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Lima Enacts Ordinance 2787 Authorizing 48-Hour Closures of Clandestine Warehouses in Historic Center

The measure seeks to cut fire risks in aging structures to choke off the supply lines of illegal street vending before the holiday rush.

Overview

  • The ordinance targets commercial galleries, parking lots and viviendas‑quintas used to stash merchandise, carts and modules linked to informal street trade.
  • The new rules enable immediate 48‑hour closures, with repeat violations triggering a referral to PROLIMA to begin revocation of operating licenses.
  • In cases involving viviendas‑quintas, the Municipal Procuraduría will notify the Fiscalía de Prevención del Delito to urge owners or occupants to halt clandestine storage.
  • Municipal officials cite hazards from flammable goods and irregular structural alterations in old buildings as key reasons to tighten enforcement.
  • The norm was approved by the Metropolitan Council, published in El Peruano as Ordinance Nº 2787, and was presented by regidor Miguel Ciccia Ciccia with enforcement lead Mariella Falla Chanamé.