| From the consistory the possibility of expanding the available surface for the premises to the maximum possible is evaluated, always with the highest security measures to avoid new infections | The Councilor for Economic Dynamization and Local Development, Rocío Martínez, has visited the terraces of the establishments that have started their activity in this phase 1, along with technicians from the Puerto Lumbreras City Council and agents of the Local Police, informing the owners of the local and supervising compliance with the security and hygiene measures that must be established.
These include the permitted capacity (50 percent), a distance of 2 meters between tables or groupings of tables, and a safety distance between clients who occupy the same table of a minimum of one and a half meters. "Let us not forget that shops and catering establishments have made a titanic effort to be able to raise their blinds again, and it is up to everyone's responsibility and civility to comply with these standards that we do not fall into a regrowth that could lead us to go backwards.
phase or even the initial confinement, with the sanitary and economic consequences that this would entail, "says Rocío Martínez. To date, around 15 requests have been received for the extension of the area for the outdoor terrace.
From the City Council it is valued to maximize the available space, always complying with the regulations reflected in the BOE and with the highest security measures to avoid new infections. It must be remembered in this sense that the fines range from 601 to 10,000 euros for the establishment that does not comply with the regulations, depending on the severity of the matter, and even the closure.
So far, a premises in the municipality has been closed for serious non-compliance. 2.
In the event that the hotel and restaurant establishment obtained the permission of the City Council to increase the surface area for the outdoor terrace, the number of tables provided in the previous section may be increased, respecting, in any case, the fifty percent proportion between tables and available surface and carrying out a proportional increase in the pedestrian space on the same section of public road where the terrace is located. 3.
The maximum occupation will be ten people per table or group of tables.
The table or group of tables used for this purpose must be in accordance with the number of people, allowing the minimum interpersonal security distance to be respected.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras