Guardamar amends its public-space rules and sets fines of up to €1,500
The final text was published in the Alicante Provincial Official Gazette on 8 October, after the amendment was initially approved in August and received no objections.
Guardamar Town Council has given final approval to an amendment to its Ordinance on Civic Coexistence in Public Spaces. The rules apply throughout the municipality and regulate behaviour in streets and other public spaces. They also cover activities on private property when these may affect coexistence in public areas. The full council gave initial approval on 7 August 2026, and the Alicante Provincial Official Gazette published the final version on 8 October, after the public consultation period ended without objections.
Conduct classified as a minor offence includes camping or sleeping in public spaces, hanging washing where it can be seen from the street, shaking clothes out onto the public highway and watering balconies when this causes a nuisance. Throwing away rubbish and abandoning mattresses are also included. These offences can be punished with fines of up to €750, according to the text published in the Official Gazette.
The amendment provides for fines of between €750.01 and €1,500 for serious offences. These include certain discriminatory behaviour towards minors or vulnerable people, certain games, and begging when carried out with minors or people with disabilities. The penalty in each case will depend on the conduct and the circumstances set out in the ordinance.
The fines schedule also includes offences covered by Valencian Law 10/2014. This section provides for fines of up to €15,000 for certain breaches, including some relating to the sale of alcohol to minors and the supply of alcohol at night. This is not the general maximum for municipal offences: for the local conduct listed above, the ordinance sets limits of €750 or €1,500. The sale and home delivery of alcohol between 22.00 and 07.00 are also covered, with an exception for premises authorised for on-site consumption.
For residents, visitors and businesses, the amendment brings together rules on cleanliness, the use of shared spaces and behaviour that may cause a nuisance in public areas. It applies throughout Guardamar. The ordinance also provides that, in cases expressly specified, parents, guardians or carers may be held responsible for offences committed by minors where intent, fault or negligence is involved.
Publication of the full text in the Official Gazette does not mean the rules are already in force. Under Article 65.2 of the Local Government Act, the relevant legal period must elapse after publication before they come into force.
Guardamar already had a civic coexistence ordinance. Its final approval was published in February 2022, following an initial council resolution in December 2021. The 2026 decision amends that existing regulation; it does not create an entirely new municipal ordinance.
Article prepared by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, based on public sources.
This is an automatic translation of an article originally published in Spanish by La Gaceta de Guardamar. If in doubt, the Spanish version prevails. Read the original · More news in English