P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 225d
The mayor of the municipality or any of the owners of the lands or structures located within a zone declared “floodable zone”, or any other person with a right or interest therein, may contest the decision of the Board by filing a petition for review in any Part of the Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico within fifteen (15) days from the publication provided in § 225c of this title.
The petition for review shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court and shall set forth the issues of law on which the contest is grounded. After filing the petition, the petitioner shall serve notice thereof on the Board no later than two (2) working days after filing the petition for review and, in default thereof, the court shall order the petition set aside.
After the petition for review is filed, if a writ of certiorari is issued, it shall be the duty of the Board to remand to the court the original records of the case or a copy thereof certified by the Board, and a transcript of the oral evidence, within fifteen (15) days following issuance of the writ. The review before the Court of First Instance shall be restricted exclusively to issues of law.
The Court of First Instance shall render its decision on the case within a term of twenty (20) days from the date of the hearing and said decision shall be final and conclusive.
History —Sept. 27, 1961, No. 3, p. 387, § 5; June 13, 1962, No. 36, p. 90; Mar. 8, 1988, No. 11, p. 60, § 1.