Municipal Ordinances Research Articles

Community Awareness and Compliance to the Municipal Ordinances in the First District of Capiz, Western Visayas, Philippines

This study aimed to assess the level of awareness of the residents in the first district of Capiz to municipal ordinances. A stratified random sample of 256 residents for each municipality, equally allocated by type of residents was used as respondents of the study. The study was conducted in the first congressional district of Capiz before COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive-correlational method of research was used in the study. Results showed that all municipalities in the first district of Capiz implemented an ordinance on the prohibition on the use of cigarettes and tobacco. Residents from the municipalities in the first district of Capiz were aware of the ordinances implemented in their respective municipalities, but moderately complied with the said ordinances. The compliance to municipal ordinances is influenced by the lack of awareness of the residents as well as the lax implementation of the said ordinance. Effective information dissemination, rigorous and serious implementation and higher penalties are possible measures that could help improve the compliance of the residents towards municipal ordinances.

Brazilian Gastronomic Capital in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic:

The SARS-CoV-2 virus (coronavirus) is a pathogenic agent that affects the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract responsible for the pandemic that started in December 2019 in China. In the city of São Paulo, the Municipal Decree 59.285/2020 suspended face-to-face service to the public in different establishments, directly affecting the Food Service. The reopening of the commerce, announced on June 10, 2020 by Municipal Ordinance No. 625/2020, originated from Decree 59.473/2020, established challenges: requirement of security protocols and service limitations. The city is recognized as the gastronomic capital of Brazil for the volume of restaurants and gastronomic diversity. As an important part of the local economy, the restrictions generated severe impacts in the sector. This article aims to identify and analyze, through qualitative exploratory research, perceived changes and perspectives for the segment of upscale contemporary restaurants in the city of São Paulo. A literature review, documentary research, and consultations with chefs and Experts in the area were carried out using a semi-structured script. The sample was by convenience and counted on 8 respondents. The main results were: a drop in sales with layoffs and closing of businesses; adjustments in menus for new systems (delivery and take away); challenges in the process of recovery involving financial maintenance of the business and regaining customers.

Preliminary analysis of more than 60 pickleball noise consultant reports

Over 60 consulting reports authored by over 30 different US and Canadian consultants have been gathered from municipal agendas, court filings, and HOA members. The reports are analyzed with respect to tools, metrics, and criteria used to make findings and recommendations to city officials, HOA Boards, and lawsuit litigants. The reports range greatly in length and purpose, many with sound meter data, excerpts from municipal ordinances, and specifications for noise mitigation including setbacks, full enclosures, barriers, and equipment recommendations. Particular attention is given to the consultant’s choice of sound meter metrics and the attention or lack of attention to the impulsive nature of pickleball noise and applicability of ANSI Standard 12.9 Part 4. When a local ordinance is referenced, we examine whether the consultant limited the report to provisions specifying a decibel limit and excluded comment on the general nuisance and plainly audible standards that are often present. Anecdotes are drawn from the data to identify best practices and worst practices of the consultants and their reports. This paper may be useful to consultants in planning their future pickleball studies; useful in deciding whether to refer these projects to a more experienced pickleball noise boutique firm; and/or useful to attorneys in recognizing the challenges of using the consultant report in the litigation setting.

How local governments avoid floodplain development through consistent implementation of routine municipal ordinances, plans, and programs

Abstract Avoiding floodplain development is critical for limiting flood damage, yet there is little empirical evidence of how local governments effectively avoid floodplain development. We conduct a mixed-methods study to explain how local floodplain management influences floodplain development in New Jersey, a state with high development pressure and flood risk. We find that 85% of towns developed relatively little in the floodplain from 2001 to 2019, and they achieved this with commonplace land use management tools and modest levels of local government capacity. One hundred twenty-six New Jersey towns put none of their new housing in the floodplain 2001–2019. Our findings run counter to common reports of rampant floodplain development requiring legal innovation and capacity-building campaigns and suggest alternative approaches for promoting floodplain avoidance. We find multiple paths to floodplain avoidance, weak support for previously identified drivers, and strong evidence that the keys to avoidance include having a few high-quality tools that are well-implemented, requiring consistency, coordination, and commitment of local officials. The multiple paths and importance of maximum, rather than average, quality might explain the mixed evidence in prior research connecting floodplain management actions and development outcomes. A lack of attention to towns that limit floodplain development impedes our ability to learn from and disseminate their successes. Contrary to our expectations, we show that floodplain avoidance can be and is achieved through routine municipal practices. Our findings underscore the importance of sustained commitment to development management as a core tool for limiting flood risk.

Legal Issues and Improvements of Underground Shopping Center Management Municipal Ordinances

Legal Issues and Improvements of Underground Shopping Center Management Municipal Ordinances

Challenges faced by the municipal water works management in improving water supply adequacy and distribution in Bontoc, Philippines

Domestic water is indispensable for daily use, yet its effective management encounters numerous challenges that impact household consumers. This study aims to identify the challenges leading to supply inadequacy and uneven distribution, while proposing interventions to enhance water supply for households. The study employed surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions to gather comprehensive data on domestic water supply issues in rural communities in Bontoc, Philippines. The findings reveal two primary issues in these rural communities: supply inadequacy and unequal distribution. Supply inadequacy is attributed to factors such as wasteful water use, water scarcity during prolonged dry seasons, limited water sources, and population growth. Uneven distribution results from factors like landslides, illegal tapping, irregular water quality, insufficient monitoring of quantity and pressure, and inadequacies in the water distribution network layout. The study suggests several crucial actions for the local government unit (LGU) of Bontoc. These include augmenting water sources, implementing regular water supply monitoring, ensuring timely repairs, replacing old pipes, optimizing distribution pipeline layouts, enhancing water pressure, and rigorously enforcing municipal water ordinances. Furthermore, the study emphasizes the importance of household water management practices, such as responsible consumption, supply conservation, and recycling. The effective implementation of these interventions, through collaboration between the LGU and households, has the potential to ameliorate the constraints in domestic water supply and distribution. This collaborative approach is essential for improving supply management and addressing the current challenges faced by domestic water consumers.

토지이용규제 수단에 관한 연구

The Framework Act on the Regulation of Land Use (hereinafter referred to as the “Land Use Regulation Act”) was enacted on December 7, 2005, which stipulates basic matters concerning the designation and management of areas and districts related to land use. Prior to the enactment of the Land Use Regulation Act, the Urban Planning Act enacted in 1962 introduced a use area and use area system for land use regulation. The National Land Use Management Act enacted on December 30, 1972 stipulated the preparation and determination of a land use plan according to the comprehensive national land construction system and its implementation. The National Land Use Management Act was abolished from January 1, 2003 when the National Land Planning and Utilization Act (hereinafter referred to as the “National Land Planning Act”) was enacted. Although there has been a change in the law on land use regulation, there has been no change in land use regulation through the designation of regions, districts, etc. In the attached Table of Article 5 of the Land Use Regulation Act, 243 are listed in 100 laws. Article 5 of the Land Use Regulation Act includes the following subparagraphs (i.e., areas, districts, etc. prescribed by Presidential Decree under the delegation of other laws, areas, districts, etc. under the Prime Minister's decree, ordinances, and municipal ordinances). It stipulates that it cannot be done. The Land Use Regulation Act stipulates restrictions on activities in business districts and restrictions on activities in regions and districts determined by urban and county management plans.
 According to the Framework Act on Land Use Regulation and the National Land Planning Act, restrictions on activities in use areas and districts impose a duty of action or omission to limit development activities or obtain approval or permission related to land use. Such restrictions on behavior correspond to academic restrictions on common use. There is a problem of compensation for property rights violations caused by public restrictions, but the Constitutional Court's Green Belt decision takes the separation theory taken by the German Constitutional Court and says that if there are no compensation provisions in individual laws, it cannot be compensated.
 This paper aims to examine the types of use areas and use districts, focusing on the basic law on the designation of use areas and use districts, one of the means of land use regulation, and to review the deliberation procedures for the establishment and designation of areas and districts. In addition, we would like to outline the details of restrictions on behavior in business districts, review the theory's position on whether to compensate for losses raised in connection with such restrictions, and present judicial issues while reviewing the position of the theory on the legal nature of development permission to legalize development activities.

Water Consumption and Utilization of Various Sectors in Basco, Batanes, Philippines

Increasing population and growing commercial and business establishment translate to rising demand for water. Water is a finite resource needing proper management to continuously provide humans’ basic needs. In the Philippines, the most populated municipality in the northernmost island province, Basco, Batanes, is highly dependent on Racuaranum Spring within Mt. Iraya watershed as its source of water. The municipality faces challenges with its water resource management coupled with the growing water demand from households, commercial establishments, institutions, and tourism. The water utilization of these sectors were recorded and a 10-year projection of their demand and supply were plotted. Sectoral survey, focus group discussion, and the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis were employed to assess their water consumption and utilization. The households extract water for general use from groundwater and from the watershed. The other sectors mostly sourced their water through the Basco Waterworks System (BWWS). With the growing number of water consumers, the demand-supply projection showed a high-water demand in the domestic and commercial sectors surpassing actual and potential supply. To address this, the study suggested enactment of municipal ordinances on proper water resource management and service facilities taking into consideration its growing commercial sector, including but not limited to its tourism industry.

Sonic Legal Spaces

This essay explores the contestation and liberatory potential of various sounding and listening practices within the metropolitan area of Chicago, especially in relation to the city as a racialized legal space of segregation, gentrification, and private property. While considering listening in terms of the individual or community is important, we should also consider how the state listens and what disciplinary effects such listening enacts vis-á-vis legal definitions of noise. What counts as sound or noise, far from abstract fact, is determined by social dispositions of taste materialized into cultural preferences that are further concretized into municipal ordinances. While this essay attends to the sonic legal space of the city as regulatory, it also examines the role sound plays in setting up the potential for radical encounters and speculative relationalities. As such, it outlines a form of sonic mutuality that refuses to gloss over the challenges of living in a noisy city while also refusing the state’s authority to transform social disputes into criminal matters. Sonic mutualism requires new orientations to the problem of overlapping sonic desires within the complexities of urban life. How might we understand our sonic dispositions and tastes apart from the territorial logics of capital, property, and control? What might it look like to form extralegal social arrangements that mediate conflicting audio desires beyond criminalization? To ask these types of questions is to challenge the reduction of the city to an abstract zone of commerciality, and instead hear the city as a sonic commons.

The kitchen as a pedagogical strategy. Addressing celiac disease from the encounter with "Others" is to build a "We", which leads to accessing a good living

This work arises within the framework of the Pehuajó Solidarity Network (RSP), where a voluntary group, independent since 1997, meets alternating kitchen/s to discuss some issues of interest related to signs and symptoms that a member of their family suffered, without know the condition of Celiac disease. Currently, the fact of being celiac in the social context where one lives and/or in the tourist places that they visit, do not always meet the nutritional needs of children, adolescents, young people, adults, people in general who they suffer from Celiac disease. That is to say, the achievement of Municipal Ordinance 94/2019 in district 079 of the province of Buenos Aires and the Laws: National and Provincial in Argentina are still known and are gradually being complied with, being the Gastronomic offer, sale of food, services of confectionery, among other insufficient. They do not have at least one menu for celiacs, with few exceptions. In other words, the group of aware independent volunteers not only incorporates knowledge to self-manage celiac disease, but as an informal entity it is managing to transpose in formal institutions, the community of the contextterritory, non-profit activities with the objective of: disseminate, raise awareness and make celiac disease visible as a pedagogical strategy. That is, to make visible the advances developed in the 21st century, the very concept of this chronic disease, which went from being defined as a mere food intolerance, to being recognized as a systemic pathology with an autoimmune basis.

The Properties of Whiteness

Problem, research strategy, and findings Land use regulations have contributed to the construction of White supremacist racial categories and the persistent conjunction of race and property in the United States. Drawing on archival analysis of documents regarding early 20th-century municipal segregation ordinances and legal analysis of court decisions regarding property and land use law, this study makes three primary contributions to the literature. First, it homes in on the origins of a persistent thread of a racialized collective right to exclude at the neighborhood scale, exercised by White residents through some of the United States’ earliest land use regulations. Second, it draws on foundational works in critical race theory to illuminate how land use regulations helped construct race and property, examining how courts’ efforts to reconcile property rights in land with property rights in Whiteness changed judicial conceptions of the viability of property regulations, specifically zoning and land use laws. It builds on this analysis to connect the thread of racialized exclusion in the Supreme Court’s most recent takings decision in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid (2021). Third, it draws from Black geographies to suggest takeaways for planners in supporting Black spaces that can simultaneously support Black efforts to name the collective political reality and highlight the contingency of racial constructs in ways that can eradicate the substantive conditions of Black subordination. Takeaway for practice Planning practice and land use regulations are both a reflection of institutionally determined logics, such as judicial determinations of property rights, and, sometimes, challenges to those logics. Planners have a role to play in addressing racial domination by studying local histories of race and space, analyzing histories of White supremacist exclusionary practices, supporting thriving Black spaces, revealing the contingency of race, and delegitimizing and deconstructing spatial orders that continue to sustain class and race hierarchies.

Effects of municipal smoke-free ordinances on secondhand smoke exposure in the Republic of Korea.

To reduce premature deaths due to secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among non-smokers, the Republic of Korea (ROK) adopted changes to the National Health Promotion Act, which allowed local governments to enact municipal ordinances to strengthen their authority to designate smoke-free areas and levy penalty fines. In this study, we examined national trends in SHS exposure after the introduction of these municipal ordinances at the city level in 2010. We used interrupted time series analysis to assess whether the trends of SHS exposure in the workplace and at home, and the primary cigarette smoking rate changed following the policy adjustment in the national legislation in ROK. Population-standardized data for selected variables were retrieved from a nationally representative survey dataset and used to study the policy action's effectiveness. Following the change in the legislation, SHS exposure in the workplace reversed course from an increasing (18% per year) trend prior to the introduction of these smoke-free ordinances to a decreasing (-10% per year) trend after adoption and enforcement of these laws (β 2 = 0.18, p-value = 0.07; β 3 = -0.10, p-value = 0.02). SHS exposure at home (β 2 = 0.10, p-value = 0.09; β 3 = -0.03, p-value = 0.14) and the primary cigarette smoking rate (β 2 = 0.03, p-value = 0.10; β 3 = 0.008, p-value = 0.15) showed no significant changes in the sampled period. Although analyses stratified by sex showed that the allowance of municipal ordinances resulted in reduced SHS exposure in the workplace for both males and females, they did not affect the primary cigarette smoking rate as much, especially among females. Strengthening the role of local governments by giving them the authority to enact and enforce penalties on SHS exposure violation helped ROK to reduce SHS exposure in the workplace. However, smoking behaviors and related activities seemed to shift to less restrictive areas such as on the streets and in apartment hallways, negating some of the effects due to these ordinances. Future studies should investigate how smoke-free policies beyond public places can further reduce the SHS exposure in ROK.

2021년 개정 ｢지방자치법｣상 주민참여에 관한 공법적 검토

The 2021 Local Autonomy Act has been revised and implemented by strengthening decentralized factors such as diversity in institutional composition. In addition, the key elements and concepts of local autonomy, the elements of resident autonomy, were also systematically strengthened. Of course, it is regrettable that the “Residents' Self-Governing Council”, which was expected to be regulated by the final amendment, was not reflected in legislation, but it is recognized that the elements of decentralization and resident autonomy have been strengthened overall compared to the old law. Specifically, matters related to residents' participation in autonomous administration were included in the purpose regulations (Article 1), residents' participation in the policy-making and execution process was stipulated as rights (17)), residents' right to enact, revise, and abolish municipal ordinances (Article 19), and residents' rulemaking (Article 20). However, since the expression of strengthening resident sovereignty has recently emerged in discussions on strengthening resident autonomy, it is questionable whether it is appropriate to uncritically accept it in legal and institutional discourse. There is no need to refute the degree to which it is used as an emphasized expression of resident autonomy at the slogan level, but the strengthening of resident sovereignty elements in legal and institutional discussions is considered a different level, so separate discussions are needed in the future. In addition, the participation of residents is considered necessary, and this is understood as a factor that strengthens democratic legitimacy in autonomous administration. However, whether the participation of residents only needs to be secured quantitatively and mechanically is understood as a separate issue.

Facing the COVID-19 pandemic with science and practice

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a health system crisis, deaths and socioeconomic hardship. In order to minimize the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the municipality of Lavras, a partnership was developed between the Lavras City Hall and the Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA). The present study aimed to describe the main prevention measures proposed in Lavras and to evaluate the community's perception of the management model towards COVID-19. A public online questionnaire, with 20 multiple-choice questions, about the measures to confront covid was submitted to the Google Forms platform from April 22nd to April 30th, 2020. The data regarding the strategies carried out to deal with COVID-19 was obtained from the published municipal ordinances. During the eight days that the questionnaire was applied, a total of 8,874 respondents from Lavras were obtained. Among these respondents, 31.64% (2,808) were men, 68.15% (6,047) were women, and 0.21% (19) declared "another option". When the participants were asked whether they are respecting the social distance measures, 7,452 (84.1%) of them answered "yes."Also, a total of 57.4% of the participants reported that the social distancing measures compromised their family income. However, despite the impact of this economic compromise on these families, 93.82% of the respondents believe that the measures applied are important. When analyzing the questionnaire responses, it was noticeable that despite residents suffering negative economic consequences, there was great popular approval of preventive measures, such as social distancing and the use of masks. In addition, it was possible to notice the population's trust in the measures recommended by professionals at UFLA and the city hall, highlighting the importance of establishing contact between authorities and the population during decision making.

EVALUATION OF SANITARY LANDFILL IN DALAGUETE, CEBU, PHILIPPINES BASED ON NORTHERN TERRITORY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY

The increased accumulation of solid waste results in severe and extensive problems with waste disposal management. The purpose of this research was to evaluate if the present sanitary landfill in the Municipality of Dalaguete was incompliant with the guidelines based from the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NT EPA, 2013). The study was a descriptive type of research. The study used a questionnaire adopted from NT EPA, given to the Municipal Agriculture and Natural Resources Office (MANRO) staff and workers as the respondent. Statistical tools were used in the analysis of data. Data shows that 56% of the respondents were aware of the guidelines from Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (R.A. 9003) and Municipal Ordinance in the proper waste management. Whereas with regards to the establishment of the sanitary landfill set by the NT EPA (2013), the standard guidelines include: regulation, site selection, landfill design, operation and management, and landfill monitoring. The main problem were the guidelines of: operating and management with 86% compliant, and landfill monitoring with 79% compliant. However, based on the result of the study, the capacity left of the sanitary landfill was approximately 2–5 meters down, since the sanitary landfill was operating since 2003 and it was already in 18 years of operation, and the estimated lifespan of the sanitary landfill based from standard guidelines was up to 20 years. It was recommended that the current sanitary landfill must expand its area of coverage to accommodate the future waste of the Municipality.

Lessons Learned From a Citywide Abandoned Housing Experiment

Problem, research strategy, and findings The negative impact of vacant and abandoned housing in city neighborhoods is extreme, affecting health and quality of life, promoting violence, and leading to further abandonment. One approach to addressing abandoned housing is to intervene with low-cost interventions that provide a visual sense of ownership. We tested whether a low-cost remediation of abandoned and vacant houses or a trash cleanup intervention would make a noticeable difference in the levels of nearby disrepair, disorder, and public safety. The abandoned housing remediation and trash cleanup interventions were a test of compliance with municipal ordinances. We used an experimental design to test the causal effects of the ordinances and because the scale of abandonment was too large to provide treatment to all abandoned houses in the city. We used systematic social observation methods to rate changes in disrepair, disorder, and litter at housing sites and on the city blocks they were located and police-reported data on gun violence and illegal substance use. Our experimental design allowed us to see whether observed disrepair, disorder, and public safety improved after working windows and doors were installed on abandoned houses compared with a trash cleanup around properties or a no-intervention control condition. Our results showed significant changes in observed disrepair, disorder, and gun violence and illustrate the benefits of experimental evaluations of place-based changes to the built environment. Takeaway for practice Improving compliance with ordinances to remediate abandoned housing can make a noticeable difference in disrepair in neighborhoods and contribute to improved public safety. We illustrate how planners can use field experiments in partnership with city agencies, nonprofit community groups, and local universities to discover novel approaches to advance place-based changes to the built environment that can help economically disadvantaged communities abate problems of physical disorder.

REMNANTS OF OTTOMAN LAW AND ITS APPLICATION IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES IN LEBANON AND THE ARAB WORLD

At the beginning of the sixteenth century (1516), the Ottomans controlled all the lands that are today within the Lebanese Republic, and their existence lasted for four hundred years, during which they established military, security, administrative and social systems and enacted laws to improve and organize the country. Although five centuries have passed since the Ottoman presence in Lebanon, some of these laws are still in force. Some have been amended, such as the personal status law related to Islamic Law, some administrative regulations, and the municipal ordinance that the French updated during the Mandate days (1920-1943). While Ottoman laws are still strictly enforced in Lebanon, such as the Associations Law. Two sources, one legal and the other specialized in Islamic history, confirm in two separate interviews to Anadolu Agency the importance of these laws for Lebanon since their enactment until today. "Not everything old is considered bad. For example, but not limited to, the Associations Law is an Ottoman law that enshrines freedom of association and respects Article 13 of the Constitution, and despite its promulgation in 1909, it has been considered a liberal law to date," says Appeals Lawyer Zakaria Yahya beast. Al-Ghoul added: "The Law of Associations is one of the most important laws issued during the Ottoman period. It is still in force to date, and it is the one who looks after the affairs of associations and how they are formed in Lebanon and the Arabs World. He pointed out that "there is a legislative decree issued in 1977, which is compared to the Ottoman Law of Associations as a recent law, but it allowed the pre-trial detention of journalists." He continued, "From here, this comparison makes us say that the problem does not lie in the extent of the laws' antiquity, but rather in the extent to which they meet the objectives of the current legal rules."

Políticas municipales en el ordenamiento del transporte urbano de la provincia de San Román

The objective of the research work was to determine the municipal policy in the regulation of urban transportation of large vehicles in the provincial municipality of San Román in Peru; likewise, the study had the purpose of proposing the formulation of municipal ordinances with the participation of the citizens. As for the methodology, an analytical, cross-sectional, observational and prospective study was applied, comprised within the type of applied research, of non-experimental design with a correlational level of research. As for the results, the population consisted of a total of 1,956, which was basically composed of company and corporate drivers in larger minibus vehicles. A probabilistic sampling was applied using the simple random sampling method by proportions, from which a considerable sample of 83 drivers was selected. The technique used was the survey and the instrument applied was the questionnaire. In conclusion, in the study of urban transport public policies, it is perceived that the most interested in the emergence of regulatory policy proposals that are promoted, implemented, directed and controlled, from the very reality of the actors involved in urban transport, is the joint work.

CLUE-S model based on GIS applied to management strategies of territory with oil wells—Case study: Santa Elena, Ecuador

Some cities worldwide have oil wells directly affecting the management of the territory. For example, La Libertad and Salinas districts contain 467 oil wells in urban areas representing a major land-use planning challenge. The objective is to apply the CLUE-S land use model in coastal cities with oil wells (Salinas-La Libertad), using geographic information systems considering environmental and security characteristics for territorial development. The stages of the study are: i) classification and categorisation of oil wells; ii) application of the GIS-CLUE-S method and visualisation of land use dynamics; iii) use the SWOT-TOWS matrix, for the analysis of the situation and the main factors affecting the territory. The results indicate high vulnerability in many urban sectors and those close to the coastline. Furthermore, the CLUE-S analysis shows that the population growth in the urban sector is close to oil well areas, making it a complex pole of human-industry interaction that impacts the management of the territory. This study synthesises three technical aspects: some oil wells do not comply with municipal ordinance regulations; identification of vulnerable zones due to environmental and security factors, which recommends a territorial reordering policy; as well as an education plan for the application of territorial ordering policies, with awareness and sustainability projections.

Spatial Planning of the Coastal Marine Socioecological System—Case Study: Punta Carnero, Ecuador

Marine-coastal ecosystems are productive and valuable habitats worldwide due to their significant contributions to human wellbeing. However, human activities, limited territorial planning, and unsustainable demand and consumption of natural goods and services put pressure on marine-coastal ecosystems. In this sense, marine-coastal planning is a management tool to contrast these forces because it manages different human activities on the coast and in the oceans over space and time, strengthening political, social, and tourist development and the economy of the territory. Our objective is to propose marine-coastal spatial planning strategies through an ecosystem-based approach for allocating a mangrove and estuarine zone conservation area. The study methodology is: (i) Compilation of information from the study area with an emphasis on regulations and protected areas. (ii) Analysis of human relations with marine-coastal ecosystems. (iii) Mapping and zoning of the conservation area. (iv) Analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats and threats, weaknesses, opportunities, strengths (SWOT–TWOS) matrix to recommend strategies and guarantee the viability of marine-coastal protection. The results show zoning maps of the sector proposed as a conservation area comprising mangroves and an estuarine zone. It also approaches governance strategies or conservation management measures and protection of the marine-coastal space. Finally, as a recommendation, we propose improvements to the current municipal ordinances, guaranteeing the management and protection of the study area, and furthering achievements in the comprehensive development of land-use planning.