It has been well demonstrated that numerous commercial properties along Bingin Beach, Pecatu, South Kuta, and Badung Regency have violated minimum setback rules forbidding construction within 100 meters from the highwater mark.
RadarBali.com now reports that “tens of businesses” have also erected illegal structures within the “no-build zone” on Melasti Beach and Balangan Beach, usurping the public right-of-way for their exclusive use in the process.
According to press reports, these companies have already been issued a second in a series of three mandatory written warnings necessary before a final order to demolish errant structures.
Investigations conducted by the Bandung Public Works and Public Housing Agency (PUPR) revealed that at least 21 businesses on Balangan Beach have been erected on public lands or right-of-ways. Moreover, several cafes and beach clubs were discovered violating setback rules on Melasti Beach, Ungusan Beach, and South Kuta Beach.
Among the Beach Clubs specifically cited for breaking the rules were: Tropical Temptation, Mino Beach Club, Warung Magus, Uma Beach Club, Palmilla Beach Club, White Rock, Karma Beach Club, and Klive Beach Club.
Badung Regency’s Regent Adi Arnawa says he has reported these violations to the Provincial Government of Bali. While some businesses on Melati Beach hold permits and cooperation agreements with the traditional village of Ungasan in South Kuta, enterprises on Bingin Beach lack permits to erect commercial structures on the public right-of-way.
In one instance, the Uma Beach Club holds a rental agreement with Badung Regency for public land. Meanwhile, Klive Beach Club has no rental agreement with the regional government.
A dispute between the local community on Bingin Beach and the Badung Regency Administration has been mediated, with the Regency allowing trucks access to the beachfront to permit the removal of debris resulting from the demolition of the illegal structures.
Setback Rules in Bali
Setback regulations for the Province of Bali stipulate a minimal distance of 100 meters between the highwater mark and the erection of any permanent structure.
The reasons and justification for this regulation are many, including:
- To preserve and protect the ecosystem and natural resources of beachfront areas on Bali that include swamp areas, mangrove forests, coral gardens, estuaries, and river deltas.
- To safeguard the people living on beachfronts in Bali from natural disasters, including high tides, tropical storms, earthquakes, tsunamis, and natural abrasions due to rising sea levels.
- To guarantee public access to beaches for public enjoyment and, particularly in Bali, for religious rituals.
- To prevent detrimental discharge of sewage and contaminated water into the adjoining seas.
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