St. Maarten Private Eye

I have been doing some investigative work and have actually seen a copy of the (proposed) planning permit which states in effect, that any building shall be at least 45 meters from the COASTLINE. The term high-water mark is not used.

As one might remember the original Certificate of Admeasurement for this property comprised the development, the entire beach and even some of the adjoining waters. The description in that document says that the coast-line is the boundary. Let that sink in for a minute.

Good…. The setback was actually drawn into the site-plan using the eastern boundary of the Certificate of Admeasurement as a point of reference and when that is put in a drawing one shall see that all structures (even this new gray structure) are sufficiently far enough away from this coast-line (cadastral boundary).

It is only recently that the Certificate of Admeasurement was corrected, and now has the eastern boundary coinciding with the vegetation line, which is also visible in some of the drawings.

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