P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 189dd
(a) The urban area of the Capital City of San Juan historically known as Miramar and other adjacent sectors comprised in its perimeter that abuts, to the North, by Baldorioty de Castro Expressway and the Condado Lagoon; to the East, by Cerra Street on both sides; to the South, by Marginal, Central, and Villaverde Streets and Baldorioty Boulevard; and to the West, by Baldorioty Boulevard, is hereby declared as a Historical Zone of Puerto Rico. The demarcation of this Zone shall be made official through a plan to be prepared by the Planning Board that shall clearly illustrate the lots and structures included in this designation, which shall occur not later than four (4) months after the approval of this act.
(b) The structures built after the second half of the past century shall be excluded from this designation, with the exception of those that are expressly included by the Planning Board, upon consultation with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, the owners of the affected structures, the Commonwealth Historic Conservation Office and the Municipality of San Juan. The Planning Board may likewise exclude structures built before the beginning of the second half of the past century, upon consultation with the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, the Commonwealth Historic Conservation Office, the owners of the affected structures, and the Municipality of San Juan.
(c) The Puerto Rico Planning Board and the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture are hereby directed to develop in effective coordination with the Municipal Government of San Juan, the Commonwealth Historic Conservation Office, and any other pertinent body of the Central Government, a plan for the rescue, revitalization and valuation of the zone designated hereby as historic, taking into consideration the integrity of its urban ambiance and its sense of community. The Municipality of San Juan may adopt planning and conservation standards for the urban area of Miramar that are in harmony with the regulations and the plans adopted by the Board and the Institute. The standards, as well as the plans shall be applicable to the structures included as well as to those excluded from the historic zone.
(d) It is hereby provided that any urban development or improvement that has been projected or may be projected in the future for the historic zone provided in subsection (a) of this section, shall preserve its eminently residential nature and its architectural personality. Any law or regulation that is incompatible with this section is hereby repealed, to the extent of said incompatibility.
History —Mar. 15, 2005, No. 3, §§ 1—4; June 25, 2010, No. 69, § 1.