Its owners yesterday began to demolish part of the unauthorized buildings Principot To Panorama of Mykonos. By law, they have 10 days before the final issuance of the fine. The question is whether the owners will demolish all 39,780 square meters of violations recorded by environmental inspectors, or simply seek a reduction in the fine, which reaches 22.2 million euros. All the more so if Principote holders seek to obtain authorized To municipality without starting the demolition of all illegal buildings and, accordingly, seeking to rent the embankment and the beach for umbrellas.

On Friday, conclusion of environmental inspectors was sealed in the Principot, and thus the time limit set by law for the demolition (by the owner) of illegal buildings or for filing an appeal against the find (to the Central Council for Urban Affairs and Disputes – KESYPOTHA) began to expire. count. The property side responded immediately by beginning the demolition of the illegal structures. According to images shared yesterday by Mykonos Live TV, yesterday the team began removing the white panels that have been used to turn various rooms into closed spaces.

Conclusion

If the owners want to demolish or remove the entire structure (not just panels and containers), they will have… a lot of work. According to the conclusion of the environmental inspectors, who Cathimerini was presented exclusively last SaturdayIn total, inspectors recorded 33 unauthorized buildings, of which:

• Closed buildings are 9,187 square meters.

• The pergolas reach 2,059 meters and the paved terraces reach 3,000 square meters.

Critical question: if the company does not demolish all illegal structures, will it be allowed to operate this year?

• Cemented (mostly) parking areas, 21,490 sq.m.

• Illegal fencing with wooden panels, 780 sq.m.

Total 39,780 sq.m. illegal constructions, which are subject to a building fine of EUR 14,818,558 and a maintenance fine of EUR 7,409,279 (total EUR 22,227,838). It should be noted that the premises for which there is a building permit and those covered by the “settlement” were not taken into account in the calculation of the fine, as they must be pre-checked by the town planning of Syros. This development raises a number of questions:

• If the company does not demolish all illegal structures, will it be allowed to operate this year? It should be noted that the Principote does not… have a good history, as in the past its owners demolished unauthorized buildings after inspections by the city planners of Syros and the imposition of fines. And then they erected new illegal buildings for reopening, which was confirmed by the civil services (see “K” 10.4.2023).

• On the second level, the (quick) positioning of the Syros urban development in relation to the two existing buildings and the “arrangements” that were made subsequently is important. There were two buildings in this area that were built before 2005 (the year when the construction of new buildings in the protection zone of Panormos beach was prohibited). According to previous documents from the Syros urban and environmental inspectors, the two “settlements” made in the previous decade should not have been accepted, since illegal structures were erected after 2005 (and some of them after 2011, “red line » in the law on arbitrary).

• In addition, there are questions about the position the Treasury will take: whether it will continue to lease out the use of the boardwalk and beach to accommodate company umbrellas with such severe urban planning violations. Accordingly, if the Public Real Estate Company (ETAD), which rented an area of ​​1700 sq.m. on the old seashore, the termination of the contract (signed in 2022 for a period of 4 years) is justified for the same reason.

33 illegal company buildings in Panormos

9187 square meters of closed structures.

2059 square meters of pergola and 780 sq.m. panel fencing.

3000 square meters of covered terraces.

21 490 square meters of cemented surfaces.

22.2 million euros total fine.