Resolution No. (1) of 1998

We, Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Chairman of the Dubai Municipality,

In accordance with the exigencies of public interest,

Do hereby issue this Resolution.

Article (1)

Owners of waterfront hotel establishments located on the coastal line of Al Sufouh District in the Emirate of Dubai are hereby authorised to use the beach land stretching in front of their hotels to build additional facilities and structures, and to perform landscaping works, in accordance with the provisions of this Resolution.

Article (2)

The area of land that may be used pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article may not exceed two hundred square feet (200 sq. ft.) measured from the boundaries of the hotel land plot vertically towards the beach and along the shoreline parallel to the hotel.

Article (3)

The annual fee for land use will be calculated at the rate of two dirhams (AED 2.00) per square foot.

Article (4)

Subject to the other requirements and rules stipulated in the planning, construction, and environmental regulations applicable at the Dubai Municipality, construction and landscaping works authorised under this Resolution will be subject to the following requirements and rules:

• they must be performed within the boundaries of the used land; and
• the constructed structures and facilities must be temporary, and the fittings used in the construction must be prefabricated and lightweight.

Article (5)

The Dubai Municipality will, in accordance with the relevant procedures it adopts and this Resolution, consider and determine applications for using land and issue work permits.

Article (6)

The Director General of the Dubai Municipality will issue the instructions required for the implementation of this Resolution.

Article (7)

This Resolution comes into force on the day on which it is issued, and will be published in the Official Gazette.

Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Deputy Ruler of Dubai Chairman of the Dubai Municipality

Issued on 22 February 1998 Corresponding to 25 Shawwal 1418 A.H.

¹ Every effort has been made to produce an accurate English version of this document. However, for the purpose of the enforcement of the law, the original Arabic text should be consulted.