Summary.
Law 313 establishes a special procedure to title urban and periurban lots of 100 to 450 square meters for single-family housing.
What it covers.
- The titling of lots for single-family housing in urban and periurban areas.
- Inspections of sanitation conditions and risks affecting the land.
- The surveying, submission and approval of lot plans.
Who it applies to.
- People holding documents evidencing possessory rights, a donation or a will concerning lots covered by the Law.
- Future owners of those lots who use biodigesters or septic tanks.
- Public bodies involved in inspection and titling.
Key points.
- The procedure covers urban and periurban lots of 100 to 450 square meters for single-family housing that have one of the wastewater management options specified in the Law.Art. 1
- The Law defines, among other terms, lot, wastewater, individual biodigester, vulnerability, household sanitation risk and urban area.Art. 2
- Titling requires a prior inspection to determine whether the land supports a sanitation system and whether risks affect its occupants or neighboring lots.Art. 3
- The applicant requests an inspection, hires a qualified land surveyor to measure the lot and prepare its plan, and submits the plan with documents evidencing possessory rights, a donation or a will.Art. 4
- If the conditions in Article 3 are met, the Ministry of Housing and Land Use Planning (Ministerio de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial) approves the plan. Future owners using biodigesters or septic tanks undertake periodic emptying and repair or replacement when needed.Art. 4
- With approval from the Ministry of Housing and Land Use Planning and the Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud), the applicant takes the plan to the National Directorate of Cadastral Surveying (Dirección Nacional de Mensura Catastral) for instructions on its approval.Art. 5
- The Law declares itself a matter of public order and social interest and provides for retroactive effect in urban and periurban areas where families previously settled on lots of those dimensions.Art. 6
- The Executive Branch (Órgano Ejecutivo) regulates the Law through the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Housing and Land Use Planning.Art. 7