976 Near shore space

Ordinance No 2005-868 of 28 July 2005 on the updating and adaptation of urban planning law in Mayotte contains provisions for the protection of the coastline, inspired by the coastal law in force in metropolitan France and in the overseas departments. This order applies from 1 January 2006.

Law enforcement is therefore an essential issue for a balanced development of Mayotte. This legislation introduces graduated protection as we approach the shoreline. Several enforcement difficulties have been identified: delimitation of a coastal strip, identification of areas near the shoreline, identification of remarkable spaces and habitats necessary to maintain biological balances.

In order to delimit these different areas, the State set up a coastal atlas carried out in 2007-2008 by the consortium of ESPACES/TEMA Study Offices using the DGUHC method.

In areas close to the shoreline, the limited extension of urbanisation is justified and justified in the local planning plan, according to criteria linked to the configuration of the places or the reception of economic activities requiring the immediate proximity of the water.
However, these criteria shall not apply where urbanisation complies with the provisions of a territorial coherence scheme or regional planning scheme or compatible with those of a sea development scheme.