REAL ESTATE BUSINESS
Enacted by former Mayor Luz Maria Sapag The August 7, 2009 Ordinance was replaced 3012/98 by 8390/09. All Vega Plana functions were reasonably protected by the previous ordinance that declared as Protected Environment high environmental conservation, favored the productive use, recreational tourism, saw the land as undeveloped, and encouraged the consolidation of land, allowing limited urban settlement.
The new ordinance change substantially the regulation of the valley to urban, urbanized state two-thirds of its territory, giving preference to residential and commercial use, encourage the subdivision of land and allow multiple free housing be a plan management water resources and without requiring, for such developments, mandatory connection to the municipal trunk sewer future, all of which can generate an important source of contamination of groundwater and surface de la Vega Plana lead to Lake Lacar. This contamination would seriously risk the ecological function of the valley and may initiate a process of environmental damage is very difficult to repair in the Lake Lacar, which is under the jurisdiction of Lanin National Park. Based on the provisions of the new ordinance estimated that potentially could live another 20,000 people in the Vega Plana, in addition to the existing population. For a city of about 40,000 inhabitants and is naturally limited in its growth by Lanin National Park, Lake Lacar and territories of the Mapuche communities themselves, La Vega Plana means a central area of \u200b\u200bhousing growth. San Martin de los Andes in the last 10 years the population doubled, becoming the second largest city in the province of Neuquén. The pressure on land resources is enormous, persistent and continuously growing. And since there is no use planning of this scarce land, there is inevitably the "spontaneous development" wild speculation, isolated neighborhoods, urban sprawl and the occupation of marginal and ecologically fragile lands.
What is La Vega Plana
is a green area of \u200b\u200b740 hectares located 6 km northeast of the central town of SMA. The "valley" as it is known locally, has an extended glacial valley in southwest-northeast direction, flat land, fertile and moist, wooded steep slopes limited.
Development sustainable in the valley and the slopes that limit is of vital importance to the community of San Martin, because they are components of a complex ecosystem where any action on one hits and adjust to others, including the central town of the city. In particular, the soil of the plain water acts as a buffer, ie, like a sponge that stores excess water in times of heavy rainfall or snowmelt, cushioning and preventing floods downstream flooding. The valley also provides other ecosystem services to the population: fed streams and maintain the vegetation in summer avoiding desiccation and soil erosion, purify water that infiltrates to capture pollutants provides home and food to a remarkable biodiversity, provide pasture for livestock, and offers a traditional cultural landscape.
social cost
The economy of San Martin de los Andes is mainly oriented towards tourism. With this ordinance, the city's expansion threatens the tourist resort by the degradation of the natural and urban environment itself. This situation is encouraged by the absence of a strategic urban environment to prevent environmental degradation of the city that would undermine the tourism and quality of life for residents.
addition to environmental issues, it is noteworthy that the Vega Plana
is entirely privately owned and the municipality Nor has reserved spaces for public plazas, schools, health centers, ecological reserves or recreational areas. Also, in the new ordinance prohibiting housing, so that it does not contribute to solving the problem of all those who can not access to decent housing.
Outlaw
The new rule was drafted and adopted without the SMA community has been previously reported and in violation of National Environmental General Law 25,675.
The Article 19 of this law guarantees that "T
Everyone has the right to be consulted and comment on administrative procedures that relate to the preservation and protection of the environment that are of general or specific incidence , and of general . "In addition, Articles 20 and 21 of the Act establishing that "L as authorities must institutionalize procedures for consultations or public hearings mandatory request for authorization of activities that can generate significant negative effects on the environment " and that " Citizen participation must be assured, mainly in the procedures for environmental impact assessment and plans and programs of environmental planning ... . "
By not lead to the compulsory prior public hearing, not only violated the National Law, but also was ignored request for a hearing requested three blocks from City Council and the signing of 1813 citizens. addition, the 8390 Ordinance
can be declared unconstitutional for being in violation of Section 41 of the Constitution that responsibility to the state, in this If municipal status, to ensure the protection of the right to a healthy environment, rational use of natural resources and environmental information and education. In addition, the new rule violates several articles of the Constitution of the Province of Neuquén.
Legal action and repeal of the ordinance
Conservation Association Patagonia has filed with the Superior Court of Justice of the Province of Neuquén an action of unconstitutionality of the Ordinance 8390/09, which is still in process. Meanwhile, the forum is working towards the repeal of Ordinance 8390/09 exercising the right of initiative enshrined in the Charter Hall.
accompanying Organizations:
Permanent Forum for Environment Neuquén - CTA - Patagonia Conservation Association - ProPatagonia Association - Association for Free Access to Lakes and Rivers "Christian Gonzalez - Lanin Garden Club - Peninsula Foundation Raulí - UNE - KUMELA Neighborhood Board Kayen - Barrios de Pie Association - The Node San Martin de los Andes Argentina Landscape Network - - Javier Rodríguez Pardo, Mov. Ant Del Chubut, REBORN - Barrios de Pie San Martin de los Andes - Permanent Assembly of Zapala - Moreno Neuquen Group - Civil Partnership Tree Pie,
Bariloche - Alert Angostura. - Popular Library Osvaldo Bayer (VLA) - Mapuche Mellao Morales - Mapuche Newen Mapu Xawunko Zonal Confluence - Eco Foundation - South Branch North Patagonia - Manblas (Mov. Anticirculacion non-colonial Latin American Social Bases) - Neighbors homeless
- Red Jarilla.
- Association Friends of the First Settlers Museum - Workers Lanin National Park - Neighborhood VAMEP, Neighborhood Board - Indian Confederation Werken Fidel Colipa Neuquén - - Foundation Links - Pocahullo FM - FM The Collective Chapal, Zapala - Homeless Neighborhood Association - Adopt a Pet - Centre for Ornithology Neuquén - Argentina BIOS.
About Sustainable Development Forum of San Martin de los Andes
The
Forum for Sustainable Development San Martín de los Andes consists of non-governmental organizations, associations civil and neighbors to inform, to freely exchange views and engage the community on issues related to sustainable development of the city. Since the forum is argued that urban growth can and should be taken to correct mistakes and laying the foundations for a sustainable San Martin, that is, a city that provides environmental quality, a prerequisite for quality of life for its inhabitants. In more than a year that has to do so, the Forum gave over fifty talks on this subject. CONTACT: Sustainable Development Forum of San Martin de los Andes
Lara Heidel, Biologist 02944502774 forosmasustentable@gmail.com
http://www.forosmasustentable. blogspot.com /
Press: Natalia Montaldo nataliamontaldo@gmail.com
02944-15664004
