The authors of the appeal, published on the Greenpeace Russia website, point out that the “renovation bill” violates the constitutional rights of Muscovites to a favorable environment, health protection, and sanitary and epidemiological well-being.
The renovation bill is potentially dangerous in that air exchange in Moscow is difficult, and the program proposes a large-scale cutting of green spaces.
The authors write that the law on renovation not only fails to take into account the need to preserve green areas and expand them, but also implies super-dense housing development with a corresponding dangerous increase in the density of the urban population. They note that plantings of 40-60 years of age, one of the most environmentally efficient among natural complexes, will fall under the destruction. At the same time, environmentalists warn, due to the “renovation” program, the capital may lose about 27 million square meters of green spaces, which within the boundaries of old Moscow will be about 7% of the area covered with woody vegetation. In some metropolitan areas, this figure may exceed 50%.
“The Moscow authorities have announced that new ones are going to be planted to replace the cut down trees. However, this cannot be considered as adequate compensation, since seedlings (if they take root) will only be able to achieve the ecological efficiency of mature stands in a few decades,” the document says.
Moreover, experts say, the bill does not regulate the disposal of a huge amount of construction waste that will arise due to the massive demolition of old buildings. This creates grounds for abuse, due to which garbage will be randomly stored in different parts of the Moscow region and may end up in the catchment areas of the Moscow River, depriving residents of normal living conditions or places of recreation.
At the same time, earlier the head of the Department of Environmental Management of Moscow, Anton Kulbachevsky, said that it would not be possible to take construction waste to landfills near Moscow: the landfills would not be able to cope with such volumes. He stated that construction waste after the demolition of the house under the renovation program will be sent for recycling to obtain recyclable materials, and not buried in landfills.
Ecologists are outraged that instead of applying modern principles of urban planning, developing sanitary, environmental and other standards that meet the requirements of the 21st century, legislators provide the opportunity for regional authorities to violate in each individual case, including even fire safety rules.
Experts noted that the draft law, according to which the urban environment should be transformed, was adopted in a hurry and was not discussed with representatives of environmental organizations, despite the fact that earlier leading environmental organizations in Russia had already drawn the attention of Volodin and Moskvichev to the inconsistency of the bill with the requirements of federal legislation in the field of environmental protection.
The letter was signed by Greenpeace Russia Executive Director Sergey Tsyplenkov, WWF Russia Executive Director Petr Gorbunenko, Director of the non-profit partnership "Birds and People" Yulia Gorelova, Director General of the Wildlife Conservation Center Alexei Zimenko, Development Director of the Russian Bird Conservation Union Elena Zubakina, Co-Chair of the All-Russian public organization "Social and Ecological Union" Askhat Kayumov, Co-Chair of the Council of the International Social and Ecological Union Maria Ruzina, Head of the Moscow City Society for the Protection of Nature Galina Morozova, head of the Ecodefense of the Moscow Region movement Dmitry Trunin and representative of the Coalition of Initiative Groups Lyubov Zaitseva.
The project, which received such a wide discussion, will be implemented under the control of civil society institutions, citizens and, of course, the Federation Council, noted Valentina Matvienko.
The senators approved the Federal Law “On Amendments to the Law of the Russian Federation “On the Status of the Capital of the Russian Federation” and certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation in terms of establishing the specifics of regulating certain legal relations in order to renovate the housing stock in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation - the federal city of Moscow.”
The authors of the legal act are senators Zinaida Dragunkina Dragunkina
Zinaida Fedorovnarepresentative of the legislative (representative) body of state power of the city of Moscow
, Vladimir DolgikhLong
Vladimir Ivanovichrepresentative of the executive body of state power of the city of Moscow
and a group of deputies of the State Duma.
The document was presented by the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Self-Government and Northern Affairs
Dmitry Azarov Azarov
Dmitry IgorevichGovernor of the Samara Region
.
As the senator explained, the authorities of the city of Moscow are empowered to determine the content of the housing renovation program and approve it.
The city authorities will also be able to make decisions on the renovation of the housing stock, containing a list of apartment buildings to be demolished, indicating their addresses, information on the boundaries of the territory to be renovated, on other capital construction projects that are not housing construction objects and located within the boundaries of the specified territory.
The state authorities of the capital will also establish the procedure, cases and forms for identifying and taking into account the opinion of the population on the implementation of the renovation program, etc. It is envisaged to create a Renovation Assistance Fund, which, in case of non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of its obligations under contracts for participation in shared construction of apartment buildings, bears subsidiary liability.
Following the meeting, the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina MatvienkoMatvienko
Valentina Ivanovnarepresentative of the executive body of state power of the city of St. Petersburg
told journalists about her meeting with the opponents of renovation, who came today to the building of the upper house of parliament. “It was a frank conversation. In many ways, the questions that were asked really excite people. It is possible that we have not provided sufficient information about how the implementation of the law will be ensured, including from the point of view of environmental safety - the so-called. “smart demolition”, what will happen to construction waste, how it will be disposed of, whether land surveying will be fixed and other issues.”
At the same time, the requirement to reject the law, the Chairman of the Federation Council believes, does not have any grounds. “The document was prepared for a very long time, discussed, amended, including by members of the Federation Council. Today, there are no legal claims against the law regarding any infringement of the rights of citizens or violation of the Constitution.”
According to Valentina Matvienko, explanatory work will be continued with Muscovites, residents of five-story buildings. “It is necessary to explain, to answer questions. This is a big job aimed at making people calm down, believing that the implementation of this law will be strictly controlled by the authorities.”
The project, which received wide discussion, will be implemented under the control of civil society institutions, citizens, and, of course, the Federation Council, the head of the upper house of parliament noted. "This imposes a special responsibility on the Government of Moscow - to implement everything as planned."
Wherein Valentina Matvienko She did not rule out that in the course of the implementation of the program, since it is a long-term program designed for 10-15 years, it may be necessary to clarify any provisions of the law. “In that case, we will definitely do it.”
The decision to include a house in the program is made by its residents - more than 2/3 of the owners and people living under a social contract must vote for this
Moscow. June 28th. site - The Federation Council on Wednesday approved a resonant law on the renovation of housing in Moscow, which provides for the demolition of "Khrushchev" and the relocation of their residents to new homes.
Inclusion in the list of demolished houses will be terminated on the day this law enters into force, that is, from the moment it is officially published. In accordance with the law, only houses of the "first period of industrial housing construction" and similar ones in design can get under renovation. The law refers to houses of this type buildings, the projects of which were developed from 1957 to 1968 and were built using standard products of walls and ceilings.
The renovation will not concern emergency houses, they will continue to be demolished in accordance with existing legislation.
The decision to include the house in the program will be made by the residents of the house - more than 2/3 of the owners and people living under a social contract of employment. The votes of those who did not vote will be taken into account in the same proportional ratio as those who voted, which will not make it possible to add the votes of "silent" to opponents or supporters of the renovation.
It is determined that only those apartment buildings can be included in the renovation program in which voting on the issue of inclusion in the draft renovation program was held before the day this federal law came into force. At the same time, at any stage of the implementation of the renovation program, before the first new apartment was provided, the residents of the building will be able to decide at a general meeting to withdraw from the program, this will require more than 1/3 of the votes of the residents.
When moving, equivalent housing will be provided, or an equivalent apartment, or money. Equivalent housing means that the living area and the number of rooms must be no less than in the old apartment, and the total area of the new apartment must exceed the area of the old one; the new apartment must have "improved finishes"; it must be located in the same area as the previous housing.
The exception will be the Zelenograd, Troitsk and Novomoskovsk administrative districts (TiNAO), where people can move not only within the district, but within the district.
It will also be possible to increase the provided apartment by paying extra for additional meters or even a room. The law also guarantees the inhabitants of communal apartments in buildings included in the renovation, separate apartments. The sequence of demolition of houses under the renovation program is being introduced - first with more wear, then with less.
The law guarantees the right to resettle in the same area and the equivalence of a new apartment. In addition, only those houses whose residents vote in favor before the law enters into force will get into the program.
On June 28, the Federation Council approved the law on housing renovation. two weeks before him. The final version includes dozens of amendments that . In particular, only those houses whose residents vote in favor before the law enters into force will be included in the program. After that, the city will not be able to expand it with new houses.
Residents are guaranteed resettlement. The exception is Zelenograd and TiNAO, whose residents will receive housing within the district. Those who are not satisfied with an equivalent new apartment will be able to receive equivalent or monetary compensation in the amount of the market value of the old apartment.
The law also secured additional guarantees for the rights of residents of houses included in the program to judicial protection. In particular, they have the right to appeal both the renovation decision itself and the equivalence of compensation in cash or in kind, as well as the equivalence of the new apartment.
Additional warranties
Moscow has already signed, which gives participants in the housing renovation program. This is the inclusion of houses in the program project or exclusion from it only by the decision of the residents themselves, as well as a guarantee that they will remain in the same area where they live now.
All residents will be provided with new apartments free of charge. The exception is cases when the townspeople decide to increase the number of rooms by purchasing additional "squares". They will work for them: discounts and deferred payment, accounting for maternity capital and mortgages.
Veterans, single and lonely pensioners, the disabled and other beneficiaries will be helped with loading and unloading things, ordering cars and paying for the move.
Instead of dilapidated housing, a new generation will be built from modern materials, comfort-class repairs will be made in the apartments. New houses will have glazed balconies and loggias, baskets for air conditioners. All buildings will have the possibility of redevelopment.
The area of housing will be no less, and even more due to the more spacious kitchen, hallway, corridor, bathroom, toilet. Each apartment will have a spacious corridor with light finishes and separate rooms. Cable channels will be laid in the skirting boards, electrical wiring will be done with safe switches and sockets.
Energy-efficient electric stoves will be installed in the kitchens. The bathrooms in the apartments will be separate, the bathrooms will be equipped with a chrome-plated heated towel rail, a sink with a faucet and a metal bathtub with a protective screen and high-quality shower faucets.
Yards and the area around the houses will be landscaped according to new standards: parks, bike paths, sports and playgrounds will be created with a safe rubber coating, where there are swings, slides and shells. Walking areas with lighting, flower beds and benches will appear in the quarters.
How Muscovites voted
The renovation program will include only those houses, the majority of residents of which (two-thirds) voted for the move. Voting in
Muscovites took to single pickets at the building of the Federation Council on Bolshaya Dmitrovka, protesting against the adoption of the law on renovation, which will be considered today in the Council. The event is being broadcast live On the page community "Moscow activist" in Facebook.
50-70 people gathered outside the building. Participants of the action hold posters "Renovation is violence, lack of rights, lawlessness", "Renovators to court". At the beginning of the action, opponents of the renovation surrounded the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, starting a discussion right on the steps of the building. Later it became known that the police had detained Sergei Mitrokhin, a participant in the rally, and OMON officers were on duty, but nothing was known about other arrests.
The politician was detained immediately after Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko left the building and called on the protesters to stop the picket. According to the BBC Russian Service, Matvienko said that the opinion of opponents of the law is very important for the authorities, but the majority of citizens on the Active Citizen portal supported the renovation. Mitrokhin and Matvienko argued, after which the speaker left, and the head of the Moscow branch of Yabloko took out a poster. At that moment, he was detained by the police and taken to the police station in the Tverskoy district. “We held a picket at the Federation Council. Matviyenko came out to us. We talked to her, asked her not to adopt a law on renovation today. She left, and they immediately took me away,” Sergey Mitrokhin told RBC.
According to activist Vera Kochina, residents of at least 100 houses in Akademichesky district suspect mass voting fraud. Other activists argue that the renovation plans do not include adequate infrastructure. “Strong good Stalinists are being drawn into the program because of the land, the place. And many really bad Khrushchevs are not touched. Not profitable,” commentators write. "We need to make statements that we are against the LAW on "renovation" ITSELF! And we need to repair houses in time so that they do not wear out ahead of time, and not collect money for major repairs, and then drive people out of their usual green places and cozy apartments and not threaten them with all the means available to the authorities. " MHD deputy Yelena Shuvalova suggests coming back to the president's office on Thursday.
The profile committee of the Federation Council on economic policy recommended that the law be approved, pointing out that it was developed "with a new approach to the formation of laws, involving a very large number of the population, residents of the city of Moscow and public organizations in this development, and the adoption of the Federal Law will create a legal basis for a comprehensive solution to the problem of renovation of districts and five-story buildings of the first period of industrial construction."
At the same time, another co-author of the bill, Nikolai Gonchar, said that at this stage, not all problems related to the launch of the program have been resolved yet. "Until now, the voting results are not fully ready. This is due to the fact that many owners of apartments in five-story buildings rent them out and do not live in Moscow and sometimes even in Russia," he specified. Valery Ryazansky, chairman of the Federation Council committee on social policy, said that without a renovation program, panel houses could fall apart like houses of cards in the future, and the mayor's office would be to blame.
On the eve of more than a hundred representatives of the Moscow initiative groups gathered at the entrance to the reception of the President of the Russian Federation on Ilyinka to submit signatures against the law on renovation. As reported on the Facebook page of the Moscow Activist community, people handed in 17,000 new signatures and stood in line for a personal appointment. In addition, almost 5,000 signatures for the resignation of the Moscow government "as having lost the confidence of citizens in connection with the implementation of an anti-constitutional and illegal urban planning policy" have been handed over to the presidential office.
Muscovites have repeatedly collected tens of thousands of signatures against the law on renovation, but the State Duma previously called them fake. The head of the relevant committee for transport and construction, Yevgeny Moskvichev, said that out of 20,000 signatures, allegedly only 4,000 were from residents of areas subject to renovation, and half of them were for demolition.
