Saturday, July 5, 2008

Provincial Coasts service sanctions 46 beach businesses in 2007

Almeria has a total of 78 chiringuitos (beach bars) of which 31 are permanent, not having to be dismantled in winter, the other 37 are taken down at the end of each summer. The Direccion General de Costas is the provincial organisation which ensures that these establishments do not occupy more space than they are allowed or carry out unauthorised activities and that none are opened without permission.

There were a total of 30 chiringuitos that were prosecuted for some kind of infraction last year half of which were in mojacar, with the others shared between Vera, Cuevas del Almanzora, Nijar, Carboneras, Garrucha and one in Roquetas de Mar. The most common infraction was that of unauthorised works or installations on public land.

The other 16 sanctions were against unauthorised sun-lounger rental areas or those that exceeded the area designated to them.

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