P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 164
Every plan, blueprint, elevation, and all other information accompanying each request for a building, use or any other kind of permit to be effected within an ancient or historic zone or within a zone of tourist interest shall be approved or authorized by the Permit Management Office after a favorable report by the Puerto Rico Tourist Company in the case of zones of tourist interest, and that by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture in the case of ancient or historic zones. The Permit Management Office shall take into consideration the design and general arrangement, the material, the color, and the architectural style of the building or structure in question, or the use or project to be developed, and the proper relationship thereof with the features and characteristics of the nearby buildings and the immediate neighborhood in general, and may request any information it deems necessary in order to have all the elements of judgment required to appraise and process each application.
In the case of disapproval in whole or in part, the Permit Management Office shall state the reasons for such action, making, in turn, recommendations on the most suitable design, arrangement, material, or color for the property, project, or works in question, on the basis of standards or plans as the Planning Board may have fixed or may deem suitable for the zone where such project is located.
History —May 14, 1949, No. 374, p. 1144, § 4; June 8, 1972, No. 8, p. 360, § 4; July 15, 1975, No. 4, p. 575, § 5.