The measure, aimed at improving air quality and reducing noise, will affect gasoline vehicles registered before 2001 and diesel vehicles registered before 2006. Citizens and entities have a period of 30 working days, from May 12 to June 22, to submit allegations or suggestions through the municipal electronic headquarters.
Restrictions will apply from Monday to Saturday, between 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM. The delimitation of the LEZ is justified by high levels of atmospheric and acoustic pollution, the concentration of commutes, and the availability of public and non-motorized transport alternatives in the area.
Among the roads included in the LEZ are sections of Avenida del Barranco de Santos, Avenida de Anaga (Francisco La Roche), Avenida Marítima, and streets such as Adelantado, Ni Fú Ni Fá, Alfaro, La Noria (Antonio Domínguez Alfonso), Arquitecto Marrero Regalado, San José (Bethencourt Alfonso), Bouza, Callo de Lima, Candelaria, Carmen Monteverde, Castillo, Clavel, Cruz Verde, La X, Numancia, Doctor Miguel López González, Doctor Allart, El Pilar, El Saludo, El Sí, Emilio Calzadilla, Galcerán, Gaspar Fernández, General Gutiérrez, Imeldo Serís, Jesús Nazareno and José Murphy.
Also affected will be streets such as Juan Padrón, La Marina, La Palma, La Rosa, Las Bodegas, María Mérida Pérez, Méndez Núñez, Miraflores, Nicolás Estévanez, Padre Moore, Pasaje San Pedro, Pérez Galdós, Pi y Margall, Prolongación Ramón y Cajal, Ramón y Cajal, Puerta Canseco, Puerto Escondido, República de Honduras, Robayna, Ruiz de Padrón, Sabino Berthelot, San Antonio, San Clemente, San Fernando, San Francisco, San Francisco de Paula, San Francisco Javier, San Isidro, San Juan Bautista, San Lucas, San Luis, San Martín, San Miguel, San Nicolás, San Pedro Alcántara, San Vicente Ferrer, Santa Clara, Santa Marta, Santa Rosa de Lima, Santa Rosalía, Santiago, Santo Domingo, Señor de las Tribulaciones and Suárez Guerra.
Finally, the LEZ perimeter includes Teobaldo Power, Ulises Guimerá Castellano, Valentín Sanz, Viera y Clavijo, Villalba Hervás, Callejón el Miedo, Callejón Ravina, Callejón Señor de las Tribulaciones, Callejón Serrador, Pasaje Ojeda, Pasaje Pisaca, Pasaje Primero de Ravina, Pasaje Santiago, Pasaje Segunda de Ravina, Paseo de la Concordia, Paseo Pintor Teodoro Ríos, Plaza de Europa and Plaza Weyler.
The ordinance includes a wide range of exemptions to facilitate access for affected vehicles, such as those belonging to LEZ residents or those registered in the Municipal Vehicle Tax census. Prior authorizations are also foreseen for vulnerable groups, such as owners unable to renew their vehicle due to economic incapacity or caregivers of elderly or dependent individuals.
