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Putin Signs Laws to Allow Temporary Roads and Vineyard Agritourism Hotels

The measures pair tourism access with strict technical standards, registry checks, size caps, reclamation duties.

Overview

  • One law amends Article 65 of the Water Code to permit temporary, non‑public roads in water‑protection zones for building and servicing recreational facilities.
  • Temporary roads must use specified materials such as wooden decking, concrete slabs, gravel or stone and must prevent contamination of water bodies.
  • After construction ends, the roads must be dismantled and the sites reclaimed, a step lawmakers say addresses access problems for campsites and modular hotels.
  • A separate law allows rural‑tourism hotels on agricultural land of registered vineyard estates only where a winemaking capital facility exists and plots meet registry and planting thresholds.
  • Vineyard rules cap total built area at 0.5% of plantings and 2,000 m², limit buildings to three above‑ground floors and 15 meters, bar parcel split or separate sale, require restoration if vines are reduced, and mandate EGRN registration and plan inclusion for legacy facilities in national parks.