MPD-P-186-2016, prepared by the Directorate of Planning and Development, regarding the request made by the Municipal Council of Garabito to reconsider the declaration of tourist suitability (aptitud turística) adopted through Agreement No. SJD-052-2014.
The foregoing based on:
. That the zones within the declaration are evidently residential, having existed for around more than forty years.
. That the permitted construction zones are already occupied by residences, thus complying with the land use (uso de suelo) established since 1983 (residential and non-tourist).
. That MINAE has already delineated the unoccupied lands in the location as Natural Heritage of the State (Patrimonio Natural del Estado), and there is a great limitation of space for growth, therefore they are not areas suitable for tourism development.
. That given this situation, this Collegiate Body finds no sense in maintaining the coastal sectors known as Puerto Escondido, playita Matapalo, and Punta Conejo, sites in the canton of Garabito, province of Puntarenas, between the coordinates 426639.301 meters east // 1067434.778 meters north and 426146.475 meters east // 1070661.542 meters north, all from the CR05 reference system, official of Costa Rica, with the current regulation, and therefore accepts the request made by the Municipality of Garabito and authorizes:
- A)To maintain the Declaration of NON-Tourist Suitability (Declaratoria de Aptitud NO Turística) of the coastal sectors known as Puerto Escondido, playita Matapalo, and Punta Conejo, sites in the canton of Garabito, province of Puntarenas, between the coordinates 426639.301 meters east // 1067434.778 meters north and 426146.475 meters east // 1070661.542 meters north, all from the CR05 reference system, official of Costa Rica.
- B)To exclude from point H of Agreement No. SJD-052-2014, the declarations of NON-Tourist Suitability (Aptitud NO Turísticas) issued for the coastal sectors known as Puerto Escondido, playita Matapalo, and Punta Conejo, sites in the canton of Garabito, province of Puntarenas, between the coordinates 426639.301 meters east // 1067434.778 meters north and 426146.475 meters east // 1070660.542 meters north, all from the CR05 reference system, official of Costa Rica."