P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 2005
(a) The Planning Board or the municipalities declared autonomous pursuant to §§ 4001 et seq. of Title 21, with jurisdiction over the area in question, shall establish in coordination with the Authority Special Development Districts in areas surrounding the train stations. Said districts shall comprise a geographical area not lesser than that of the influence zone surrounding each station and may include one (1) or more land lots or appurtenances, or only part thereof, whether private or public property; Provided, That before establishing a special development district, a public hearing shall be held pursuant to § 62z of Title 23, or §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3. The Authority may take the initiative to request the designation of one (1) or more special development districts, in which case the Planning Board or the autonomous municipality in question shall initiate the process for the public hearing within a term not greater than thirty (30) days counted from the date the Authority completes the corresponding request and said form has been duly filed. The designation of these districts shall be settled pursuant to the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3. An equal procedure shall be observed for the elimination, extension, reduction, or any modification of the area of these districts. Once the special development district has been designated, its plan shall overrule any other plan previously approved; Provided, That in the event any person or entity has acquired pursuant to the law any rights to develop which are incompatible with the new plans, the Authority may, if convenient to its purposes, acquire the same by any means available in law, except for the exercise of eminent domain.
(b) The Planning Board or the autonomous municipality in question, before the approval of any public or private construction project to be carried out within the influence zone or a special development district, shall request the endorsement of said project from the Authority. The Authority shall respond to said request within thirty (30) days or before, counted from the date of notice to the Authority.
History —June 23, 1965, No. 74, p. 158, § 5; Aug. 25, 2000, No. 207, § 4.