Administrative and Technical Inspectorate of Nizhny Novgorod (full official name: Municipal Treasury Institution "Administrative and Technical Inspectorate of the City of Nizhny Novgorod", abbreviated as MTI "ATI of Nizhny Novgorod") — a municipal service responsible for monitoring compliance with landscaping and sanitary maintenance regulations in the city of Nizhny Novgorod and for issuing permits for excavation, repair, and other works affecting the urban environment[1][3]. The institution was established on 9 December 2019; its founder is the municipal entity of the urban district of the city of Nizhny Novgorod, with the city administration exercising the founder's rights and the Department of Administrative, Technical, and Municipal Control providing sectoral oversight[1][2]. The Inspectorate is located at: 603005, Nizhny Novgorod, Piskunova Street, building 47/1, block A; telephone numbers (831) 419-38-00 and (831) 419-89-52, email ati_nn@inbox.ru, reception hours Monday through Thursday 8:00–17:00, Friday until 16:00, with a lunch break from 12:00 to 12:48[2][3].
The Director since 5 July 2022 is Alexey Nikolaevich Chizhikov[1][2]. The MTI "ATI of Nizhny Novgorod" has no official website of its own: no website address is listed in the state register of legal entities[2], and information about the Inspectorate's operations and services is published on the official website of the Nizhny Novgorod city administration — nizhniynovgorod.rf (formerly admgor.nnov.ru), on the State Services portal gosuslugi.ru, and on the regional services portal gu.nnov.ru[3]. In 2025, the Inspectorate recorded 28,214 violations of landscaping regulations, and the fines levied on the basis of its materials brought 383.4 million rubles into the Nizhny Novgorod city budget — nearly twice as much as the year before[4][5].
What this institution is
MKU "ATI of Nizhny Novgorod" (Municipal Treasury Institution "Administrative and Technical Inspectorate of Nizhny Novgorod") is a municipal treasury institution — that is, a non-profit organization funded entirely from the city budget and carrying out tasks assigned to it by the administration of the city of Nizhny Novgorod. In the state register of legal entities, the institution is assigned TIN 5260468600, OGRN 1195275062333, KPP 526001001, and OKPO 42595496; it has been registered with the Federal Tax Service Inspectorate for the Nizhegorodsky District of Nizhny Novgorod since 9 December 2019[1][2]. Its primary activity under the classifier is management consultancy, with secondary activities including earthworks and warehousing and storage services[1].
The Inspectorate is often confused with the Department of Administrative, Technical, and Municipal Control, but these are two distinct links in the same chain. The Department is a body of the city administration that initiates administrative offence proceedings; the Inspectorate is a subordinate institution that visits sites, records violations, and prepares case materials. According to 2025 results, out of 28,214 violations identified, 14,201 violators remedied the issues voluntarily, while the remaining cases were documented in reports and referred to the Department for proceedings[4].
The Inspectorate's area of concern covers what every city resident sees on a daily basis: the condition of lawns and courtyards, the cleanliness and upkeep of non-residential building façades, snow removal and icicle clearance, waste collection, the placement of non-permanent structures and kiosks, the legality of excavation works, and the restoration of public amenity areas after such works[3][4][12][14][18].
Official website and how to contact the Inspectorate
The Inspectorate has no website of its own, and a search for "MKU ATI Nizhny Novgorod official website" leads to the official website of the Nizhny Novgorod city administration. That website is named as the source of information in the administrative regulations for the municipal service: the name and location of the Inspectorate, its operating hours, reference telephone numbers, a description of the work permit issuance procedure, the list of required documents, grounds for refusal, and the procedure for appealing against staff actions are all published on the administration's website nizhniynovgorod.rf, on the multifunctional centre's website mydokumentsnn.ru, on the Gosuslugi portal gosuslugi.ru, and on the regional portal gu.nnov.ru[3].
Direct contact channels — telephone numbers (831) 419-38-00 and (831) 419-89-52 and email ati_nn@inbox.ru; applicant reception and permit issuance take place at the permit issuance office at Piskunova Street, 47/1[2][3]. Oral consultations by phone or in person must not exceed 15 minutes; written responses are sent within 30 calendar days from the date the inquiry is registered[3].
Part of the inspectorate's work has moved online. According to the 2025 report, a unified information system has been launched linking data from Rosreestr, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Traffic Inspectorate, and the Bailiff Service — information about the owner of a vehicle or building is gathered within an hour; a chatbot is in operation, and copies of orders along with photographs of violations are available online[10]. Orders are sent to property owners through the Gosuslugi portal, so that violations are remedied more quickly[6].
An individual may submit an application for a permit through the multifunctional center for the provision of state and municipal services of Nizhny Novgorod Region[3][17].
How the inspectorate came about
An administrative and technical inspectorate for urban improvement existed in Nizhny Novgorod long before the current institution. In 2012, it was a municipal body called the "Administrative and Technical Inspectorate for Urban Improvement," which, on the instructions of city administration head Oleg Kondrashov, conducted inspections and was divided into district departments — the Kanavino department of the ATI is mentioned in reports from that period[14]. At the time, the inspectorate referred materials concerning uncleared snow and unremoved icicles to the regional administrative and technical oversight inspectorate and to the city prosecutor's office, since it had no authority to impose fines independently[14].
By 2017, the city administration had an administrative, technical, and municipal control department headed by Ivan Solovyov. Over the nine months of that year, the department identified and recorded 948 violations relating to the maintenance of facades of non-residential buildings and structures; the owners of 767 properties carried out repairs on time, and 133 legal entities were held administratively liable under Article 3.9 of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Code of Administrative Offences[18].
The current institution was established on 9 December 2019 as the result of a reorganization through the merger of two municipal state-funded institutions: the "Administrative and Technical Inspectorate for Urban Improvement of the City of Nizhny Novgorod" (Piskunova Street, 47/1) and the "Department for the Organization of Small Retail Facilities in the City of Nizhny Novgorod" (Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street, 15)[1]. In this way, oversight of urban improvement and oversight of the placement of kiosks and other small retail trade facilities came under a single authority.
At the time of the merger, the predecessor organization in charge of public amenities had been registered as early as the beginning of 2001, and it was this entity that was listed as the provider of the municipal service for issuing permits in the administrative regulations approved by City Administration Decree No. 2967 of August 28, 2019[1][3].
| Period | Director |
|---|---|
| December 2019 – September 2021 | Azarenkov Aleksandr Vasilyevich |
| September 2021 – February 2022 | Shirokova Oksana Sergeyevna |
| February 2022 – May 2022 | Selyoznyov Maksim Alekseyevich |
| May 2022 – July 2022 | Shirokova Oksana Sergeyevna |
| from July 5, 2022 | Chizhikov Aleksey Nikolayevich |
Permit for excavation, repair, and other works
Issuing a permit is the inspectorate's sole municipal service, and the procedure for providing it is set out in detail in the administrative regulations. A permit is required for the laying and relaying of utility networks, repair of underground and above-ground infrastructure, demolition of buildings and structures, establishment of a construction site, and other works that break up municipal land and surface coverings. The service is provided free of charge to natural persons, legal entities, and sole proprietors[3].
The application must be accompanied by an order appointing those responsible for the work, a route plan or work diagram at a scale of 1:500 agreed with the owners of utilities and infrastructure networks, and — where work is carried out in areas with green plantings, involves opening up roads, or restricts traffic — with the relevant sectoral bodies of the city administration; within the boundaries of cultural heritage sites, coordination with the state monument protection authorities of the Nizhny Novgorod Region is required. Filed separately are a schedule of work and full restoration of damaged road surfaces, green plantings, and other landscaping elements, approved by the client and the contractor, and a pavement restoration plan[3].
A permit is refused if the work falls within the boundaries of a plot for which a construction permit has already been issued, if the documents contain false information, if there is no title document for the plot, or if there is no authorization for the placement of a structure[3].
Permits are also issued for demolition. In January 2024, the inspectorate announced that the owner of the former Impuls cinema on Gagarin Avenue — Impuls LLC — had received a demolition permit with provision for a temporary fence to be erected on the site; the permit was valid until 1 June 2024, and demolition began on 12 February[20]. Over the entirety of 2025, the inspectorate issued 12,450 permits for the restoration of landscaping following various types of work[4].
| Action | Timeframe |
|---|---|
| Waiting in queue when submitting an application and receiving a permit | no more than 15 minutes |
| Acceptance of documents and application | no more than 30 minutes |
| Issuance of a standard permit | no more than 15 calendar days from the date of application registration |
| Issuance of an emergency works permit | no more than 1 day from the date of notification to the inspectorate |
| Validity period of an emergency works permit in summer (16 April – 14 October) | no more than 3 days |
| Validity period of an emergency works permit in winter (15 October – 15 April) | no more than 5 days |
| Notification of the applicant of the outcome | 1 working day from the date of registration of the outcome |
| Fee for the service | not charged |
Restoration of landscaping after excavations
Closing a work permit is not enough — the contractor is required to restore the excavated site to its original condition according to an approved schedule. In winter, landscaping is restored in a "winter variant," meaning temporarily, and in spring the work must be completed. In May 2025, the city head Shalabayev Yuri, during an inspection walk through Nizhegorodsky District — Freedom Square, Lyadov Square, Vaneev Street, the 1905 square — warned contractors of fines of up to 500,000 rubles for failure to restore landscaping[9].
At the same time, inspection staff were tasked with discussing the cleaning and painting of lighting poles with utility owners, while building owners were advised to bring their facades and plinths into proper order[9].
Throughout May, staff from the Administrative and Technical Inspectorate will monitor compliance with these obligations. If the landscaping is not restored to the required standard, we will apply penalty sanctions. I urge everyone who carried out works to pay particular attention to the need to bring the areas back into proper condition[9]
Photo documentation: "Dozor" and "Strazh"
The main driver of rising fines is the mobile hardware-software complexes known as "Dozor." These are inspection vehicles equipped with cameras that recognize vehicle license plates on the move and operate automatically across various districts of the city[5][7]. In 2025, eight "Dozor M3" complexes recorded 40,799 violations, resulting in 36,547 rulings totaling 128.4 million rubles, with over 103.2 million rubles actually collected[4]. By February 2026, the inspectorate had ten such complexes at its disposal[6].
The inspectorate is purchasing additional software modules for the "Dozor" systems capable of detecting graffiti, icicles, and ice buildup on building rooftops; the state housing inspectorate of Nizhny Novgorod Region has also expressed interest in this experience[5].
In autumn 2025, the stationary "Strazh" ("Guardian") system operated in test mode, recording the transportation of loose cargo without a tarpaulin: over two months it generated 84 fines totalling approximately 1.1 million rubles[4]. For 2026, the purchase of three such systems for Nizhny Novgorod and Kstovo is planned — by calculations, the cost of installation is recouped through fines in approximately three months[5][13].
Alongside this, a related system is being developed in Nizhny Novgorod Region — stationary cameras targeting illegal dumping of Municipal solid waste: five systems placed at the most problematic sites recorded 245 violations between 1 and 14 August 2026, with fines ranging from 10,000 rubles for car owners to 40,000 rubles for truck owners[19]. Deputies of the City Duma proposed extending the capabilities of the "Strazh" systems to combating illegal dumping grounds as well[10]. That same summer of 2026, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Nizhny Novgorod Region began deploying drones against waste dumping from trucks: the "Sibiryachok" drone, equipped with 160× optical zoom, can identify a dump truck carrying waste from roughly a kilometre away, sees in the dark using a thermal imager, and operates in rain, snow, and frost down to −30 degrees Celsius, transmitting coordinates in real time to the Ministry and the police[21].
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Fines received by the city budget | 383.4 million rubles (194.4 million rubles in 2024) |
| Violations of public amenity regulations identified | 28,214 |
| Of these, remedied voluntarily by violators | 14,201 |
| Violations recorded by Dozor systems | 40,799 |
| Enforcement orders issued based on Dozor data | 36,547 totaling 128.4 million rubles |
| Actually collected under Dozor enforcement orders | over 103.2 million rubles |
| Fines for parking on green-space areas | 103 million rubles |
| Fines for violations at paid parking facilities | 117 million rubles |
| Permits issued for restoration of public amenities | 12,450 |
| Dozor M3 mobile units in operation | 8 (to be expanded to 10 by February 2026) |
Parking on Lawns
More than half of all penalty notices issued by the inspectorate relate to parking in green zones and non-payment of paid parking[13]. Since 1 March 2026, more than 2,700 orders have been issued in Nizhny Novgorod for parking on landscaped areas, totalling over 9 million roubles; around 2,500 of these were recorded by the Dozor automated system for a combined sum of more than 8 million roubles[7].
Cars on lawns are most frequently recorded on Permyakova, Dargomyzhskogo, Narodnaya, and Berezovskaya Streets[7]. The inspectorate notes that landscaped areas include not only plots with lawns, shrubs, and trees, but also spots that have been churned into mud and bare earth by persistent parking[7].
The second method applies to vehicles without licence plates: such cars are towed to an impound lot, and their owners are held accountable once their identity has been established[7].
Before automated detection became widespread, the numbers ran into the hundreds: from the start of 2024, inspectors drew up 485 reports for parking on landscaped areas, totalling more than 900,000 roubles[8]. Residents dissatisfied with the state of courtyard lawns are advised by the inspectorate to hold a general meeting of property owners and decide for themselves what will occupy the adjoining plot — a playground, a parking area, or greenery[8].
We then notify the vehicle owner of the violation and draw up an administrative offence report, which is reviewed by an administrative commission and results in the imposition of a penalty[8]
Winter: Snow, Ice, and Icicles
In winter, the inspectorate has its own agenda. Inspectors go out on daily patrols together with representatives of property management companies, identifying vehicles that obstruct mechanized snow removal as well as poorly cleared yards and pavements[12][15]. Over the course of one winter, around a hundred inspectors identified 7,800 violations, of which more than 5,000 were remedied on time; proceedings were initiated for the remainder[12].
From February 2026, the Dozor-M3 system has been operating in test mode in Avtozavodsky District, equipped with specialized software incorporating artificial intelligence elements: several cameras detect icicles, ice build-up, and inscriptions on building façades, and transmit the data to an automated information system, after which the building's owner is identified and the materials are forwarded to the district's administrative commission. Non-residential and administrative buildings fall within the inspectorate's area of responsibility here; liability for failure to clear roofs is provided for under Part 2, Article 3.9 of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Code of Administrative Offences[6].
The launch of this initiative followed an instruction from city head Shalabayev Yuri, who, together with the Nizhny Novgorod prosecutor Igor Mokichev, inspected rooftops on high-footfall central streets — Markin Square and the Nizhne-Volzhskaya Embankment[6]. The subject of snow management in the city and region extends beyond the work of a single inspectorate — it is covered in a dedicated article on snow clearance in Nizhny Novgorod Region.
In the final week of February alone, 15 enforcement orders totalling 583,000 rubles were issued on the basis of data from the Dozor system[6]
The ATI has currently initiated around 500 administrative proceedings against property management companies and homeowners' associations for improper fulfilment of their obligations. For many, this has served as a strong signal to urgently correct their shortcomings. The rest should follow the example of those who did[15]
What the fines are for
Penalties are imposed under the Nizhny Novgorod Region Code of Administrative Offences; the rules whose violation is subject to punishment were established by a decision of the City Duma on the Rules for the Improvement of City Territory. Decision No. 272 of 26 December 2018 is cited as the legal basis for the municipal service of issuing work permits[3].
On 27 May 2026, at a session of the City Duma chaired by Evgeniy Chintsov, deputies approved new Rules for the Improvement of City Territory — a rewrite that became necessary following the merger of the urban okrug of the city of Nizhny Novgorod and the Kstovsky Municipal Okrug. The document, comprising 16 sections, prohibits mowing lawns when the daytime temperature exceeds +25 degrees Celsius, requires watering flower beds and lawns in the morning or evening at least once every two days, and bans the placement of kiosks and other non-permanent structures in building archways, on lawns, flower beds, children's playgrounds, sports grounds, and within 5 metres of residential building windows, as well as within a 25-metre zone of metro station entrances — with the exception of vending machines inside the metro and kiosks selling press, tickets, and pharmacy goods[16].
| Violation | Provision | Fine amount |
|---|---|---|
| Parking on a landscaped area | Article 3.8 of the Administrative Offences Code of Nizhny Novgorod Region | up to 5,000 rubles for individuals, up to 150,000 rubles for legal entities |
| Failure to clear roofs of snow, ice, and icicles | Part 2 of Article 3.9 of the Administrative Offences Code of Nizhny Novgorod Region | up to 5,000 rubles for individuals, up to 50,000 rubles for legal entities |
| Obstruction of mechanized snow removal and waste collection | Administrative Offences Code of Nizhny Novgorod Region | 2,000–4,000 rubles for individuals, 10,000–20,000 rubles for officials, 50,000–100,000 rubles for legal entities |
| Failure to restore public space after permitted works | Administrative Offences Code of Nizhny Novgorod Region | up to 500,000 rubles |
| Illegal dumping of waste recorded by a fixed-position camera | Administrative Offences Code of Nizhny Novgorod Region | from 10,000 rubles for the owner of a passenger vehicle, from 40,000 rubles for a freight vehicle |
Dismantled objects in storage
The current institution also inherited from its predecessor in the small-scale retail network the responsibility for monitoring unauthorised structures. In February 2026, the city head Shalabayev Yuri signed a new procedure for identifying and dismantling unauthorised movable-property structures, replacing the earlier acts of Nizhny Novgorod and Kstovsky Municipal District. The procedure covers metal garages, containers, portable structures, fences, machinery, and similar prefabricated structures with no permanent connection to the ground, but does not apply to advertising structures, non-stationary retail outlets, vehicles, or unauthorised capital construction projects[11].
Working groups attached to district administrations search for illegally placed structures: scheduled inspections are conducted once per quarter, and unscheduled ones are carried out in response to complaints from citizens, businesses, and regulatory bodies. Information about a structure deemed unauthorised is published in official publications and on the administration's website; the owner is given ten calendar days to remove it voluntarily, after which the district administration issues an order for forced demolition at the city budget's expense, with subsequent recovery of costs from the responsible party. Seized structures are transferred for storage to the municipal state-funded institution of the administrative and technical inspectorate; to reclaim their property, the owner must confirm ownership and reimburse expenses, and if no one asserts a claim within six months, the structure is declared ownerless by a court, transferred to municipal ownership, and disposed of[11].
Inspectors and work organisation
The inspectorate employs around one hundred inspectors — in both number and routing, it is the city's foot-patrol service. The route of an ordinary inspector from Nizhegorodsky District, which city head Shalabayev Yuri walked together with staff members in 2026, covers 15 streets[12]. Since January 2026, inspectors have been working with new software: photographs and data from a smartphone are automatically uploaded to the system, speeding up the preparation of reports and notices; an expansion of the workforce was also announced at that time[12].
The inspectorate has had a district-based structure from the very beginning: messages from 2012 mention the Kanavinsky ATI department, which prepared materials on uncleared snow and icicles[14]. Raids continue to be organised around districts — Avtozavodsky, Moskovsky, Leninsky, Prioksky, and the rest[6][12].
The primary task of the administrative and technical inspectorate is not to fine, but to warn and ensure that violations are corrected as quickly as possible — whether it's a pothole on the roads, icicles, snow, stray litter on the streets, or an illegal excavation[12]
All territories in the city are divided into federal, regional, municipal, and those assigned to commercial entities. The last category causes us the greatest concern[14]
The Institution in Numbers
The Inspectorate operates as a buyer in the public procurement system: according to Federal Treasury data, over its entire history it has concluded 266 contracts worth 161.8 million rubles. The largest suppliers are Pochta Rossii (Russian Post) (15 contracts worth 44.7 million rubles, for mail delivery), Angels IT (10 contracts worth 15.5 million rubles), MegaFon, and Tsifra (one contract each, worth 10 and 9.2 million rubles respectively)[1].
The Inspectorate's rulings and demands regularly end up in court. A total of 125 cases involving the Inspectorate have been heard in arbitration courts, of which 79 are counted in the main statistics: the Inspectorate appeared as plaintiff in 14 cases totaling 52 million rubles, and as defendant in 65 cases totaling 406,200 rubles[1].
Sources
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- rusprofile.ru — Municipal State Institution "ATI of Nizhny Novgorod" (TIN 5260468600) — address, details, director, official website information
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- NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" — Drivers will pay more than 9 million rubles for parking on lawns in Nizhny Novgorod (archive)
- NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" — Nearly 500 citations issued for parking on lawns in Nizhny Novgorod (archive)
- NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" — Nizhny Novgorod contractors threatened with fines of 500,000 rubles (archive)
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