65,000 to breathe

Moscow authorities require to pay big money for permission to install air conditioning

Almost a year ago, the Moscow government decided to remove air conditioners from the facades of buildings - they spoil, they say, the architectural appearance of the capital. On September 15, 2009, the corresponding resolution "On measures for the formation and preservation of...

Almost a year ago, the Moscow government decided to remove air conditioners from the facades of buildings - they spoil, they say, the architectural appearance of the capital.

On September 15, 2009, the corresponding resolution "On measures to form and preserve the artistic appearance of Moscow" was approved.

The initiators of the document were: the chief architect of Moscow, Alexander Kuzmin, and the deputy of the Moscow City Duma, Mikhail Moskvin-Tarkhanov, to whom, according to his statement, residents of the Central Administrative District addressed. At the same time, Mr. Kuzmin reasonably suggested that the owners of air conditioners themselves would want to remove them from the facades if "the installation of air conditioners would be at least expensive." (At the same time, the illegal installation of antennas, air conditioners, glasses on a balcony has long been punishable by a fine of 2,000 to 2,500 rubles under Article 7.21 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for “violating the rules for using residential premises.”)

Fortunately, not all houses fell under the decree, but primarily buildings located in the historical center. There are about 10.5 thousand houses within the Garden Ring, of which about 2 thousand are historical monuments. Residents of ordinary typical houses (Khrushchev, brick high-rise buildings and even remakes of all sorts and configurations) seemed to have nothing to be afraid of. And no one carried out a large-scale campaign to dismantle previously installed air conditioners. However, if the legislative norm exists, it can fire at any moment.

So, Vanda A. (we know her last name), Doctor of Medical Sciences, turned to the editorial office. She installed the air conditioner recently, because of the unprecedented heat, and she learned from a neighbor that, it turns out, it hangs illegally, because it is not registered. Wanda found a list of documents on the Internet: a set of drawings and an outdoor unit installation diagram; the conclusion that the performance of work on this building does not affect its operation (in the design organization); technical passport of the apartment (in BTI); application for approval of the reorganization.

Realizing that she herself would have to deal with this for a long time, the pensioner found the contracting organization "Genstroypodryad", where she found out the price of the issue. You have to pay 65 thousand rubles for permission. Plus a fine of 2 thousand rubles. - for illegal installation. Retiree Wanda cannot afford to pull such expenses. After all, before that, I had to pay 30 thousand more for the air conditioner itself. (By the way, the house of an elderly woman is not of historical value. It is located in the area of ​​​​Victory Park, but the windows overlook not Kutuzovsky, but the courtyard.)

It turns out that, despite climatic anomalies, there is a decree in Moscow that imposes prohibitive conditions for the installation of air conditioners for an ordinary Muscovite.

If the city authorities are not ready to cancel it, then it would be worth at least suspending its action until the end of the heat. Indeed, in the current conditions, air conditioning is not a luxury, but a means of survival. Will Moscow officials be capable of doing a good deed in an emergency - we will tell in the next issues.

PS The press service of the Moscow government refused to give comments and sent it to the Moscow Committee for Architecture. The committee was not available for comment.