The Madrid City Council seeks to maintain the validity of its Terrace Regulations
The Madrid City Council has decided to appeal the recent invalidation of the latest modification of its Terrace Regulations, with the aim of gaining time and facilitating the approval of a new regulation to replace the one currently in force, which has been annulled by the courts.
This measure allows the council to gain time while the appeal is processed, at the same time that it begins the process to develop new regulations that comply with the terms established by the ruling that annulled the previous rule.
Initiative to introduce new regulations
The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, announced that the City Council will present the appeal against the ruling of the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid. In addition, a public consultation process will begin next week to prepare a modification of the ordinance, in order to improve the wording and guarantee conciliation with residents and the hospitality sector, as well as the economic activity of the sector. .
Background and motivation
The rule was annulled by the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid approximately a month ago, due to the approval without the relevant economic and environmental reports, and for not having followed the public hearing process in one of its sections. Despite the forcefulness of the court ruling, the council seeks to introduce a new Terrace Ordinance to replace the previous one, with the aim of improving its wording and guaranteeing conciliation with residents and the hospitality sector, as well as economic activity. of the sector.
Avoid legal annulment and make closing hours more flexible
The appeal presented by the council seeks to avoid the legal annulment of hundreds of new terraces legalized with the latest regulatory changes, as well as to make closing hours more flexible, keeping the annulled regulations in force until the new Terrace Ordinance is approved.