opening days and hours

  • Mon-Fri 8:30 am - 11:30 am and 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Sezione amministrativa

The Polizia amministrativa (Administrative Police) desk primarily handles issues related to fines, parking permits, lost and found items, public businesses, public area occupancy, signage and advertising banners, taxi services, and permits for restricted dog breeds.

Città di Lugano
Polizia

Sezione amministrativa
Via Beltramina 18b
6900 Lugano
t. +41 58 866 80 35
[email protected]

Various services can also be managed online.

Edilizia e cantieri

The Edilizia e cantieri (Construction and Work Sites) desk primarily handles issues related to construction signage and temporary occupancy of public areas for short-term work.

Città di Lugano
Polizia

Edilizia e cantieri
Via Beltramina 18b
6900 Lugano
t. +41 58 866 81 11 (switchboard)
t. +41 58 866 80 34
[email protected]

Various services can also be managed online.

For private construction sites, advance notice is provided to the Divisione Edilizia privata with safety guidelines.

For roadwork, an authorization for placing construction signage is issued.

The Polizia della Città di Lugano (City of Lugano Police) does not handle certain services, as they fall under the jurisdiction of the Polizia cantonale (Cantonal Police):

  • conversion of driving licenses
  • learner driver’s permit or driver’s license
  • moped registration
  • annual renewal of moped permits
  • replacement of moped documents
  • reprinting of vehicle license plates
  • criminal complaint/report
  • lotteries/bingo

The English version of this page was created with the aid of automatic translation tools and may contain errors and omissions.

The original version is the page in Italian.