We have had so many disagreements here over those between the sidewalk and the road ones. That clarification even states:
I feel like you do, that if the property owner would in all likelihood consider that their lawn, then the LFL, etc. should be rejected. We cannot know the property laws in all states. The submitter can possibly submit evidence to convince that this is a public area and that it has permission to be there, but they rarely do.
I don’t think I have ever seen a removal report for an LFL in this strip accepted. I hope someone will post here if they have had one removed.