Inventive ways of municipal fund raising …

[Nova]

Exactly, the beach is private.  Not the sea next to it.

[Janet]

not legal ones ... 

[Guanche]

no, I don't read it like that, G. It's a fine for those who bathe outside of the hours set for the emergency services, i.e. lifeguards ...

I have to admit Janet that it's not my interpretation, my Spanish isn't that good, It's the wife's and she seemed to get it as soon as she read it.   The fine isn't for bathing it's for being rescued I assume from the water.

[Janet]

And yet "all" it says is that people who want to bathe outside of the hours established for lifeguard services do so at their own risk, and may also be fined specifically for the offence of not complying with beach timetable rules ...

[Janet]

Quite a few posts lately have beat around the bush of municipal measures that could result in fines, raising some much needed money for local Ayuntamientos. A couple of recent examples include Adeje's measures on washing lines on street-facing balconies ... JA

There is clarification on these bylaws now from the Ayuntamiento's governing socialist group. With regard to washing lines, the council says that there were muncipal measures about this previously, but they were ambiguous. Specifically, what is to be prohibited is the hanging of clothes or clotheslines over balcones facing a street. So, within balconies themselves it is permitted provided only that the clothes are not visible from the street.

As far as BBQs are concerned, the council say they have more complaints than might be imagined from people who consider the smell and noise emanating from BBQs on balconies and terraces in communities to be a nuisance. This bylaw is very clear: residents with a balcony or terrace within a community will not be allowed to have BBQs on them.

The new regulations will now go through the usual 30 day public exhibition process for comments or objections before becoming municipal law. JA

[Michael]

Different strokes for different folks but the more I learn about complex living from contact with you folks, the less attractive it becomes. 

[Janet]

I'd never choose to do it again, that's for sure.

[Myrtle Hogan-Lance]

Different strokes for different folks but the more I learn about complex living from contact with you folks, the less attractive it becomes. 

So glad we never ever changed our minds and did it.  Hideous way of life.

[Janet]

San Miguel de Abona has approved a bylaw modification that will make it an offence, with fines of between €750 and €1,500, to sell vehicles in public spaces or on roads in the municipality. Those wanting to sell cars privately must get a licence from San Miguel Ayuntamiento, and this must be displayed prominently in the vehicle being sold. The council says that many people put a se vende sign on cars parked along busy roads, or in service stations, car parks, etc, often where there are legitimate car dealerships nearby, and it is unfair for these businesses to be put at a disadvantage. There's a nice little earner in it for the council from fines too, no doubt. JA

[Perikles]

The council says that many people put a se vende sign on cars parked along busy roads, or in service stations, car parks, etc,

Does that mean that if you want to sell your own car it is no longer legal to put a se vende sign in the window? Or only if you happen to park in that area?

There is a big difference between a private sale of your own car and setting up a business selling several. The latter would be illegal anyway because issues like IGIC and guarantees.