Councilor for Modernization of Administration, Urban Quality and Participation, José Guillén has announced that, as agreed the meeting held last Wednesday, the City and Hostemur work on the development of a code of good practices for establishments that Ensure the management of the public thoroughfare.
"This document seeks to ensure that all bars and restaurants comply with European, state, regional and local regulations, establishing a weekly work agenda to achieve a balanced system that regulates the use of public roads by the hotel industry. That our terraces and hotel business are maintained, but also that the passage of pedestrians, carts and ambulances to our public spaces is allowed, that the aesthetics and urban quality of our municipality be taken care of as much as possible and that the existing laws in this regard "Explained Guillén.
The Public Road Service has worked before the summer of the sector in the management of these spaces, remembering that the different regulations do not authorize the permanent installation of windbreaks, electric lines, slates and other elements on the terraces of restaurants And that the space of authorized occupation can not be exceeded.
"After six months and more than a dozen meetings with representatives of the sector, some with up to 50 restaurateurs like last Wednesday, an informational inspection by the different premises was made at the end of December to remember the different aspects included in the regulations" , Explained Guillén.
"Our intention is to work hand in hand with the sector, in a climate of cordiality and consensus, allowing the coexistence between the hotel industry and the normal development of daily life, always within strict compliance with laws and regulations and the rights of Citizens, "concluded the councilman.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia