For residents of large cities, and especially megalopolises, a large accumulation of cars on the streets has long been commonplace. But it’s one thing when transport moves along the carriageway, and quite another when there is not enough parking space, and then cars occupy the lawns, both on the avenues and in the yards.
Any law-abiding citizen knows that parking on lawns is prohibited. Violation may be fined. However, not every motorist knows what exactly is considered a lawn. That is why you need to understand this topic in more detail.
What is a lawn?
What is meant by the word "lawn"? It turns out that at present there is no unambiguous interpretation of this concept in regulatory documents. Of course, not every piece of land can be classified as a lawn. For example, take a field. There is grass on it, but it does not fall under our category, therefore, it is impossible to get a parking ticket on it.
In modern legal documents, the word "lawn" itself is extremely rare. And the decoding of the concept is not given. It may seem that this is done deliberately so that car owners can be fined at any opportunity. In principle, there are very few official parking lots in cities, so drivers have to park their cars in free areas where there is no grass, but even then they are punished anyway. From this it follows that you need to understand the situation in more detail in order to know more about it. Then it will be possible to assert their rights if such a need arises.
What threatens parking on the lawn?
Let's find out what size of the fine is provided for parking on the lawn. After analyzing the legal acts, we can say that the amount of punishment is determined by the local city legislative authorities. Of course, in Moscow such fines will be significantly higher than in other cities. It is worth noting that in the capital and in other settlements, the struggle with parking on the lawns is quite active. There are a number of laws that determine the amount of punishment for such violations. For example, the document "On the protection of plantations in Moscow", "On administrative responsibility for violation of objects that are intended for the improvement of the city." Such regulatory acts will be slightly different in different regions of Russia, but their essence is approximately the same. There is also a Code of modern administrative violations. So, it refers to the fact that parking on the lawns of even abandoned, disassembled cars (including playgrounds, in areas with green spaces) can be fined. Its dimensions for an individual - five thousand rubles, for an official - from ten to fifty thousand, for legal entities - from thirty to one hundred thousand.
Previously, the executive was more loyal and offered several types of penalties: a fine or a warning. Now municipal law is more strict and leaves no choice. A clear amount has been established, regardless of the size of the damage caused. On the website of your region you can find out what your traffic police fines are. Lawn parking is uniquely punishable everywhere. Only the size of the penalty will differ.
How is the struggle with parking on the lawn?
Where do you think you can go if you regularly see a parked car on the lawn in your yard? To do this, make a call to the administration or the police. Some motorists really deserve to be punished. But there are times when a person had no choice. Here competent structures will understand the issue. Often the drivers themselves are unfairly blamed. In such cases, the offender may be released from punishment if he succeeds in proving that the parking place was not a lawn.
Most of our yards do not provide for parking for cars. Therefore, motorists put their vehicles on the lawns, turning them gradually into a mess. Dissatisfaction with such behavior on the part of neighbors often leads to conflict. In this situation, both sides can be understood. Each of them is right in its own way. And, as practice shows, this problem cannot be resolved peacefully. Faced with a similar situation, many citizens do not even know where to turn. If the owner of the vehicle does not respond to persuasion, and your arguments do not apply to him, it remains only to bring him to justice. Illegal lawn parking should not go unpunished. Know: in such a situation it is not at all necessary to call the traffic police or go to the city administration, you can complain to the district police department, the commission on combating illegal parking, and special authorized organizations. Turning there, you will need to indicate your details, write a complaint, provide evidence of the offense.
Who fines for parking on the lawn?
Since parking on lawns is prohibited, we need to figure out who fines for the offense and what the amount of the penalty is. According to the law on administrative responsibility, the right to impose a fine has the traffic police. However, it should be understood that the local area does not belong to their jurisdiction, so you can contact the city administration, which has all the powers to punish the offender. A fine is imposed on the basis of legal acts of a particular region. It can be issued both to ordinary citizens, and to officials and legal entities.
Before punishing the offender, you must provide video or photo evidence that will confirm the fact of illegal parking. Based on them, you can require authorized bodies to understand the situation. The favorite argument of many drivers is the lack of parking near the house. Motorists can be released from punishment in several cases:
- lack of reference to residential areas;
- no green spaces and grass on the lawn;
- lack of a playground;
- according to the project, the area is not a lawn.
Note! Not all photo and video materials provided as evidence will be reviewed by authorized bodies. Therefore, choosing the "evidence", remember that they must be of good quality, so that the numbers of the car were clearly visible, as well as the fact that it is located on the lawn. Of course, the best option is to have an address binding.
If you decide to send the complaint by mail and do not know where to transfer the photo, then you should contact your local police department. There, employees will help you figure it out.
How to resolve the issue without conflict and not bring the situation to a fine?
Before starting the fight against the offender, try alternative methods of influence. Yard parking pollute the environment, spoil the asphalt. Cars in wet weather import a lot of dirt on wheels, which is difficult to remove later. Even worse, when there is a playground nearby, because it will also become dirty over time, and the children will play not on a clean lawn, but in the mud. If the driver is conscientious, then he will return to normal the section where his vehicle is.
In the event that the motorist ignores your requests, try to act together with your neighbors. You can try to explain that there is a ban on parking on the lawn, and that the law will be on your side in any case if you file a complaint with the competent authorities.
If you can’t resolve the conflict peacefully, engage other residents and act decisively. The appeal of a group of people will be more effective than a complaint from a single person.
Eco parking
In large cities, the use of modern coatings is practiced. They are called eco-parking. It is a green surface that is resistant to daily car tests. Such lawns are equipped in large cities, which greatly simplifies the life of motorists. Ecoparking is a specially equipped part of the territory for cars. It is created based on the use of special geosynthetic fibers. If your courtyard has such a modern miracle, then you can not punish the driver. After all, parking on the lawn in this case is quite legal.
What article provides a fine for spoiling the lawns?
Every motorist knows that parking on lawns is prohibited. But not everyone is aware of which part of the Code of Administrative Offenses and SDA is reflected. Indeed, what article is provided for parking on the lawn? As we mentioned above, the documents do not have a clear definition of the concept itself. There is mention of him only in the legal acts of Moscow. In other regions, this situation has not been resolved in any way, since there is no definition of the term itself, which means it will be difficult to punish a lawn for damage.
The Code of Administrative Offenses provides for article 12.19 (punishment for violation of the rules for parking and stopping cars). As for the lawns, the driver, relying on this document, can be fined only if he drove into it, but did not park.
However, the absence of normal articles in the Code of Administrative Offenses and SDA for violation of parking rules on the lawn does not relieve motorists of liability. Let us remind once again that this topic is covered a bit by regional legal acts and regulatory documents. Therefore, the amount of penalties will vary depending on the location. So we figured out a little what threatens parking on the lawn - a fine, an article for it is nevertheless provided. Although it should be noted that the size of the punishment is small, and therefore it is hardly worth counting on a serious reaction from the drivers.
The situation with parking in the winter changes significantly, when it is sometimes difficult to determine the beginning of the lawn. This case will be an exception. Notes about such moments are always included in the SDA. Agree that under a layer of snow or ice it is impossible to determine exactly where the lawn begins and where it ends, and indeed it is a lawn or not.
When is parking allowed?
Covering the theme of "Lawn Parking", let's summarize. In what cases can you park on the territory with grass cover and other green spaces without the risk of being fined:
- The place where the motorist leaves his vehicle is not legally recognized as a lawn. In this case, the law, as they say, is powerless, and therefore the traffic police officer has no right to fine a citizen. If, however, you and the other residents of your house succeed in judicially recognizing the local area as a lawn, then parking in such areas will be prohibited and protected by law.
- The parking area is a modern eco-zone that is resistant to damage. Of course, such wonderful sites are still the prerogative of large cities. But gradually, such innovations reach the districts.
- Traffic police officers for some reason provided a written parking permit.
In all other cases, parking a car on the lawn will be illegal, which means it will face a fine. The traffic police representative will draw up a protocol of violation, and the driver will be invited to the commission.
If the motorist can argue his action, then perhaps the matter will be limited to reprimand. Without appearing at the meeting, a person will no longer be able to challenge the decision of the commission.
Parking incidents
In general terms, we figured out the topic "Parking on the lawn." What article threatens violation, also discussed. But there are situations when it is difficult to complain about negligent motorists, just right to regret them. Each of you, probably, faced with such a situation when there is a sidewalk along the road, separated by a lawn. Over time, as it often happens with us, this lawn was driven in, crumpled, the curbs were broken, and just pitted earth remained on the same level with the roadbed. And then another driver stops at such a place. And he is being fined. The question arises: "And for what?" After all, what remains in this place cannot be called a lawn. Moreover, if a person came here for the first time, then he simply could not know that here, perhaps, there was once a green cover, from which now there is not even a trace left. Here is a man standing and perplexed ... After all, he understands that he did not drive to the playground, not to the sidewalk, and nevertheless received a fine. Agree, the situation is stupid and comic. True, the driver is not funny. There are some inaccuracies and flaws in the legislation, due to which it is sometimes impossible to punish the guilty, but fines are issued to those who did not deserve it.
Of course, things are different with the lawns in the courtyards of residential buildings, where drivers park their cars every day, no matter what, spoil the green spaces and pollute the yard. Unfortunately, not all yards have enough space for every motorist to leave his vehicle. This causes conflicts between residents of high-rise buildings. Threats to each other, assault, damaged tires, broken mirrors, scratches and dents in cars are just a small part of the problems that such disputes lead to. Therefore, try to solve all problems peacefully.
New methods of dealing with parking on the lawn
How else is the struggle with parking on the lawns? Now in Moscow, a new method is being introduced to deal with negligent motorists. Their violations will be recorded by video cameras. They will receive fines by mail. This will facilitate the work of authorized employees, they will not have to wait for the return of offenders.
At this stage, about one hundred and forty thousand surveillance cameras have been installed that record violations. It is planned to provide tablets to the employees of the administrative and technical inspection so that they can also record misconduct and automatically draw up protocols.
The Department of Environmental Management plans to take up the protection of lawns. Every day, their hotline receives dozens of calls. Employees travel to the city, sometimes together with managing organizations, install barrage structures, fences. True, while such work is more an exception than a rule.
Instead of an epilogue
We tried to consider in our article a difficult topic of car parks on lawns. This problem is very relevant at present, especially for megacities, since the number of cars is growing every year, therefore, more and more space is needed to accommodate them. It should be noted that this topic is very controversial. We tried to look at it both from the side of motorists and from ordinary citizens who do not have vehicles, because in this matter people are divided into two camps. And everyone has their own truth. Motorists need to park their cars somewhere, and the rest are fighting forever with them. We wish you to resolve all disputes peacefully, while understanding other people.