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program will expire and the lands should be return to their “original state”. There is another tool of protection: In affected areas, existing buildings can be rehabilitated and primary networks established, but building is not allowed. The possibility of new urban developments in that strip of 500 meters is closed. The mayor said that for the moment there are hardly any new programs in these three areas. La Marina Plaza. Xàbia to be involved in a study of the regulation of holiday rental properties Xàbia will be fully involved in one of the most important issues of the tourism sector in recent years - the regulation of holiday rentals. This was decided at the meeting of the Tourism Commission of the Spanish Federation of Municipal- ities and Provinces (FEMP). The meeting was attended by the mayor of Xàbia, José Chulvi, who is a member on behalf of the PSOE. Xàbia is the only municipality in the Region of Valencia that has this representation. With regard to the meeting, Chulvi explained that “our town will be present in one of the working groups on rentals through our Department of Tourism. The objective is to make a study of the status of the available housing stock and, subsequently, to adapt it to the legality and interests of one of our most relevant economic sectors. We want to reach a position which is fair and transparent in which everyone wins: customers and those who offer their properties for rent. “ From Chulvi Facebook.