P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 9017b
Authorized professionals shall be circumscribed to granting or denying the following final determinations and permits in connection with: (a) use permits; (b) demolition permits; (c) remodeling building permits; (d) general consolidated permits, except as provided in § 9012d of this title; (e) categorical exclusion determinations; (f) building permits; and (g) land subdivision permits. Authorized professionals shall require authorization from the Permit Manager of the Archaeology and Historic Conservation Unit for any use permit to be issued for structures officially designated and included in the Historic Site and Zone Register of the Planning Board; permits and final determinations regarding demolition permits, remodeling building permits, and building permits, shall require the authorization of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture. Any final determination or certification issued by an authorized professional shall contain, as part of the record, an assessment of the parameters that apply according to the laws and regulations in effect and which he/she used to come to such determination. Said assessment shall not require findings of fact or conclusions of law.
Authorized professionals may issue permits in Autonomous Municipalities with I to V granted hierarchy only if such municipality has so provided by municipal ordinance to that effect. Such municipal ordinance shall establish the powers that authorized professionals shall have, which shall not be greater than those set forth in this chapter.
History —Dec. 1, 2009, No. 161, § 7.3; Nov. 23, 2010, No. 175, § 5.