Invalid Wayspot Appeal :LFL
Kaitleesi-PGO
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The Little Free Library
32.991926,-96.698938
Richardson
USA
No photo available - stop was removed in game
In most US locations you cannot construct anything you please within sidewalk to street as it is considered city easement. This Little free library is actively maintained and supplied for public use within reach of the sidewalk. It cannot be any closer to the sidewalk without causing accessibility issues - any protruding object over a path of travel can be an accessibility issue for people with visual impairment. I would like to appeal the removal of this stop as it is within public access and actively maintained for public use, as well as being reachable in game from the entire public road. Thank you for your consideration.
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Unfortunately being on a single hope residence is not allowed. Being able to "reach" is not enough.
You can see the proximity to the sidewalk and street. People are not allowed to build between the sidewalk and street. That is considered city easement and the owner, while required to maintain it, does not actually own that land and cannot construct on it. The LFL is as close as physically possible to this easement without impeding the sidewalk by overhanging it.
https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/discussion/comment/121121/#Comment_121121
If needed I can provide additional photos and measurements of distance. It is a few miles from my place of work and I am happy to provide what evidence is needed to get this resolved as a valid POI.
It is in a front yard right next to a driveway. i don’t see what the piece of grass between the street and sidewalk has to do with this.
It is nowhere near a driveway. Just a neighborhood street and culdesac. There are no front facing driveways in this neighborhood. The grass between the street and sidewalk comment is to deter anyone from requesting that they move the library closer to the road since it is not permissible to build within that easement.
I am not sure that this posted... it is not showing up after my attempt. The neighboring property has landscaped with rocks so that may be why there was confusion as to proximity of a driveway. The area on the left is a neighborhood street that terminates into a cul de sac. Please let me know if there is additional information that would help with this. Happy to provide.
Posts with photos have to go through moderation before they appear, it can take quite a while sometimes.
I am interested to see how Niantic handles this as I think it will help paint a clearer picture with what they meant in the comment that was referenced earlier in the post.
The lawn it is on belongs to the house in the back. It is on SF private property. Everything that is on PRP is to be rejected even if you can reach it from the street/sidewalk. If Niantic restores it that meanS that graffiti on garage doors, murals on garden fences or Maria statues above front doors should also be accepted. But they have always removed those!
Thank you - wasn't sure what was going on with the photos but that makes sense and is probably a good process. I am sure Niantic has a difficult time with things being considered public / private vs what laws state as public/private property since it's probably very diff from country to country. I am in an architectural field so I am viewing it from a public right of way stand point but I am not sure that it applies that way from Niantic's POV. I know the person who went out of their way to put this up and actively maintain it for their community, including adding a shelf to it and regularly hunting down/purchasing books to keep it stocked for both kids and adults so I was hoping it would remain a POI since it is a community benefit. I will understand if that is not the case though - just want to talk it through with someone from Niantic hopefully so I can understand the logic to the decision either way. TY for your help with the photo info :)
Appeal Denied - Thanks for the appeal, Trainer. We have taken another look but stand by our decision to retire this Pokéstop/Gym.