PostedJune 11, 2022, 10:21 PM
In a brand new apartment building in Oerlikon, the curious have no interest in venturing into the common space of the inhabitants, under penalty of having to pay a bill of 2000 francs.
Passers-by have no interest in entering the inner courtyard of this housing estate in Oerlikon (ZH).
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Onlookers and the curious are not welcome in the new development on Eggbühlstrasse in Zurich-Oerlikon. Only tenants and their visitors are authorized to enter the inner courtyard and use the playground of this building built in 2021.
The others risk a hefty fine. “Anyone who violates this ban will, on request, be punished with a fine of up to 2,000 francs,” reads a sign signed by the mayor of Zurich’s Kreis 11, as reported on Saturday by the newspapers of “CH Media”.
Avoid barbecues
According to Markus Kuhn of the company Intercity, which manages the housing estate, the prohibition sign was installed to protect the inhabitants, for example from vandalism or unwanted barbecues. It does not specify how many problematic cases were reported or whether fines were handed out. “As a rule, in isolated cases, you are asked to leave private land, which most foreign visitors understand and respect,” explains Markus Kuhn.
Brigit Wehrli-Schindler, former director of Zurich’s urban development department, considers the prohibition sign “a rare and absurd case. That a housing estate tries to isolate itself in this way and threatens passers-by with such ridiculously high fines is worrying”. She has no knowledge of other comparable cases in Zurich.
(my/jba)