1.In 1977, the Lebanese Municipal Act (Law. 118) was passed. Article 47 of this law stipulates that “each work of public character or interest in the municipal area falls within the authority of the Municipal Council (MC)…
2.… Furthermore, the MC is entitled to express its recommendations, observations, and suggestions in all domains related to public needs within its area”
3.Article 49 of the Municipal Act stipulates that the MC may establish the following within the framework of the Master Plan or without the existence of a Master Plan:
- Public gardens and public places
- Shops, parks, racing places, playgrounds, toilets, museums, hospitals, dispensaries, shelters, libraries, popular residences, wash houses, sewers, waste drainage, and others
4.Article 48 of the Municipal Act stipulates that the rules promulgated by the MC are compulsory within the municipal area. As a result, municipalities enjoy a large degree of freedom and authority regarding the construction or obstruction of public spaces
5.2010-2012 Beirut Municipality launched a program to rehabilitate and improve its public gardens in partnership with the private sector to fund, design, implement, and operate some of the gardens (e.g. Sanayeh Garden refurbished in 2014 by Azadea Foundation)
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