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In order to find out exactly who cares about the performance of yard lights, you will have to turn to Federal Law No. 131.
It clearly states that all streets, roads, and alleys are under the auspices of local governments, just like courtyards.
The organization of lighting in the courtyard of an apartment building at night, in the evening, and also early in the morning is a matter of local importance. Thus, the district administration is responsible for this.
But despite this, the immediate responsibility for maintaining lighting fixtures in working order falls on the shoulders of the residents themselves.
It is citizens interested in lighting that must necessarily enter into an agreement with the administration or other organizations that are able to organize electricity to power the lanterns.
As for the repair, operation and maintenance of power lines, these issues are dealt with by the same companies that specialize in this. They will properly fulfill their duties if you conclude an agreement with them on time.
However, the courtyards in question are not public areas. They fall into the category of local area, and this is a slightly different concept.
The last case is regulated by Article 161 of the RF Housing Code.
Such an agreement stipulates the responsibilities of the organization, which include various services and actions for the proper care and maintenance of property belonging to the house. Utilities may also be included here.
All these services are provided for a reason. Residents must pay them monthly. This is also regulated by the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, namely Article 154.
Thus, the payment for maintaining street lights is included in the receipts that residents receive every month.
Lighting standards
Lighting standards for the local area of an apartment building are established in accordance with, namely:
- there must be at least 6 suites at the entrance to the building;
- there must be at least 4 suites on the pedestrian path leading to the building;
- main passages running in microdistricts should be illuminated at 4 lux;
- secondary passages, as well as courtyards and various utility areas should be illuminated within 2 lux.
In addition, there are pre-designed lighting options. They provide for a specific placement of lighting fixtures and their corresponding type. The options are as follows:
When residents are faced with the task of designing lighting for their yard, in addition to the financial component, they must take into account such factors as the resistance of the lanterns to hooligans and protection from falling icicles in the winter.
Whatever option the citizens living in the house choose, they must first of all be guided by the lighting standards that are adopted in Russia.
They were invented for a reason, and failure to comply with them can result not only in liability before the law, but also in some human casualties.
What to do if there is no light?
If there is no light in the yard for any reason, residents of the house who are dissatisfied with this state of affairs can legally come with complaints to the local administration.
Before making fiery statements addressed to employees of the above-mentioned administrative body, you need to carefully read Federal Law No. 131, which states that Local governments and no one else are responsible for organizing street lighting.
Even in Russia, there is a special GOST, which sets out the requirements for the order in which lighting is organized.
Complaints must be submitted in writing to the administration in charge of the municipality. Oddly enough, they are the ones who should be responsible for maintaining street lighting.
When drawing up a complaint, you must be guided by the Federal Law, which was mentioned above.
It clearly lists all the responsibilities that are assigned to bodies involved in local self-government.
It is among their responsibilities that the organization of energy supply for the entire population is included.
For greater persuasiveness, the written complaint must be accompanied by the signatures of all residents of the dissatisfied building. This will give it collective order and within a month it will definitely be reviewed and action taken.
If the administration refuses to take action, then residents can immediately apply to the court. Such a statement must indicate the very fact of inaction of local government bodies.
You can also add that they refuse to fulfill their legal duties. However, in such a situation, it should be remembered that no one needs a conflict with the administration that is blown out of nowhere, especially if it promises to drag on for a long time.
But if the power supply magically disappeared, in general, then something should definitely be done about it, and a statement to the court would be a completely adequate response on the part of the residents.
The same should be done if the lighting equipment is completely faulty.
In the case when the question concerns several burnt out light bulbs, it will be enough to simply contact the Municipal Economy Committee under the Administration.
Most often, they respond very quickly to signals from residents and ensure that the yard is illuminated as required by law.
Conclusion
From everything that was written above, we can conclude that organizing the lighting of the local area and maintaining the lanterns in working order is essentially a simple task.
However, there are also pitfalls here, and in order not to stumble upon them, you need to carefully study the lighting standards and the Federal laws that were discussed.
Where might is right, right is powerless
Japanese proverb
For some reason, in our country, the idea of pinning everything on the weaker side of relations, including financial ones, constantly comes to the minds of those in power, and not only those (also the financially stronger ones). And the courts and state supervisory authorities are not lagging behind them in this regard.
Regular innovations in legislation always involve some costs: time, financial, etc. However, changes to laws often do not indicate sources of funding for their “improvements.” It is supposed that they are paid for by the performers in the person of entrepreneurs and ordinary citizens - after all, it was for them that the authorities came up with these improvements: after all, they think about the good of the people...
It is very sad that easing the tax and supervisory burden for small and medium-sized businesses, improving life and raising its standard for citizens are just proclaimed slogans in our country. In fact, we see the opposite. At the very least, innovations in legislation and law enforcement practice do not contribute to the implementation of these slogans and do not correspond to them.
So in the housing and communal services sector, all improvements for owners always require financing by management organizations (MAs). No one is interested in the fact that the owners do not want to take part in general meetings, where the payment for all mandatory work on maintaining the house should be approved. And in general, the owners do not want to raise this fee in 99% of cases. There is no legal liability for failure to fulfill their obligations by owners in this matter.
Although the norms of housing legislation directly state the imperative rule that all necessary legal requirements for the maintenance of a house are provided through economically justified financing from the owners of premises in an apartment building (hereinafter - MKD).
All responsibility and blame went to the management organizations, which are to blame, however, as always: they work poorly and were unable to hold a meeting so that the owners approved a new tariff for its services, naturally with an increase (after all, a decrease in prices for anything occurred in our country only during the USSR).
It is only for resource supply organizations (RSOs) that tariffs are accepted at the state level with all their necessary costs included in them. And then they try to gain some additional preferences for themselves, successfully lobbying their interests in legislative and judicial bodies.
So, some local government bodies (LGUs) are trying to make the lighting of the local area and intra-block passages (hereinafter referred to as street lighting) the responsibility of the management organization. I have repeatedly seen responses from local self-government bodies addressed to management organizations, where this responsibility of the management was directly pointed out by the “smart heads” of representatives of the municipal government. Not to mention the fact that the standards for the maintenance of common property for electricity and other resources are constantly being cut and do not ensure that these costs, which include lighting of the common areas of apartment buildings, are fully transferred to the owners of the premises of an apartment building. And management organizations are to blame themselves, “entrepreneurial risks”, so to speak...
It is encouraging that, for the most part, the courts and the Prosecutor's Office in this matter do not agree with this opinion of local self-government bodies in all regions. And this fact allows managing organizations to avoid imposing an additional financial burden, which is already considerable, thanks to the smart legislative initiatives of the Ministry of Construction and deputies of various professions.
In accordance with Part 1 of Article 36 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Housing Code of the Russian Federation), the owners of premises in an apartment building own, by the right of common shared ownership, the common property in the apartment building.
According to Part 3 of Article 39 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, the rules for maintaining common property in an apartment building (MCD) are established by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated August 13, 2006 No. 491 approved the Rules for the maintenance of common property in an apartment building (hereinafter referred to as Rules No. 491), which regulate relations regarding the maintenance of common property owned by the right of common shared ownership to the owners of premises in an apartment building.
The composition of common property in an apartment building is determined by part 1 of article 36 of the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, as well as paragraph 2 of Rules No. 491 and is exhaustive.
External lighting networks in the local area are not included in the common property of an apartment building. That is, the obligation of owners of premises in apartment buildings to bear the costs of street lighting in the residential complex of the Russian Federation is not directly contained in Rules No. 491.
In accordance with clause 19 of part 1 and part 3 of article 14 and clause 25 of part 1 of article 16 of the Federal Law of October 6, 2003 No. 131-FZ “On the general principles of organizing local self-government in the Russian Federation” (hereinafter referred to as the Law on LSG) to issues of local importance of urban, rural settlements, urban districts organization of improvement of the territory of an urban, rural settlement, urban district(in particular, street lighting).
In accordance with Part 2 of Article 18 of the Law on LSG, financial obligations arising in connection with the resolution of issues of local importance, executed at the expense of local budgets(with the exception of subventions provided to local budgets from the federal budget and budgets of constituent entities of the Russian Federation).
In accordance with clause 4, part 2, art. 45.1 of the Law on Local Self-Government, issues of organizing lighting of the territory of the municipality, including architectural lighting of buildings, structures, structures may be regulated by the Rules for the improvement of the territory of the municipality.
Ministry of Construction of Russia in Letter dated September 18, 2017 No. 33418-ACh/04“On organizing the repair of street (yard) lighting” notes that in accordance with clause 19, part 1 and part 3 of Art. 14 and paragraph 25, part 1, art. 16 of the Law on Local Self-Government includes the organization of improvement of the territory of an urban, rural settlement, urban district (in particular, street lighting) as issues of local importance for an urban, rural settlement, urban district. In this regard, the organization and repair of street (yard) lighting falls within the competence of local governments.
The only possible case for the imposition of such responsibilities and expenses for street lighting will be cases when all the following conditions coincide in the aggregate:
the land plot of the local area has been formed and is owned by the owners of the apartment building premises;
street lighting is included in the design documentation and utility networks were built at the expense of participants in the shared construction of this apartment building and transferred to the owners as part of the general property of the apartment building;
the specified street lighting performs the functions of illuminating the local area of only one apartment building.
Thus, based on the literal interpretation of the law, if the elements of street lighting are not part of the common property of the apartment building, that is, in the absence of the above conditions, assigning the costs of street lighting to the apartment building to the owners, read the management organization, is contrary to the law. Although there is also reverse law enforcement practice of the courts, which does not guarantee a decision in favor of the MA in a particular case.
Judicial practice on disputes regarding the assignment of responsibilities for street lighting in apartment buildings is as follows.
Decision of the Orenburg Regional Court (upheld by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated October 3, 2018 No. 47-APG18-4): “From the systematic interpretation of the stated norms, it follows that the land plot on which the apartment building is located and the boundaries of which are determined on the basis of state cadastral registration data, with elements of landscaping and landscaping, facades, entrances, buildings and address tables (index of street name, number houses, apartment entrances) on houses in the evening must be illuminated and compliance with the established requirements must be borne by the property owners.
Letter No. 33418-ACh/04 of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation dated September 18, 2017 cannot become the basis for satisfying the demands of the administrative plaintiff, since from the meaning of this letter it follows that local governments are entrusted with the responsibility for organizing street lighting, then There is lighting for places that are not in the shared ownership of the owners of the premises of an apartment building.
At the same time, clause 5.5.8 of the contested Landscaping Rules provides for the obligation of the owners and managers of the company to provide external lighting for “yard areas”.
Clause 2.23 of the Rules defines “designated territory” as a part of the city territory provided in accordance with the established procedure to legal entities, individual entrepreneurs and citizens on the right of ownership, lease, or other right of use
Clause 2.32 of the Rules contains a definition of the concept of “domestic territory” - the territory allocated in the prescribed manner for a residential building (building, structure), including that included in the technical passport of the residential building (building, structure), and associated economic and technical structures, and includes: the territory under a residential building (building, structure); driveways and sidewalks; green areas; playgrounds for children; recreation areas; sports grounds; areas for temporary parking of vehicles; sites for economic purposes; sites equipped for the collection of solid municipal waste; other territories related to the maintenance and operation of a residential building (building, structure) (clause 2.31).
Paragraph 2.32 defines what refers to the “adjacent territory” - the territory directly adjacent to the boundaries of a land plot, building, structure, residential building, fence, construction site, retail facilities (stationary, non-stationary), public catering facilities, utility networks and other objects owned, possessed, used by legal entities or individuals, individual entrepreneurs, with lawns, small architectural forms, other objects of improvement and landscaping (clause 2.32).
The Housing Code of the Russian Federation in paragraph 4 of part 1 of Article 36 classifies as the common property of the owners of an apartment building the land plot on which the house is located, with elements of landscaping and landscaping, other objects intended for the maintenance, operation and improvement of this house and located on the specified land plot . The boundaries and size of the land plot on which the apartment building is located are determined in accordance with the requirements of land legislation and legislation on urban planning.
Thus, neither the Land Code of the Russian Federation, nor the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, nor the Housing Code of the Russian Federation contains the concept of “yard territory”, nor is this concept given a definition in the Landscaping Rules approved by the appealed decision.
The lack of a clear definition of which land plot belongs to the “yard territory” does not meet the criterion of formal certainty of a legal norm, allows for ambiguous interpretation of legal concepts, and therefore allows for a free (broad) interpretation of this term, and, as a consequence, imposing on the owners the obligation to organize illuminating an area that does not belong to them.”
The impression from the above court decision is twofold. It seems that the norms of the municipal regulatory act did not comply with the higher law and contained ambiguities in the interpretation. However, the court did not dare to say that these responsibilities should be assigned to local self-government bodies by force of law, but preferred to floridly justify that this was not the reason for the decision on the illegality of legal acts. And the Letter of the Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation, precisely based on the norms of housing legislation, was dismissed out of hand in the decision. That is, both ours - it seems, and yours... Okay, at least the illegal norms of the Landscaping Rules were abolished - and thank you for that.
Appeal ruling of the RF Supreme Court in the case: “Guided by the position set forth in the Resolutions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation dated April 25, 1995 No. 3-P, dated July 15, 1999 No. 11-P, dated November 11, 2003 No. 16-P and dated January 21, 2010 No. 1-P , the explanations contained in paragraph 25 of the Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated November 29, 2007 No. 48 “On the practice of courts considering cases challenging normative legal acts in whole or in part,” the court of first instance came to the reasonable conclusion that in the absence Without a clear definition of which particular plot of land belongs to the courtyard area, it is impossible to draw an unambiguous conclusion that the external lighting networks of the courtyard area are part of the common property of an apartment building, therefore, the burden of organizing the lighting of the courtyard area and maintaining the property necessary for this will be placed on persons to whom this territory and property do not belong.”
Appeal ruling of the Sverdlovsk Regional Court dated October 26, 2017 in case No. 33-18622/2017: “At the same time, having established that the Zonalnoye HOA had the main type of activity indicated in the extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, “managing the operation of the housing stock for a fee or on a contractual basis,” the court of first instance came to the incorrect conclusion that the HOA’s responsibilities include carrying out work on the organization of lighting of the intra-block territory. At the same time, the court did not take into account the provisions of subsection. “b” and “h” clause 11 of the Rules for the maintenance of common property in an apartment building, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of August 13, 2006 No. 491, by which the maintenance of common property includes ensuring the readiness of in-house engineering power supply systems and electrical equipment included in common property, for the provision of public electricity supply services; as well as their current and major repairs.
The erroneousness of the court’s conclusions is directly indicated by subparagraph “e” of paragraph 2 of the said Resolution, according to which the land plot on which the apartment building is located is included in the common property, and the boundaries of which are determined on the basis of state cadastral registration data, with elements of landscaping and landscaping.”
In this case a new decision was made, which satisfied the claims prosecutor of the Dzerzhinsky district of the city of Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk region, in the interests of an indefinite number of persons, to the Administration of the city of Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk region, to assign responsibility for organizing street lighting near the apartment building.
However, judicial acts on claims of RSO against local self-government bodies for the recovery of expenses for street lighting in municipalities are mainly negative for RSO. In principle, this is not a problem for management organizations; after all, bumps must sometimes fall on RSO, but they still cannot collect the cream without any losses. After all, our laws (adopted not without increased influence from nearby RSO forces) allow them to do just that...
As the famous actor Bruce Willis said: “When the going gets tough, you have two options: submit or walk through the fire.” If we apply this expression to relations in housing and communal services, then management organizations, when trying to pin these costs (and not only) on them, have two options: submit or sue all the ideas of local self-government bodies and others like them that do not comply with the law, up to the Supreme courts of the Russian Federation.
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Proper organization of lighting in the courtyard of a private house is the key not only to safety, but also to the attractiveness of the site. If you want to illuminate the area yourself, the first thing you need to do is study some of the nuances associated with the choice of street lamps, as well as the option of yard lighting. Next, we will provide you with some practical tips with photo ideas for street lighting at home.
Deciding on the purpose of the lights
The first thing you need to decide is why you want to install light in the courtyard of a private house. Lighting of the site can be decorative, security, functional or even festive.
The most important is functional lighting, which is responsible for the safety of movement around the yard. This category includes steps and porches. Most often, owners of private houses illuminate such objects with lamps on short legs, which complement the landscape design of the site during the daytime, and effectively perform their function at night. To save money on yard lighting, it is also recommended to use solar-powered lights (in the last photo):
The next, no less important option for illuminating the courtyard of a private house is security lighting. In this case, lamps on supports are used, aimed at the perimeter of the entire site, the parking lot and the front entrance. In order to save on electricity and understand in time that there is a stranger in your area, it is recommended to use LED floodlights with a motion sensor. Such lamps turn on the light only when movement occurs in the sensor detection area. You can see what the security yard lighting of a residential building looks like in the following photo examples:
As for the decorative lighting of the yard, it is used precisely to highlight the most important objects of the garden. An original solution would be to install lamps in ponds, recreation areas, inside fountains and garden sculptures. In this case, there are no special requirements for the lamps, the main thing is that they do not contradict the overall landscape design and illuminate all elements of the yard in a balanced manner.
Festive lighting of a courtyard area, just like decorative lighting, consists of decorating trees in the garden, a residential building, fencing and garden buildings. The most popular lamps in this case are street garlands and hanging lanterns. Most often, this lighting option is used for birthdays and New Years, when you need to create a themed atmosphere. The best yard decoration ideas for the holiday are provided below:
The best options for lighting a garden plot
Choosing suitable lamps
To make safe and durable lighting in a private yard with your own hands, you need to pay special attention to lamps. Firstly, they must be outdoors - dust- and moisture-proof. Secondly, they must be economical - consume as little electricity as possible and at the same time provide good illumination of the yard area. We recommend that you choose floodlights with LED lamps, which are several times more economical than other light sources. A good solution would be to use motion sensors and photo relays. You can also separately buy a suitable flashlight for it.
Otherwise, lamps are selected based on design and, of course, cost. The video talks about which lamps you can choose to illuminate your yard:
Expert advice
Electric installation work
We have already discussed with you how to organize, where we dwelled in detail on the important aspects of electrical wiring. To install light into the yard yourself, we recommend considering the following practical tips:
- Before arranging your yard area, be sure to plan the arrangement of lamps and the route of laying wires to each of them. It is better to immediately run the cable to the connection points, so as not to tear apart the decorated garden and not do double work.
- It is best to conduct wiring in the soil so that it does not spoil the design of the site. We talked about this in the corresponding article. The only thing we can add is that under ponds and flower beds it is recommended to lay the cable at a depth of 1 meter, and not 80 cm.
- It is best to install light switches in the hallway so that they are not affected by bad weather conditions, and the control of outdoor lighting is convenient.
Otherwise there shouldn't be any problems. If you have any questions and you do not fully understand how to make lighting in the courtyard of a private house with your own hands, we recommend that you describe the situation in the “” category so that our specialists can help you with advice!
In the infrastructure of any city, street lighting plays an important role not only of roads and parks, but also of the local area. It is this lighting that plays an important role in the life of the city to create safe travel conditions.
Lighting of the local area
At the same time, it is local residents who often have questions regarding how correctly their yard lighting was organized and who should monitor it. This and other issues will be discussed in this article.
Why is house lighting necessary?
Creating high-quality lighting in the local area is an important part of the infrastructure of every district of the city. Illumination near the house performs the following tasks, which become necessary with the arrival of evening and night:
- creates sufficient illumination of the roadway, which is located in the courtyard of the house. Thanks to it, all irregularities and features of the road surface, as well as the surrounding area, are clearly visible even at night;
- ensuring good visibility both for vehicles entering parking spaces and for pedestrians who are walking around the yard at this time;
- allows people and vehicles to navigate well in space, which minimizes the risk of injury or accident;
- increases safety in yards, since, according to statistics, robbers do not attack their victims in well-lit areas.
Note! High-quality lighting of the house and the surrounding area can improve the crime situation in the area.
Night yard lighting
But in order for the night lighting of an apartment building and courtyard to perform the functions assigned to it, it must be organized in a certain way, necessarily based on established standards.
Courtyard lighting - how to properly illuminate
Any actions that relate to the organization of lighting in a house, on the street or in any public or industrial structure must be based on specific norms, rules and requirements.
Many today think that the requirement is relevant only for premises where people do their work or relax. But this is a misconception, since improperly organized street lighting can cause no less harm to people’s lives and health than indoor lighting.
All standards that relate to what kind of lighting should be provided for an apartment building and the surrounding area are specified in the regulatory documentation - SNIP. At the same time, a big role here is given to the level of illumination, which must be organized in each specific situation.
Below is a table that shows the illumination standards for certain moments of external lighting in the local area.
Note! The illumination standards given in SNIP are advisory in nature and may be slightly modified (but not lower than the established values) when certain parameters change. At the same time, we must strive to ensure that these standards are met as accurately as possible. Indeed, if there is a significant deviation from them, the quality of street lighting will decrease.
At the same time, cities and villages have their own lighting standards, dictated by various parameters and characteristics of the locality.
For example, to influence the calculation that will be carried out to calculate the illumination standard for a particular case, it should be based not only on the instructions of SNIP, but also on:
- the area of the house, as well as the territory adjacent to it;
- the number of lighting fixtures that will be included in the outdoor lighting system, as well as their type;
Note! House lighting can be provided by various types of lighting devices: lanterns, spotlights, wall lamps, etc. Moreover, each type of backlight will be characterized by its own technical operating parameters.
House lighting fixtures
- type of light source screwed into street-type lamps. Today, incandescent lamps, on the basis of which illumination standards were calculated for various rooms and areas of the street, are becoming a thing of the past. Instead, LED, halogen and fluorescent light sources are increasingly being used. Each type of light bulb has its own operating parameters (power, etc.), which must be taken into account when making the necessary calculations.
All these manipulations and calculations, which are necessary for high-quality lighting of the house and the surrounding area, must be carried out by qualified specialists and regulated by government agencies responsible for street lighting.
Responsible for light
If the relevant documentation is responsible for the norms and rules for organizing street lighting, then people who work in government agencies are fully responsible for their implementation.
In addition to SNIP, documents of federal, regional or local significance may contain standards for illumination levels and various additional recommendations. For example, in the Russian Federation, Federal Law No. 131-FZ of October 6, 2003 (as amended on July 21, 2007) was adopted, which assigns the responsibility of the authorities for the creation of street lighting on the territory of the municipality. According to this law, as well as a number of other legislative documents, local authorities must monitor not only the proper organization of street lighting, but also the maintenance of the system in working order.
Home lighting
In fact, the external lighting of the building area should be monitored by the state housing and communal services service (its individual divisions), as well as divisions of energy companies to implement the technical aspects of street lighting. The territorial administration must pay for their work. Other organizations with which an appropriate agreement has been concluded, or companies whose balance sheet includes the engineering system of a particular settlement, may also be responsible for street lighting of houses and adjacent territories.
It is these organizations that determine the following parameters for street lighting in the local area:
- duration of operation of lighting devices at night;
- the number of lights that will be installed near the house and the surrounding area;
- What time will the lights turn on?
Therefore, if for some reason there is no lighting on the street, you need to contact the above-mentioned organizations and companies, which will be different for each individual area of the settlement. Of course, the question “where to go or complain if there is no light in the yard of the house” can be answered in different ways. After all, each division will be responsible only for a certain area of the organization of the street lighting system. For example, the city district administration is responsible for the lighting schedule in the evening and night hours, according to Article 16. But the responsibility for maintaining the lighting system usually rests with the owners of buildings.
Who receives complaints
If a malfunction of the lighting system of the house and the surrounding area has been noticed (for example, there is no light at night and in the evening, one lamp is faulty, etc.), you must contact the appropriate institution with a complaint or statement.
Proper yard lighting
But, since it is not always clear where to go, you need to contact your housing and communal services department in order to find out more detailed information about those responsible.
Note! Every resident of any locality has the right to know how the budget is spent, what funds are allocated to support street lighting of houses and surrounding areas, and other issues related to such lighting.
To change the situation when there is no light in the yard, you need to do the following manipulations:
- write a written application;
- contact your local executive authority.
After these steps, the organization that accepted the application must take a number of appropriate actions depending on the reason for the submission of the document by a resident of the area:
- send a repair team to find out the cause of a particular situation (no light, various system breakdowns);
- within the time frame specified by the local executive authority, repair work must be carried out to eliminate the identified violations.
If this organization does not carry out the above-described manipulations, then it must answer the following questions:
- who manages lighting maintenance in the specified territory;
- who acts as the customer under the concluded contract for maintenance of the lighting system;
- Which organization is assigned to maintain lighting in a specific location?
This information will allow you to competently and correctly draw up a complaint and submit it to the right organization. If there is no response to the submitted complaint, then it is necessary to submit it to a higher executive authority.
Options for organizing courtyard lighting
Today, lighting of the local area can be done in several ways.
The first option for organizing courtyard lighting involves placing a wall lamp above the entrance canopy.
Entrance lighting
Any type of lamp, as well as light source (LED, fluorescent, etc.) can be used here. Recently, economical light sources have begun to be used for these purposes, which allow saving energy, which is very important for this type of lighting.
This lighting option allows you to illuminate only the area in front of the entrance. Therefore it is rarely used. Usually it comes in combination with other lighting options.
The second option for lighting the yard involves placing a wall-mounted street lamp above the canopy at approximately a height of 8.5 meters from ground level.
Second lighting option
In this case, the lamps should be located at an angle of 25 degrees to the horizon. This lighting option provides a much larger area of illumination for the yard, which will cover not only the area in front of the entrance, but part of the roadway.
The third option for courtyard lighting. It involves the use of both types of lighting devices described in the previous versions.
Third option for courtyard lighting
In addition, floor lamps are used to illuminate the local area. The distance between them is also regulated by regulatory documents, as are lighting standards. With the help of such lighting devices placed along the road, you can provide high-quality illumination of the roadway, as well as playgrounds and parking lots located in the courtyard of an apartment building.
Yard lighting with lanterns
The most effective way to illuminate the local area is to use both lanterns and lamps placed above the entrance door to the entrance.