The Legislative Assembly (ZAK) has banned heritage conservationists from submitting repeated applications for recognition of buildings as monuments. The St. Petersburg parliament passed a bill in its third reading that allows KGIOP to return applicants' applications if they are repeated.

While applications for recognition as a monument are being reviewed, a building is added to the list of buildings that possess the characteristics of a cultural heritage site. Being on this list provides protection from demolition and other works. After a building's protection status was denied, heritage conservationists often resubmitted applications and temporarily extended the building's legal protection.

The bill was submitted to the Legislative Assembly by St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov. According to it, KGIOP is not required to consider applications for inclusion in the register of cultural heritage sites if a decision on the matter has already been made. An exception should be made for applications accompanied by documents containing new information about the property's value.

The editorial committee previously rejected amendments proposed by Yabloko and Mikhail Amosov, which proposed granting protected status to properties subject to the conclusions of three certified experts. The deputies also proposed making the application form advisory, publishing application texts, and introducing a scoring system for historical and cultural value criteria in the city. The committee rejected all of these proposals.