Various reactions has caused the Supreme Court ruling that welcomed a appeal and a claim of illegality against the Municipal Works Department (DOM) of Huechurabawhich illegally expanded the building permit of the “Helipuerto de Santiago“, Located in a Restricted Housing Use Zone.
The inhabitants of the commune valued the resolution of the highest court, while the mayor of Huechuraba, Maximiliano Luksicannounced summaries to determine alleged responsibilities.
For his part, former Minister Félix de Vicente, head of the Economics portfolio during the first government of Sebastián Piñera, lamented the Detrued the communal regulatory plans.
Background of the Helipuerto de Huechuraba case
The discussion formally began in 2020. This during the management of the former mayor Carlos Cuadradoalthough their background date back to 2015. That year, the owners of Espacio Riesco presented the proposal. The initiative was backed by the Former Felix de Vicente and Alfredo Morenothe president of Simonetti Inmobiliaria, Alejandro Simonettiand the businessman Juan Riesco.
After a series of administrative efforts – among them, provisional permits, infractions and the subsequent closing of the place arranged by the current community chief, Maximilian Luksic -, the third room of the highest court concluded that the extension was illegally granted.
“The extension or extension of the term for provisional works only proceeds in qualified casesas of article 124 of the General Law of Urban Planning and Constructions, ”says the resolution of the highest court.
Supreme Court ruling reactions
Maximiliano Bazánleader of Solidarity movement dignified life From Huechuraba, he valued the sentence, pointing out that the news has them “Very happy”And that the helipad operation has generated annoying noises.
He also said that low -rise aircraft traffic represents Risks to residents of the sector.
In January of this year, Mayor Luksic instructed a Supervisory of the enclosure, he studied infracción and cited the responsible company. At the end of that month, the municipality decreed the Temporary closure of the helipad, after he received a Second infraction in less than 30 days.
In that context, the communal chief indicated The radio that the resolution of the Supreme Court ratifies what they had already sustained: that the helipad breaches current regulations.
For this reason, he announced that they will initiate summaries to determine possible administrative responsibilities, given that the permits granted would have been issued outside the legal framework.
https://media.biobiochile.cl/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/helipuerto-santiago-02.mp3One of the project partners, former Minister Félix de Vicente, regretted that regulatory plans are outdated.
https://media.biobiochile.cl/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/helipuerto-santiago-03.mp3In addition, he confirmed that, after a meeting of partners held the previous day, It was decided not to continue with the initiative in Santiago.
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