- Wayspot Title: Pencil Art Little Free Library
- Location (lat/lon): 32.659213, -114.454645
- City: Yuma, Arizona
- Country: United States of America
- Screenshot of the Rejection Email (do not include your personal information): N/A
- Additional Information (if any): This POI is placed on a Dedicated Public Utility Corridor. The installation is within a dedicated Public Utility Easement as well, that contains municipal utility boxes and is separated from private by an established masonry wall and utility enclosure pad. The library is positioned directly along the public concrete sidewalk, allowing pedestrian access, without requiring anyone to enter private residential space or cross private property lines. The unit sits clear of utility access panels and does not impede pedestrian traffic or utility maintenance.
​Cadastral GIS Verification: Attached is official county GIS parcel data highlighting the dedicated utility easement running along this access strip.
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I am confused. Are you trying to appeal a rejected nomination or ask that a removed Wayspot be restored? Rejected nomination appeals are done through your contributions page. We get two appeals, each on a 15 day counter before we can use them again.
I do not know if this location is eligible or not. Will leave these property line things for others.
But I will note that I would have rejected this in review
Hello thanks for the reply to my appeal! I am trying to appeal the removal of the Wayspot, so to try and get it restored
I am sorry. I started reading the post and forgot the title 
Staff who can make a decision will have names that indicate they are staff. Currently they begin with “Niantic” but I know there is an ongoing effort to change to “Scopely Explore”. You do not need to reply to anyone else who responds here, but most of us are trying to help.
I am not local so I am not aware of the local land ownership laws.
Personally I would struggle to Accept this. In the UK you sometimes have to just accept that the land you own contains “Public Utility”, doesn’t happen often but when it does it is no proof that the land is not part of the house owners land.
There doesn’t seem to be any separation to the house on the left, the wall only separates the 1 on the right.
I would also struggle with Permanent. Being in a large bucket would make it easier to move than if it was sunk in to the ground.
The proof you need is that the land is Public and that it has the authority to be on that land.
Hopefully someone who knows the local laws will be able to advise.
Good Luck
I think the key issue here is less whether the library is technically within an easement and more that it is still immediately associated with a single-family private residence. That is exactly the kind of location Scopely/Niantic has historically tried to avoid because of the legal and access concerns surrounding players being directed toward private residential property.
The photos also make the installation look movable rather than permanent. It appears to be mounted in a planter/bucket rather than permanently affixed to the ground, so even apart from the residential-property concern, its permanence seems questionable.
I understand the argument being made about the public utility easement, but I don’t think that automatically resolves the private-residential-property issue when the Wayspot is effectively a couch spot directly beside a single-family home.
I have not seen any mention of “Close to SFPRP” being a reason to Reject, I have nominated successfully a mile marker (grade II listed) about an inch from the wall of a SFPRP.
If the OP showed evidence that this is Public land, If they showed evidence that it was permanent and If they showed evidence that it was authorised I would see no reason to Reject.
The problem is the many Ifs…
Thank you everyone for the replies and passing along all your knowledge. I do appreciate it.
I understand there is a lot of IFs when it comes to SFPRP.
So I am the homeowner that lives at the house the wayspot borders. I dont know what information I need to provide stating I am and its “authorized” by my husband and I. As far as it being permanent, it is a planter with roughly 80lbs of cement and it is cemented in the ground below the planter as well. So that’ll be up to interpretation of being “permanent”. But here is another snapshot showing the property parcel for my specific property. Im not sure if that’ll help show its private property. I did cross out our names for privacy reasons.
Your latest screenshot actually seems to clarify the issue. If this is your single-family residence, then homeowner permission doesn’t change the SFPRP concern. The rule is about the location itself, not whether the homeowner personally consents to players accessing it. The utility easement may explain why utilities can access that strip, but that doesn’t necessarily make it public property for Wayspot purposes.
There is no ifs with SFPRP. If it’s SFPRP then it is a Reject.
There is no Authorisation by the owners, as above. SFPRP = Reject.
It looks fairly substantial but that does not prove that it’s permanent. Still looks like a couple of people and a sack barrow could move it.
I am not going to pretend I understand this. Hopefully someone local will.
Good Luck
I understand all being said by both of you. And i appreciate it. All I’m providing is information that shows it is not on a SFPRP, per the property lines for my address. So I’ll leave it up to Scopely/Niantic personnel to interpret the evidence I have provided and make their judgment.
The utility easement doesn’t stop this being SFPRP. The easement means that utility companies can access the ground and install/maintain/replace/etc utility apparatus without the homeowner being able to complain. However, this is still SFPRP.
The LFL being accessible from the pavement is not relevant - it would have to be on the pavement for access issues to be resolved, but obviously it can’t be there.
Thanks for the appeal, @smileykileyy! We have taken another look but stand by our decision to retire this Wayspot.