Illegal parking on lawns: article, punishment, fine

For residents of large cities, and even more megacities, has long been a common occurrence of a large cluster of cars on the streets. But one thing is when the transport is moving along the roadway, and quite another - when there is not enough parking space, and then the cars occupy lawns, both on avenues and in yards.

Any law-abiding citizen knows that parking on lawns is prohibited. Violation may result in a fine. However, not every car enthusiast knows what is considered a lawn. That's why you need to understand this topic in more detail.

What is a lawn?

What do they mean by the word "lawn"? It turns out that at present there is no such concept in the normative documents of an unambiguous interpretation. 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 penalty on it.

In modern legal documents, the word "lawn" itself sounds extremely rare. And the interpretation of the concept is not given. It may appear that this is done consciously, so that you can fine the car owners at any convenient opportunity. In principle, official parking in the cities is very small, so drivers have to put their cars in free areas where there is no grass, but even then they are still punished. It follows that it is necessary to understand the situation in more detail in order to know more about it. Then it will be possible to assert their rights if there is such a need.

What is the parking lot on the lawn?

Let's find out what the size of the penalty is for parking on the lawn. Analyzing the legal acts, it can be said that the local city legislature determines the amount of punishment. Certainly, in Moscow such fines will be much higher than in other cities. It is worth noting that in the capital and in other localities the fight against parking on lawns is quite active. There are a number of laws that determine the amount of punishment for such violations. For example, the document "On protection in the territory of Moscow plantations", "On administrative liability for violation of objects that are intended for the improvement of the city." Such regulatory acts will differ slightly in different regions of Russia, but their essence is approximately the same. There is also the Code of Modern Administrative Violations. So, in it there is a speech that parking on the lawns of even abandoned, dismantled cars (including on children's playgrounds, in plots with green spaces) can be fined. Its size for an individual is five thousand rubles, for an official - from ten to fifty thousand, for legal entities - from thirty to one hundred thousand.

Previously, the executive branch was more loyal and offered several types of penalties: fine or warning. Now the municipal law is more strict and leaves no choice. A clear amount is set, regardless of the amount of damage. On the website of your region you can find out what your traffic police fines are. Parking on the lawn is unambiguously punished everywhere. Only the size of the penalty will differ.

How is the fight against parking on the lawn?

Where do you think you can go if you regularly see a parked car on a lawn in your yard? To do this, make a call to the administration or the police. Some motorists really deserve punishment. But there are times when a person had no choice. Here competent authorities will be able to understand the issue. Often the drivers themselves are accused unfairly. In such cases, the offender may be released from punishment if he can prove that the parking lot was not a lawn.

Most of our yards do not provide parking for cars. Therefore, motorists put their vehicles on lawns, turning them gradually into a mash. Dissatisfaction with such behavior on the part of neighbors often leads to conflicts. In this situation, you can understand both sides. Each of them is right in its own way. And, as practice shows, this problem can not be solved peacefully. Faced with this situation, many citizens do not even know where to turn. If the owner of the vehicle does not react to persuasion, and your arguments do not work for him, then it only remains to hold him accountable. Illegal parking on the lawn should not go unpunished. Know: in this situation, it is not necessary to call the traffic police or go to the city administration, you can complain to the district police department, the commission for combating illegal parking, special authorized organizations. Turning there, you will need to specify your data, write a complaint, provide evidence of an offense.

Who finishes parking on the lawn?

Since we do not allow parking on lawns, we need to figure out who fined for the offense and what the size of the penalty is. According to the law on administrative responsibility, the right to impose a fine are employees of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. However, it should be understood that the home territory does not belong to their jurisdiction, so you can apply to the city administration, which has all the powers to punish the offender. The fine is imposed on the basis of legal acts of a specific region. It can be discharged both for ordinary citizens, and for officials and legal entities.

Before punishing the offender, you need to provide video or photo evidence that will confirm the fact of illegal parking. On their basis, you can require the authorized bodies to understand the situation. The favorite argument of many drivers is the lack of parking near the house. Motorists can be exempt from punishment in several cases:

• Lack of attachment 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 considered by authorized bodies. Therefore, picking up the "clues", remember that they must be of good quality, so that the numbers of the car are clearly visible, and also that it is on the lawn. Of course, the best option is to have an address binding.

If you decide to send a complaint by mail and do not know where to send the photo, then you'd better contact the local police department. There, your staff will help you figure it out.

How to resolve the issue without conflicts 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 damp weather bring a lot of dirt on the wheels, which is difficult to remove later. Even worse, when there is a playground nearby, because it will also become contaminated with time, and children will play not in a clean lawn, but in mud. If the driver is conscientious, then he will lead to a normal appearance the site where his vehicle stands.

In the event that the motorist ignores your requests, try to act together with neighbors. You can try to explain that there is a ban on parking on the lawn, and that the law in any case will be on your side if you appeal to the competent authorities.

If you did not manage to settle the conflict peacefully, connect other tenants and act decisively. The appeal of a group of people will be more effective than a complaint from one person.

Eco-park

In large cities, the use of modern coatings is practiced. They are called an eco-park. It is a green surface, resistant to daily testing by cars. Such lawns are equipped in large megacities, which greatly facilitates the life of car enthusiasts. Ecoparkovka is a specially equipped part of the territory for cars. It is created using a special geosynthetic fiber. If in your yard there is such a modern miracle, then you can not punish the driver in any way. After all, parking on the lawn in this case is quite legitimate.

What article provides for a penalty for damage to lawns?

Every motorist knows that parking on lawns is prohibited. But not everyone in the know, in which part of the Code of Administrative Offenses and the traffic regulations this is reflected. And really, what is the article for parking on the lawn? As we already mentioned above, there is no clear definition of the concept in the documents. About him there are mentions only in the legal acts of Moscow. In other regions, this situation is not solved, because there is no definition of the term itself, and therefore, it will be difficult to punish the damage of the lawn.

The Code of Administrative Offenses provides for article 12.19 (penalties for violation of the rules of parking and stopping cars). As for lawns, the driver, relying on this document, can be fined only if he drove it, but did not park.

However, the absence of normal articles in the Code of Administrative Offenses and traffic regulations for violation of parking rules on the lawn does not relieve motorists of responsibility. Let us recall once again that this topic is covered a little by regional legal acts and normative documents. Therefore, the amounts of penalties will differ depending on the location. Here we are a little and figured out what the parking lot on the lawn - fine, the article for it is still provided. Although it should be noted that the size of the punishment is small, and therefore it is hardly worth expecting a serious reaction from drivers.

Significantly changing the situation with parking in the winter, when it is sometimes difficult to determine the beginning of the lawn. This case will be an exception. Notes on such points 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 in general the lawn is or not.

When is parking allowed?

Covering the topic "Parking on the lawns", let's sum up. In which cases can you park on the territory with grass cover and other green plantations without the risk of being fined:

1. The place where the motorist leaves his vehicle is not recognized as a lawn from a legal point of view. In this case, the law, as they say, is powerless, and therefore the traffic police officer has no right to fine the citizen. If to you and other tenants of your house it will be possible to achieve in a judicial order of a recognition of a house territory by a lawn then parking on such sites will be forbidden and protected by the law.
2. The parking area is a modern eco-gas, resistant to damage. Of course, such a miracle site is still the prerogative of big cities. But gradually such innovations reach the districts.
3. For some reason, the traffic police provided a parking permit in writing.

In all other cases, car parking on the lawn will be illegal, which means it faces a fine. A representative of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate 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. Not appearing at the meeting, a person will not be able to challenge the decision of the commission.

Situational situations involving parking

In general terms, we figured out the topic "Parking on the lawn." What article threatens for violation, also discussed. But there are situations where it is difficult to complain about the negligent motorists, it's time they regret it. Each of you, probably, faced with such situation when along the road there is a pavement, separated by a lawn. Over time, as we often have, this lawn was raided, crushed, curbs broke, and there was just an open ground on one level with the roadway. And then another driver stops at that place. And he gets a fine. The question arises: "And what for?" After all, what's left on this place, and the lawn, it can not be called. Moreover, if a person came here for the first time, he simply could not have known that here, perhaps, once there was a green covering, from which now there is not even a trace left. Here the person stands and is perplexed ... After all, he understands that he did not go to the playground, not on the pavement, and nevertheless received a fine. Agree, the situation is stupid and comic. True, the driver is not funny. There are in the legislation some such inaccuracies and flaws, due to which it is sometimes impossible to punish the guilty, but the fines are written out to those who did not deserve it.

Of course, things are different with lawns in the yards of apartment houses, where drivers put their cars day after day, regardless of anything, what spoil the greenery and pollute the yard. Unfortunately, not all yards have enough space for each motorist to leave his vehicle. This causes conflicts between residents of high-rise buildings. Threats against each other, assault, spoiled tires, broken mirrors, scratches and dents in cars are just a few of the problems that such disputes lead to. Therefore, try to solve all problems peacefully.

New methods of fighting parking on the lawn

How else is the fight against parking on the lawns? Now in Moscow, a new method of combating negligent motorists is being introduced. Their violations will be fixed 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 CCTV cameras fixing offenses. It is planned to provide the employees of the administrative and technical inspection with tablets so that they can also record offenses and automatically compile protocols.

The nature management department plans to tackle the protection of lawns. Every day their hot line takes dozens of calls. Employees go to the city, sometimes together with the management organizations, install barriers and fences. True, while this work is the exception rather than the rule.

Instead of an epilogue

We tried to consider in our article a difficult topic of car parks on lawns. This problem is very urgent now, especially for megacities, since the number of cars is growing every year, accordingly, more room is needed for their deployment. It should be noted that this topic is very ambiguous. 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. Car enthusiasts 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.