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The amendment to the ordinance regulating the installation of terraces and restaurants in the street, which passed the full council at its last regular meeting, eliminates many administrative obstacles to help industry professionals.

Councilwoman Business License, María José Bedia, said at a press conference of the new elements in the new municipal law and recalled that the City remains in 2013 the reduction of 50% to the hoteliers for the installation of terraces public highway "compensatory measure" to "smoking ban".

With this statement, he added, is to bring the legislation in this area to the demands of the residents, business and professional groups "from the legality and feasibility" and cited some of the new features offered by the ordinance.

In the previous ordinance prohibiting the closing of the terraces with vertical blinds except in exceptional cases, while this amendment do allow the enclosure with vertical awnings two sides so that hoteliers can have their terraces in winter .

Furthermore, other demand answers of hospitality professionals in dimensions of the balcony, and that before were only allowed to install it along its front, so that the new amendment allows expand 2.5 meters on each side, not exceeding 25 meters installation.

Also reported to have retrofitted a series of conditions to ensure rest and safety of residents, so that it reflects the type of liability insurance that meets insurance if you have a neighbor harmed, the appropriate hours for the rest of the neighbors and other aspects to ensure the safety of pedestrians.

He said that the penalty system has adapted to the Local Finance Law and said that the philosophy of the ordinance is that "it may be cheaper to pay a penalty to apply for a license at the time of implementing the ordinance."

He reiterated that, currently, to counteract the damage caused by "smoking ban" to the bars of Totana, maintaining a 50% reduction in annual occupancy rate of the street with tables and chairs to catering establishments within utilization rate for use of the public domain or that they paid each year to the Consistory.

As explained by the mayor, the modifications are performed under the technical suggestions made by the departments of Licensing Activities and Public Safety, who observe the deficiencies and needs to comply and may be changed, and the demands made by hoteliers .

Source: Ayuntamiento. Foto: Totana.com / Video: Totana.TV