The Sardinia Region has approved some changes to the tourism law 17/2016, which include new criteria for the classification and naming of open-air accommodation facilities. According to the new rules, campsites can also be called “campings” and tourist villages, to be such, it is sufficient that they allocate at least 25% of their total accommodation capacity to parking and staying in removable structures (tents, caravans, motor homes, maxicaravans, mobile homes) owned by the company, instead of 35% as previously. For the residual part, the presence of pitches that can be used by guests provided with their own means of accommodation is allowed.
The corrective measures to the law, in the part dedicated to open-air structures, had been requested several times by the trade associations to clarify the type of activity and to clarify doubts regarding violations of the landscape protection regulations. In particular, the new formulation states that in open-air hospitality companies “the mobile accommodation arrangements are aimed at satisfying merely temporary tourist needs and, even if placed on an ongoing basis, do not constitute a significant activity for urban planning and construction purposes. “. For this reason the law now specifies that these fittings (caravans, mobile homes, etc.) must keep the wheels and must not have any permanent connection to the ground.
The new law also changes the classification of tourist villages and campsites, which can now be classified from 1 to 5 stars and not only from 1 to 4 stars as previously provided.
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