Maintenance level of public space

How does the municipality maintain outdoor space?

The municipality is responsible for maintenance in outdoor spaces. That includes maintenance of the roads, public lighting, how clean it is, and maintaining public green spaces.

There are national levels for this; from A to D. A being the best and D the lowest. The municipality of Wassenaar maintains different parts of the outdoor space at different levels, ranging from B and C. Below we explain which level applies to which part and what you can expect from the municipality.

Roads

This involves the maintenance of roads, sidewalks, bicycle paths and parking spaces. municipality carries out maintenance at level C. This means a level of maintenance where maintenance is carried out later than recommended by the guidelines. More damage to the road surface is allowed before intervention. This creates a more unsettled appearance with less comfort.

Technical maintenance is performed between pavement construction and replacement, this consists of:

• major maintenance : structural improvement (to achieve service life);
• Minor maintenance is performed for severe damage in a small area for keeping safe.

Clean

This involves emptying trash cans and making sure the trash cans are in good condition. But also cleaning up litter. But also cleaning up litter and weed control. The municipality performs maintenance at level C. This means that some paper or other dirt can and may lie around litter bins, there may be minor damage to the bins, there may be text or stickers on them. For the control of weeds, this means that there may be weeds on the pavement (sidewalk and gutter). Every 100 meters a number of pieces up to 30 cm high.

Green

This involves the maintenance of public greenery, such as planting, hedges, the height of weeds on the street. The municipality performs maintenance at level B. This means that we regularly sweep, mow, brush and hoe. In the process, weeds in the planting or on the pavement are allowed to occur to a limited extent.

If the public space is out of order then help us and your village by reporting it

You can do this through the website or with the mygemeente app(Google or App Store). You can also contact us via telephone number 14 070. Do you want to make a report? Check in advance whether the public space no longer meets the chosen level using the examples below. If it does not comply you can make a notification.